National Bank of Canada (TSE:NA) Director Buys C$44,543.11 in Stock

Key Points

• Director Yvon Charest purchased 191 National Bank of Canada shares at an average price of C$233.21, investing C$44,543.11 and increasing his ownership by 0.91% to 21,193 shares.
• National Bank shares fell C$4.83 to C$221.24, while the bank reported quarterly EPS of C$3.23 on C$3.91 billion in revenue. Analysts currently maintain a consensus “Hold” rating with an average price target of C$208.54.
• The bank increased its quarterly dividend to C$1.32, equivalent to an annualized C$5.28 payout and a 2.4% yield.

National Bank of Canada (TSE:NA - Get Free Report) Director Yvon Charest purchased 191 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 18th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of C$233.21 per share, for a total transaction of C$44,543.11. Following the transaction, the director owned 21,193 shares of the company's stock, 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

Shares of National Bank of Canada stock traded down C$4.83 on Wednesday, reaching C$221.24. The stock had a trading volume of 717,659 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,408,783. The business's 50-day moving average price is C$224.84 and its two-hundred day moving average price is C$202.66. The stock has a market cap of C$85.21 billion, a P/E ratio of 19.58, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 7.14 and a beta of 1.35. National Bank of Canada has a fifty-two week low of C$141.46 and a fifty-two week high of C$237.13.

National Bank of Canada (TSE:NA - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, May 27th. The financial services provider reported C$3.23 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. The business had revenue of C$3.91 billion for the quarter. National Bank of Canada had a net margin of 16.87% and a return on equity of 13.77%. As a group, 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 firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Saturday, August 1st. Shareholders of record on Saturday, August 1st were given a $1.32 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, June 29th. This represents a $5.28 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.4%. This is an increase from National Bank of Canada's previous quarterly dividend of $1.24. National Bank of Canada's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 42.83%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several brokerages have recently issued reports on NA. Jefferies Financial Group raised their price objective 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 note on Thursday, August 13th. Canaccord Genuity Group upped 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. Scotiabank raised their price target on shares of National Bank of Canada from C$214.00 to C$222.00 and gave the stock a "sector outperform" rating in a research report on Tuesday, June 16th. Desjardins downgraded shares of National Bank of Canada from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating and boosted their price objective for the stock from C$217.00 to C$238.00 in a report on Wednesday, August 5th. Finally, Raymond James Financial boosted their price objective 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 report on Wednesday, August 12th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and nine have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock 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.

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