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Sell alert! Why this expert is calling time on Tabcorp and NAB shares

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  • Tabcorp Holdings Ltd and National Australia Bank Ltd shares are both outpacing the S&P/ASX 200 Index in morning trade on Monday.
  • Trading for 92 cents apiece, Tabcorp shares are up 1.1% at this same time, while NAB shares are just in the green, up 0.1% at $38.51 each.
  • Year to date, NAB shares have slipped 9.2% while the Tabcorp share price is down 8.1% this calendar year.
  • Summarising his sell recommendation on NAB shares, he said:.
  • The shares have fallen from $1.17 on May 1 to trade at 90 cents on September 17.

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Tabcorp Holdings Ltd and National Australia Bank Ltd shares are both outpacing the S&P/ASX 200 Index in morning trade on Monday.

At time of writing the ASX 200 is down 0.2%.

Trading for 92 cents apiece, Tabcorp shares are up 1.1% at this same time, while NAB shares are just in the green, up 0.1% at $38.51 each.

Taking a step back, however, both stocks have underperformed the 0.1% losses posted by benchmark index in 2026.

Year to date, NAB shares have slipped 9.2% while the Tabcorp share price is down 8.1% this calendar year.

Although that's not including the dividends both companies pay. Tabcorp trades on a 3.2% unfranked trailing dividend yield, while NAB trades on a franked 4.4% trailing dividend yield.

Evans noted NAB's relatively strong Q3 performance.

Summarising his sell recommendation on NAB shares, he said:.

The Federal government announced changes to capital gains tax and negative gearing in the May Budget.

Looking at Tabcorp's FY 2026 results, Evans said:.

The shares have fallen from $1.17 on May 1 to trade at 90 cents on September 17.

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