Erste Group Bank Reduces Earnings Estimates for BNP Paribas

BNP Paribas SA (OTCMKTS:BNPQY) – Investment analysts at Erste Group Bank decreased their FY2026 EPS estimates for BNP Paribas in a report issued on Friday, June 5th. Erste Group Bank analyst S. Lingnau now expects that the financial services provider will earn $6.68 per share for the year, down from their prior forecast of $6.82. The consensus estimate for BNP Paribas’ current full-year earnings is $6.71 per share. Erste Group Bank also issued estimates for BNP Paribas’ FY2027 earnings at $7.46 EPS.

BNPQY has been the topic of a number of other reports. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reiterated a “hold” rating on shares of BNP Paribas in a research note on Tuesday, May 26th. Zacks Research downgraded shares of BNP Paribas from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, March 3rd. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods upgraded shares of BNP Paribas from a “hold” rating to a “moderate buy” rating in a research note on Friday, March 6th. Finally, Citigroup restated a “buy” rating on shares of BNP Paribas in a research note on Thursday, April 23rd. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold”.

BNP Paribas Trading Up 3.5%

Shares of BNP Paribas stock opened at $54.31 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $119.66 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 8.72, a PEG ratio of 0.67 and a beta of 0.77. The company has a quick ratio of 0.80, a current ratio of 0.80 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.75. BNP Paribas has a 12-month low of $37.50 and a 12-month high of $57.31. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $52.86 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $50.83.

BNP Paribas (OTCMKTS:BNPQY) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 30th. The financial services provider reported $1.60 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.47 by $0.13. The firm had revenue of $86.05 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $15.85 billion. BNP Paribas had a net margin of 23.86% and a return on equity of 9.61%.

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.