Bank of Nova Scotia (BNS) Competitors $55.46 -0.15 (-0.27%) Closing price 08/1/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$55.45 -0.01 (-0.02%) As of 08/1/2025 04:47 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours 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 Fifth Third Bancorp (NASDAQ:FITB) and Bank of Nova Scotia (NYSE:BNS) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, risk and dividends. Which has more risk and volatility, FITB or BNS? Fifth Third Bancorp has a beta of 0.91, suggesting that its stock price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bank of Nova Scotia has a beta of 1.14, suggesting that its stock price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is FITB or BNS a better dividend stock? Fifth Third Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $1.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. Bank of Nova Scotia pays an annual dividend of $3.23 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.8%. Fifth Third Bancorp pays out 46.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Bank of Nova Scotia pays out 94.7% 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 has increased its dividend for 14 consecutive years and Bank of Nova Scotia has increased its dividend for 14 consecutive years. Is FITB or BNS more profitable? Fifth Third Bancorp has a net margin of 17.97% compared to Bank of Nova Scotia's net margin of 8.83%. 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 Fifth Third Bancorp17.97% 13.31% 1.15% Bank of Nova Scotia 8.83%11.27%0.60% Which has higher earnings and valuation, FITB or BNS? 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 RatioFifth Third Bancorp$13.28B2.06$2.31B$3.2212.70Bank of Nova Scotia$55.90B1.23$5.70B$3.4116.26 Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in FITB or BNS? 83.8% of Fifth Third Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 49.1% of Bank of Nova Scotia shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of Fifth Third Bancorp shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Do analysts prefer FITB or BNS? Fifth Third Bancorp presently has a consensus target price of $47.80, suggesting a potential upside of 16.84%. Bank of Nova Scotia has a consensus target price of $81.00, suggesting a potential upside of 46.05%. Given Bank of Nova Scotia's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Bank of Nova Scotia is more favorable than Fifth Third Bancorp.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Fifth Third Bancorp 0 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 10 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.82Bank of Nova Scotia 0 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.44 Does the media prefer FITB or BNS? In the previous week, Fifth Third Bancorp had 2 more articles in the media than Bank of Nova Scotia. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Fifth Third Bancorp and 12 mentions for Bank of Nova Scotia. Fifth Third Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.68 beat Bank of Nova Scotia's score of 1.27 indicating that Fifth Third Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Fifth Third Bancorp 13 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Bank of Nova Scotia 11 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive 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. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding BNS and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. 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$69.14B$66.32B$12.08B$20.69BDividend Yield5.81%3.75%5.63%3.67%P/E Ratio16.268.6119.7429.07Price / Sales1.234.4925.9166.49Price / Cash9.199.3621.3322.84Price / Book1.251.312.094.43Net Income$5.70B$6.72B$1.00B$994.22M7 Day Performance-2.06%-2.43%-2.46%-3.35%1 Month Performance0.73%-0.29%-0.96%-2.06%1 Year Performance21.38%45.46%537.06%10.15% Bank of Nova Scotia Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BNSBank of Nova Scotia4.3368 of 5 stars$55.46-0.3%$81.00+46.1%+20.5%$69.14B$55.90B16.2688,488Positive NewsFITBFifth Third Bancorp4.8971 of 5 stars$42.96-0.2%$47.53+10.6%+0.4%$28.68B$13.28B13.3418,616Positive NewsBLKBlackRock4.7605 of 5 stars$1,094.13-0.9%$1,151.21+5.2%+26.1%$169.51B$20.41B26.4521,100Trending NewsInsider TradeBMOBank Of Montreal4.3899 of 5 stars$114.73+0.5%$129.50+12.9%+34.1%$82.42B$58.27B14.8853,597Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeBNBrookfield3.6292 of 5 stars$66.31-1.4%$66.13-0.3%+37.2%$109.33B$86.01B236.82250,000Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionCMCanadian Imperial Bank of Commerce4.8857 of 5 stars$73.54+0.3%$109.00+48.2%+42.1%$68.50B$47.09B12.9248,552Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeMFCManulife Financial4.9386 of 5 stars$30.54-0.9%$48.50+58.8%+18.7%$52.15B$38.90B15.9937,000Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst RevisionRYRoyal Bank Of Canada4.7342 of 5 stars$133.07+0.2%$193.00+45.0%+17.1%$187.71B$98.71B14.7994,838Trending NewsHigh Trading VolumeSLFSun Life Financial4.8211 of 5 stars$61.65-0.9%$88.00+42.7%+24.4%$34.72B$28.32B15.6931,768Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst RevisionHigh Trading VolumeTDToronto Dominion Bank3.8382 of 5 stars$74.36+1.1%$93.00+25.1%+24.8%$127.93B$88.27B10.90102,190Positive NewsShort Interest ↑HSBCHSBC1.6163 of 5 stars$63.58+1.2%$63.00-0.9%+44.5%$221.97B$141.75B11.67211,304Trending NewsEarnings Report 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 8/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersIs Elon's empire crumbling?The Tesla Shock Nobody Sees Coming While headlines scream "Tesla is doomed"... 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