FY2026 EPS Forecast for BNP Paribas Decreased by Analyst

BNP Paribas SA (OTCMKTS:BNPQY) – Research analysts at Erste Group Bank cut their FY2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of BNP Paribas in a research note issued on Thursday, October 8th. Erste Group Bank analyst S. Lingnau now forecasts that the financial services provider will earn $6.48 per share for the year, down from their prior forecast of $6.62. The consensus estimate for BNP Paribas’ current full-year earnings is $6.71 per share. Erste Group Bank also issued estimates for BNP Paribas’ FY2027 earnings at $7.37 EPS.

BNPQY has been the subject of a number of other research reports. Kepler Capital Markets upgraded shares of BNP Paribas from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, July 27th. DZ Bank raised shares of BNP Paribas from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Friday, July 24th. Citigroup restated a “buy” rating on shares of BNP Paribas in a research note on Monday, July 20th. Royal Bank Of Canada reiterated an “outperform” rating on shares of BNP Paribas in a research note on Monday. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft restated a “hold” rating on shares of BNP Paribas in a research report on Wednesday, July 15th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, three have assigned a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy”.

BNP Paribas Trading Down 0.9%

Shares of BNP Paribas stock opened at $49.94 on Tuesday. BNP Paribas has a 52-week low of $37.50 and a 52-week high of $65.50. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $59.13 and its 200 day simple moving average is $56.42. The stock has a market capitalization of $110.03 billion, a P/E ratio of 7.40, a P/E/G ratio of 0.50 and a beta of 0.80. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.62, a quick ratio of 0.78 and a current ratio of 0.78.

BNP Paribas (OTCMKTS:BNPQY) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 23rd. The financial services provider reported $2.16 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.92 by $0.24. BNP Paribas had a return on equity of 10.19% and a net margin of 25.22%. The company had revenue of $16.38 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $15.44 billion.

About BNP Paribas

BNP Paribas is a major European banking group headquartered in France. The company provides banking and financial services to individual customers, businesses, institutional clients and public-sector organizations through a range of operations spanning retail banking, commercial banking, corporate and institutional banking, and investment and protection services.

Its activities include deposit and lending products, payment services, consumer finance, wealth management, insurance, asset management, securities services, and capital-markets and advisory services.