National Bankshares (NASDAQ:NKSH - Get Free Report) issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday. The bank reported $0.48 earnings per share for the quarter, meeting the consensus estimate of $0.48, Zacks reports. National Bankshares had a net margin of 11.44% and a return on equity of 5.85%.
National Bankshares Stock Up 1.3 %
NKSH traded up $0.40 on Thursday, hitting $30.21. The company had a trading volume of 15,984 shares, compared to its average volume of 13,406. National Bankshares has a 12-month low of $26.00 and a 12-month high of $35.00. The business's fifty day simple moving average is $29.89 and its 200 day simple moving average is $29.78. The company has a market cap of $192.14 million, a PE ratio of 20.83 and a beta of 0.61.
National Bankshares Increases Dividend
The firm also recently declared a semi-annual dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 2nd. Investors of record on Monday, November 25th were issued a $0.78 dividend. This is an increase from National Bankshares's previous semi-annual dividend of $0.55. The ex-dividend date was Monday, November 25th. This represents a dividend yield of 5%. National Bankshares's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 107.59%.
Analyst Ratings Changes
A number of equities research analysts recently commented on the company. StockNews.com downgraded National Bankshares from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a research report on Tuesday, December 24th. Janney Montgomery Scott upgraded National Bankshares from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and set a $38.00 target price for the company in a research report on Friday, November 22nd.
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About National Bankshares
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National Bankshares, Inc operates as the bank holding company for the National Bank of Blacksburg that provides retail and commercial banking products and services to individuals, businesses, non-profits, and local governments. The company accepts interest-bearing and non-interest-bearing demand deposit accounts, money market deposit accounts, savings accounts, certificates of deposit, health savings accounts, and individual retirement accounts.
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