Short Interest in BNP Paribas SA (OTCMKTS:BNPQY) Grows By 11.9%

BNP Paribas SA (OTCMKTS:BNPQY) saw a significant increase in short interest in December. As of December 15th, there was short interest totalling 22,500 shares, an increase of 11.9% from the November 30th total of 20,100 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 580,500 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.0 days.

BNP Paribas Trading Down 0.1 %

Shares of BNPQY stock opened at $30.70 on Wednesday. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $31.51 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $33.13. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.79, a quick ratio of 0.81 and a current ratio of 0.81. The company has a market cap of $69.38 billion, a PE ratio of 6.44, a P/E/G ratio of 0.23 and a beta of 1.38. BNP Paribas has a fifty-two week low of $28.53 and a fifty-two week high of $39.32.

BNP Paribas (OTCMKTS:BNPQY) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October 31st. The financial services provider reported $1.31 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.33 by ($0.02). The business had revenue of $13.12 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $13.13 billion. Equities analysts predict that BNP Paribas will post 5.27 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Separately, Royal Bank of Canada raised BNP Paribas to a “moderate buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 9th.

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.