The Bank of Nova Scotia (TSE:BNS - Free Report) NYSE: BNS - Research analysts at National Bank Financial reduced their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Bank of Nova Scotia in a report released on Tuesday, February 25th. National Bank Financial analyst G. Dechaine now expects that the bank will earn $1.68 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $1.71. 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 $1.79 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $6.94 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $8.20 EPS.
Other equities analysts have also issued reports about the company. Cibc World Mkts lowered Bank of Nova Scotia from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 18th. Barclays upgraded shares of Bank of Nova Scotia from a "strong sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Thursday, November 21st. CIBC cut shares of Bank of Nova Scotia from an "outperform" rating to a "neutral" rating and reduced their price objective for the company from C$84.00 to C$81.00 in a report on Tuesday, February 18th. Bank of America raised shares of Bank of Nova Scotia from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and boosted their target price for the stock from C$73.00 to C$90.00 in a research report on Tuesday, November 19th. Finally, National Bankshares raised their price target on shares of Bank of Nova Scotia from C$66.00 to C$78.00 in a research report on Wednesday, November 20th. Eight research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, four have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. According to 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 BNS stock traded up C$0.10 during trading hours on Thursday, hitting C$71.82. 5,933,374 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 4,479,554. Bank of Nova Scotia has a fifty-two week low of C$60.68 and a fifty-two week high of C$80.14. The firm has a market cap of C$88.01 billion, a P/E ratio of 11.35, a P/E/G ratio of 1.33 and a beta of 0.97. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of C$74.15 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of C$73.07.
Bank of Nova Scotia Announces Dividend
The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, January 29th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, January 7th were given a $1.06 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, January 7th. This represents a $4.24 annualized dividend and a yield of 5.90%. Bank of Nova Scotia's dividend payout ratio is currently 67.00%.
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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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