How to buy Security National Financial shares in the UK

Security National Financial (SNFCA) is a publicly traded mortgage finance business based in the US which employs around 1,200 staff. Security National Financial is listed on the NASDAQ and traded in US dollars. Its current price of $8.62 is 8.3% up on its price a month ago ($7.96).

How to buy shares in Security National Financial

Open a brokerage account. Choose from our top broker picks or compare brokers in depth. To trade US shares you'll need to complete a W8-BEN form – typically part of the sign-up process.
Fund your account. Add money to your account via bank transfer or debit card.
Search the platform by ticker symbol. SNFCA in this case.
Choose an order type. Place a market order (or limit order, if you want to try to hold out for a specific price) with your preferred number of shares or investment amount.
Submit the order. It's that simple.

The whole process can take as little as 15 minutes. You'll need a smartphone or computer, an internet connection, your passport or driving licence and a means of payment.

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Security National Financial stock chart

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Is it a good time to buy Security National Financial stock?

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Technical analysis

View Security National Financial's price performance, share price volatility, historical data and technicals.

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Historical data

The gauge below shows real-time ratings that are based on 26 popular indicators such as moving averages, for specific time periods. It's not a recommendation but is simply technical analysis that can form part of your research.

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Historical closes compared with the last close of $8.79

1 week (2025-11-25)	1.03%
1 month (2025-11-03)	10.43%
3 months (2025-09-03)	4.77%
6 months (2025-06-03)	-5.92%
1 year (2024-12-03)	-31.23%
2 years (2023-12-03)	20.38%
3 years (2022-12-01)	57.03%
5 years (2020-12-03)	43.48%

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Is Security National Financial under- or over-valued?

Valuing a stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge value. Check out the Security National Financial P/E ratio, PEG ratio and EBITDA.

P/E ratio
Security National Financial EBITDA

Security National Financial'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, Security National Financial's shares trade at around 12x recent earnings.

That's relatively low compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the United States stock markets on average as of March 2025 (25.37). The low P/E ratio could mean that investors are pessimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're under-valued.

Security National Financial's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $38 million (£28.7 million).

The EBITDA is a measure of Security National Financial's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.

Frequently asked questions

Security National Financial's shares were split on a 105:100 basis on 10 July 2025. So if you had owned 100 shares the day before before the split, the next day you'd have owned 105 shares. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your Security National Financial shares – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 4.8% lower share price could have impacted the market appetite for Security National Financial shares which in turn could have impacted Security National Financial's share price.
It's as easy to sell Security National Financial as it is to buy! Here's how to sell Security National Financial shares that you already own.
1. Open your investment app. If you've got one with desktop access, you can log in online
2. Go to your portfolio. This should be in the main menu
3. Find your shares. You may be able to search your portfolio
4. Choose how many you'd like to sell. You'll be able to review the price and see how much you'll receive
5. Sell your Security National Financial shares. Your investment platform will let you know when your shares are sold
The easiest way to get hold of some Security National Financial shares is to sign up for a share trading app and place a market order or basic order. This type of order tells the platform that you're interested, so it'll try to execute it as quickly as it can. It could take some time for the order to go through, especially if there's a lot of volatility in Security National Financial shares.

Security National Financial financials

Revenue TTM	$340.9 million
Operating margin TTM	12.56%
Gross profit TTM	$158.5 million
Return on assets TTM	1.17%
Return on equity TTM	5.23%
Profit margin	5.46%
Book value	$14.79
Market capitalisation	$235.7 million

TTM: trailing 12 months

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How to buy Security National Financial shares

Easy steps to invest in Security National Financial stock in the UK.

How to buy shares in Security National Financial

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Security National Financial stock chart

Is it a good time to buy Security National Financial stock?

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Is Security National Financial under- or over-valued?

Frequently asked questions

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