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Bank of Nova Scotia (BNS) Competitors

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$53.61 +0.19 (+0.36%)
(As of 12/20/2024 05:31 PM ET)

BNS vs. RY, HSBC, HDB, MUFG, C, IBN, UBS, SMFG, TD, and SAN

Should you be buying Bank of Nova Scotia stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Bank of Nova Scotia include Royal Bank of Canada (RY), HSBC (HSBC), HDFC Bank (HDB), Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG), Citigroup (C), ICICI Bank (IBN), UBS Group (UBS), Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group (SMFG), Toronto-Dominion Bank (TD), and Banco Santander (SAN). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry.

Bank of Nova Scotia vs.

Royal Bank of Canada (NYSE:RY) and Bank of Nova Scotia (NYSE:BNS) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, media sentiment, profitability, community ranking and analyst recommendations.

Royal Bank of Canada pays an annual dividend of $4.37 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. Bank of Nova Scotia pays an annual dividend of $3.13 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.8%. Royal Bank of Canada pays out 52.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Bank of Nova Scotia pays out 72.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

Royal Bank of Canada has a beta of 0.86, meaning that its share price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bank of Nova Scotia has a beta of 1.07, meaning that its share price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500.

45.3% of Royal Bank of Canada shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 49.1% of Bank of Nova Scotia shares are held by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Royal Bank of Canada had 34 more articles in the media than Bank of Nova Scotia. MarketBeat recorded 42 mentions for Royal Bank of Canada and 8 mentions for Bank of Nova Scotia. Bank of Nova Scotia's average media sentiment score of 0.55 beat Royal Bank of Canada's score of 0.51 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
Royal Bank of Canada
9 Very Positive mention(s)
8 Positive mention(s)
23 Neutral mention(s)
2 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Bank of Nova Scotia
4 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Royal Bank of Canada has a net margin of 12.08% compared to Bank of Nova Scotia's net margin of 10.20%. Royal Bank of Canada's return on equity of 15.26% beat Bank of Nova Scotia's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Royal Bank of Canada12.08% 15.26% 0.84%
Bank of Nova Scotia 10.20%11.56%0.61%

Royal Bank of Canada has higher revenue and earnings than Bank of Nova Scotia. Bank of Nova Scotia is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Royal Bank of Canada, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Royal Bank of Canada$57.49B2.97$11.92B$8.2614.62
Bank of Nova Scotia$33.62B1.99$5.70B$4.3212.41

Royal Bank of Canada received 7 more outperform votes than Bank of Nova Scotia when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 63.50% of users gave Bank of Nova Scotia an outperform vote while only 55.26% of users gave Royal Bank of Canada an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
Royal Bank of CanadaOutperform Votes
762
55.26%
Underperform Votes
617
44.74%
Bank of Nova ScotiaOutperform Votes
755
63.50%
Underperform Votes
434
36.50%

Royal Bank of Canada currently has a consensus target price of $156.50, indicating a potential upside of 29.64%. Bank of Nova Scotia has a consensus target price of $72.00, indicating a potential upside of 34.30%. Given Bank of Nova Scotia's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Bank of Nova Scotia is more favorable than Royal Bank of Canada.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Royal Bank of Canada
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
Bank of Nova Scotia
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.78

Summary

Royal Bank of Canada beats Bank of Nova Scotia on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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BNS vs. The Competition

MetricBank of Nova ScotiaState commercial banks IndustryFinance SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$66.75B$3.10B$10.30B$19.19B
Dividend Yield5.66%3.51%10.51%3.57%
P/E Ratio12.4116.5746.8741.24
Price / Sales1.993.333,166.1117.58
Price / Cash9.2311.2830.7121.28
Price / Book1.211.262.695.32
Net Income$5.70B$406.76M$1.03B$989.67M
7 Day Performance-3.26%-4.70%-2.68%-3.59%
1 Month Performance-4.78%-3.88%-2.17%-2.48%
1 Year Performance14.94%16.28%11.67%13.87%

Bank of Nova Scotia Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
BNS
Bank of Nova Scotia
4.5652 of 5 stars
$53.61
+0.4%
$72.00
+34.3%
+14.9%$66.75B$33.62B12.4189,483
RY
Royal Bank of Canada
4.7831 of 5 stars
$124.51
+0.0%
$156.50
+25.7%
+22.0%$176.02B$98.71B15.0791,398Analyst Upgrade
News Coverage
HSBC
HSBC
1.7113 of 5 stars
$48.68
+0.2%
N/A+23.4%$175.39B$64.26B8.05220,861
HDB
HDFC Bank
2.6099 of 5 stars
$66.88
-0.2%
N/A-2.0%$169.36B$2.36T20.36213,527
MUFG
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group
3.1451 of 5 stars
$12.00
-0.7%
N/A+38.9%$139.89B$82.36B11.75140,000Gap Down
C
Citigroup
4.9838 of 5 stars
$71.44
+0.6%
$75.63
+5.9%
+38.2%$135.11B$80.41B20.68239,000
IBN
ICICI Bank
1.6525 of 5 stars
$31.43
+0.7%
N/A+26.5%$110.88B$1.83T21.23187,765Stock Split
UBS
UBS Group
2.0156 of 5 stars
$31.80
-0.2%
N/A-1.8%$101.96B$65.28B26.48112,842Positive News
SMFG
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group
2.8763 of 5 stars
$14.67
-1.5%
N/A+53.6%$95.95B$5.00T12.63120,000
TD
Toronto-Dominion Bank
4.501 of 5 stars
$53.03
-0.4%
$80.50
+51.8%
-16.2%$92.82B$88.27B15.35103,257Analyst Downgrade
SAN
Banco Santander
3.9361 of 5 stars
$4.88
-0.6%
N/A+11.4%$77.23B$62.14B6.14212,764

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This page (NYSE:BNS) was last updated on 12/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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