NASDAQ:NKSH - National Bankshares Stock Price, News & Analysis

National Bankshares trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "NKSH."

National Bankshares declared a semiannual dividend on Friday, May 17th. Investors of record on Tuesday, May 28th will be given a dividend of $0.67 per share on Monday, June 3rd. This represents a dividend yield of 3.25%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, May 24th. This is a boost from National Bankshares's previous semiannual dividend of $0.63. View National Bankshares' Dividend History.

National Bankshares Inc. (NASDAQ:NKSH) released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April, 18th. The bank reported $0.65 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.59 by $0.06. National Bankshares had a return on equity of 9.28% and a net margin of 32.78%. View National Bankshares' Earnings History.

National Bankshares is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, October 17th 2019. View Earnings Estimates for National Bankshares.

1 analysts have issued 1-year price targets for National Bankshares' stock. Their forecasts range from $42.50 to $42.50. On average, they expect National Bankshares' share price to reach $42.50 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 24.6% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for National Bankshares.

1 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for National Bankshares in the last year. There are currently 1 buy rating for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for National Bankshares.

News coverage about NKSH stock has been trending negative this week, InfoTrie Sentiment reports. The research group identifies negative and positive media coverage by monitoring more than six thousand blog and news sources. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. National Bankshares earned a media sentiment score of -2.3 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned media stories about the bank a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, meaning that recent media coverage is extremely unlikely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the immediate future. View News Stories for National Bankshares.

National Bankshares saw a decrease in short interest in the month of July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totalling 40,700 shares, a decrease of 29.2% from the June 15th total of 57,500 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 9,500 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 4.3 days. Approximately 0.6% of the company's shares are short sold. View National Bankshares' Current Options Chain.

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National Bankshares' stock is owned by a variety of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include BlackRock Inc. (7.02%), Vanguard Group Inc. (4.48%), Dalton Greiner Hartman Maher & Co. (1.28%), Northern Trust Corp (1.25%), Renaissance Technologies LLC (1.15%) and Wells Fargo & Company MN (0.17%). Company insiders that own National Bankshares stock include Charles E Green III, F Brad Denardo, Glenn P Reynolds, Jack M Lewis, John Elliott Dooley, Lawrence J Ball, Mary G Miller, Michael E Dye, Mildred R Johnson and Norman V Fitzwater III. View Institutional Ownership Trends for National Bankshares.

NKSH stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including BlackRock Inc., Dalton Greiner Hartman Maher & Co., Northern Trust Corp, Wells Fargo & Company MN, Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services Inc. and BNP Paribas Arbitrage SA. View Insider Buying and Selling for National Bankshares.

NKSH stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Vanguard Group Inc., Renaissance Technologies LLC, Acadian Asset Management LLC, Aperio Group LLC and Bank of Montreal Can. Company insiders that have bought National Bankshares stock in the last two years include Charles E Green III, F Brad Denardo, Jack M Lewis, John Elliott Dooley, Lawrence J Ball, Mary G Miller, Michael E Dye, Mildred R Johnson and Norman V Fitzwater III. View Insider Buying and Selling for National Bankshares.

Shares of NKSH can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of NKSH stock can currently be purchased for approximately $34.10.

National Bankshares has a market capitalization of $221.99 million and generates $50.95 million in revenue each year. National Bankshares employs 235 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About National Bankshares.

The official website for National Bankshares is http://www.nationalbankshares.com/.

National Bankshares' mailing address is 101 HUBBARD STREET, BLACKSBURG VA, 24062. The bank can be reached via phone at 540-951-6300 or via email at [email protected]