Equities Analysts Issue Forecasts for TSE:BNS Q2 Earnings

The Bank of Nova Scotia (TSE:BNS - Free Report) NYSE: BNS - Stock analysts at National Bank Financial lifted their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Bank of Nova Scotia in a research report issued to clients and investors on Monday, February 17th. National Bank Financial analyst G. Dechaine now forecasts that the bank will post earnings of $1.70 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $1.68. 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 Q3 2025 earnings at $1.71 EPS and Q4 2025 earnings at $1.80 EPS.

BNS has been the subject of several other research reports. Bank of America raised shares of Bank of Nova Scotia from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and upped their price objective for the stock from C$73.00 to C$90.00 in a research report on Tuesday, November 19th. BMO Capital Markets upped their price target on shares of Bank of Nova Scotia from C$72.00 to C$84.00 in a report on Monday, November 18th. National Bankshares upped their target price on Bank of Nova Scotia from C$66.00 to C$78.00 in a research note on Wednesday, November 20th. Accountability Research set a C$82.00 price target on Bank of Nova Scotia and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, January 9th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group dropped their price objective on Bank of Nova Scotia from C$81.00 to C$77.00 in a research report on Tuesday. Nine research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, four have assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average target price of C$78.33.

Bank of Nova Scotia Stock Down 0.9 %

Shares of TSE:BNS traded down C$0.65 during trading on Wednesday, reaching C$71.83. 2,193,242 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 4,386,520. The firm has a market capitalization of C$88.02 billion, a PE 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. The company's 50 day moving average is C$74.85 and its two-hundred day moving average is C$72.65.

Bank of Nova Scotia Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, January 29th. Investors of record on Tuesday, January 7th were issued a $1.06 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, January 7th. This represents a $4.24 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 5.90%. 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.