BNP Paribas SA (OTCMKTS:BNPQY) Plans Dividend of $1.95

BNP Paribas SA (OTCMKTS:BNPQY) announced a dividend on Friday, May 16th, investing.com reports. Investors of record on Monday, May 19th will be paid a dividend of 1.951 per share by the financial services provider on Friday, June 20th. This represents a yield of 4.38%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, May 16th.

BNP Paribas Stock Down 5.7%

BNPQY opened at $42.03 on Friday. The business has a 50-day moving average of $41.50 and a 200-day moving average of $36.03. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.02, a current ratio of 0.74 and a quick ratio of 0.81. BNP Paribas has a fifty-two week low of $28.93 and a fifty-two week high of $46.90. The company has a market capitalization of $94.99 billion, a PE ratio of 7.96, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.77 and a beta of 1.14.

BNP Paribas (OTCMKTS:BNPQY) last released its earnings results on Thursday, April 24th. The financial services provider reported $1.28 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.45 by ($0.17). The business had revenue of $13.63 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $13.41 billion. BNP Paribas had a net margin of 23.95% and a return on equity of 8.90%. Equities research analysts forecast that BNP Paribas will post 5.02 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of analysts have issued reports on the company. Kepler Capital Markets lowered BNP Paribas from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a report on Wednesday, April 2nd. Citigroup reissued a “buy” rating on shares of BNP Paribas in a report on Tuesday, March 11th. Finally, Barclays reissued an “overweight” rating on shares of BNP Paribas in a report on Tuesday, April 15th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy”.

BNP Paribas Company Profile

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.