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Bank of Nova Scotia (BNS) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$79.52 -1.16 (-1.44%)
As of 11:46 AM Eastern
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About Bank of Nova Scotia Stock (NYSE:BNS)

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Key Stats

Today's Range
$78.74
$80.43
50-Day Range
$67.35
$80.61
52-Week Range
$52.44
$82.22
Volume
1.66 million shs
Average Volume
2.29 million shs
Market Capitalization
$97.73 billion
P/E Ratio
16.53
Dividend Yield
3.97%
Price Target
$106.00
Consensus Rating
Hold

Company Overview

Bank of Nova Scotia Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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98th Percentile Overall Score

BNS MarketRank™: 

Bank of Nova Scotia scored higher than 98% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 32nd out of 879 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Bank of Nova Scotia has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.40, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 2 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Upside Potential

    Bank of Nova Scotia has a consensus price target of $106.00, representing about 34.1% upside from its current price of $79.03.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Bank of Nova Scotia has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about Bank of Nova Scotia's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Bank of Nova Scotia are expected to grow by 11.61% in the coming year, from $6.03 to $6.73 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Bank of Nova Scotia is 16.45, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 39.02.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Bank of Nova Scotia is 16.45, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 23.90.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Bank of Nova Scotia has a PEG Ratio of 1.02. PEG Ratios around 1 indicate that a company is correctly valued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Bank of Nova Scotia has a P/B Ratio of 1.74. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    0.50% of the float of Bank of Nova Scotia has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Bank of Nova Scotia has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.66, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Bank of Nova Scotia has recently increased by 1.44%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.
  • Dividend Leadership

    Bank of Nova Scotia is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 3.94%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

  • Dividend Growth

    Bank of Nova Scotia has been increasing its dividend for 14 years.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Bank of Nova Scotia is 65.70%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, Bank of Nova Scotia will have a dividend payout ratio of 46.95% next year. This indicates that Bank of Nova Scotia will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about Bank of Nova Scotia's dividend.
  • News Sentiment

    Bank of Nova Scotia has a news sentiment score of 0.87. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.68 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 18 news articles for Bank of Nova Scotia this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    42 people have searched for BNS on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 5% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    Only 3 people have added Bank of Nova Scotia to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -50% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Bank of Nova Scotia insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    49.13% of the stock of Bank of Nova Scotia is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Bank of Nova Scotia's insider trading history.
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BNS Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Bank of Nova Scotia's stock was trading at $73.71 at the beginning of the year. Since then, BNS shares have increased by 7.2% and is now trading at $79.0250.

Bank of Nova Scotia (The) (NYSE:BNS) announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February, 24th. The bank reported $1.48 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.42 by $0.06. The company's revenue was up 2.9% compared to the same quarter last year.
Read the conference call transcript
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The following companies are subsidiaries of Bank of Nova Scotia: MD Financial, BBVA Chile, Jarislowsky Fraser, Colfondos, Howard Weil, 1832 Asset Management L.P., Banco Colpatria Multibanca Colpatria S.A., and others.

Bank of Nova Scotia's top institutional shareholders include Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (0.49%), Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund (0.45%), The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company (0.43%) and Bank of America Corp DE (0.41%).

Shares of BNS stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Bank of Nova Scotia investors own include AT&T (T), Verizon Communications (VZ), Pfizer (PFE), Meta Platforms (META), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), ExxonMobil (XOM) and Johnson & Johnson (JNJ).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
2/24/2026
Record date for 4/28 Dividend
4/07/2026
Ex-Dividend for 4/28 Dividend
4/07/2026
Dividend Payable
4/28/2026
Today
5/28/2026
Fiscal Year End
10/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Sector
Finance
Industry
BANKS - FOREIGN
Sub-Industry
Banking
Current Symbol
NYSE:BNS
CIK
9631
Employees
86,431
Year Founded
1832

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$106.00
Low Price Target
$106.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+34.1%
Consensus Rating
Hold
Rating Score (0-4)
2.40
Research Coverage
5 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$4.81
Trailing P/E Ratio
16.45
Forward P/E Ratio
13.11
P/E Growth
1.02
Net Income
$5.56 billion
Net Margins
12.40%
Pretax Margin
16.62%
Return on Equity
12.49%
Return on Assets
0.67%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
0.68
Current Ratio
1.05
Quick Ratio
1.05

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$52.70 billion
Price / Sales
1.84
Cash Flow
$6.22 per share
Price / Cash Flow
12.71
Book Value
$45.42 per share
Price / Book
1.74

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
1,229,050,000
Free Float
N/A
Market Cap
$97.13 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.13

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This page (NYSE:BNS) was last updated on 5/28/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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