TSE:BNS Bank of Nova Scotia (BNS) Stock Price, News & Analysis C$124.14 +2.24 (+1.84%) As of 07/10/2026 04:00 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesBuy This Stock About Bank of Nova Scotia Stock (TSE:BNS) View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart 1 Day 5 Days 30 Days 90 Days 1 Year Advanced 1 Day 1 Day 5 Days 30 Days 90 Days 1 Year Advanced Show volume Show extended hours Get Bank of Nova Scotia alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's RangeC$121.95▼C$124.3050-Day RangeC$104.36▼C$124.1452-Week RangeC$74.34▼C$124.79Volume4.29 million shsAverage Volume4.36 million shsMarket CapitalizationC$152.21 billionP/E Ratio17.12Dividend Yield3.54%Price TargetC$111.54Consensus RatingHold Company Overview Scotiabank's vision is to be our clients' most trusted financial partner and deliver sustainable, profitable growth. Guided by our purpose: 'for every future,' we help our clients, their families and their communities achieve success through a broad range of advice, products, and services, including personal and commercial banking, wealth management and private banking, corporate and investment banking, and capital markets. With assets of approximately $1.5 trillion (as at January 31, 2026), Scotiabank is one of the largest banks in North America by assets, and trades on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX: BNS) and New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: BNS). For more information, please visit www.scotiabank.com and follow us on X @Scotiabank. Read More Bank of Nova Scotia Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top-Rated MarketRank™ Stocks36th Percentile Overall ScoreBNS MarketRank™: Bank of Nova Scotia scored higher than 36% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion2.1 / 5Analyst RatingHold Consensus RatingBank of Nova Scotia has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.10, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 1 buy rating, 9 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.Downside RiskBank of Nova Scotia has a consensus price target of C$111.54, representing about 10.2% downside from its current price of C$124.14.Amount of Analyst CoverageBank of Nova Scotia has been the subject of 8 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.Read more about Bank of Nova Scotia's stock forecast and price target. Earnings and Valuation1.3 / 5Proj. Earnings GrowthN/A Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Bank of Nova Scotia is 17.12, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 46.08.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Bank of Nova Scotia is 17.12, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Financial Services sector average P/E ratio of about 29.84.Price to Earnings Growth RatioBank of Nova Scotia has a PEG Ratio of 1.33. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.Price to Book Value per Share RatioBank of Nova Scotia has a P/B Ratio of 1.72. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities. Short InterestN/AShort Interest LevelN/A Short InterestThere is no current short interest data available for BNS. Dividend2.5 / 5Dividend StrengthModerate Dividend LeadershipBank of Nova Scotia is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 3.73%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.Dividend GrowthBank of Nova Scotia does not have a long track record of dividend growth.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of Bank of Nova Scotia is 60.69%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.Read more about Bank of Nova Scotia's dividend. News and Social Media2.2 / 5News Sentiment0.50 News SentimentBank of Nova Scotia has a news sentiment score of 0.50. 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 lower news sentiment than the 0.90 average news sentiment score of Financial Services companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for Bank of Nova Scotia this week, compared to 6 articles on an average week.Search InterestOnly 10 people have searched for BNS on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -62% compared to the previous 30 days.MarketBeat Follows4 people have added Bank of Nova Scotia to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 30 days. Company Ownership0.3 / 5Insider TradingN/A Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Bank of Nova Scotia insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.Percentage Held by Insiders0.03% of the stock of Bank of Nova Scotia is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions27.63% of the stock of Bank of Nova Scotia is held by institutions.Read more about Bank of Nova Scotia's insider trading history. Receive