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How to buy National Bank of Canada (N/A) stocks

Learn how to easily invest in National Bank of Canada stocks.

National Bank of Canada is a banks - diversified business based in Canada. National Bank of Canada stocks (NA.TO) are listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) and all prices are listed in Canadian dollars. Its last market close was C$114.57 – a decrease of 0.1% over the previous week. National Bank of Canada employs 28,730 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around C$9.9 billion.

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How has Coronavirus impacted National Bank of Canada's stock price?

Since the stock market crash in March caused by coronavirus, National Bank of Canada's stock price has had significant positive movement.

Its last market close was C$114.57, which is 34.72% up on its pre-crash value of C$74.79 and 196.28% up on the lowest point reached during the March crash when the stocks fell as low as C$38.67.

If you had bought C$1,000 worth of National Bank of Canada stocks at the start of February 2020, those stocks would have been worth C$528.66 at the bottom of the March crash, and if you held on to them, then as of the last market close they'd be worth C$1,563.88.

National Bank of Canada stock price

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National Bank of Canada stocks at a glance

Information last updated 2024-03-21.
Latest market closeC$114.57
52-week rangeC$83.3792 - C$114.85
50-day moving average C$104.6566
200-day moving average C$97.5456
Wall St. target priceC$111.42
PE ratio 12.0716
Dividend yield C$4.07 (3.7%)
Earnings per share (TTM) C$9.5

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National Bank of Canada price performance over time

Historical closes compared with the last close of C$114.57

1 week (2024-03-20) 1.62%
1 month (2024-02-28) 8.01%
3 months (2023-12-28) 13.68%
6 months (2023-09-28) 26.07%
1 year (2023-03-28) 22.92%
2 years (2022-03-28) 18.52%
3 years (2021-03-26) 32.67%
5 years (2019-03-28) 88.59%

Is National Bank of Canada under- or over-valued?

Valuing National Bank of Canada stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of National Bank of Canada's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.

National Bank of Canada's P/E ratio

National Bank of Canada's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 12x. In other words, National Bank of Canada stocks trade at around 12x recent earnings.

National Bank of Canada's PEG ratio

National Bank of Canada's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 6.3526. A low ratio can be interpreted as meaning the stocks offer better value, while a higher ratio can be interpreted as meaning the stocks offer worse value.

The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into National Bank of Canada's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the stock prices of multiple high-growth companies.

National Bank of Canada financials

Revenue TTM CADC$9.9 billion
Operating margin TTM 44.05%
Gross profit TTM CADC$9.5 billion
Return on assets TTM 0.79%
Return on equity TTM 14.73%
Profit margin 34.22%
Book value C$65.599
Market capitalisation CADC$38.9 billion

TTM: trailing 12 months

National Bank of Canada's environmental, social and governance track record

Environmental, social and governance (known as ESG) criteria are a set of three factors used to measure the sustainability and social impact of companies like National Bank of Canada.

When it comes to ESG scores, lower is better, and lower scores are generally associated with lower risk for would-be investors.

National Bank of Canada's total ESG risk score

Total ESG risk: 32.83

Socially conscious investors use ESG scores to screen how an investment aligns with their worldview, and National Bank of Canada's overall score of 32.83 (as at 12/31/2018) is nothing to write home about – landing it in it in the 46th percentile of companies rated in the same sector.

ESG scores are increasingly used to estimate the level of risk a company like National Bank of Canada is exposed to within the areas of "environmental" (carbon footprint, resource use etc.), "social" (health and safety, human rights etc.), and "governance" (anti-corruption, tax transparency etc.).

National Bank of Canada's environmental score

Environmental score: 10.42/100

National Bank of Canada's environmental score of 10.42 puts it squarely in the 9th percentile of companies rated in the same sector. This could suggest that National Bank of Canada is a leader in its sector terms of its environmental impact, and exposed to a lower level of risk.

National Bank of Canada's social score

Social score: 18/100

National Bank of Canada's social score of 18 puts it squarely in the 9th percentile of companies rated in the same sector. This could suggest that National Bank of Canada is a leader in its sector when it comes to taking good care of its workforce and the communities it impacts.

National Bank of Canada's governance score

Governance score: 19.91/100

National Bank of Canada's governance score puts it squarely in the 9th percentile of companies rated in the same sector. That could suggest that National Bank of Canada is a leader in its sector when it comes to responsible management and strategy, and exposed to a lower level of risk.

National Bank of Canada's controversy score

Controversy score: 2/5

ESG scores also evaluate any incidences of controversy that a company has been involved in. National Bank of Canada scored a 2 out of 5 for controversy – the second-highest score possible, reflecting that National Bank of Canada has, for the most part, managed to keep its nose clean.

Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) summary

National Bank of Canada was last rated for ESG on: 2019-01-01.

Total ESG score 32.83
Total ESG percentile 46.04
Environmental score 10.42
Environmental score percentile 9
Social score 18
Social score percentile 9
Governance score 19.91
Governance score percentile 9
Level of controversy 2

National Bank of Canada stock dividends

42%

Dividend payout ratio: 42.31% of net profits

Recently National Bank of Canada has paid out, on average, around 42.31% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 3.7% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), National Bank of Canada shareholders could enjoy a 3.7% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In National Bank of Canada's case, that would currently equate to about C$4.07 per share.

While National Bank of Canada's payout ratio might seem fairly standard, it's worth remembering that National Bank of Canada may be investing much of the rest of its net profits in future growth.

National Bank of Canada's most recent dividend payout was on 31 January 2024. The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their stocks by 21 March 2024 (the "ex-dividend date").

Have National Bank of Canada stocks ever split?

National Bank of Canada stocks were split on a 2:1 basis on 13 February 2014. So if you had owned 1 share the day before before the split, the next day you'd have owned 2 shares. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your National Bank of Canada stocks – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 50% lower stock price could have impacted the market appetite for National Bank of Canada stocks which in turn could have impacted National Bank of Canada's stock price.

National Bank of Canada stock price volatility

Over the last 12 months, National Bank of Canada's stocks have ranged in value from as little as C$83.3792 up to C$114.85. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".

NA.TO volatility(beta: 1.11)Avg. volatility(beta: 1.00)LowHigh

Beta is a measure of a stocks volatility in relation to the market. The market (TO average) beta is 1, while National Bank of Canada's is 1.111. This would suggest that National Bank of Canada's stocks are a little bit more volatile than the average for this exchange and represent, relatively-speaking, a slightly higher risk (but potentially also market-beating returns).

National Bank of Canada overview

National Bank of Canada provides financial services to individuals, businesses, institutional clients, and governments in Canada and internationally. It operates through four segments: Personal and Commercial, Wealth Management, Financial Markets, and U.S. Specialty Finance and International. The Personal and Commercial segment offers personal banking services, including transaction solutions, mortgage loans and home equity lines of credit, consumer loans, payment solutions, and savings and investment solutions; various insurance products; and commercial banking services, such as credit, and deposit, investment solutions, international trade, foreign exchange transactions, payroll, cash management, insurance, electronic transactions, and complimentary services. The Wealth Management segment provides full-service brokerage, private banking, direct brokerage, investment solutions, administrative and trade execution, transaction products, and trust and estate services. The Financial Markets segment offers corporate banking, advisory, and capital markets services; and project financing, debt, and equity underwriting; advisory services in the areas of mergers and acquisitions, and financing. The U.S. Specialty Finance and International segment provides specialty finance products; and personal and commercial banking in Cambodia. National Bank of Canada was founded in 1859 and is headquartered in Montreal, Canada.

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