Desjardins Has Bullish Outlook for OTCMKTS:NTIOF Q3 Earnings

Key Points

• Desjardins has upgraded its Q3 2025 earnings per share estimate for National Bank of Canada from $1.79 to $2.01, reflecting positive expectations for the financial services provider.
• The bank's recent earnings report revealed an EPS of $2.00 for the last quarter, surpassing analyst projections by $0.29, despite revenue falling short of expectations at $2.64 billion.
• National Bank of Canada has increased its dividend to $0.8578 per share from $0.80, indicating a healthy dividend payout ratio of 45.90% and a notable dividend yield of 348.0%.

National Bank of Canada (OTCMKTS:NTIOF - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at Desjardins boosted their Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for National Bank of Canada in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday, August 12th. Desjardins analyst D. Young now forecasts that the financial services provider will post earnings per share of $2.01 for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $1.79. The consensus estimate for National Bank of Canada's current full-year earnings is $7.63 per share.

Several other equities research analysts have also issued reports on NTIOF. Cibc World Mkts raised National Bank of Canada from a "strong sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Friday, August 1st. CIBC reissued an "outperform" rating on shares of National Bank of Canada in a research report on Tuesday, May 20th. Finally, Scotiabank raised National Bank of Canada to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Thursday, May 15th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, one has given a Buy rating, three have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of "Hold".

National Bank of Canada Stock Performance

Shares of NTIOF stock traded down $0.01 on Friday, hitting $108.79. 1,076 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 67,998. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.09, a current ratio of 0.76 and a quick ratio of 0.76. The company has a market capitalization of $42.63 billion, a PE ratio of 14.39 and a beta of 1.02. National Bank of Canada has a 1-year low of $74.21 and a 1-year high of $109.47. The company's fifty day moving average is $103.28 and its 200 day moving average is $92.50.

National Bank of Canada (OTCMKTS:NTIOF - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, May 28th. The financial services provider reported $2.00 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.71 by $0.29. The business had revenue of $2.64 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.33 billion. National Bank of Canada had a return on equity of 16.83% and a net margin of 18.73%.

National Bank of Canada Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Friday, August 1st. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, July 1st were issued a dividend of $0.8578 per share. This represents a dividend yield of 348.0%. This is a boost from National Bank of Canada's previous dividend of $0.80. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, June 30th. National Bank of Canada's dividend payout ratio is presently 45.90%.

National Bank of Canada Company Profile

National Bank of Canada provides financial services to individuals, businesses, institutional clients, and governments in Canada and internationally. It operates through four segments: Personal and Commercial, Wealth Management, Financial Markets, and U.S. Specialty Finance and International. The Personal and Commercial segment offers personal banking services, including transaction solutions, mortgage loans and home equity lines of credit, consumer loans, payment solutions, and savings and investment solutions; various insurance products; and commercial banking services, such as credit, and deposit, investment solutions, international trade, foreign exchange transactions, payroll, cash management, insurance, electronic transactions, and complimentary services.