National Bank of Canada (TSE:NA) Stock Price Expected to Rise, Jefferies Financial Group Analyst Says

National Bank of Canada (TSE:NA) had its target price boosted by investment analysts at Jefferies Financial Group from C$212.00 to C$213.00 in a research report issued to clients and investors on Thursday, BayStreet reports. Jefferies Financial Group’s price objective suggests a potential downside of 2.25% from the stock’s previous close.

A number of other brokerages have also issued reports on NA. Canaccord Genuity Group raised their price target on National Bank of Canada from C$224.00 to C$228.00 in a research note on Thursday. Royal Bank Of Canada upped their price objective on National Bank of Canada from C$214.00 to C$224.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a research report on Thursday, August 27th. Barclays increased their target price on National Bank of Canada from C$188.00 to C$220.00 in a research note on Friday, August 21st. Desjardins set a C$230.00 target price on shares of National Bank of Canada and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday. Finally, Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce lowered their target price on shares of National Bank of Canada from C$249.00 to C$242.00 and set an “outperformer” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and eight have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, National Bank of Canada presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of C$218.50.

National Bank of Canada Stock Performance

TSE NA traded up C$3.92 during trading on Thursday, hitting C$217.91. The stock had a trading volume of 366,880 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,434,016. National Bank of Canada has a one year low of C$143.29 and a one year high of C$237.13. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of C$224.69 and a 200 day simple moving average of C$206.35. The stock has a market capitalization of C$83.47 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.22, a P/E/G ratio of 7.14 and a beta of 1.35.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, Director Yvon Charest bought 191 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 18th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of C$233.21 per share, for a total transaction of C$44,543.11. Following the acquisition, the director owned 21,193 shares of the company’s stock, valued at C$4,942,419.53. This represents a 0.91% increase in their ownership of the stock. 0.21% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

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).