BNP Paribas SA (OTCMKTS:BNPQY) Receives Consensus Recommendation of "Hold" from Brokerages

Key Points

• BNP Paribas has received an average analyst rating of "Hold" from eight firms—1 sell, 4 hold and 3 buy—indicating mixed broker sentiment.
• Recent analyst activity includes Keefe, Bruyette & Woods upgrading to a moderate buy, Citigroup and RBC maintaining buy/outperform calls, and Zacks downgrading to hold.
• Key fundamentals: market cap $112.21B, PE 8.62, the company delivered an earnings beat ($1.46 vs. $1.34) last quarter and the stock trades in a 12‑month range of $34.77–$57.31.

Shares of BNP Paribas SA (OTCMKTS:BNPQY - Get Free Report) have received an average rating of "Hold" from the eight research firms that are currently covering the company, Marketbeat Ratings reports. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, four have issued a hold recommendation and three have given a buy recommendation to the company.

A number of equities analysts have recently commented on the stock. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods raised shares of BNP Paribas from a "hold" rating to a "moderate buy" rating in a report on Friday, March 6th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reiterated a "hold" rating on shares of BNP Paribas in a research report on Tuesday, February 17th. Royal Bank Of Canada restated an "outperform" rating on shares of BNP Paribas in a research report on Friday, February 6th. Citigroup reaffirmed a "buy" rating on shares of BNP Paribas in a research note on Thursday, January 22nd. Finally, Zacks Research lowered BNP Paribas from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Tuesday, March 3rd.

BNP Paribas Stock Performance

Shares of BNPQY opened at $50.93 on Wednesday. BNP Paribas has a 12-month low of $34.77 and a 12-month high of $57.31. 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 $112.21 billion, a PE ratio of 8.62, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.60 and a beta of 0.69. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $52.55 and a 200-day moving average price of $46.75.

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