BNP Paribas SA (OTCMKTS:BNPQY - Get Free Report)'s stock price hit a new 52-week high during mid-day trading on Friday . The stock traded as high as $47.68 and last traded at $47.68, with a volume of 78706 shares changing hands. The stock had previously closed at $46.36.
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
BNPQY has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. Barclays reissued an "overweight" rating on shares of BNP Paribas in a research report on Tuesday, April 15th. Royal Bank Of Canada reiterated an "outperform" rating on shares of BNP Paribas in a research note on Friday, July 25th. Finally, DZ Bank upgraded shares of BNP Paribas from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 30th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy".
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BNP Paribas Price Performance
The company has a market capitalization of $107.69 billion, a P/E ratio of 8.94, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.78 and a beta of 1.13. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.78, a current ratio of 0.65 and a quick ratio of 0.67. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $44.75 and a 200 day moving average price of $41.51.
BNP Paribas (OTCMKTS:BNPQY - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, July 24th. The financial services provider reported $1.64 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.55 by $0.09. BNP Paribas had a return on equity of 8.40% and a net margin of 22.65%. The firm had revenue of $14.27 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $12.75 billion. On average, sell-side analysts forecast that BNP Paribas SA will post 5.02 EPS for the current fiscal year.
BNP Paribas Cuts Dividend
The company also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Friday, June 20th. Shareholders of record on Monday, May 19th were paid a $1.951 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, May 16th. This represents a dividend yield of 438.0%. BNP Paribas's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 37.71%.
About BNP Paribas
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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.
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