National Bank Financial Weighs in on TSE:FN Q4 Earnings

First National Financial Co. (TSE:FN) – Stock analysts at National Bank Financial raised their Q4 2024 earnings per share estimates for First National Financial in a research note issued on Sunday, February 2nd. National Bank Financial analyst J. Gloyn now anticipates that the company will post earnings per share of $1.04 for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $0.87. The consensus estimate for First National Financial’s current full-year earnings is $4.02 per share. National Bank Financial also issued estimates for First National Financial’s FY2025 earnings at $4.28 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $4.71 EPS.

Other equities research analysts have also recently issued research reports about the company. CIBC raised their target price on First National Financial from C$40.00 to C$44.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 30th. National Bankshares raised their target price on First National Financial from C$41.00 to C$42.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 30th. Finally, TD Securities boosted their target price on First National Financial from C$42.00 to C$46.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 30th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of C$42.67.

First National Financial Stock Down 1.4 %

Shares of FN stock opened at C$39.95 on Tuesday. First National Financial has a 52-week low of C$35.15 and a 52-week high of C$45.10. The stock has a market cap of C$2.40 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.51, a PEG ratio of 0.70 and a beta of 1.04. The firm’s 50-day moving average is C$41.09 and its 200-day moving average is C$39.77. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 6,280.61, a quick ratio of 10.11 and a current ratio of 8.92.

Insider Transactions at First National Financial

In related news, insider FNSC Holdings Inc. purchased 105,214 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, November 14th. The stock was purchased at an average price of C$42.73 per share, with a total value of C$4,495,794.22. Insiders have bought a total of 112,368 shares of company stock worth $4,775,913 over the last ninety days. 71.45% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

About First National Financial

First National Financial Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, originates, underwrites, and services commercial and residential mortgages in Canada. It operates in two segments, Residential and Commercial segments. The company offers single-family and multi-unit residential, and commercial mortgages.