BNP Paribas SA (BNPQY) – What Are Researchers Saying About This Stock?

Shares of BNP Paribas SA (OTCMKTS:BNPQY) have been given a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” by the seven brokerages that are covering the company, Marketbeat Ratings reports. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have given a hold rating, three have assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating on the company.

A number of equities analysts recently weighed in on the company. DZ Bank raised BNP Paribas from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Friday, July 24th. Zacks Research lowered shares of BNP Paribas from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 15th. Royal Bank Of Canada reiterated an “outperform” rating on shares of BNP Paribas in a report on Monday, October 12th. Citigroup reissued a “buy” rating on shares of BNP Paribas in a research report on Monday, July 20th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft restated a “hold” rating on shares of BNP Paribas in a research report on Wednesday, July 15th.

BNP Paribas Trading Up 0.5%

BNP Paribas stock opened at $48.88 on Thursday. The firm has a market cap of $107.69 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 7.24, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.46 and a beta of 0.80. BNP Paribas has a 1 year low of $37.50 and a 1 year high of $65.50. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $55.41 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $55.01. 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 released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, October 28th. The financial services provider reported $1.67 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.56 by $0.11. BNP Paribas had a return on equity of 10.19% and a net margin of 25.22%. The business had revenue of $32.01 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $14.98 billion. On average, research analysts predict that BNP Paribas will post 6.39 EPS for the current fiscal year.

About BNP Paribas

BNP Paribas is a France-based international banking group offering financial services to individuals, businesses, institutions and governments. Its operations include commercial, personal and retail banking, corporate and institutional banking, and investment and protection services.

The group provides a broad range of products, including deposit and lending services, payment solutions, consumer finance, wealth management, insurance, asset management, securities services, investment banking, and financing and advisory services for corporate and institutional clients.

BNP Paribas serves customers through operations across Europe, as well as in the Americas, Asia-Pacific and other international markets.