FY2025 EPS Estimates for TSE:FN Decreased by Analyst

First National Financial Co. (TSE:FN) – Analysts at National Bank Financial dropped their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of First National Financial in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, March 4th. National Bank Financial analyst J. Gloyn now expects that the company will post earnings per share of $4.23 for the year, down from their prior forecast of $4.38. The consensus estimate for First National Financial’s current full-year earnings is $4.02 per share.

A number of other brokerages also recently commented on FN. TD Securities lowered their price objective on First National Financial from C$46.00 to C$45.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday. BMO Capital Markets boosted their price objective on First National Financial from C$41.00 to C$42.00 in a research report on Thursday. Finally, Scotiabank boosted their price objective on First National Financial from C$44.00 to C$45.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a research report on Thursday. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and one has assigned a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of C$43.17.

First National Financial Stock Performance

Shares of First National Financial stock opened at C$40.75 on Friday. First National Financial has a one year low of C$35.15 and a one year high of C$45.10. The company has a market cap of C$2.45 billion, a PE ratio of 13.27, a P/E/G ratio of 0.70 and a beta of 1.04. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of C$40.43 and a 200-day simple moving average of C$40.31.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other First National Financial news, insider FNSC Holdings Inc. bought 24,796 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, February 5th. The stock was purchased at an average price of C$40.34 per share, for a total transaction of C$1,000,270.64. Insiders acquired a total of 31,950 shares of company stock worth $1,280,390 over the last 90 days. 71.45% of the stock is owned by insiders.

About First National Financial

First National Financial Corp is the parent company of First National Financial LP, a Canadian originator, underwriter, and servicer of predominantly prime residential and commercial mortgages. The company controls its First National Mortgage Investment Fund, which manages economic exposure to a diversified portfolio of primarily commercial mezzanine mortgages.