The Bank of Nova Scotia (TSE:BNS - Free Report) NYSE: BNS - Stock analysts at Desjardins issued their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Bank of Nova Scotia in a research note issued on Tuesday, December 3rd. Desjardins analyst D. Young anticipates that the bank will earn $1.66 per share for the quarter. 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 Q2 2025 earnings at $1.73 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $1.84 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $7.05 EPS.
Several other analysts also recently weighed in on BNS. Jefferies Financial Group lifted their price objective on Bank of Nova Scotia from C$65.00 to C$69.00 and gave the company a "hold" rating in a report on Wednesday, August 28th. CIBC boosted their price target on shares of Bank of Nova Scotia from C$82.00 to C$84.00 in a report on Tuesday, November 26th. Canaccord Genuity Group upgraded shares of Bank of Nova Scotia from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating and increased their price objective for the company from C$71.00 to C$84.00 in a research note on Tuesday, November 19th. UBS Group raised shares of Bank of Nova Scotia from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Monday, November 18th. Finally, Cormark dropped their target price on Bank of Nova Scotia from C$68.00 to C$65.00 and set a "market perform" rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, August 20th. Seven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, four have assigned a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Bank of Nova Scotia presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of C$76.73.
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Bank of Nova Scotia Price Performance
Shares of BNS stock traded up C$0.65 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting C$78.94. The stock had a trading volume of 5,090,884 shares, compared to its average volume of 4,279,625. Bank of Nova Scotia has a 12-month low of C$59.62 and a 12-month high of C$80.14. The firm's 50-day moving average is C$74.65 and its two-hundred day moving average is C$68.39. The firm has a market capitalization of C$97.89 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.82, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.33 and a beta of 0.97.
Bank of Nova Scotia Dividend Announcement
The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, January 29th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, January 7th will be issued a dividend of $1.06 per share. This represents a $4.24 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 5.37%. Bank of Nova Scotia's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 74.26%.
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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