TSE:FN FY2025 EPS Reduced by National Bank Financial

First National Financial Co. (TSE:FN) – Research analysts at National Bank Financial lowered their FY2025 earnings estimates for First National Financial in a report released on Tuesday, October 29th. National Bank Financial analyst J. Gloyn now anticipates that the company will post earnings of $4.33 per share for the year, down from their previous forecast 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.

First National Financial (TSE:FN) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, July 30th. The company reported C$0.89 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of C$0.93 by C($0.04). The firm had revenue of C$205.45 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of C$227.10 million. First National Financial had a net margin of 32.60% and a return on equity of 30.22%.

FN has been the subject of several other reports. CIBC boosted their price objective on shares of First National Financial from C$40.00 to C$44.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday. National Bankshares increased their price target on First National Financial from C$41.00 to C$42.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a report on Wednesday. TD Securities lifted their price objective on First National Financial from C$42.00 to C$46.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday. Finally, Scotiabank increased their target price on First National Financial from C$41.00 to C$44.00 in a report on Wednesday, July 24th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have given a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, First National Financial currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of C$42.67.

First National Financial Stock Performance

Shares of FN opened at C$41.29 on Thursday. The company has a market cap of C$2.48 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.83, a P/E/G ratio of 0.70 and a beta of 1.04. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is C$38.82 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is C$37.42. First National Financial has a 12 month low of C$35.15 and a 12 month high of C$42.74. 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 Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, November 15th. Investors of record on Thursday, October 31st will be given a $0.204 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, October 31st. This represents a $2.45 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 5.93%. First National Financial’s dividend payout ratio is currently 64.47%.

Insider Activity at First National Financial

In other First National Financial news, insider FNSC Holdings Inc. bought 16,565 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, September 19th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of C$39.24 per share, with a total value of C$650,010.60. 71.45% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

About First National Financial

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.