BNP Paribas (OTCMKTS:BNPQY) Hits New 12-Month High at $37.60

BNP Paribas SA (OTCMKTS:BNPQY)’s share price reached a new 52-week high on Tuesday . The company traded as high as $37.60 and last traded at $37.48, with a volume of 85424 shares trading hands. The stock had previously closed at $36.93.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Separately, The Goldman Sachs Group raised shares of BNP Paribas from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, March 26th.

BNP Paribas Stock Up 1.5 %

The company has a quick ratio of 0.68, a current ratio of 0.68 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.66. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $34.33 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $32.66.

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 the consensus estimate of $1.22 by $0.14. BNP Paribas had a net margin of 22.90% and a return on equity of 8.54%. The business had revenue of $13.55 billion during the quarter. As a group, equities research analysts expect that BNP Paribas SA will post 4.73 EPS for the current fiscal year.

BNP Paribas Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 24th. Shareholders of record on Monday, May 20th will be paid a $2.4911 dividend. This is a boost from BNP Paribas’s previous dividend of $1.80. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is 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.