Erste Group Bank Lowers Earnings Estimates for BNP Paribas

BNP Paribas SA (OTCMKTS:BNPQY) – Stock analysts at Erste Group Bank dropped their FY2026 earnings estimates for shares of BNP Paribas in a research note issued on Thursday, April 2nd. Erste Group Bank analyst S. Lingnau now expects that the financial services provider will post earnings of $6.79 per share for the year, down from their prior forecast of $6.86. The consensus estimate for BNP Paribas’ current full-year earnings is $5.02 per share. Erste Group Bank also issued estimates for BNP Paribas’ FY2027 earnings at $7.49 EPS.

Other equities research analysts have also recently issued research reports about the stock. Citigroup reissued a “buy” rating on shares of BNP Paribas in a report on Thursday, January 22nd. Royal Bank Of Canada reissued an “outperform” rating on shares of BNP Paribas in a report on Friday, February 6th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reaffirmed a “hold” rating on shares of BNP Paribas in a report on Tuesday, February 17th. Zacks Research lowered BNP Paribas from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, March 3rd. Finally, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods raised BNP Paribas from a “hold” rating to a “moderate buy” rating in a research note on Friday, March 6th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold”.

BNP Paribas Trading Up 1.0%

Shares of BNPQY stock opened at $49.27 on Wednesday. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $51.98 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $47.15. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.75, a current ratio of 0.80 and a quick ratio of 0.80. BNP Paribas has a 1 year low of $34.77 and a 1 year high of $57.31. The stock has a market capitalization of $108.55 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 8.34, a PEG ratio of 0.58 and a beta of 0.76.

BNP Paribas (OTCMKTS:BNPQY) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, February 5th. The financial services provider reported $1.46 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.34 by $0.12. BNP Paribas had a net margin of 23.53% and a return on equity of 9.18%. The business had revenue of $15.27 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $15.27 billion.

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.