BNP Paribas SA (OTCMKTS:BNPQY) Receives Average Recommendation of "Moderate Buy" from Analysts

Key Points

• Analysts rate BNP Paribas “Moderate Buy” overall: Of eight analysts, four recommend holding the stock, three recommend buying it, and one gives it a strong-buy rating.
• BNP Paribas exceeded quarterly expectations, reporting EPS of $2.16 versus the $1.92 consensus and revenue of $16.38 billion versus the $15.44 billion estimate.
• The shares opened at $57.07, with a market capitalization of $125.74 billion and a 52-week trading range of $37.50 to $65.50.

BNP Paribas SA (OTCMKTS:BNPQY - Get Free Report) has received an average rating of "Moderate Buy" from the eight analysts that are covering the company, MarketBeat.com reports. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation, three have assigned a buy recommendation and one has given a strong buy recommendation to the company.

A number of equities analysts have commented on the stock. DZ Bank raised shares of BNP Paribas from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Friday, July 24th. Citigroup reaffirmed a "buy" rating on shares of BNP Paribas in a report on Monday, July 20th. Royal Bank Of Canada reissued an "outperform" rating on shares of BNP Paribas in a report on Monday, July 27th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reiterated a "hold" rating on shares of BNP Paribas in a research report on Wednesday, July 15th. Finally, Kepler Capital Markets upgraded BNP Paribas from a "strong sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Monday, July 27th.

BNP Paribas Stock Performance

Shares of BNP Paribas stock opened at $57.07 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $125.74 billion, a PE ratio of 8.45, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.56 and a beta of 0.76. BNP Paribas has a 1 year low of $37.50 and a 1 year high of $65.50. The firm's 50-day simple moving average is $61.08 and its 200-day simple moving average is $56.14. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.24, a quick ratio of 0.76 and a current ratio of 0.76.

BNP Paribas (OTCMKTS:BNPQY - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 23rd. The financial services provider reported $2.16 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.92 by $0.24. BNP Paribas had a return on equity of 10.32% and a net margin of 25.22%.The firm had revenue of $16.38 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $15.44 billion. Equities analysts forecast that BNP Paribas will post 6.71 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

BNP Paribas Company Profile

BNP Paribas is a diversified European banking group headquartered in Paris, France. The company provides banking and financial services to individual customers, small and medium-sized businesses, corporations, institutional investors and public-sector organizations. Its activities include retail and commercial banking, consumer finance, commercial real estate, insurance, asset management, wealth management, securities services and investment banking.

BNP Paribas organizes its operations into three principal business divisions: Commercial, Personal Banking & Services; Commercial, Corporate & Institutional Banking; and Investment & Protection Services.

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