BNP Paribas (OTCMKTS:BNPQY) Trading Down 1.8%

BNP Paribas SA (OTCMKTS:BNPQY)’s share price traded down 1.8% on Monday . The company traded as low as $33.73 and last traded at $33.80. 289,136 shares were traded during trading, an increase of 24% from the average session volume of 232,731 shares. The stock had previously closed at $34.43.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research firms recently commented on BNPQY. The Goldman Sachs Group upgraded BNP Paribas from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, March 26th. Berenberg Bank raised shares of BNP Paribas to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 23rd.

BNP Paribas Stock Performance

The firm has a market capitalization of $75.54 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 7.15, a P/E/G ratio of 0.28 and a beta of 1.45. The company has a quick ratio of 0.81, a current ratio of 0.81 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.79. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $35.17 and a 200-day moving average price of $33.92.

BNP Paribas (OTCMKTS:BNPQY) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 25th. The financial services provider reported $1.36 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.22 by $0.14. The firm had revenue of $13.55 billion during the quarter. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that BNP Paribas SA will post 4.85 earnings per share for the current year.

BNP Paribas Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 24th. Stockholders of record on Monday, May 20th were paid a $2.4911 dividend. This is a boost from BNP Paribas’s previous dividend of $1.80. The ex-dividend date was Friday, May 17th.

About BNP Paribas

BNP Paribas SA provides various banking and financial products and services in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Americas, and the Asia Pacific. It operates through three divisions: Corporate & Institutional Banking; Commercial, Personal Banking & Services; and Investment & Protection Services.