National Bank of Canada (TSE:NA) Receives C$211.62 Average PT from Analysts

National Bank of Canada (TSE:NA) has been given a consensus rating of “Hold” by the eleven brokerages that are currently covering the company, MarketBeat reports. Eight investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, two have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating on the company. The average 12-month target price among brokerages that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is C$211.62.

A number of equities analysts have recently issued reports on the company. Canaccord Genuity Group increased their target price on National Bank of Canada from C$205.00 to C$224.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, July 7th. Raymond James Financial boosted their price target on National Bank of Canada from C$203.00 to C$226.50 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 12th. TD upped their price target on National Bank of Canada from C$202.00 to C$227.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 12th. Scotiabank increased their price objective on National Bank of Canada from C$214.00 to C$222.00 and gave the stock a “sector outperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, June 16th. Finally, Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce raised National Bank of Canada from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, August 18th.

National Bank of Canada Stock Performance

Shares of National Bank of Canada stock opened at C$213.18 on Friday. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is C$225.71 and its 200-day simple moving average is C$204.92. National Bank of Canada has a twelve month low of C$141.46 and a twelve month high of C$237.13. The firm has a market cap of C$82.10 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.87, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 7.14 and a beta of 1.35.

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

National Bank of Canada Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Saturday, August 1st. Investors of record on Saturday, August 1st were issued a dividend of $1.32 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, June 29th. This represents a $5.28 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.5%. This is an increase from National Bank of Canada’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.24. National Bank of Canada’s payout ratio is 42.83%.

Insider Transactions at National Bank of Canada

In other news, Director Yvon Charest purchased 191 shares of National Bank of Canada stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 18th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of C$233.21 per share, for a total transaction of C$44,543.11. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 21,193 shares in the company, valued at approximately C$4,942,419.53. This represents a 0.91% increase in their ownership of the stock. 0.21% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

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).