BNP Paribas SA (OTCMKTS:BNPQY) Given Consensus Rating of “Hold” by Analysts

Shares of BNP Paribas SA (OTCMKTS:BNPQY) have received a consensus recommendation of “Hold” from the seven ratings firms that are currently covering the firm, MarketBeat Ratings reports. Four analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the company.

BNPQY has been the topic of a number of research reports. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reissued a “hold” rating on shares of BNP Paribas in a report on Tuesday, February 17th. Royal Bank Of Canada reiterated an “outperform” rating on shares of BNP Paribas in a research report on Friday, February 6th. Zacks Research downgraded shares of BNP Paribas from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, March 3rd. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods upgraded BNP Paribas from a “hold” rating to a “moderate buy” rating in a research note on Friday, March 6th. Finally, Citigroup reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of BNP Paribas in a research report on Thursday, January 22nd.

BNP Paribas Stock Performance

Shares of BNPQY opened at $48.25 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $106.30 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 8.16, a P/E/G ratio of 0.58 and a beta of 0.76. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $52.16 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $47.11. BNP Paribas has a 12 month low of $34.77 and a 12 month high of $57.31. The company has a current ratio of 0.80, a quick ratio of 0.80 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.75.

BNP Paribas (OTCMKTS:BNPQY) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, February 5th. The financial services provider reported $1.46 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.34 by $0.12. The business had revenue of $15.27 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $15.27 billion. BNP Paribas had a net margin of 23.53% and a return on equity of 9.18%. Research analysts anticipate that BNP Paribas will post 5.02 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

About BNP Paribas

BNP Paribas is a major international banking group headquartered in Paris, France, formed through the 2000 merger of Banque Nationale de Paris (BNP) and Paribas. The group provides a broad range of banking and financial services to retail, corporate and institutional clients, operating as one of the leading universal banks in Europe with a global footprint.

Its principal business activities encompass retail banking and services, corporate and institutional banking, and investment solutions.