National Bank of Canada (TSE:NA) Stock Has Consensus Target Price of C$218.50 According to Analysts

National Bank of Canada (TSE:NA) has received an average recommendation of “Hold” from the eleven ratings firms that are presently covering the stock, MarketBeat Ratings reports. Eight equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the company. The average 1-year price target among brokerages that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is C$218.50.

Several research firms recently commented on NA. Raymond James Financial dropped their target price on National Bank of Canada from C$226.50 to C$223.00 and set a “market perform” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, August 27th. TD decreased their price target on National Bank of Canada from C$227.00 to C$226.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, August 27th. Royal Bank Of Canada raised their price target on National Bank of Canada from C$214.00 to C$224.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 27th. Jefferies Financial Group lifted their price target on National Bank of Canada from C$212.00 to C$213.00 in a report on Thursday, September 3rd. Finally, Scotiabank lifted their price target on National Bank of Canada from C$241.00 to C$243.00 and gave the company a “sector outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, August 27th.

National Bank of Canada Stock Up 1.9%

NA stock opened at C$204.32 on Friday. National Bank of Canada has a 52-week low of C$150.85 and a 52-week high of C$237.13. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is C$212.96 and its 200-day simple moving average is C$211.99. The stock has a market capitalization of C$78.22 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.08, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 7.14 and a beta of 1.28.

National Bank of Canada Announces Dividend

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

Insider Activity

In related news, Director Yvon Charest bought 191 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, August 18th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of C$233.21 per share, with a total value of C$44,543.11. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 21,193 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately C$4,942,419.53. The trade was a 0.91% increase in their ownership of the stock. 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).