BNP Paribas SA (OTCMKTS:BNPQY) Given Average Recommendation of “Hold” by Analysts

BNP Paribas SA (OTCMKTS:BNPQY) has been assigned a consensus recommendation of “Hold” from the six analysts that are presently covering the firm, MarketBeat reports. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, three have assigned a hold recommendation and two have assigned a buy recommendation to the company.

Several analysts have recently commented on BNPQY shares. DZ Bank downgraded shares of BNP Paribas from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 29th. Royal Bank Of Canada restated an “outperform” rating on shares of BNP Paribas in a report on Friday, October 10th. Barclays lowered shares of BNP Paribas from an “overweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 22nd. Finally, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods raised BNP Paribas from a “moderate sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, December 15th.

BNP Paribas Stock Performance

Shares of BNP Paribas stock opened at $47.65 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $106.43 billion, a P/E ratio of 8.59, a PEG ratio of 0.76 and a beta of 0.75. 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 business has a 50-day moving average price of $42.37 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $44.33. BNP Paribas has a 1-year low of $29.92 and a 1-year high of $49.32.

BNP Paribas (OTCMKTS:BNPQY) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, October 28th. The financial services provider reported $1.53 EPS for the quarter, meeting the consensus estimate of $1.53. The company had revenue of $81.48 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $12.84 billion. BNP Paribas had a return on equity of 8.56% and a net margin of 22.74%. As a group, analysts anticipate that BNP Paribas will post 5.02 EPS for the current year.

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.