National Bank of Canada (TSE:NA) Price Target Raised to C$208.00

National Bank of Canada (TSE:NA) had its price objective lifted by Jefferies Financial Group from C$196.00 to C$208.00 in a research report released on Thursday morning,BayStreet.CA reports. The brokerage currently has a hold rating on the financial services provider’s stock.

A number of other research analysts have also issued reports on NA. Desjardins lowered National Bank of Canada from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and boosted their price objective for the company from C$217.00 to C$238.00 in a research report on Wednesday, August 5th. Canaccord Genuity Group raised their target price on National Bank of Canada from C$205.00 to C$224.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 7th. Scotiabank boosted their price target on shares of National Bank of Canada from C$214.00 to C$222.00 and gave the company a “sector outperform” rating in a report on Tuesday, June 16th. Raymond James Financial upped their price target on shares of National Bank of Canada from C$203.00 to C$226.50 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a research report on Wednesday. Finally, TD increased their price objective on shares of National Bank of Canada from C$202.00 to C$227.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and nine have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of C$208.54.

National Bank of Canada Stock Up 0.1%

Shares of TSE NA opened at C$231.29 on Thursday. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is C$223.92 and its two-hundred day moving average price is C$201.46. National Bank of Canada has a 52-week low of C$141.46 and a 52-week high of C$237.13. The stock has a market capitalization of C$89.08 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.47, a P/E/G ratio of 7.14 and a beta of 1.35.

National Bank of Canada (TSE:NA) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, May 27th. The financial services provider reported C$3.23 EPS for the quarter. The company had revenue of C$3.91 billion during the quarter. National Bank of Canada had a return on equity of 13.77% and a net margin of 16.87%. As a group, equities research analysts expect that National Bank of Canada will post 10.8360791 earnings per share for the current year.

National Bank of Canada Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Saturday, August 1st. Stockholders of record on Saturday, August 1st were issued a dividend of $1.32 per share. This represents a $5.28 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.3%. This is a positive change from National Bank of Canada’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.24. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, June 29th. National Bank of Canada’s dividend payout ratio is 42.83%.

About National Bank of Canada

With $618 billion in assets as at April 30, 2026, National Bank of Canada (the ‘Bank’) is one of Canada’s six systemically important banks. The Bank has more than 35,000 employees in knowledge-intensive positions and operates through three business segments in Canada: Personal and Commercial Banking, Wealth Management and Financial Markets. A fourth segment, U.S. Specialty Finance and International, complements the growth of its domestic operations. Its securities are listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX: NA).