BNP Paribas SA (OTCMKTS:BNPQY) Receives Average Rating of “Hold” from Analysts

BNP Paribas SA (OTCMKTS:BNPQY) has been assigned a consensus rating of “Hold” from the seven ratings firms that are covering the company, Marketbeat Ratings reports. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating on the company.

BNPQY has been the subject of a number of research reports. Zacks Research lowered shares of BNP Paribas from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, March 3rd. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods raised shares of BNP Paribas from a “hold” rating to a “moderate buy” rating in a report on Friday, March 6th. Citigroup reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of BNP Paribas in a report on Thursday, April 23rd. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reaffirmed a “hold” rating on shares of BNP Paribas in a report on Tuesday, May 26th.

BNP Paribas Stock Performance

OTCMKTS:BNPQY opened at $57.74 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.75, a quick ratio of 0.80 and a current ratio of 0.80. The company has a fifty day moving average of $53.70 and a two-hundred day moving average of $51.38. The stock has a market capitalization of $127.21 billion, a PE ratio of 9.27, a P/E/G ratio of 0.74 and a beta of 0.77. BNP Paribas has a fifty-two week low of $37.50 and a fifty-two week high of $58.71.

BNP Paribas (OTCMKTS:BNPQY) last released its earnings results on Thursday, April 30th. The financial services provider reported $1.60 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.47 by $0.13. BNP Paribas had a net margin of 23.86% and a return on equity of 9.61%. The business had revenue of $86.05 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $15.85 billion. As a group, research analysts forecast that BNP Paribas will post 6.66 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.