BNP Paribas SA (OTCMKTS:BNPQY) Given Average Rating of “Moderate Buy” by Analysts

BNP Paribas SA (OTCMKTS:BNPQY) has earned a consensus recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the eight analysts that are presently covering the stock, MarketBeat.com reports. Four analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation, three have assigned a buy recommendation and one has assigned a strong buy recommendation to the company.

Several brokerages have commented on BNPQY. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reaffirmed a “hold” rating on shares of BNP Paribas in a report on Wednesday, July 15th. Royal Bank Of Canada restated an “outperform” rating on shares of BNP Paribas in a research report on Monday, July 27th. DZ Bank upgraded BNP Paribas from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Friday, July 24th. Kepler Capital Markets raised shares of BNP Paribas from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, July 27th. Finally, Citigroup restated a “buy” rating on shares of BNP Paribas in a report on Monday, July 20th.

BNP Paribas Trading Down 1.4%

Shares of OTCMKTS BNPQY opened at $59.83 on Wednesday. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $60.98 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $55.79. The stock has a market cap of $131.82 billion, a P/E ratio of 8.86, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.60 and a beta of 0.76. BNP Paribas has a 52-week low of $37.50 and a 52-week high of $65.50. 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) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 23rd. The financial services provider reported $2.16 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.92 by $0.24. The company had revenue of $16.38 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $15.44 billion. BNP Paribas had a net margin of 25.22% and a return on equity of 10.32%. As a group, equities analysts forecast that BNP Paribas will post 6.72 EPS for the current year.

About BNP Paribas

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.