National Bank Financial Forecasts TSE:BNS Q4 Earnings

The Bank of Nova Scotia (TSE:BNS - Free Report) NYSE: BNS - Research analysts at National Bank Financial lifted their Q4 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Bank of Nova Scotia in a note issued to investors on Tuesday, May 27th. National Bank Financial analyst G. Dechaine now forecasts that the bank will post earnings of $1.75 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $1.73. The consensus estimate for Bank of Nova Scotia's current full-year earnings is $7.13 per share.

Several other research analysts have also recently weighed in on the stock. Jefferies Financial Group upped their price target on shares of Bank of Nova Scotia from C$70.00 to C$75.00 and gave the company a "hold" rating in a report on Wednesday, May 28th. National Bankshares raised their target price on shares of Bank of Nova Scotia from C$71.00 to C$72.00 and gave the company a "sector perform" rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 28th. TD Securities raised their target price on shares of Bank of Nova Scotia from C$77.00 to C$79.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 28th. CIBC lifted their price objective on shares of Bank of Nova Scotia from C$75.00 to C$77.00 in a research report on Thursday, May 22nd. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada decreased their price objective on shares of Bank of Nova Scotia from C$83.00 to C$81.00 and set a "sector perform" rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, February 26th. Nine investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, three have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of C$77.00.

Bank of Nova Scotia Stock Up 0.3%

Shares of Bank of Nova Scotia stock traded up C$0.21 during trading on Friday, reaching C$73.50. 507,140 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 4,804,241. Bank of Nova Scotia has a twelve month low of C$60.68 and a twelve month high of C$80.14. The firm has a market capitalization of C$90.07 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.61, a P/E/G ratio of 1.33 and a beta of 0.97. The business has a 50-day moving average price of C$68.62 and a 200-day moving average price of C$72.34.

Bank of Nova Scotia Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, April 28th. Investors of record on Monday, April 28th were issued a dividend of $1.06 per share. This represents a $4.24 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 5.77%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, April 1st. Bank of Nova Scotia's payout ratio is 67.00%.

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.