BNP Paribas SA (OTCMKTS:BNPQY) Receives Consensus Rating of “Moderate Buy” from Analysts

Shares of BNP Paribas SA (OTCMKTS:BNPQY) have been given a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” by the eight brokerages that are currently covering the company, Marketbeat.com reports. Four analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation, three have assigned a buy recommendation and one has issued a strong buy recommendation on the company.

Several research analysts have commented on BNPQY shares. Royal Bank Of Canada reissued an “outperform” rating on shares of BNP Paribas in a research note on Monday, July 27th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reiterated a “hold” rating on shares of BNP Paribas in a research report on Wednesday, July 15th. DZ Bank raised BNP Paribas from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Friday, July 24th. Citigroup restated a “buy” rating on shares of BNP Paribas in a report on Monday, July 20th. Finally, Kepler Capital Markets upgraded BNP Paribas from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, July 27th.

BNP Paribas Trading Up 1.3%

Shares of BNPQY stock opened at $52.17 on Friday. BNP Paribas has a 12-month low of $37.50 and a 12-month high of $65.50. The company has a quick ratio of 0.76, a current ratio of 0.76 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.24. The company has a 50 day moving average of $60.47 and a 200-day moving average of $56.26. The firm has a market cap of $114.94 billion, a P/E ratio of 7.73, a PEG ratio of 0.51 and a beta of 0.80.

BNP Paribas (OTCMKTS:BNPQY) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 23rd. The financial services provider reported $2.16 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.92 by $0.24. BNP Paribas had a return on equity of 10.32% and a net margin of 25.22%.The business had revenue of $16.38 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $15.44 billion. Sell-side analysts anticipate that BNP Paribas will post 6.71 earnings per share for the current year.

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.