First National Financial Co. (FN) To Go Ex-Dividend on November 29th

First National Financial Co. (TSE:FN) announced an annual dividend on Tuesday, October 29th,Zacks Dividends reports. Shareholders of record on Friday, November 29th will be given a dividend of 0.708 per share on Friday, December 13th. This represents a dividend yield of 1.71%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, November 29th.

First National Financial Trading Up 0.6 %

TSE FN traded up C$0.27 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, reaching C$44.71. 16,494 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 30,707. The stock has a market capitalization of C$2.68 billion, a PE ratio of 11.75, a PEG ratio of 0.70 and a beta of 1.04. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 6,280.61, a quick ratio of 10.11 and a current ratio of 8.92. First National Financial has a 1-year low of C$35.15 and a 1-year high of C$45.10. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is C$40.82 and its 200 day simple moving average is C$38.12.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

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

Insider Transactions at First National Financial

In other news, insider FNSC Holdings Inc. acquired 25,774 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, October 7th. The shares were purchased at an average price of C$38.81 per share, for a total transaction of C$1,000,288.94. Over the last quarter, insiders purchased 147,553 shares of company stock valued at $6,146,094. 71.45% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

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.