Erste Group Bank Lowers Earnings Estimates for BNP Paribas

BNP Paribas SA (OTCMKTS:BNPQY) – Equities research analysts at Erste Group Bank lowered their FY2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of BNP Paribas in a research note issued to investors on Thursday, April 2nd. Erste Group Bank analyst S. Lingnau now anticipates that the financial services provider will post earnings of $6.79 per share for the year, down from their prior estimate of $6.86. 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 $7.49 EPS.

BNP Paribas (OTCMKTS:BNPQY) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 5th. The financial services provider reported $1.46 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.34 by $0.12. The business had revenue of $15.27 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $15.27 billion. BNP Paribas had a return on equity of 9.18% and a net margin of 23.53%.

A number of other equities analysts also recently weighed in on BNPQY. Royal Bank Of Canada restated an “outperform” rating on shares of BNP Paribas in a research note on Friday, February 6th. Citigroup restated a “buy” rating on shares of BNP Paribas in a research note on Thursday, January 22nd. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods upgraded BNP Paribas from a “hold” rating to a “moderate buy” rating in a research note on Friday, March 6th. Zacks Research downgraded BNP Paribas from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, March 3rd. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft restated a “hold” rating on shares of BNP Paribas in a research note on Tuesday, February 17th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold”.

BNP Paribas Price Performance

BNPQY stock opened at $49.27 on Wednesday. The company has a market capitalization of $108.55 billion, a P/E ratio of 8.34, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.58 and a beta of 0.76. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.75, a quick ratio of 0.80 and a current ratio of 0.80. BNP Paribas has a 52-week low of $34.77 and a 52-week high of $57.31. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $51.98 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $47.15.

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.