First National Financial Co. (TSE:FN) Insider Purchases C$30,051.00 in Stock

First National Financial Co. (TSE:FN - Get Free Report) insider FNSC Holdings Inc. bought 742 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Wednesday, December 18th. The shares were acquired at an average price of C$40.50 per share, for a total transaction of C$30,051.00.

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

• On Thursday, November 14th, FNSC Holdings Inc. bought 105,214 shares of First National Financial stock. The stock was purchased at an average cost of C$42.73 per share, for a total transaction of C$4,495,794.22.
• On Monday, October 7th, FNSC Holdings Inc. acquired 25,774 shares of First National Financial stock. The stock was acquired at an average price of C$38.81 per share, for a total transaction of C$1,000,288.94.

First National Financial Stock Up 0.8 %

TSE:FN traded up C$0.34 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching C$40.35. The stock had a trading volume of 31,148 shares, compared to its average volume of 31,050. 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. The company has a market capitalization of C$2.42 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.62, 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 stock's 50 day simple moving average is C$41.91 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is C$38.78.

First National Financial Dividend Announcement

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

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of analysts recently commented on FN shares. CIBC increased 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. TD Securities upped 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. Finally, National Bankshares lifted their price target 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 investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have given a buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price 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.