BNP Paribas SA (OTCMKTS:BNPQY) Sees Large Decline in Short Interest

BNP Paribas SA (OTCMKTS:BNPQY) saw a large decrease in short interest in February. As of February 15th, there was short interest totalling 54,700 shares, a decrease of 37.3% from the January 31st total of 87,300 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 732,600 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.1 days.

BNP Paribas Price Performance

Shares of BNPQY traded down $0.22 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $37.63. The stock had a trading volume of 279,355 shares, compared to its average volume of 386,748. The company’s fifty day moving average is $33.63 and its two-hundred day moving average is $33.38. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.02, a current ratio of 0.74 and a quick ratio of 0.81. BNP Paribas has a 52 week low of $28.93 and a 52 week high of $39.32. The stock has a market capitalization of $85.04 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 7.13, a P/E/G ratio of 0.77 and a beta of 1.36.

BNP Paribas (OTCMKTS:BNPQY) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, February 6th. The financial services provider reported $1.10 earnings per share for the quarter, topping 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, analysts anticipate that BNP Paribas will post 5.02 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.