Bank of Nova Scotia (BNS) Competitors $63.36 -0.19 (-0.30%) As of 11:37 AM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock BNS vs. FITB, BLK, BMO, BN, CM, MFC, RY, SLF, TD, and HSBCShould you be buying Bank of Nova Scotia stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Bank of Nova Scotia include Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB), BlackRock (BLK), Bank Of Montreal (BMO), Brookfield (BN), Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CM), Manulife Financial (MFC), Royal Bank Of Canada (RY), Sun Life Financial (SLF), Toronto Dominion Bank (TD), and HSBC (HSBC). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector. Bank of Nova Scotia vs. Its Competitors Fifth Third Bancorp BlackRock Bank Of Montreal Brookfield Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce Manulife Financial Royal Bank Of Canada Sun Life Financial Toronto Dominion Bank HSBC Bank of Nova Scotia (NYSE:BNS) and Fifth Third Bancorp (NASDAQ:FITB) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, media sentiment, earnings, risk, institutional ownership and valuation. Is BNS or FITB more profitable? Fifth Third Bancorp has a net margin of 17.97% compared to Bank of Nova Scotia's net margin of 9.74%. Fifth Third Bancorp's return on equity of 13.31% beat Bank of Nova Scotia's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Bank of Nova Scotia9.74% 11.61% 0.62% Fifth Third Bancorp 17.97%13.31%1.15% Do analysts prefer BNS or FITB? Bank of Nova Scotia currently has a consensus price target of $86.00, indicating a potential upside of 35.74%. Fifth Third Bancorp has a consensus price target of $47.80, indicating a potential upside of 4.20%. Given Bank of Nova Scotia's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Bank of Nova Scotia is more favorable than Fifth Third Bancorp.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Bank of Nova Scotia 0 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.44Fifth Third Bancorp 0 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 10 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.82 Does the media favor BNS or FITB? In the previous week, Fifth Third Bancorp had 4 more articles in the media than Bank of Nova Scotia. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for Fifth Third Bancorp and 17 mentions for Bank of Nova Scotia. Fifth Third Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.43 beat Bank of Nova Scotia's score of 1.11 indicating that Fifth Third Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Bank of Nova Scotia 10 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Fifth Third Bancorp 19 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has stronger valuation and earnings, BNS or FITB? Bank of Nova Scotia has higher revenue and earnings than Fifth Third Bancorp. Fifth Third Bancorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Bank of Nova Scotia, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioBank of Nova Scotia$55.90B1.41$5.70B$3.7217.03Fifth Third Bancorp$13.28B2.29$2.31B$3.2214.25 Which has more volatility & risk, BNS or FITB? Bank of Nova Scotia has a beta of 1.16, meaning that its stock price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Fifth Third Bancorp has a beta of 0.93, meaning that its stock price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is BNS or FITB a better dividend stock? Bank of Nova Scotia pays an annual dividend of $3.23 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.1%. Fifth Third Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $1.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Bank of Nova Scotia pays out 86.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Fifth Third Bancorp pays out 46.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Bank of Nova Scotia has raised its dividend for 14 consecutive years and Fifth Third Bancorp has raised its dividend for 14 consecutive years. Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in BNS or FITB? 49.1% of Bank of Nova Scotia shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.8% of Fifth Third Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of Fifth Third Bancorp shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. SummaryFifth Third Bancorp beats Bank of Nova Scotia on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Bank of Nova Scotia News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for BNS and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 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Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart BNS vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricBank of Nova ScotiaBANKS IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$78.68B$68.62B$12.44B$21.25BDividend Yield5.15%3.59%5.45%3.52%P/E Ratio17.0219.40231.7129.46Price / Sales1.414.2830.8547.95Price / Cash10.389.5221.9524.13Price / Book1.411.372.274.52Net Income$5.70B$6.73B$1.01B$999.70M7 Day Performance1.43%0.54%0.10%-0.10%1 Month Performance13.86%2.49%3.36%5.02%1 Year Performance25.14%38.72%543.20%14.87% Bank of Nova Scotia Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BNSBank of Nova Scotia4.191 of 5 stars$63.36-0.3%$86.00+35.7%+25.0%$78.68B$55.90B17.0288,488Positive NewsFITBFifth Third Bancorp4.5074 of 5 stars$45.77+0.4%$47.80+4.4%+9.9%$30.29B$8.45B14.2118,616Positive NewsBLKBlackRock4.7152 of 5 stars$1,128.45-0.2%$1,151.21+2.0%+25.0%$174.74B$20.41B27.2821,100Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastBMOBank Of Montreal4.9509 of 5 stars$121.09+1.6%$168.00+38.7%+50.7%$86.75B$35.16B14.8253,597Analyst UpgradeBNBrookfield4.3468 of 5 stars$65.83+0.1%$75.44+14.6%+40.2%$108.55B$86.01B153.08250,000Positive NewsAnalyst UpgradeCMCanadian Imperial Bank of Commerce4.8995 of 5 stars$77.20+0.2%$107.50+39.3%+34.3%$71.75B$28.06B13.0448,552Positive NewsMFCManulife Financial4.836 of 5 stars$30.79+0.4%$48.50+57.5%+11.9%$52.29B$38.90B13.7437,000Positive NewsShort Interest ↑RYRoyal Bank Of Canada4.8866 of 5 stars$145.42-0.3%$177.50+22.1%+19.4%$204.35B$64.40B15.3694,838SLFSun Life Financial4.6612 of 5 stars$58.45+0.4%$88.00+50.6%+4.2%$32.91B$28.32B14.4731,768Positive NewsShort Interest ↑TDToronto Dominion Bank4.0896 of 5 stars$75.05+3.0%$93.00+23.9%+26.3%$128.73B$60.13B8.77102,190Positive NewsHSBCHSBC1.4499 of 5 stars$64.50-0.5%$63.00-2.3%+49.5%$225.20B$69.07B12.77211,304Dividend Increase Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Fifth Third Bancorp Competitors BlackRock Competitors Bank Of Montreal Competitors Brookfield Competitors Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce Competitors Manulife Financial Competitors Royal Bank Of Canada Competitors Sun Life Financial Competitors Toronto Dominion Bank Competitors HSBC Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:BNS) was last updated on 9/5/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our Partners“Sell Nvidia before earnings”Eric Fry just went live with one of his most controversial calls yet: “Sell Nvidia.” While Wall Street has bee...InvestorPlace | SponsoredHow “Trump’s New Dollar” Could Impact Your WealthPresident Trump just signed a game-changing law… That could soon upgrade the U.S. dollar in your checking a...Brownstone Research | SponsoredForget Tesla — This Tiny AI Stock Is Musk’s Real PlayWhile Wall Street focused on Tesla’s earnings, Elon Musk was quietly building a supercomputer so powerful it c...Behind the Markets | SponsoredRetire Comfortably with These New Monthly Income ETFs?Too many retirees lie awake at night, worried their savings won’t last. 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