Erste Group Bank Forecasts Lower Earnings for BNP Paribas

by · The Markets Daily

BNP Paribas SA (OTCMKTS:BNPQY – Free Report) – Investment analysts at Erste Group Bank reduced their FY2026 EPS estimates for BNP Paribas in a research report issued to clients and investors on Thursday, June 25th. Erste Group Bank analyst S. Lingnau now anticipates that the financial services provider will post earnings per share of $6.59 for the year, down from their prior forecast of $6.68. The consensus estimate for BNP Paribas’ current full-year earnings is $6.65 per share. Erste Group Bank also issued estimates for BNP Paribas’ FY2027 earnings at $7.37 EPS.

BNP Paribas (OTCMKTS:BNPQY – Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April 30th. The financial services provider reported $1.60 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.47 by $0.13. The business had revenue of $86.05 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $15.85 billion. BNP Paribas had a net margin of 23.86% and a return on equity of 9.61%.

A number of other research firms have also recently commented on BNPQY. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reissued a “hold” rating on shares of BNP Paribas in a research note on Tuesday, May 26th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods raised BNP Paribas from a “hold” rating to a “moderate buy” rating in a research note on Friday, March 6th. Zacks Research lowered BNP Paribas from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, March 3rd. Finally, Citigroup reissued a “buy” rating on shares of BNP Paribas in a report on Thursday, April 23rd. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Hold”.

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BNP Paribas Stock Performance

BNP Paribas stock opened at $57.53 on Tuesday. BNP Paribas has a fifty-two week low of $37.50 and a fifty-two week high of $58.71. 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 stock has a market cap of $126.75 billion, a P/E ratio of 9.23, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.58 and a beta of 0.77. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $54.32 and its 200-day moving average price is $52.06.

About BNP Paribas

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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.

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