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

Shares of BNP Paribas SA (OTCMKTS:BNPQY) have been given an average rating of “Moderate Buy” by the five research firms that are currently covering the company, MarketBeat Ratings reports. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating on the company.

BNPQY has been the subject of several research analyst reports. DZ Bank upgraded 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 report on Thursday. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada reaffirmed an “outperform” rating on shares of BNP Paribas in a report on Friday, July 25th.

BNP Paribas Stock Performance

OTCMKTS BNPQY opened at $49.04 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.78, a current ratio of 0.65 and a quick ratio of 0.65. BNP Paribas has a 1 year low of $28.93 and a 1 year high of $49.3150. The company has a market capitalization of $110.83 billion, a PE ratio of 9.20, a P/E/G ratio of 0.81 and a beta of 1.13. The company has a fifty day moving average of $45.70 and a two-hundred day moving average of $42.63.

BNP Paribas (OTCMKTS:BNPQY) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 24th. The financial services provider reported $1.64 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.55 by $0.09. BNP Paribas had a net margin of 22.65% and a return on equity of 8.40%. The company had revenue of $14.27 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $12.75 billion. As a group, analysts expect that BNP Paribas will post 5.02 earnings per share for the current year.

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.