TSE:BNS Q2 EPS Estimate Cut by National Bank Financial

The Bank of Nova Scotia (TSE:BNS - Free Report) NYSE: BNS - Stock analysts at National Bank Financial reduced their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for Bank of Nova Scotia in a research report issued on Thursday, May 15th. National Bank Financial analyst G. Dechaine now anticipates that the bank will post earnings per share of $1.59 for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $1.70. The consensus estimate for Bank of Nova Scotia's current full-year earnings is $7.13 per share. National Bank Financial also issued estimates for Bank of Nova Scotia's Q4 2025 earnings at $1.73 EPS.

A number of other brokerages also recently issued reports on BNS. CIBC reduced their price target on Bank of Nova Scotia from C$81.00 to C$75.00 in a research report on Wednesday, March 5th. UBS Group dropped their price objective on shares of Bank of Nova Scotia from C$85.00 to C$78.00 in a report on Tuesday, May 13th. TD Securities set a C$81.00 price objective on shares of Bank of Nova Scotia and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Tuesday, March 4th. Royal Bank of Canada dropped their price objective on shares of Bank of Nova Scotia from C$83.00 to C$81.00 and set a "sector perform" rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, February 26th. Finally, National Bankshares dropped their price objective on shares of Bank of Nova Scotia from C$78.00 to C$71.00 and set a "sector perform" rating on the stock in a report on Monday, April 7th. Nine analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, three have given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of C$76.45.

Bank of Nova Scotia Stock Up 0.3%

Shares of TSE:BNS opened at C$71.97 on Monday. The firm has a 50 day moving average of C$67.89 and a 200 day moving average of C$72.47. The company has a market capitalization of C$88.19 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.37, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.33 and a beta of 0.97. Bank of Nova Scotia has a 52 week low of C$60.68 and a 52 week high of C$80.14.

Bank of Nova Scotia Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, April 28th. Investors of record on Monday, April 28th were paid a dividend of $1.06 per share. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, April 1st. This represents a $4.24 annualized dividend and a yield of 5.89%. Bank of Nova Scotia's dividend payout ratio is currently 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.

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