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

6 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for First National Financial in the last year. There are currently 6 hold ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "hold" FN shares. A hold rating indicates that analysts believe investors should maintain any existing positions they have in FN, but not buy additional shares or sell existing shares.
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6 equities research analysts have issued 1-year price targets for First National Financial's stock. Their FN share price targets range from C$38.00 to C$45.00. On average, they expect the company's share price to reach C$41.83 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 11.1% from the stock's current price.
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First National Financial's stock was trading at C$38.38 at the beginning of 2024. Since then, FN shares have decreased by 1.9% and is now trading at C$37.64.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, April 30th 2024.
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First National Financial Co. (TSE:FN) posted its earnings results on Tuesday, March, 5th. The company reported $0.72 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.22 by $0.50. The company had revenue of $199.30 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $164.10 million. First National Financial had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 35.19% and a net margin of 33.65%.

First National Financial announced a monthly dividend on Monday, April 15th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, April 30th will be given a dividend of 0.2042 per share on Wednesday, May 15th. This represents a $2.45 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 6.51%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, April 29th. This is an increase from the stock's previous monthly dividend of C$0.20.
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First National Financial (TSE:FN) pays an annual dividend of C$2.42 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 6.48%. FN has a dividend yield higher than 75% of all dividend-paying stocks, making it a leading dividend payer. The dividend payout ratio is 58.31%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.
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