BNP Paribas SA (OTCMKTS:BNPQY) Stock Rated “Moderate Buy” by Sell-Side Analysts

BNP Paribas SA (OTCMKTS:BNPQY) has been assigned an average rating of “Moderate Buy” from the seven brokerages that are covering the stock, MarketBeat.com reports. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, two have assigned a hold recommendation, three have given a buy recommendation and one has issued a strong buy recommendation on the company.

BNPQY has been the subject of a number of research reports. DZ Bank raised BNP Paribas from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Friday, July 24th. Zacks Research lowered BNP Paribas from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a report on Thursday, October 15th. Royal Bank Of Canada restated an “outperform” rating on shares of BNP Paribas in a research note on Monday, October 12th. Citigroup reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of BNP Paribas in a report on Monday, July 20th. Finally, Kepler Capital Markets upgraded BNP Paribas from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, July 27th.

BNP Paribas Price Performance

Shares of BNPQY stock opened at $46.80 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.62, a quick ratio of 0.78 and a current ratio of 0.78. BNP Paribas has a fifty-two week low of $37.50 and a fifty-two week high of $65.50. The firm has a market capitalization of $103.11 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 6.93, a PEG ratio of 0.46 and a beta of 0.80. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $56.27 and its 200-day simple moving average is $56.43.

BNP Paribas (OTCMKTS:BNPQY) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 23rd. The financial services provider reported $2.16 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.92 by $0.24. The business had revenue of $16.38 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $15.44 billion. BNP Paribas had a net margin of 25.22% and a return on equity of 10.19%. As a group, equities analysts forecast that BNP Paribas will post 6.39 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

About BNP Paribas

BNP Paribas is a France-based international banking group offering financial services to individuals, businesses, institutions and governments. Its operations include commercial, personal and retail banking, corporate and institutional banking, and investment and protection services.

The group provides a broad range of products, including deposit and lending services, payment solutions, consumer finance, wealth management, insurance, asset management, securities services, investment banking, and financing and advisory services for corporate and institutional clients.

BNP Paribas serves customers through operations across Europe, as well as in the Americas, Asia-Pacific and other international markets.