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

Shares of BNP Paribas SA (OTCMKTS:BNPQY) have been given a consensus recommendation of “Moderate Buy” by the five analysts that are currently covering the firm, MarketBeat.com reports. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company.

Several analysts have commented on BNPQY shares. DZ Bank raised shares of BNP Paribas from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 30th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods cut shares of BNP Paribas from a “hold” rating to a “moderate sell” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 21st. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada reaffirmed an “outperform” rating on shares of BNP Paribas in a research note on Friday, July 25th.

BNP Paribas Trading Up 0.7%

Shares of BNPQY opened at $46.87 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.78, a current ratio of 0.65 and a quick ratio of 0.65. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $46.27 and a 200-day simple moving average of $43.92. BNP Paribas has a 1-year low of $28.93 and a 1-year high of $49.32. The stock has a market cap of $105.93 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 8.79, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.78 and a beta of 1.13.

BNP Paribas (OTCMKTS:BNPQY) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 24th. The financial services provider reported $1.64 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.55 by $0.09. BNP Paribas had a net margin of 22.65% and a return on equity of 8.40%. The business had revenue of $14.27 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $12.75 billion. Equities analysts forecast that BNP Paribas will post 5.02 EPS for the current fiscal year.

BNP Paribas Cuts Dividend

The company also recently announced a dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, October 29th. Shareholders of record on Friday, September 26th will be paid a $1.2622 dividend. This represents a yield of 272.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, September 25th. BNP Paribas’s payout ratio is presently 37.71%.

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.