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Laurentian Bank of Canada (TSE:LB) Shares Pass Above Two Hundred Day Moving Average - Should You Sell?

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Laurentian Bank of Canada (TSE:LB - Get Free Report)'s stock price crossed above its 200-day moving average during trading on Friday . The stock has a 200-day moving average of C$27.50 and traded as high as C$28.46. Laurentian Bank of Canada shares last traded at C$28.00, with a volume of 343,030 shares changing hands.

Analyst Ratings Changes

LB has been the subject of a number of analyst reports. BMO Capital Markets boosted their price target on Laurentian Bank of Canada from C$28.00 to C$31.00 in a research note on Monday, December 9th. Raymond James lifted their price objective on shares of Laurentian Bank of Canada from C$27.00 to C$29.00 and gave the company a "market perform" rating in a research note on Monday, December 9th. National Bankshares lifted their price target on Laurentian Bank of Canada from C$25.00 to C$27.00 and gave the company an "underperform" rating in a research note on Monday, December 9th. Jefferies Financial Group upped their price objective on Laurentian Bank of Canada from C$29.00 to C$30.00 and gave the stock a "hold" rating in a research report on Monday, December 9th. Finally, CIBC raised their price objective on Laurentian Bank of Canada from C$28.00 to C$31.00 in a research note on Tuesday, November 26th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating and five have issued a hold rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of C$28.67.

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Laurentian Bank of Canada Stock Performance

The firm has a market cap of C$1.22 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -44.71, a PEG ratio of 0.76 and a beta of 1.25. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of C$29.02 and a 200-day simple moving average of C$27.51.

Laurentian Bank of Canada Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Saturday, February 1st. Stockholders of record on Friday, January 3rd were paid a $0.47 dividend. This represents a $1.88 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 6.78%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, January 3rd. Laurentian Bank of Canada's dividend payout ratio is currently -303.23%.

About Laurentian Bank of Canada

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Laurentian Bank of Canada, together with its subsidiaries, provides various financial services to personal, business, and institutional customers in Canada and the United States. It operates through three segments: Personal Banking, Commercial Banking, and Capital Markets. The Personal Banking segment offers financial services, such as financial advisory services to financial intermediaries; and operates digital direct-to-customer platform to retail clients.

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