First National Financial Co. (TSE:FN) Insider Buys C$250,068.00 in Stock

First National Financial Co. (TSE:FN - Get Free Report) insider FNSC Holdings Inc. acquired 6,412 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, January 14th. The stock was acquired at an average price of C$39.00 per share, with a total value of C$250,068.00.

FNSC Holdings Inc. also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Wednesday, December 18th, FNSC Holdings Inc. bought 742 shares of First National Financial stock. The stock was purchased at an average price of C$40.50 per share, with a total value of C$30,051.00.
• On Thursday, November 14th, FNSC Holdings Inc. purchased 105,214 shares of First National Financial stock. The shares were acquired at an average price of C$42.73 per share, with a total value of C$4,495,794.22.

First National Financial Stock Performance

FN traded up C$0.81 during trading hours on Wednesday, hitting C$39.80. The stock had a trading volume of 37,489 shares, compared to its average volume of 31,807. The stock has a market cap of C$2.39 billion, a PE ratio of 10.47, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.70 and a beta of 1.04. First National Financial Co. has a 1 year low of C$35.15 and a 1 year high of C$45.10. The company has a quick ratio of 10.11, a current ratio of 8.92 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 6,280.61. The company's fifty day simple moving average is C$41.75 and its 200 day simple moving average is C$39.28.

First National Financial Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced an annual dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 13th. Shareholders of record on Friday, November 29th were paid a $0.708 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, November 29th. This represents a yield of 1.71%. First National Financial's dividend payout ratio is currently 64.47%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

FN has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. TD Securities increased their price target on First National Financial from C$42.00 to C$46.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 30th. CIBC increased their price target on shares of First National Financial from C$40.00 to C$44.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 30th. Finally, National Bankshares raised 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. Four analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, First National Financial presently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of C$42.67.

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.