First National Financial Co. Plans Apr 25 Dividend of $0.21 (TSE:FN)

First National Financial Co. (TSE:FN) announced a apr 25 dividend on Tuesday, April 15th, RTT News reports. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, April 30th will be paid a dividend of 0.2083 per share on Thursday, May 15th.

First National Financial Trading Up 1.8 %

Shares of TSE FN traded up C$0.70 during trading hours on Tuesday, hitting C$39.48. 19,546 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 34,359. First National Financial has a 12 month low of C$35.15 and a 12 month high of C$45.10. The stock has a market capitalization of C$2.37 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.86, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.70 and a beta of 1.04. The company’s 50 day moving average price is C$39.48 and its 200 day moving average price is C$40.50.

Insider Activity

In other news, insider FNSC Holdings Inc. bought 24,796 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, February 5th. The shares were purchased at an average price of C$40.34 per share, for a total transaction of C$1,000,270.64. Insiders own 71.45% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of analysts have recently weighed in on FN shares. Scotiabank raised their price objective on First National Financial from C$44.00 to C$45.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a research report on Thursday, March 6th. BMO Capital Markets increased their price target on First National Financial from C$41.00 to C$42.00 in a research report on Thursday, March 6th. Finally, TD Securities lowered their price objective on First National Financial from C$46.00 to C$45.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, March 6th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and one has issued a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, First National Financial has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of C$43.17.

About First National Financial

First National Financial Corp is the parent company of First National Financial LP, a Canadian originator, underwriter, and servicer of predominantly prime residential and commercial mortgages. The company controls its First National Mortgage Investment Fund, which manages economic exposure to a diversified portfolio of primarily commercial mezzanine mortgages.