BNP Paribas SA (OTCMKTS:BNPQY) Receives Average Recommendation of “Hold” from Brokerages

BNP Paribas SA (OTCMKTS:BNPQY) has been given an average rating of “Hold” by the eight brokerages that are presently covering the stock, MarketBeat reports. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, four have issued a hold recommendation, two have given a buy recommendation and one has assigned a strong buy recommendation to the company.

A number of research analysts have issued reports on the company. Citigroup restated a “buy” rating on shares of BNP Paribas in a research note on Thursday, January 22nd. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods upgraded shares of BNP Paribas from a “moderate sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, December 15th. Royal Bank Of Canada reiterated an “outperform” rating on shares of BNP Paribas in a research note on Friday, February 6th. DZ Bank lowered shares of BNP Paribas from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 29th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reiterated a “hold” rating on shares of BNP Paribas in a research note on Tuesday.

BNP Paribas Trading Up 1.7%

OTCMKTS:BNPQY opened at $56.34 on Friday. BNP Paribas has a 52 week low of $34.77 and a 52 week high of $56.50. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $51.01 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $46.28. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.75, a quick ratio of 0.80 and a current ratio of 0.80. The firm has a market cap of $124.13 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.53, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.66 and a beta of 0.72.

BNP Paribas (OTCMKTS:BNPQY) last released its earnings results 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. The company had revenue of $15.27 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $15.27 billion. BNP Paribas had a return on equity of 9.18% and a net margin of 23.53%. On average, equities analysts expect that BNP Paribas will post 5.02 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

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.