BNP Paribas SA (OTCMKTS:BNPQY) Given Average Recommendation of “Hold” by Brokerages

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

A number of equities research analysts have commented on BNPQY shares. Royal Bank Of Canada reissued an “outperform” rating on shares of BNP Paribas in a report on Friday, February 6th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reiterated a “hold” rating on shares of BNP Paribas in a research note on Tuesday, February 17th. Citigroup reissued a “buy” rating on shares of BNP Paribas in a report on Thursday, April 23rd. Zacks Research downgraded shares of BNP Paribas from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, March 3rd. Finally, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods upgraded shares of BNP Paribas from a “hold” rating to a “moderate buy” rating in a research report on Friday, March 6th.

BNP Paribas Stock Performance

Shares of BNPQY stock opened at $51.85 on Monday. The company has a current ratio of 0.80, a quick ratio of 0.80 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.75. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $51.32 and a 200-day simple moving average of $49.39. The company has a market cap of $114.24 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 8.32, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.66 and a beta of 0.77. BNP Paribas has a 12-month low of $37.50 and a 12-month high of $57.31.

BNP Paribas (OTCMKTS:BNPQY) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April 30th. The financial services provider reported $1.60 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.47 by $0.13. The firm had revenue of $86.05 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $15.85 billion. BNP Paribas had a return on equity of 9.61% and a net margin of 23.86%. On average, equities analysts forecast that BNP Paribas will post 6.71 EPS for the current 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.