National Bank of Canada (TSE:NA) Director Yvon Charest Buys 191 Shares of Stock

National Bank of Canada (TSE:NA) Director Yvon Charest bought 191 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 18th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of C$233.21 per share, for a total transaction of C$44,543.11. Following the completion of the acquisition, the director directly owned 21,193 shares in the company, valued at approximately C$4,942,419.53. This trade represents a 0.91% increase in their ownership of the stock.

National Bank of Canada Stock Performance

TSE NA opened at C$222.05 on Thursday. The firm has a market capitalization of C$85.52 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.65, a PEG ratio of 7.14 and a beta of 1.35. National Bank of Canada has a one year low of C$141.46 and a one year high of C$237.13. The company’s 50 day moving average price is C$225.17 and its 200 day moving average price is C$203.07.

National Bank of Canada (TSE:NA) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, May 27th. The financial services provider reported C$3.23 earnings per share for the quarter. National Bank of Canada had a net margin of 16.87% and a return on equity of 13.77%. The business had revenue of C$3.91 billion during the quarter. Sell-side analysts forecast that National Bank of Canada will post 10.8360791 EPS for the current fiscal year.

National Bank of Canada Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Saturday, August 1st. Stockholders of record on Saturday, August 1st were given a dividend of $1.32 per share. This represents a $5.28 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.4%. This is a boost 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 payout ratio is presently 42.83%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of analysts have issued reports on the stock. Canaccord Genuity Group lifted their target price on shares of 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. TD raised their target price on National Bank of Canada from C$202.00 to C$227.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, August 12th. Jefferies Financial Group boosted their target price on shares of National Bank of Canada from C$196.00 to C$208.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, August 13th. Raymond James Financial raised 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, August 12th. Finally, Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce raised National Bank of Canada from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have given a Buy rating and eight have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of C$208.54.

National Bank of Canada Company Profile

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).