National Bank of Canada (TSE:NA) Price Target Raised to C$220.00

National Bank of Canada (TSE:NA) had its price objective boosted by Barclays from C$188.00 to C$220.00 in a report released on Friday,BayStreet.CA reports.

Several other research analysts have also recently commented on the stock. Raymond James Financial increased their target price on shares of National Bank of Canada from C$203.00 to C$226.50 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a report on Wednesday, August 12th. Jefferies Financial Group increased their price objective on shares of National Bank of Canada from C$196.00 to C$208.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 13th. Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce upgraded National Bank of Canada from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, August 18th. Canaccord Genuity Group increased their price target on National Bank of Canada from C$205.00 to C$224.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 7th. Finally, TD raised their target price on shares of National Bank of Canada from C$202.00 to C$227.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 12th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have assigned a Buy rating and eight have issued a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of C$211.62.

National Bank of Canada Price Performance

TSE:NA opened at C$218.34 on Friday. The company has a fifty day moving average price of C$225.50 and a 200 day moving average price of C$203.84. National Bank of Canada has a one year low of C$141.46 and a one year high of C$237.13. The stock has a market cap of C$84.09 billion, a P/E ratio of 19.32, a PEG ratio of 7.14 and a beta of 1.35.

National Bank of Canada (TSE:NA) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, May 27th. The financial services provider reported C$3.23 EPS for the quarter. National Bank of Canada had a return on equity of 13.77% and a net margin of 16.87%.The firm had revenue of C$3.91 billion for the quarter. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that National Bank of Canada will post 10.8360791 EPS for the current year.

National Bank of Canada Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Saturday, August 1st. Shareholders of record on Saturday, August 1st were issued a dividend of $1.32 per share. This represents a $5.28 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.4%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, June 29th. This is a boost from National Bank of Canada’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.24. National Bank of Canada’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 42.83%.

Insider Activity at National Bank of Canada

In other National Bank of Canada news, Director Yvon Charest acquired 191 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 18th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of C$233.21 per share, with a total value of C$44,543.11. Following the transaction, the director owned 21,193 shares in the company, valued at approximately C$4,942,419.53. The trade was a 0.91% increase in their position. Corporate insiders own 0.21% of the company’s stock.

National Bank of Canada Company Profile

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).