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

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

National Bankshares declared a Semi-Annual dividend on Wednesday, November 13th. Investors of record on Monday, November 25th will be paid a dividend of $0.72 per share on Monday, December 2nd. This represents a yield of 3.1%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, November 22nd. This is a boost from National Bankshares's previous Semi-Annual dividend of $0.63. View National Bankshares' Dividend History.

National Bankshares Inc. (NASDAQ:NKSH) announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, November, 7th. The bank reported $0.65 earnings per share for the quarter. The bank earned $11.52 million during the quarter. National Bankshares had a net margin of 32.46% and a return on equity of 9.28%. View National Bankshares' Earnings History.

National Bankshares is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, January 30th 2020. View Earnings Estimates for National Bankshares.

1 analysts have issued 12 month target prices for National Bankshares' shares. Their forecasts range from $42.50 to $42.50. On average, they expect National Bankshares' stock price to reach $42.50 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 0.9% 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 hold rating for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for National Bankshares.

Media headlines about NKSH stock have been trending positive recently, InfoTrie reports. InfoTrie ranks the sentiment of news coverage by analyzing more than six thousand news and blog sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. National Bankshares earned a news impact score of 3.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave news stories about the bank a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, indicating that recent news coverage is extremely unlikely to have an impact on the company's share price in the immediate future. View News Stories for National Bankshares.

National Bankshares saw a drop in short interest in the month of December. As of December 13th, there was short interest totalling 70,300 shares, a drop of 5.8% from the November 28th total of 74,600 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 9,500 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 7.4 days. Approximately 1.1% of the shares of the company are short sold. View National Bankshares' Current Options Chain.

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National Bankshares' stock is owned by a number of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Dalton Greiner Hartman Maher & Co. (1.47%) and Nisa Investment Advisors LLC (0.01%). Company insiders that own National Bankshares stock 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 Institutional Ownership Trends for National Bankshares.

NKSH stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Dalton Greiner Hartman Maher & Co. and Nisa Investment Advisors LLC. 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, Robinhood, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of NKSH stock can currently be purchased for approximately $42.11.

National Bankshares has a market capitalization of $273.29 million and generates $50.95 million in revenue each year. The bank earns $16.15 million in net income (profit) each year or $2.32 on an earnings per share basis. 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]