Erste Group Bank Expects Stronger Earnings for BNP Paribas

BNP Paribas SA (OTCMKTS:BNPQY) – Equities research analysts at Erste Group Bank increased their FY2026 earnings estimates for BNP Paribas in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday, May 12th. Erste Group Bank analyst S. Lingnau now anticipates that the financial services provider will earn $6.82 per share for the year, up from their previous forecast of $6.80. The consensus estimate for BNP Paribas’ current full-year earnings is $6.70 per share.

Several other equities research analysts also recently weighed in on the stock. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods raised shares of BNP Paribas from a “hold” rating to a “moderate buy” rating in a report on Friday, March 6th. Citigroup reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of BNP Paribas in a report on Thursday, April 23rd. Royal Bank Of Canada reissued an “outperform” rating on shares of BNP Paribas in a report on Friday, February 6th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reissued a “hold” rating on shares of BNP Paribas in a report on Tuesday, February 17th. Finally, Zacks Research downgraded shares of BNP Paribas from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, March 3rd. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, BNP Paribas presently has an average rating of “Hold”.

BNP Paribas Stock Performance

BNPQY stock opened at $50.62 on Wednesday. The company has a market capitalization of $111.53 billion, a P/E ratio of 8.13, a PEG ratio of 0.66 and a beta of 0.77. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $51.27 and a 200 day simple moving average of $49.09. BNP Paribas has a fifty-two week low of $37.50 and a fifty-two week high of $57.31. The company has a quick ratio of 0.80, a current ratio of 0.80 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.75.

BNP Paribas (OTCMKTS:BNPQY) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 30th. The financial services provider reported $1.60 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.47 by $0.13. The business had revenue of $86.05 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $15.85 billion. BNP Paribas had a net margin of 23.86% and a return on equity of 9.61%.

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.