TSE:FN FY2025 EPS Lowered by National Bank Financial

First National Financial Co. (TSE:FN) – National Bank Financial reduced their FY2025 earnings per share estimates for First National Financial in a research note issued on Tuesday, October 29th. National Bank Financial analyst J. Gloyn now expects that the company will post earnings of $4.33 per share 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.

Other equities research analysts also recently issued reports about the company. TD Securities raised their price target on First National Financial from C$42.00 to C$46.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday. Scotiabank raised their price objective on shares of First National Financial from C$41.00 to C$44.00 in a research report on Wednesday, July 24th. National Bankshares boosted their target price on shares of First National Financial from C$41.00 to C$42.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a research report on Wednesday. Finally, CIBC increased their price target on shares of First National Financial from C$40.00 to C$44.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of C$42.67.

First National Financial Price Performance

Shares of TSE:FN opened at C$40.60 on Thursday. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of C$38.75 and a 200 day simple moving average of C$37.39. 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 1 year low of C$34.54 and a 1 year high of C$42.74. The firm has a market cap of C$2.43 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.76, a P/E/G ratio of 0.70 and a beta of 1.04.

First National Financial (TSE:FN) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, July 30th. The company reported C$0.89 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate 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 company had revenue of C$205.45 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of C$227.10 million.

Insider Transactions at First National Financial

In other news, insider FNSC Holdings Inc. purchased 25,774 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, October 7th. The stock was purchased 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 Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared 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 of this dividend 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 64.47%.

First National Financial Company Profile

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.