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

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.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: C$126.33 to C$128.50
• 50-Day Range: C$119.36 to C$133.87
• 52-Week Range: C$88.50 to C$134.50
• Volume: 3.54 million shs
• Average Volume: 4.19 million shs
• Market Capitalization: C$156.17 billion
• P/E Ratio: 16.78
• Dividend Yield: 3.46%
• Price Target: C$129.50
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Bank of Nova Scotia Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Bank of Nova Scotia scored higher than 41% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Bank of Nova Scotia has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.50, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 4 buy ratings, 7 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside/Downside

The consensus price target for Bank of Nova Scotia is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Bank of Nova Scotia has been the subject of 10 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Bank of Nova Scotia is 16.78, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.94.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Bank of Nova Scotia is 16.78, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 24.70.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Bank 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 Ratio

Bank of Nova Scotia has a P/B Ratio of 1.73. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: N/A
• Short Interest Level: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for BNS.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Leadership

Bank of Nova Scotia is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 3.62%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Bank of Nova Scotia does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Bank of Nova Scotia is 58.04%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.2 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.47

News Sentiment

Bank of Nova Scotia has a news sentiment score of 0.47. 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 0.65 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for Bank of Nova Scotia this week, compared to 6 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 17 people have searched for BNS on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -32% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

7 people have added Bank of Nova Scotia to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 250% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

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 Insiders

0.03% of the stock of Bank of Nova Scotia is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

86.07% 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.

Company Calendar

• Ex-Dividend for 7/29 Dividend: 7/07/2026
• Record date for 7/29 Dividend: 7/29/2026
• Dividend Payable: 7/29/2026
• Last Earnings: 8/25/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 10/28 Dividend: 10/06/2026
• Today: 10/13/2026
• Record date for 10/28 Dividend: 10/28/2026
• Dividend Payable: 10/28/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: TSE
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: Banks
• Sub-Industry: Diversified Banks
• Current Symbol: TSE:BNS
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.scotiabank.com
• Phone: +1-416-8666161
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 81,734
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Bank of Nova Scotia: C$129.50
• High Price Target: C$152.00
• Low Price Target: C$101.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +0.9%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.50
• Research Coverage: 12 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): C$7.65
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 16.78
• Forward P/E Ratio: 18.00
• P/E Growth: 1.33
• Net Income: C$7.73 billion
• Net Margins: 14.08%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 11.41%
• Return on Assets: 0.55%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 305.62
• Current Ratio: 0.04
• Quick Ratio: N/A

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: C$39.39 billion
• Price / Sales: 3.96
• Cash Flow: C$640.42 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 0.20
• Book Value: C$74.10 per share
• Price / Book: 1.73

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 1,216,807,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: C$156.17 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 1.21