First National Financial (FN) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

First National Financial Corp is the parent company of First National Financial LP, a Canadian originator, underwriter, and servicer of predominantly prime residential and commercial mortgages. The company controls its First National Mortgage Investment Fund, which manages economic exposure to a diversified portfolio of primarily commercial mezzanine mortgages. Most mortgages originated by First National are funded either by placement with institutional investors or through securitization conduits, in each case with retained servicing. In general, originations are allocated from one funding source to another depending on market conditions and strategic considerations related to maintaining diversified funding sources.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: C$47.98 to C$47.98
• 50-Day Range: C$47.98 to C$47.98
• 52-Week Range: C$35.50 to C$49.00
• Volume: N/A
• Average Volume: 57,318 shs
• Market Capitalization: C$2.88 billion
• P/E Ratio: 15.63
• Dividend Yield: 5.18%
• Price Target: C$48.00
• Consensus Rating: Reduce

First National Financial Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

First National Financial scored higher than 21% 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: 0.8 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Reduce

Consensus Rating

First National Financial has received a consensus rating of Reduce. The company's average rating score is 1.50, and is based on no strong buy ratings, no buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and 1 sell rating.

Upside/Downside

The consensus price target for First National Financial is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

First National Financial has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of First National Financial is 15.63, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.31.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of First National Financial is 15.63, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Financial Services sector average P/E ratio of about 15.93.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

First National Financial has a PEG Ratio of 0.70. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

First National Financial has a P/B Ratio of 3.85. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: N/A
• Short Interest Level: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for FN.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Leadership

First National Financial is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 5.21%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

First National Financial does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of First National Financial is 80.89%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

News and Social Media

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

Search Interest

30 people have searched for FN on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 76% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, First National Financial insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

71.45% of the stock of First National Financial is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

3.73% of the stock of First National Financial is held by institutions.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 10/29/2024
• Today: 5/16/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: TSE
• Sector: Financial Services
• Industry: Mortgage Finance
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: TSE:FN
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.firstnational.ca
• Phone: +1-416-5931100
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 1,772
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for First National Financial: C$48.00
• High Price Target: C$48.00
• Low Price Target: C$48.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +0.0%
• Consensus Rating: Reduce
• Rating Score (0-4): 1.50
• Research Coverage: 2 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): C$3.07
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 15.63
• Forward P/E Ratio: 11.92
• P/E Growth: 0.7
• Net Income: C$185.07 million
• Net Margins: 9.09%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 20.58%
• Return on Assets: 0.48%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 6,695.40
• Current Ratio: 0.05
• Quick Ratio: 10.11

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: C$602.36 million
• Price / Sales: 4.78
• Cash Flow: C$46.26 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 1.04
• Book Value: C$12.45 per share
• Price / Book: 3.85

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 59,967,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: C$2.88 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.64