Research Analysts Issue Forecasts for TSE:FN Q4 Earnings

First National Financial Co. (TSE:FN) – Equities research analysts at National Bank Financial increased their Q4 2024 earnings per share estimates for shares of First National Financial in a research note issued on Sunday, February 2nd. National Bank Financial analyst J. Gloyn now anticipates that the company will post earnings of $1.04 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $0.87. The consensus estimate for First National Financial’s current full-year earnings is $4.02 per share. National Bank Financial also issued estimates for First National Financial’s FY2025 earnings at $4.28 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $4.71 EPS.

FN has been the subject of a number of other research reports. CIBC raised their price objective on shares of First National Financial from C$40.00 to C$44.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 30th. National Bankshares raised their price target on shares of First National Financial from C$41.00 to C$42.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 30th. Finally, TD Securities boosted their price objective on shares of First National Financial from C$42.00 to C$46.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 30th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have issued a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, First National Financial currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of C$42.67.

First National Financial Stock Performance

Shares of FN stock opened at C$40.33 on Tuesday. The firm has a market capitalization of C$2.42 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.61, a PEG ratio of 0.70 and a beta of 1.04. The company has a current ratio of 8.92, a quick ratio of 10.11 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 6,280.61. The business’s 50-day moving average price is C$40.91 and its 200-day moving average price is C$39.81. First National Financial has a 12 month low of C$35.15 and a 12 month high of C$45.10.

Insider Transactions at First National Financial

In other First National Financial news, insider FNSC Holdings Inc. bought 105,214 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, November 14th. The shares were bought at an average price of C$42.73 per share, for a total transaction of C$4,495,794.22. In the last 90 days, insiders have bought 112,368 shares of company stock worth $4,775,913. Company insiders own 71.45% of the company’s stock.

First National Financial Company Profile

First National Financial Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, originates, underwrites, and services commercial and residential mortgages in Canada. It operates in two segments, Residential and Commercial segments. The company offers single-family and multi-unit residential, and commercial mortgages.