First National Financial Co. (TSE:FN) Given Average Recommendation of "Hold" by Brokerages

Shares of First National Financial Co. (TSE:FN - Get Free Report) have been assigned an average rating of "Hold" from the six analysts that are presently covering the stock, Marketbeat Ratings reports. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and two have issued a buy recommendation on the company. The average twelve-month price target among brokerages that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is C$42.67.

Several equities analysts recently issued reports on the stock. TD Securities boosted their target price on shares of First National Financial from C$42.00 to C$46.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Wednesday, October 30th. CIBC boosted their price objective on First National Financial from C$40.00 to C$44.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 30th. Finally, National Bankshares raised their target price on First National Financial from C$41.00 to C$42.00 and gave the stock a "sector perform" rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 30th.

First National Financial Trading Up 0.0 %

Shares of First National Financial stock traded up C$0.02 during trading on Friday, hitting C$44.53. The company's stock had a trading volume of 32,600 shares, compared to its average volume of 30,734. The stock has a market cap of C$2.67 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.72, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.70 and a beta of 1.04. First National Financial has a 52 week low of C$35.15 and a 52 week high of C$44.85. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of C$40.54 and a two-hundred day moving average price of C$38.00. 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.

First National Financial Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed an annual dividend, which will be paid on Friday, December 13th. Shareholders of record on Friday, November 29th will be paid a $0.708 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, November 29th. This represents a yield of 1.71%. First National Financial's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 64.47%.

Insider Transactions at First National Financial

In related news, insider FNSC Holdings Inc. purchased 25,774 shares of First National Financial stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, October 7th. The stock was bought at an average price of C$38.81 per share, for a total transaction of C$1,000,288.94. Insiders have acquired 147,553 shares of company stock worth $6,146,094 in the last 90 days. Insiders own 71.45% of the company's stock.

First National Financial Company Profile

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.