TSE:FN FY2025 EPS Decreased by National Bank Financial

First National Financial Co. (TSE:FN - Free Report) - Investment analysts at National Bank Financial lowered their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for First National Financial in a note issued to investors on Tuesday, October 29th. National Bank Financial analyst J. Gloyn now expects that the company will post earnings per share of $4.33 for the year, down from their prior estimate of $4.40. The consensus estimate for First National Financial's current full-year earnings is $4.02 per share. National Bank Financial also issued estimates for First National Financial's FY2026 earnings at $4.62 EPS.

A number of other research analysts also recently issued reports on FN. 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. Scotiabank raised their price target on shares of First National Financial from C$41.00 to C$44.00 in a report on Wednesday, July 24th. TD Securities upped their price objective 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. Finally, National Bankshares raised their target price on First National Financial from C$41.00 to C$42.00 and gave the company a "sector perform" rating in a research note on Wednesday. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have issued a buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, First National Financial currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of C$42.67.

First National Financial Trading Down 2.4 %

FN stock traded down C$0.99 during trading on Thursday, hitting C$40.60. The company had a trading volume of 61,286 shares, compared to its average volume of 30,653. The company has a current ratio of 8.92, a quick ratio of 10.11 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 6,280.61. First National Financial has a one year low of C$34.54 and a one year high of C$42.74. The business has a 50-day moving average of C$38.75 and a 200-day moving average of C$37.39. The stock has a market cap of C$2.43 billion, a PE ratio of 10.76, a PEG ratio of 0.70 and a beta of 1.04.

First National Financial (TSE:FN - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, July 30th. The company reported C$0.89 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of C$0.93 by C($0.04). First National Financial had a net margin of 32.60% and a return on equity of 30.22%. The firm had revenue of C$205.45 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of C$227.10 million.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other First National Financial news, insider FNSC Holdings Inc. acquired 25,774 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Monday, October 7th. The shares were acquired at an average price of C$38.81 per share, with a total value of C$1,000,288.94. Insiders own 71.45% of the company's stock.

First National Financial Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, November 15th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, October 31st will be given a $0.204 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, October 31st. This represents a $2.45 annualized dividend and a yield of 6.03%. First National Financial's dividend payout ratio is currently 64.47%.

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.