National Bank of Canada (TSE:NA) Stock Now Rated “Hold” by Wall Street Analysts

National Bank of Canada (TSE:NA) has earned an average recommendation of “Hold” from the eleven analysts that are covering the stock, MarketBeat.com reports. Eight analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and three have given a buy recommendation to the company. The average 12 month price target among analysts that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is C$218.50.

A number of research analysts have weighed in on the stock. Desjardins set a C$230.00 price target on shares of National Bank of Canada and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, September 2nd. Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce dropped their price objective on National Bank of Canada from C$249.00 to C$242.00 and set an “outperformer” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, September 3rd. Barclays increased their price target on shares of National Bank of Canada from C$188.00 to C$220.00 in a research report on Friday, August 21st. Canaccord Genuity Group raised their price objective on National Bank of Canada from C$224.00 to C$228.00 in a research note on Thursday, September 3rd. Finally, Scotiabank lifted their target price on National Bank of Canada from C$241.00 to C$243.00 and gave the company a “sector outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 27th.

Insider Transactions at National Bank of Canada

In other National Bank of Canada news, Director Yvon Charest bought 191 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, August 18th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of C$233.21 per share, for a total transaction of C$44,543.11. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 21,193 shares in the company, valued at C$4,942,419.53. The trade was a 0.91% increase in their ownership of the stock. 0.21% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

National Bank of Canada Trading Down 0.1%

Shares of NA opened at C$204.20 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of C$78.18 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.07, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 7.14 and a beta of 1.28. National Bank of Canada has a twelve month low of C$150.85 and a twelve month high of C$237.13. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is C$212.50 and its 200 day simple moving average is C$211.94.

National Bank of Canada Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Sunday, November 1st. Shareholders of record on Sunday, November 1st will be given a $1.32 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Monday, September 28th. This represents a $5.28 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.6%. National Bank of Canada’s dividend payout ratio is 41.64%.

About National Bank of Canada

With $618 billion in assets as at April 30, 2026, National Bank of Canada (the ‘Bank’) is one of Canada’s six systemically important banks. The Bank has more than 35,000 employees in knowledge-intensive positions and operates through three business segments in Canada: Personal and Commercial Banking, Wealth Management and Financial Markets. A fourth segment, U.S. Specialty Finance and International, complements the growth of its domestic operations. Its securities are listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX: NA).