Erste Group Bank Predicts Higher Earnings for BNP Paribas

BNP Paribas SA (OTCMKTS:BNPQY) – Analysts at Erste Group Bank lifted their FY2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for BNP Paribas in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, July 15th. Erste Group Bank analyst S. Lingnau now expects that the financial services provider will earn $6.64 per share for the year, up from their previous estimate of $6.59. The consensus estimate for BNP Paribas’ current full-year earnings is $6.70 per share. Erste Group Bank also issued estimates for BNP Paribas’ FY2027 earnings at $7.44 EPS.

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, topping 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 net margin of 23.86% and a return on equity of 9.63%.

Other research analysts have also issued research reports about the stock. Citigroup reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of BNP Paribas in a research report on Thursday, April 23rd. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reissued a “hold” rating on shares of BNP Paribas in a research report on Wednesday. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, BNP Paribas presently has an average rating of “Hold”.

BNP Paribas Price Performance

Shares of BNP Paribas stock opened at $58.37 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.24, a current ratio of 0.78 and a quick ratio of 0.78. The company has a market cap of $128.60 billion, a PE ratio of 9.37, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.58 and a beta of 0.77. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $55.60 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $53.15. BNP Paribas has a fifty-two week low of $37.50 and a fifty-two week high of $59.55.

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.