BNS Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for Bank of Nova Scotia and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 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BNS Stock News HeadlinesAI Consortium Launch With TELUS and Scotiabank Could Be A Game Changer For Sun Life (TSX:SLF)July 8, 2026 | finance.yahoo.comToronto's AC Centre to be renamed Scotiabank Arena in C$800 million dealJune 28, 2026 | finance.yahoo.comSpaceX Opens Up 11% — Here’s What You Need to KnowSpaceX - ticker SPCX - just completed the biggest IPO in American history, raising $75 billion at a $1.8 trillion valuation. Goldman Sachs projects $474 billion in revenue by 2030, while Morgan Stanley goes further - $3.4 trillion by 2040. But NYU's Aswath Damodaran, Wall Street's 'Dean of Valuation,' called those projections 'a hallucination.' While every camera pointed at the rockets, Musk quietly placed a major bet on what he calls 'the world's biggest product' - something he believes could generate $30 trillion in revenue. Sixty of America's largest companies are making the same move, and the signal appeared in a quiet Friday SEC filing almost nobody noticed.July 12 at 1:00 AM | Porter & Company (Ad)Bank of Nova Scotia stock rises Thursday, outperforms marketJune 25, 2026 | marketwatch.comCineplex and Scotiabank Announce 10-Year Extension of SCENE Loyalty ProgramJune 24, 2026 | ca.finance.yahoo.comBank of Nova Scotia Issues €1.25 Billion Covered Bonds Under Global ProgramJune 17, 2026 | tipranks.comBank of Nova Scotia stock rises Thursday, still underperforms marketJune 13, 2026 | marketwatch.comBank of Nova Scotia stock rises Friday, outperforms marketJune 13, 2026 | marketwatch.comSee More Headlines BNS Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have BNS shares performed this year? Bank of Nova Scotia's stock was trading at C$101.23 at the start of the year. Since then, BNS shares have increased by 22.6% and is now trading at C$124.14. How were Bank of Nova Scotia's earnings last quarter? The Bank of Nova Scotia (TSE:BNS) posted its earnings results on Wednesday, May, 27th. The bank reported $2.02 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. The bank had revenue of $9.85 billion for the quarter. Bank of Nova Scotia had a net margin of 15.64% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 11.06%. How do I buy shares of Bank of Nova Scotia? Shares of BNS stock and other Canadian stocks can be purchased through an online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the Canadian stock market include BMO InvestorLine, CIBC Investor's Edge, Desjardins Online Brokerage, HSBC InvestDirect, Laurentian Bank Discount Brokerage, National Bank Direct Brokerage, Qtrade Investor, Questrade, RBC Direct Investing, Scotia iTrade, TD Direct Investing, and Virtual Brokers. What other stocks do shareholders of Bank of Nova Scotia own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Bank of Nova Scotia investors own include Toronto-Dominion Bank (TD), Enbridge (ENB), Royal Bank of Canada (RY), Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CM), Bank of Montreal (BMO), BCE (BCE) and Freehold Royalties (FRU). Company Calendar Ex-Dividend for 4/28 Dividend4/07/2026Record date for 4/28 Dividend4/28/2026Dividend Payable4/28/2026Last Earnings5/27/2026Ex-Dividend for 7/29 Dividend7/07/2026Today7/12/2026Record date for 7/29 Dividend7/29/2026Dividend Payable7/29/2026Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeTSE SectorFinancial Services Industry Banks - Diversified Sub-IndustryBanking Current SymbolTSE:BNS CIKN/A Webwww.scotiabank.com Phone+1-416-8666161FaxN/AEmployees91,000Year FoundedN/APrice Target and Rating Average Price Target for Bank of Nova ScotiaC$111.54 High Price TargetC$122.00 Low Price TargetC$88.00 Potential Upside/Downside-10.2%Consensus RatingHold Rating Score (0-4)2.10 Research Coverage10 Analysts Profitability EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)C$7.25 Trailing P/E Ratio17.12 Forward P/E Ratio17.41 P/E Growth1.33Net IncomeC$7.73 billion Net Margins15.64% Pretax MarginN/A Return on Equity11.06% Return on Assets0.55% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio328.56 Current Ratio0.04 Quick RatioN/A Sales & Book Value Annual SalesC$38.40 billion Price / Sales3.96 Cash FlowC$619.46 per share Price / Cash Flow0.20 Book ValueC$72.02 per share Price / Book1.72Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares1,226,076,000Free FloatN/AMarket CapC$152.21 billion OptionableNot Optionable Beta1.29 7 Best Space Stocks to Own in 2026The space race is growing fast, and you don’t have to have gotten in early on SpaceX to profit. 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