National Bank of Canada (NA) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

National Bank of Canada provides financial services to individuals, businesses, institutional clients, and governments in Canada and internationally. It operates through four segments: Personal and Commercial, Wealth Management, Financial Markets, and U.S. Specialty Finance and International. The Personal and Commercial segment offers personal banking services, including transaction solutions, mortgage loans and home equity lines of credit, consumer loans, payment solutions, and savings and investment solutions; various insurance products; and commercial banking services, such as credit, and deposit, investment solutions, international trade, foreign exchange transactions, payroll, cash management, insurance, electronic transactions, and complimentary services. The Wealth Management segment provides full-service brokerage, private banking, direct brokerage, investment solutions, administrative and trade execution, transaction products, and trust and estate services. The Financial Markets segment offers corporate banking, advisory, and capital markets services; and project financing, debt, and equity underwriting; advisory services in the areas of mergers and acquisitions, and financing. The U.S. Specialty Finance and International segment provides specialty finance products; and personal and commercial banking in Cambodia. National Bank of Canada was founded in 1859 and is headquartered in Montreal, Canada.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: C$123.57 to C$125.13
• 50-Day Range: C$125.05 to C$134.46
• 52-Week Range: C$102.90 to C$141.15
• Volume: 1.32 million shs
• Average Volume: 1.64 million shs
• Market Capitalization: C$48.34 billion
• P/E Ratio: 11.00
• Dividend Yield: 3.55%
• Price Target: C$141.10
• Consensus Rating: Hold

National Bank of Canada Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

National Bank of Canada scored higher than 37% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.1 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

National Bank of Canada has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.25, and is based on 2 buy ratings, 8 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

National Bank of Canada has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of National Bank of Canada is 11.00, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 25.18.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of National Bank of Canada is 11.00, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Financial Services sector average P/E ratio of about 16.04.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

National Bank of Canada has a PEG Ratio of 7.14. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

National Bank of Canada has a P/B Ratio of 1.65. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: N/A
• Short Interest Level: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for NA.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Leadership

National Bank of Canada is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 4.35%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

National Bank of Canada does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of National Bank of Canada is 39.03%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for NA.

News and Social Media

• Score: 0.9 / 5
• News Sentiment: -0.45

News Sentiment

National Bank of Canada has a news sentiment score of -0.45. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.45 average news sentiment score of Financial Services companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 11 news articles for National Bank of Canada this week, compared to 7 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 4 people have searched for NA on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -50% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, National Bank of Canada insiders have sold 248.12% more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought C$38,107.00 in company stock and sold C$132,658.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 0.21% of the stock of National Bank of Canada is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

Only 35.11% of the stock of National Bank of Canada is held by institutions.

NA Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have NA shares performed this year?

National Bank of Canada's stock was trading at C$131.04 at the beginning of the year. Since then, NA stock has decreased by 5.4% and is now trading at C$123.99.
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How were National Bank of Canada's earnings last quarter?

National Bank of Canada (TSE:NA) issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May, 31st. The financial services provider reported $1.30 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.27 by $0.03. The financial services provider earned $1.60 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.54 billion. National Bank of Canada had a net margin of 19.69% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 15.43%.

How do I buy shares of National Bank of Canada?

Shares of NA stock and other Canadian stocks can be purchased through an online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the Canadian stock market include BMO InvestorLine, CIBC Investor's Edge, Desjardins Online Brokerage, HSBC InvestDirect, Laurentian Bank Discount Brokerage, National Bank Direct Brokerage, Qtrade Investor, Questrade, RBC Direct Investing, Scotia iTrade, TD Direct Investing, and Virtual Brokers.

What other stocks do shareholders of National Bank of Canada own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that National Bank of Canada investors own include Intact Financial (IFC), Constellation Software (CSU), Toronto-Dominion Bank (TD), Alimentation Couche-Tard (ATD.B), AutoCanada (ACQ), Royal Bank of Canada (RY) and Bank of Nova Scotia (BNS).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 5/31/2017
• Ex-Dividend for 2/1 Dividend: 12/30/2024
• Dividend Payable: 2/01/2025
• Today: 2/19/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: TSE
• Sector: Financial Services
• Industry: Banks - Diversified
• Sub-Industry: Electronic Equipment
• Current Symbol: TSE:NA
• CUSIP: N/A
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.nbc.ca
• Phone: +1-514-3946751
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 28,730
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: C$141.10
• High Stock Price Target: C$154.00
• Low Stock Price Target: C$118.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +13.8%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.25
• Research Coverage: 12 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): C$11.27
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 11.00
• Forward P/E Ratio: 11.44
• P/E Growth: 7.14
• Net Income: C$4.38 billion
• Net Margins: 19.69%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 15.43%
• Return on Assets: 0.83%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 292.69
• Current Ratio: N/A
• Quick Ratio: N/A

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: C$22.25 billion
• Price / Sales: 2.17
• Cash Flow: C$613.51 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 0.20
• Book Value: C$75.21 per share
• Price / Book: 1.65

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 389,878,649
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: C$48.34 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 1.12