BNP Paribas SA (OTCMKTS:BNPQY) Short Interest Update

BNP Paribas SA (OTCMKTS:BNPQY) saw a significant growth in short interest in the month of February. As of February 28th, there was short interest totalling 153,500 shares, a growth of 180.6% from the February 13th total of 54,700 shares. Currently, 0.0% of the shares of the stock are short sold. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 505,500 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.3 days.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Separately, Citigroup reissued a “buy” rating on shares of BNP Paribas in a research note on Tuesday.

BNP Paribas Trading Down 0.1 %

OTCMKTS:BNPQY opened at $40.29 on Thursday. The company has a market capitalization of $91.06 billion, a PE ratio of 7.63, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.77 and a beta of 1.35. BNP Paribas has a 52-week low of $28.93 and a 52-week high of $42.04. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $35.20 and a 200-day simple moving average of $33.74. The company has a quick ratio of 0.81, a current ratio of 0.74 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.02.

BNP Paribas (OTCMKTS:BNPQY) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 6th. The financial services provider reported $1.10 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.96 by $0.14. BNP Paribas had a net margin of 23.95% and a return on equity of 8.90%. On average, equities research analysts expect that BNP Paribas will post 5.02 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

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.