BNP Paribas SA (OTCMKTS:BNPQY) Given Average Rating of "Hold" by Brokerages

Key Points

• A consensus rating of Hold from seven brokerages covers BNP Paribas, with four analysts recommending hold and three recommending buy.
• BNP Paribas beat quarterly EPS estimates ($1.46 vs. $1.34) while revenue matched expectations at $15.27B; the stock trades at a low P/E of 8.16 and has a market cap of $106.3 billion, with analysts forecasting FY EPS of 5.02.
• Analyst sentiment is mixed: Royal Bank of Canada and Keefe, Bruyette & Woods have recently turned more bullish (RBC "outperform", Keefe to "moderate buy"), while Zacks downgraded the stock to "hold" and Deutsche Bank reaffirmed a neutral view.

BNP Paribas SA (OTCMKTS:BNPQY - Get Free Report) has earned a consensus rating of "Hold" from the seven brokerages that are presently covering the firm, MarketBeat.com reports. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and three have issued a buy recommendation on the company.

Several research analysts recently issued reports on BNPQY shares. Royal Bank Of Canada reiterated an "outperform" rating on shares of BNP Paribas in a research note on Friday, February 6th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods upgraded shares of BNP Paribas from a "hold" rating to a "moderate buy" rating in a report on Friday, March 6th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reaffirmed a "hold" rating on shares of BNP Paribas in a research note on Tuesday, February 17th. Zacks Research cut BNP Paribas from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Tuesday, March 3rd. Finally, Citigroup restated a "buy" rating on shares of BNP Paribas in a research note on Thursday, January 22nd.

BNP Paribas Stock Performance

Shares of OTCMKTS:BNPQY opened at $48.25 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 0.80, a quick ratio of 0.80 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.75. The company has a market cap of $106.30 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 8.16, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.58 and a beta of 0.76. BNP Paribas has a 12 month low of $34.77 and a 12 month high of $57.31. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $52.16 and a 200-day moving average price of $47.11.

BNP Paribas (OTCMKTS:BNPQY - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, February 5th. The financial services provider reported $1.46 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.34 by $0.12. BNP Paribas had a return on equity of 9.18% and a net margin of 23.53%.The firm had revenue of $15.27 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $15.27 billion. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that BNP Paribas will post 5.02 EPS for the current year.

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.

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