BNP Paribas SA (OTCMKTS:BNPQY) Short Interest Up 125.8% in November

BNP Paribas SA (OTCMKTS:BNPQY) was the recipient of a large increase in short interest in the month of November. As of November 30th, there was short interest totalling 20,100 shares, an increase of 125.8% from the November 15th total of 8,900 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 669,100 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.0 days.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Separately, Royal Bank of Canada raised BNP Paribas to a “moderate buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 9th.

BNP Paribas Price Performance

Shares of BNP Paribas stock opened at $30.87 on Friday. BNP Paribas has a twelve month low of $28.53 and a twelve month high of $39.32. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.79, a quick ratio of 0.81 and a current ratio of 0.81. The firm has a market cap of $69.77 billion, a P/E ratio of 6.62, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.23 and a beta of 1.38. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $32.54 and its 200-day simple moving average is $33.57.

BNP Paribas (OTCMKTS:BNPQY) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, October 31st. The financial services provider reported $1.31 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.33 by ($0.02). The firm had revenue of $13.12 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $13.13 billion. As a group, research analysts expect that BNP Paribas will post 5.27 EPS 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.