Yvon Charest Acquires 191 Shares of National Bank of Canada (TSE:NA) Stock

National Bank of Canada (TSE:NA) Director Yvon Charest bought 191 shares of National Bank of Canada stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 18th. The shares were purchased at an average price of C$233.21 per share, for a total transaction of C$44,543.11. Following the acquisition, the director directly owned 21,193 shares in the company, valued at approximately C$4,942,419.53. This trade represents a 0.91% increase in their position.

National Bank of Canada Stock Performance

Shares of TSE:NA opened at C$216.80 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of C$83.50 billion, a P/E ratio of 19.19, a P/E/G ratio of 7.14 and a beta of 1.35. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of C$225.33 and a 200-day moving average price of C$203.46. National Bank of Canada has a 52-week low of C$141.46 and a 52-week high of C$237.13.

National Bank of Canada (TSE:NA) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, May 27th. The financial services provider reported C$3.23 earnings per share for the quarter. The company had revenue of C$3.91 billion for the quarter. National Bank of Canada had a return on equity of 13.77% and a net margin of 16.87%. On average, equities analysts forecast that National Bank of Canada will post 10.8360791 EPS for the current fiscal year.

National Bank of Canada Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Saturday, August 1st. Shareholders of record on Saturday, August 1st were given a dividend of $1.32 per share. This is an increase from National Bank of Canada’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.24. This represents a $5.28 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.4%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, June 29th. National Bank of Canada’s payout ratio is 42.83%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research firms have recently weighed in on NA. Canaccord Genuity Group upped their target price on shares of National Bank of Canada from C$205.00 to C$224.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 7th. Raymond James Financial boosted their price objective on shares of National Bank of Canada from C$203.00 to C$226.50 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 12th. Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce upgraded shares of National Bank of Canada from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Tuesday. Desjardins cut shares of National Bank of Canada from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and upped their price objective for the stock from C$217.00 to C$238.00 in a report on Wednesday, August 5th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group raised their target price on shares of National Bank of Canada from C$196.00 to C$208.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 13th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have assigned a Buy rating and eight have given a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of C$208.54.

National Bank of Canada Company Profile

With $618 billion in assets as at April 30, 2026, National Bank of Canada (the ‘Bank’) is one of Canada’s six systemically important banks. The Bank has more than 35,000 employees in knowledge-intensive positions and operates through three business segments in Canada: Personal and Commercial Banking, Wealth Management and Financial Markets. A fourth segment, U.S. Specialty Finance and International, complements the growth of its domestic operations. Its securities are listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX: NA).