BNP Paribas (BNPQY) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

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. Retail operations include deposit-taking, lending, payment services and consumer finance for individuals and small businesses, particularly across France and other European markets. The corporate and institutional banking division delivers financing, advisory, cash management, trade finance, securities services and global markets products to corporations, financial institutions and governments. Through its investment solutions arm, BNP Paribas offers asset management, insurance, private banking and wealth management services.

BNP Paribas serves a wide range of clients across Europe, the Americas and the Asia-Pacific region, supporting international trade and cross-border banking needs. The firm balances local retail franchises with global capabilities in capital markets and custody services, aiming to meet the needs of both domestic customers and multinational clients. The group is led by Jean-Laurent Bonnafé, who has served as CEO since 2011, overseeing its strategic direction and operations.

Strategic priorities for the bank include digital transformation, strengthening client relationships across channels, and integrating sustainability considerations into financing and investment activities. BNP Paribas emphasizes diversification of revenue streams across businesses and geographies while maintaining risk management and regulatory compliance as core operational pillars.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $57.42 to $58.42
• 50-Day Range: $50.48 to $59.46
• 52-Week Range: $37.50 to $59.55
• Volume: 189,290 shs
• Average Volume: 261,385 shs
• Market Capitalization: $128.60 billion
• P/E Ratio: 9.37
• Dividend Yield: 3.75%
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: Hold

BNP Paribas Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

BNP Paribas scored higher than 88% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 1.6 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

BNP Paribas has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.43, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 3 buy ratings, 4 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

BNP Paribas has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 4.4 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 11.79%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for BNP Paribas are expected to grow by 11.79% in the coming year, from $6.70 to $7.49 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of BNP Paribas is 9.37, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 45.89.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of BNP Paribas is 9.37, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 20.68.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

BNP Paribas has a PEG Ratio of 0.58. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

BNP Paribas has a P/B Ratio of 0.91. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.00% of the float of BNP Paribas has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

BNP Paribas has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 0.03, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in BNP Paribas has recently decreased by 60.51%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Leadership

BNP Paribas is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 3.75%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

BNP Paribas does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of BNP Paribas is 35.15%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, BNP Paribas will have a dividend payout ratio of 29.24% next year. This indicates that BNP Paribas will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.8 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.50

News Sentiment

BNP Paribas has a news sentiment score of 0.50. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.78 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 6 news articles for BNP Paribas this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.

MarketBeat Follows

2 people have added BNP Paribas to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, BNP Paribas insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Institutions

1.18% of the stock of BNP Paribas is held by institutions.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 4/30/2026
• Today: 7/19/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 7/23/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: OTCMKTS
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: BANKS - FOREIGN
• Sub-Industry: Personal Services
• Current Symbol: OTCMKTS:BNPQY
• CIK: 310732
• Web: group.bnpparibas
• Phone: (314) 014-4546
• Fax: 33-1-42-98-21-22
• Employees: 177,952
• Year Founded: 1822

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $6.23
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 9.37
• Forward P/E Ratio: 8.71
• P/E Growth: 0.58
• Net Income: $13.83 billion
• Net Margins: 23.86%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 9.61%
• Return on Assets: 0.44%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: N/A
• Quick Ratio: N/A

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $57.94 billion
• Price / Sales: 2.22
• Cash Flow: $10.40 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 5.61
• Book Value: $64.18 per share
• Price / Book: 0.91

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 2,203,200,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: $128.60 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.77