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

BNP Paribas SA (OTCMKTS:BNPQY) has earned an average rating of “Hold” from the six analysts that are covering the stock, MarketBeat reports. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have issued a hold rating and two have given a buy rating to the company.

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

BNP Paribas Price Performance

Shares of OTCMKTS BNPQY opened at $47.41 on Friday. BNP Paribas has a 1-year low of $29.92 and a 1-year high of $49.32. The firm has a market capitalization of $105.89 billion, a PE ratio of 8.54, a P/E/G ratio of 0.76 and a beta of 0.74. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.75, a current ratio of 0.80 and a quick ratio of 0.80. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $42.68 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $44.37.

BNP Paribas (OTCMKTS:BNPQY) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, October 28th. The financial services provider reported $1.53 EPS for the quarter, hitting the consensus estimate of $1.53. The business had revenue of $81.48 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $12.84 billion. BNP Paribas had a net margin of 22.74% and a return on equity of 8.56%. On average, research analysts expect that BNP Paribas will post 5.02 EPS for the current year.

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.