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

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

A number of research analysts have recently weighed in on the company. Zacks Research lowered BNP Paribas from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, March 3rd. Royal Bank Of Canada restated an “outperform” rating on shares of BNP Paribas in a research report on Friday, February 6th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft restated a “hold” rating on shares of BNP Paribas in a research report on Tuesday, May 26th. Citigroup restated a “buy” rating on shares of BNP Paribas in a research report on Thursday, April 23rd. Finally, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods upgraded 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 $53.75 on Monday. BNP Paribas has a 52-week low of $37.50 and a 52-week high of $57.31. 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 firm has a market capitalization of $118.42 billion, a PE ratio of 8.63, a PEG ratio of 0.68 and a beta of 0.77. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $51.73 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $49.93.

BNP Paribas (OTCMKTS:BNPQY) last issued its quarterly earnings data 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 during 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%. On average, analysts predict that BNP Paribas will post 6.71 EPS 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.