The Bank of Nova Scotia (TSE:BNS - Free Report) NYSE: BNS - Stock analysts at Desjardins cut their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Bank of Nova Scotia in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday, February 25th. Desjardins analyst D. Young now expects that the bank will post earnings per share of $1.63 for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $1.73. The consensus estimate for Bank of Nova Scotia's current full-year earnings is $7.13 per share. Desjardins also issued estimates for Bank of Nova Scotia's Q3 2025 earnings at $1.92 EPS and Q4 2025 earnings at $1.91 EPS.
BNS has been the subject of a number of other research reports. Cibc World Mkts lowered Bank of Nova Scotia from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 18th. National Bankshares lifted their price target on Bank of Nova Scotia from C$66.00 to C$78.00 in a research report on Wednesday, November 20th. Royal Bank of Canada cut their target price 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 report on Wednesday. Bank of America raised shares of Bank of Nova Scotia from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and lifted their target price for the company from C$73.00 to C$90.00 in a report on Tuesday, November 19th. Finally, CIBC cut shares of Bank of Nova Scotia from an "outperform" rating to a "neutral" rating and cut their price objective for the company from C$84.00 to C$81.00 in a report on Tuesday, February 18th. Eight research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, four have given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of C$79.09.
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Bank of Nova Scotia Stock Performance
Shares of Bank of Nova Scotia stock traded up C$0.10 during trading on Thursday, hitting C$71.82. 5,933,374 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 4,479,554. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of C$74.15 and a 200-day simple moving average of C$73.07. The stock has a market capitalization of C$88.01 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.35, a PEG 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 Announces Dividend
The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, January 29th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, January 7th were paid a dividend of $1.06 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, January 7th. This represents a $4.24 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 5.90%. Bank of Nova Scotia's dividend payout ratio is currently 67.00%.
Bank of Nova Scotia Company Profile
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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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