National Bank of Canada (NTIOF) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

National Bank of Canada is a diversified financial services institution headquartered in Montreal, Quebec. Founded in 1859, it is one of Canada’s largest banks and serves individuals, businesses, institutional clients and governments through a range of banking and investment services.

The bank’s principal activities include personal and commercial banking, wealth management, financial markets and specialized financial services. Its offerings include deposit accounts, mortgages, consumer and business loans, investment and advisory services, brokerage, insurance-related solutions and capital-markets services.

National Bank primarily serves customers across Canada, with a particularly strong presence in Quebec, and also operates internationally through selected subsidiaries and activities in the United States, Cambodia and other markets. The bank is led by President and Chief Executive Officer Laurent Ferreira.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $148.64 to $150.10
• 50-Day Range: $147.93 to $167.08
• 52-Week Range: $105.65 to $171.47
• Volume: 13,078 shs
• Average Volume: 94,199 shs
• Market Capitalization: $57.46 billion
• P/E Ratio: 17.39
• Dividend Yield: 2.54%
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: Hold

National Bank of Canada Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

National Bank of Canada scored higher than 48% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.2 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

National Bank of Canada has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.38, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 3 buy ratings, 5 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

National Bank of Canada has been the subject of 6 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 9.11%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for National Bank of Canada are expected to grow by 9.11% in the coming year, from $9.44 to $10.30 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of National Bank of Canada is 17.39, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.64.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of National Bank of Canada is 17.39, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 24.57.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

National Bank of Canada has a PEG Ratio of 1.26. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

National Bank of Canada has a P/B Ratio of 2.55. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.60% of the float of National Bank of Canada has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

National Bank of Canada has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 69.95, which indicates bearish sentiment.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in National Bank of Canada has recently increased by 30.05%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

National Bank of Canada pays a meaningful dividend of 2.59%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

National Bank of Canada does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of National Bank of Canada is 44.15%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, National Bank of Canada will have a dividend payout ratio of 36.99% next year. This indicates that National Bank of Canada will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.4 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.77

News Sentiment

National Bank of Canada has a news sentiment score of 0.77. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 7 news articles for National Bank of Canada this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, National Bank of Canada insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.30% of the stock of National Bank of Canada is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

0.06% of the stock of National Bank of Canada is held by institutions.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/26/2026
• Today: 9/27/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 10/31/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 12/02/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: OTCMKTS
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: Banks
• Sub-Industry: Diversified Banks
• Current Symbol: OTCMKTS:NTIOF
• CIK: 926171
• Web: www.nbc.ca
• Phone: (514) 394-6751
• Fax: 514-394-8434
• Employees: 33,200
• Year Founded: 1859

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $8.63
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 17.39
• Forward P/E Ratio: 15.90
• P/E Growth: 1.26
• Net Income: $2.87 billion
• Net Margins: 17.22%
• Pretax Margin: 22.45%
• Return on Equity: 16.67%
• Return on Assets: 0.85%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.11
• Current Ratio: 0.76
• Quick Ratio: 0.76

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $21.96 billion
• Price / Sales: 2.62
• Cash Flow: $9.39 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 15.99
• Book Value: $58.85 per share
• Price / Book: 2.55

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 382,838,000
• Free Float: 381,689,000
• Market Cap: $57.46 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.86