National Bank Financial Forecasts TSE:FN Q4 Earnings

First National Financial Co. (TSE:FN) – Investment analysts at National Bank Financial lifted their Q4 2024 earnings estimates for shares of First National Financial in a research report issued on Sunday, February 2nd. National Bank Financial analyst J. Gloyn now forecasts that the company will post earnings per share of $1.04 for the quarter, up from their previous forecast 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.

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

First National Financial Stock Performance

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

Insider Buying and Selling at First National Financial

In related news, insider FNSC Holdings Inc. acquired 6,412 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, January 14th. The stock was bought at an average price of C$39.00 per share, with a total value of C$250,068.00. Insiders have bought a total of 112,368 shares of company stock worth $4,775,913 over the last ninety days. Corporate insiders own 71.45% of the company’s stock.

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.