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

BNP Paribas SA (OTCMKTS:BNPQY) has been given an average recommendation of “Hold” by the seven research firms that are covering the firm, MarketBeat reports. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and three have assigned a buy recommendation to the company.

BNPQY has been the subject of several research reports. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reaffirmed a “hold” rating on shares of BNP Paribas in a research note on Tuesday, May 26th. Citigroup restated a “buy” rating on shares of BNP Paribas in a report on Thursday, April 23rd.

BNP Paribas Price Performance

BNPQY stock opened at $57.12 on Tuesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $125.85 billion, a P/E ratio of 9.17, a P/E/G ratio of 0.58 and a beta of 0.77. BNP Paribas has a fifty-two week low of $37.50 and a fifty-two week high of $59.55. The business has a 50-day moving average of $55.22 and a 200-day moving average of $52.85.

BNP Paribas (OTCMKTS:BNPQY) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, April 30th. The financial services provider reported $1.60 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.47 by $0.13. The business had revenue of $86.05 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $15.85 billion. BNP Paribas had a return on equity of 9.61% and a net margin of 23.86%. Equities analysts expect that BNP Paribas will post 6.63 EPS for the current year.

BNP Paribas Company Profile

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.