Erste Group Bank Raises Earnings Estimates for BNP Paribas

BNP Paribas SA (OTCMKTS:BNPQY) – Equities researchers at Erste Group Bank increased their FY2026 earnings estimates for BNP Paribas in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, February 18th. Erste Group Bank analyst S. Lingnau now expects that the financial services provider will post earnings per share of $6.92 for the year, up from their previous estimate of $6.80. The consensus estimate for BNP Paribas’ current full-year earnings is $5.02 per share. Erste Group Bank also issued estimates for BNP Paribas’ FY2027 earnings at $7.66 EPS.

Several other research analysts have also commented on the stock. Citigroup reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of BNP Paribas in a report on Thursday, January 22nd. Royal Bank Of Canada reissued an “outperform” rating on shares of BNP Paribas in a report on Friday, February 6th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reiterated a “hold” rating on shares of BNP Paribas in a research report on Tuesday, February 17th. DZ Bank lowered BNP Paribas from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 29th. Finally, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods raised BNP Paribas from a “moderate sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, December 15th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have assigned a Buy rating, four have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, BNP Paribas presently has a consensus rating of “Hold”.

BNP Paribas Stock Performance

Shares of BNPQY opened at $56.34 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.75, a current ratio of 0.80 and a quick ratio of 0.80. BNP Paribas has a 12-month low of $34.77 and a 12-month high of $56.50. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $51.01 and its 200 day moving average price is $46.28. The stock has a market capitalization of $124.13 billion, a PE ratio of 9.53, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.66 and a beta of 0.72.

BNP Paribas (OTCMKTS:BNPQY) last announced its quarterly earnings data 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.

About BNP Paribas

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.