BNP Paribas SA (OTCMKTS:BNPQY) Receives Consensus Rating of “Hold” from Brokerages

Shares of BNP Paribas SA (OTCMKTS:BNPQY) have been assigned an average recommendation of “Hold” from the seven brokerages that are covering the stock, MarketBeat Ratings reports. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and three have given a buy recommendation to the company.

A number of analysts have recently issued reports on the company. Citigroup reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of BNP Paribas in a research report on Thursday, April 23rd. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reaffirmed a “hold” rating on shares of BNP Paribas in a research note on Wednesday.

BNP Paribas Stock Performance

BNP Paribas stock opened at $58.77 on Tuesday. BNP Paribas has a fifty-two week low of $37.50 and a fifty-two week high of $59.55. The stock has a market cap of $129.48 billion, a P/E ratio of 9.43, a PEG ratio of 0.59 and a beta of 0.77. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $55.52 and its 200-day moving average price is $53.08.

BNP Paribas (OTCMKTS:BNPQY) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, April 30th. The financial services provider reported $1.60 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.47 by $0.13. The business had revenue of $86.05 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $15.85 billion. BNP Paribas had a return on equity of 9.61% and a net margin of 23.86%. Sell-side analysts predict that BNP Paribas will post 6.68 earnings per share 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.