BNP Paribas SA (BNPQY) – What Are Researchers Thinking About This Stock?

Shares of BNP Paribas SA (OTCMKTS:BNPQY) have been assigned a consensus recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the seven research firms that are presently covering the firm, Marketbeat reports. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, two have assigned a hold recommendation, three have assigned a buy recommendation and one has assigned a strong buy recommendation to the company.

A number of equities research analysts have weighed in on BNPQY shares. Royal Bank Of Canada reiterated an “outperform” rating on shares of BNP Paribas in a research report on Monday, October 12th. Zacks Research lowered shares of BNP Paribas from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a report on Thursday, October 15th. Citigroup reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of BNP Paribas in a research report on Monday, July 20th. DZ Bank upgraded shares of BNP Paribas from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Friday, July 24th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reissued a “hold” rating on shares of BNP Paribas in a research report on Wednesday, July 15th.

BNP Paribas Trading Up 1.8%

Shares of BNP Paribas stock opened at $47.63 on Thursday. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $56.35 and a 200 day moving average of $54.99. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.62, a quick ratio of 0.78 and a current ratio of 0.78. The firm has a market capitalization of $104.94 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 7.06, a PEG ratio of 0.46 and a beta of 0.80. BNP Paribas has a fifty-two week low of $37.50 and a fifty-two week high of $65.50.

About BNP Paribas

BNP Paribas is a France-based international banking group offering financial services to individuals, businesses, institutions and governments. Its operations include commercial, personal and retail banking, corporate and institutional banking, and investment and protection services.

The group provides a broad range of products, including deposit and lending services, payment solutions, consumer finance, wealth management, insurance, asset management, securities services, investment banking, and financing and advisory services for corporate and institutional clients.

BNP Paribas serves customers through operations across Europe, as well as in the Americas, Asia-Pacific and other international markets.