Bank of Nova Scotia (BNS) Projected to Post Quarterly Earnings on Tuesday

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Bank of Nova Scotia (NYSE:BNS - Get Free Report) TSE: BNS will likely be announcing its Q3 2025 earnings results before the market opens on Tuesday, August 26th. Analysts expect the company to announce earnings of $1.28 per share and revenue of $9.29 billion for the quarter.

Bank of Nova Scotia (NYSE:BNS - Get Free Report) TSE: BNS last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, May 27th. The bank reported $1.06 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.14 by ($0.08). Bank of Nova Scotia had a return on equity of 11.27% and a net margin of 8.83%. The firm had revenue of $6.59 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $8.98 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $1.58 EPS. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 8.8% on a year-over-year basis. On average, analysts expect Bank of Nova Scotia to post $5 EPS for the current fiscal year and $6 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Bank of Nova Scotia Stock Performance

NYSE BNS opened at $56.87 on Tuesday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.03, a current ratio of 1.03 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.62. The company has a market capitalization of $70.65 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.68, a P/E/G ratio of 1.45 and a beta of 1.14. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $55.31 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $51.57. Bank of Nova Scotia has a 12-month low of $44.09 and a 12-month high of $57.07.

Bank of Nova Scotia Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, July 29th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, July 2nd were issued a dividend of $0.7996 per share. This is an increase from Bank of Nova Scotia's previous quarterly dividend of $0.74. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, July 2nd. This represents a $3.20 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 5.6%. Bank of Nova Scotia's payout ratio is currently 94.72%.

Institutional Trading of Bank of Nova Scotia

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of BNS. Corient Private Wealth LLC raised its stake in Bank of Nova Scotia by 1.7% during the second quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 180,929 shares of the bank's stock worth $10,000,000 after acquiring an additional 3,088 shares in the last quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors grew its holdings in shares of Bank of Nova Scotia by 4.3% during the 2nd quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors now owns 34,987 shares of the bank's stock valued at $1,934,000 after purchasing an additional 1,444 shares during the last quarter. Tidal Investments LLC bought a new stake in shares of Bank of Nova Scotia during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $650,000. Orion Porfolio Solutions LLC increased its position in Bank of Nova Scotia by 130.6% during the 2nd quarter. Orion Porfolio Solutions LLC now owns 14,480 shares of the bank's stock worth $800,000 after purchasing an additional 8,200 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Man Group plc lifted its stake in Bank of Nova Scotia by 38.1% in the 2nd quarter. Man Group plc now owns 577,800 shares of the bank's stock valued at $31,913,000 after purchasing an additional 159,503 shares during the last quarter. 49.13% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Separately, Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Bank of Nova Scotia from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a report on Saturday, June 21st. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have issued a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $81.00.

About Bank of Nova Scotia

The Bank of Nova Scotia provides various banking products and services in Canada, the United States, Mexico, Peru, Chile, Colombia, the Caribbean and Central America, and internationally. It operates through Canadian Banking, International Banking, Global Wealth Management, and Global Banking and Markets segments.

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