BNP Paribas SA (OTCMKTS:BNPQY) Short Interest Update

BNP Paribas SA (OTCMKTS:BNPQY) was the recipient of a significant growth in short interest in January. As of January 31st, there was short interest totalling 87,300 shares, a growth of 29.0% from the January 15th total of 67,700 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 634,400 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.1 days.

BNP Paribas Price Performance

BNPQY traded up $0.25 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $36.75. 354,040 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 327,425. BNP Paribas has a one year low of $28.79 and a one year high of $39.32. The firm has a market capitalization of $83.06 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 6.96, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.72 and a beta of 1.36. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $32.30 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $33.05. The company has a quick ratio of 0.81, a current ratio of 0.81 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.79.

BNP Paribas (OTCMKTS:BNPQY) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, February 6th. The financial services provider reported $1.10 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.96 by $0.14. BNP Paribas had a net margin of 23.95% and a return on equity of 8.97%. As a group, research analysts predict that BNP Paribas will post 5.06 EPS for the current year.

BNP Paribas Company Profile

BNP Paribas SA provides various banking and financial products and services in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Americas, and the Asia Pacific. It operates through three divisions: Corporate & Institutional Banking; Commercial, Personal Banking & Services; and Investment & Protection Services.