National Bank of Canada (TSE:NA) Stock Price Crosses Above 200 Day Moving Average – Time to Sell?

National Bank of Canada (TSE:NA)’s share price passed above its 200-day moving average during trading on Monday . The stock has a 200-day moving average of C$194.12 and traded as high as C$235.30. National Bank of Canada shares last traded at C$227.63, with a volume of 1,366,168 shares trading hands.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities research analysts have weighed in on the company. Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce raised their price target on National Bank of Canada from C$209.00 to C$221.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, May 28th. Jefferies Financial Group increased their price objective on shares of National Bank of Canada from C$172.00 to C$188.00 in a research report on Wednesday, May 20th. Scotiabank boosted their target price on shares of National Bank of Canada from C$214.00 to C$222.00 and gave the stock a “sector outperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, June 16th. Desjardins upped their price target on shares of National Bank of Canada from C$215.00 to C$217.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 28th. Finally, TD raised their price target on shares of National Bank of Canada from C$182.00 to C$202.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, May 5th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and eight have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of C$201.08.

National Bank of Canada Trading Down 2.7%

The firm has a market capitalization of C$87.67 billion, a PE ratio of 20.14, a P/E/G ratio of 7.14 and a beta of 1.35. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is C$215.64 and its 200 day moving average price is C$194.12.

National Bank of Canada (TSE:NA) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, May 27th. The financial services provider reported C$3.23 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. National Bank of Canada had a net margin of 16.87% and a return on equity of 13.77%. The company had revenue of C$3.91 billion during the quarter. On average, analysts predict that National Bank of Canada will post 10.8360791 earnings per share for the current year.

National Bank of Canada Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Saturday, August 1st. Stockholders of record on Saturday, August 1st will be paid a dividend of $1.32 per share. This represents a $5.28 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.3%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, June 29th. This is a positive change from National Bank of Canada’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.24. National Bank of Canada’s dividend payout ratio is 42.83%.

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).