BNP Paribas SA (OTCMKTS:BNPQY) Short Interest Up 29.0% in January

BNP Paribas SA (OTCMKTS:BNPQY) was the target of a large increase in short interest in January. As of January 31st, there was short interest totalling 87,300 shares, an increase of 29.0% from the January 15th total of 67,700 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 634,400 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.1 days.

BNP Paribas Price Performance

BNPQY traded down $0.76 on Friday, reaching $36.50. The stock had a trading volume of 296,213 shares, compared to its average volume of 327,425. BNP Paribas has a fifty-two week low of $28.79 and a fifty-two week high of $39.32. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $32.18 and a 200-day moving average of $33.04. The company has a current ratio of 0.81, a quick ratio of 0.81 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.79. The company has a market capitalization of $82.49 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 6.91, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.72 and a beta of 1.36.

BNP Paribas (OTCMKTS:BNPQY) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, February 6th. The financial services provider reported $1.10 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.96 by $0.14. BNP Paribas had a return on equity of 8.97% and a net margin of 23.95%. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that BNP Paribas will post 5.06 EPS for the current 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.