Erste Group Bank Expects Higher Earnings for BNP Paribas

BNP Paribas SA (OTCMKTS:BNPQY) – Erste Group Bank lifted their FY2026 EPS estimates for shares of BNP Paribas in a research note issued on Wednesday, February 18th. Erste Group Bank analyst S. Lingnau now forecasts that the financial services provider will post earnings of $6.92 per share for the year, up from their prior estimate of $6.80. 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 $7.66 EPS.

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

Other analysts have also recently issued research reports about the company. Zacks Research upgraded BNP Paribas from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 20th. DZ Bank cut BNP Paribas from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 29th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods raised shares of BNP Paribas from a “moderate sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, December 15th. Citigroup restated a “buy” rating on shares of BNP Paribas in a research report on Thursday, January 22nd. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada reiterated an “outperform” rating on shares of BNP Paribas in a research report on Friday, February 6th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have given a Buy rating, four have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Hold”.

BNP Paribas Stock Performance

Shares of OTCMKTS BNPQY opened at $56.02 on Monday. BNP Paribas has a 12-month low of $34.77 and a 12-month high of $57.31. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $51.40 and a 200 day moving average of $46.42. The company has a current ratio of 0.80, a quick ratio of 0.80 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.75. The firm has a market capitalization of $123.42 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.48, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.67 and a beta of 0.72.

About BNP Paribas

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.