Erste Group Bank Reduces Earnings Estimates for BNP Paribas

BNP Paribas SA (OTCMKTS:BNPQY) – Equities research analysts at Erste Group Bank decreased their FY2026 earnings estimates for BNP Paribas in a research note issued on Friday, June 5th. Erste Group Bank analyst S. Lingnau now forecasts that the financial services provider will earn $6.68 per share for the year, down from their previous forecast of $6.82. The consensus estimate for BNP Paribas’ current full-year earnings is $6.71 per share. Erste Group Bank also issued estimates for BNP Paribas’ FY2027 earnings at $7.46 EPS.

BNP Paribas (OTCMKTS:BNPQY) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 30th. The financial services provider reported $1.60 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.47 by $0.13. The company had revenue of $86.05 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $15.85 billion. BNP Paribas had a net margin of 23.86% and a return on equity of 9.61%.

Several other equities analysts have also weighed in on BNPQY. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods raised shares of BNP Paribas from a “hold” rating to a “moderate buy” rating in a research report on Friday, March 6th. Zacks Research lowered shares of BNP Paribas from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, March 3rd. Citigroup restated a “buy” rating on shares of BNP Paribas in a research note on Thursday, April 23rd. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft restated a “hold” rating on shares of BNP Paribas in a research note on Tuesday, May 26th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold”.

BNP Paribas Price Performance

Shares of BNPQY opened at $54.31 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $119.66 billion, a PE ratio of 8.72, a PEG ratio of 0.67 and a beta of 0.77. The company’s 50-day moving average is $52.86 and its 200-day moving average is $50.83. BNP Paribas has a fifty-two week low of $37.50 and a fifty-two week high of $57.31. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.75, a current ratio of 0.80 and a quick ratio of 0.80.

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.