BNP Paribas SA (OTCMKTS:BNPQY) Short Interest Up 180.6% in February

BNP Paribas SA (OTCMKTS:BNPQY - Get Free Report) was the target of a large increase in short interest in the month of February. As of February 28th, there was short interest totalling 153,500 shares, an increase of 180.6% from the February 13th total of 54,700 shares. Currently, 0.0% of the company's shares are sold short. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 505,500 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.3 days.

BNP Paribas Trading Up 3.2 %

Shares of OTCMKTS BNPQY traded up $1.32 during midday trading on Monday, reaching $42.75. The stock had a trading volume of 461,471 shares, compared to its average volume of 379,872. The firm has a market cap of $96.62 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 8.10, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.77 and a beta of 1.35. BNP Paribas has a twelve month low of $28.93 and a twelve month high of $42.80. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.02, a quick ratio of 0.81 and a current ratio of 0.74. The company's 50 day moving average price is $35.62 and its 200 day moving average price is $33.82.

BNP Paribas (OTCMKTS:BNPQY - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 6th. The financial services provider reported $1.10 earnings per share 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%. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that BNP Paribas will post 5.02 EPS for the current year.

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Separately, Citigroup restated a "buy" rating on shares of BNP Paribas in a research report on Tuesday, March 11th.

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.