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

Shares of BNP Paribas SA (OTCMKTS:BNPQY) have earned a consensus recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the eight research firms that are presently covering the stock, MarketBeat Ratings reports. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation, three have assigned a buy recommendation and one has assigned a strong buy recommendation to the company.

A number of analysts have weighed in on BNPQY shares. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reissued a “hold” rating on shares of BNP Paribas in a research report on Wednesday, July 15th. Royal Bank Of Canada reiterated an “outperform” rating on shares of BNP Paribas in a research report on Monday, July 27th. Kepler Capital Markets upgraded shares of BNP Paribas from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, July 27th. DZ Bank upgraded BNP Paribas from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Friday, July 24th. Finally, Citigroup reissued a “buy” rating on shares of BNP Paribas in a research report on Monday, July 20th.

BNP Paribas Stock Performance

OTCMKTS BNPQY opened at $60.69 on Wednesday. The company has a market capitalization of $133.71 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 8.99, a PEG ratio of 0.60 and a beta of 0.76. The company has a quick ratio of 0.76, a current ratio of 0.76 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.24. BNP Paribas has a twelve month low of $37.50 and a twelve month high of $65.50. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $60.88 and a 200 day simple moving average of $55.72.

BNP Paribas (OTCMKTS:BNPQY) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 23rd. The financial services provider reported $2.16 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.92 by $0.24. The firm had revenue of $16.38 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $15.44 billion. BNP Paribas had a return on equity of 10.32% and a net margin of 25.22%. Sell-side analysts expect that BNP Paribas will post 6.72 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.