First National Financial Co. Declares Apr 25 Dividend of $0.21 (TSE:FN)

First National Financial Co. (TSE:FN - Get Free Report) declared a apr 25 dividend on Tuesday, April 15th, RTT News reports. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, April 30th will be given a dividend of 0.2083 per share on Thursday, May 15th.

First National Financial Price Performance

Shares of FN traded down C$0.03 during trading hours on Friday, hitting C$39.26. The stock had a trading volume of 16,560 shares, compared to its average volume of 34,015. The firm has a market capitalization of C$2.36 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.78, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.70 and a beta of 1.04. First National Financial has a 1-year low of C$35.15 and a 1-year high of C$45.10. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of C$39.40 and a 200-day simple moving average of C$40.51.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several analysts recently issued reports on the stock. TD Securities reduced their price target on shares of First National Financial from C$46.00 to C$45.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, March 6th. Scotiabank increased their price objective on shares of First National Financial from C$44.00 to C$45.00 and gave the company a "sector perform" rating in a research note on Thursday, March 6th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets lifted their target price on First National Financial from C$41.00 to C$42.00 in a research note on Thursday, March 6th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and one has assigned a buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of C$43.17.

Insider Activity at First National Financial

In other news, insider FNSC Holdings Inc. purchased 24,796 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Wednesday, February 5th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of C$40.34 per share, with a total value of C$1,000,270.64. 71.45% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

About First National Financial

First National Financial Corp is the parent company of First National Financial LP, a Canadian originator, underwriter, and servicer of predominantly prime residential and commercial mortgages. The company controls its First National Mortgage Investment Fund, which manages economic exposure to a diversified portfolio of primarily commercial mezzanine mortgages.