National Bankshares (NKSH) to Release Earnings on Wednesday

National Bankshares (NASDAQ:NKSH) is expected to post its Q1 2025 quarterly earnings results before the market opens on Wednesday, May 21st. Analysts expect National Bankshares to post earnings of $0.52 per share for the quarter.

National Bankshares Price Performance

NASDAQ:NKSH opened at $26.40 on Tuesday. The firm has a market cap of $167.98 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.64 and a beta of 0.66. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $26.06 and its 200 day moving average price is $28.24. National Bankshares has a 1-year low of $23.75 and a 1-year high of $33.37.

National Bankshares Cuts Dividend

The company also recently announced a semi-annual dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 2nd. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, May 27th will be paid a $0.73 dividend. This represents a dividend yield of 5.9%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, May 27th. National Bankshares’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 107.35%.

Insider Transactions at National Bankshares

In related news, Director Charles E. Green III bought 1,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Friday, March 14th. The shares were bought at an average cost of $27.08 per share, for a total transaction of $27,080.00. Following the transaction, the director now owns 49,144 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,330,819.52. This trade represents a 2.08% increase in their ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. In the last three months, insiders acquired 2,049 shares of company stock valued at $55,982. Corporate insiders own 3.18% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Separately, StockNews.com upgraded shares of National Bankshares from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, February 1st.

About National Bankshares

National Bankshares, Inc operates as the bank holding company for the National Bank of Blacksburg that provides retail and commercial banking products and services to individuals, businesses, non-profits, and local governments. The company accepts interest-bearing and non-interest-bearing demand deposit accounts, money market deposit accounts, savings accounts, certificates of deposit, health savings accounts, and individual retirement accounts.