Bank of Nova Scotia (BNS) Competitors $46.88 +0.01 (+0.02%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$46.96 +0.09 (+0.18%) As of 07:42 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. HSBC, HDB, RY, MUFG, C, IBN, TD, SAN, UBS, and SMFGShould you be buying Bank of Nova Scotia stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Bank of Nova Scotia include HSBC (HSBC), HDFC Bank (HDB), Royal Bank of Canada (RY), Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG), Citigroup (C), ICICI Bank (IBN), Toronto-Dominion Bank (TD), Banco Santander (SAN), UBS Group (UBS), and Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group (SMFG). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry. Bank of Nova Scotia vs. HSBC HDFC Bank Royal Bank of Canada Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Citigroup ICICI Bank Toronto-Dominion Bank Banco Santander UBS Group Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group HSBC (NYSE:HSBC) and Bank of Nova Scotia (NYSE:BNS) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, risk, community ranking, profitability, institutional ownership and media sentiment. Which has more volatility and risk, HSBC or BNS? HSBC has a beta of 0.4, suggesting that its stock price is 60% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bank of Nova Scotia has a beta of 1.02, suggesting that its stock price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media prefer HSBC or BNS? In the previous week, HSBC had 22 more articles in the media than Bank of Nova Scotia. MarketBeat recorded 40 mentions for HSBC and 18 mentions for Bank of Nova Scotia. Bank of Nova Scotia's average media sentiment score of 0.99 beat HSBC's score of 0.79 indicating that Bank of Nova Scotia is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment HSBC 16 Very Positive mention(s) 8 Positive mention(s) 10 Neutral mention(s) 4 Negative mention(s) 2 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Bank of Nova Scotia 11 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Does the MarketBeat Community prefer HSBC or BNS? HSBC received 194 more outperform votes than Bank of Nova Scotia when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 63.29% of users gave Bank of Nova Scotia an outperform vote while only 58.29% of users gave HSBC an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformHSBCOutperform Votes94958.29% Underperform Votes67941.71% Bank of Nova ScotiaOutperform Votes75563.29% Underperform Votes43836.71% Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of HSBC or BNS? 1.5% of HSBC shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 49.1% of Bank of Nova Scotia shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.0% of HSBC shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Is HSBC or BNS more profitable? HSBC has a net margin of 16.17% compared to Bank of Nova Scotia's net margin of 10.20%. HSBC's return on equity of 12.20% beat Bank of Nova Scotia's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets HSBC16.17% 12.20% 0.79% Bank of Nova Scotia 10.20%11.56%0.61% Is HSBC or BNS a better dividend stock? HSBC pays an annual dividend of $7.18 per share and has a dividend yield of 13.8%. Bank of Nova Scotia pays an annual dividend of $2.94 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.3%. HSBC pays out 115.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Bank of Nova Scotia pays out 83.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Bank of Nova Scotia has increased its dividend for 14 consecutive years. Which has stronger earnings & valuation, HSBC or BNS? HSBC has higher revenue and earnings than Bank of Nova Scotia. HSBC 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 RatioHSBC$67.40B2.76$23.53B$6.208.42Bank of Nova Scotia$34.49B1.69$5.70B$3.5413.24 Do analysts prefer HSBC or BNS? Bank of Nova Scotia has a consensus price target of $81.00, suggesting a potential upside of 72.79%. Given Bank of Nova Scotia's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Bank of Nova Scotia is more favorable than HSBC.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score HSBC 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.60Bank of Nova Scotia 0 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.44 SummaryHSBC beats Bank of Nova Scotia on 13 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads 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 {thisCompany.Symbol} 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 ScotiaState commercial banks IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$58.39B$2.86B$10.85B$18.51BDividend Yield6.48%4.08%6.00%4.24%P/E Ratio10.8521.4221.5931.15Price / Sales1.692.8625.4325.69Price / Cash8.4510.6317.6117.53Price / Book1.051.092.574.29Net Income$5.70B$372.21M$1.03B$1.02B7 Day Performance5.03%2.07%3.88%6.59%1 Month Performance-2.30%-6.74%-3.47%-6.88%1 Year Performance-1.27%13.94%535.31%1.23% Bank of Nova Scotia Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BNSBank of Nova Scotia3.9399 of 5 stars$46.88+0.0%$81.00+72.8%-2.8%$58.39B$34.49B10.8588,488Short Interest ↑HSBCHSBC2.8956 of 5 stars$48.40-2.9%N/A+25.8%$172.34B$67.40B7.81220,861High Trading VolumeHDBHDFC Bank1.9222 of 5 stars$63.82-1.7%N/A+18.2%$161.61B$2.39T19.40141,600Upcoming EarningsNews CoverageRYRoyal Bank of Canada4.7224 of 5 stars$109.29-1.5%$156.50+43.2%+17.1%$154.28B$60.46B13.2391,400Short Interest ↑News CoverageGap DownMUFGMitsubishi UFJ Financial Group2.6743 of 5 stars$10.83-2.1%N/A+17.1%$130.63B$6.78T9.93135,000Short Interest ↑High Trading VolumeCCitigroup4.99 of 5 stars$58.77+1.1%$83.23+41.6%+5.8%$110.62B$81.09B9.88240,000Earnings ReportNews CoverageHigh Trading VolumeIBNICICI Bank2.1574 of 5 stars$30.30+0.0%N/A+19.6%$107.02B$1.95T20.06105,800Stock SplitTDToronto-Dominion Bank3.4881 of 5 stars$55.74-2.3%$80.50+44.4%+5.5%$97.68B$57.52B16.06102,190Short Interest ↑Positive NewsGap DownSANBanco Santander3.8928 of 5 stars$5.72-2.6%N/A+40.9%$86.60B$63.84B6.89212,764High Trading VolumeUBSUBS Group3.1611 of 5 stars$26.66-0.4%N/A-0.1%$85.48B$45.35B17.54112,842Positive NewsGap DownHigh Trading VolumeSMFGSumitomo Mitsui Financial Group3.9567 of 5 stars$12.20-1.7%N/A+14.0%$78.95B$5.12T11.84101,000Short Interest ↓News CoveragePositive NewsHigh Trading Volume Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies HSBC Competitors HDFC Bank Competitors Royal Bank of Canada Competitors Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Competitors Citigroup Competitors ICICI Bank Competitors Toronto-Dominion Bank Competitors Banco Santander Competitors UBS Group Competitors Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group 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 4/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our Partners[Action Required] Claim Your FREE IRS Loophole GuideThis shouldn't surprise anyone who's been paying attention, but... 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