BNS - The Bank of Nova Scotia (NYSE) - Share Price and News

The Bank of Nova Scotia
US ˙ NYSE ˙ CA0641491075

Overview
The Bank of Nova Scotia, commonly known as Scotiabank, is based in Canada and operates as one of the country’s leading financial services institutions. Its primary industry encompasses a wide range of banking and financial services, including personal and commercial banking, wealth management, and corporate and investment banking. Globally, Scotiabank has a significant presence in Latin America, the Caribbean, Central America, and Asia, focusing on high-growth markets within these regions. Key projects and initiatives typically reflect its strategic priority to enhance digital banking capabilities and expand its international footprint, underlining its commitment to both technological innovation and geographic diversification to support sustainable growth.
Basic Stats

The share price of The Bank of Nova Scotia as of September 5, 2025 is $63.45 / share. This is an increase of 1.59% from the prior week. The market cap (or net worth) of The Bank of Nova Scotia as of September 5, 2025 is $78,834.11 MM.

The Factor Analysis chart (below right) shows a view of The Bank of Nova Scotia from a variety of lenses. Each factor shows how well the company ranks against all other companies in the Fintel global investing universe. Factor scores range from zero to 100, with 100 being most desirable, and 50 being average.

For example, a company with a Value Score of 100 would be the most undervalued company in our database. A company with a Value Score of zero would be the most overvalued.

Market Cap 78,834.11 MM
EV
Shares Out. 1,242.46 MM
Earnings Date
EPS (TTM) 5.80
Dividend Yield
Ex-Dividend Date 2025-07-02
Borrow Rate 0.29
Short Shares Avail. 3.70 MM
Short Interest 25.21 MM
Short Float 2.06 %
Days to Cover 13.57 days
Risk Free Rate 4.22 %
Price Change (1 yr) 25.32 %
Volatility (1 yr) 0.17
Beta 0.58
Sharpe Ratio (1 yr) 1.22
Sortino Ratio (1 yr) 2.07
PE Ratio
Price/Book
Price/TBV
Book/Market
EBIT/EV
EBIT(3yr avg)/EV
ROA 0.01
ROE 0.09
ROIC 0.02
CROIC 0.01
OCROIC 0.05
Implied Volatility 12.89  %
Put/Call OI Ratio 0.61
Growth
Profitability
Quality Score
Value Score
Momentum Score
Stability (Low Vol) Score
Analyst Sentiment
Fund Sentiment
Insider Sentiment
Officer Sentiment
Dividend Score
QVM Score
Piotroski F-SCORE 6.00 /9
Factor Scores range from 0 to 100, with 100 being most desirable. Larger circles are better. In situations where we have no data (e.g. no insider trades), we plot the score at 50 to avoid penalizing companies. However, a company that does not pay dividends will get a Dividend Score of Zero. Additionally, we inverted volatility to create a "stability" metric which is better when higher.
Price Target

The average one-year price target for The Bank of Nova Scotia is $60.43. The forecasts range from a low of $53.12 to a high of $68.09. A stock’s price target is the price at which analysts consider it fairly valued with respect to its projected earnings and historical earnings. Analysts typically set price targets that correspond to their buy or sell recommendations.

Update Frequency: Monthly

Record Date Projection Date High Low Median Average
2025-08-22 2026-08-22 68.09 53.12 59.53 60.43
Stock Upgrades/Downgrades

This card shows analyst upgrades/downgrades for The Bank of Nova Scotia. An analyst rating is a classification that gives investors a sense of analyst sentiment about the direction and performance of an equity - usually a stock - over a period of time, typically 12 months.

The standard analyst ratings are generally as follows:
  • Buy/Overweight/Outperform - Any of these ratings conveys an analyst’s belief that the stock is likely to outperform a market index (e.g. the S&P 500).
  • Hold/Equal-Weight/Market Perform - Any of these ratings conveys an analyst’s belief that the stock is likely to perform in line with a market index.
  • Sell/Underweight/Underperform - Any of these ratings suggest that an analyst believes the stock is likely to underperform a market index.

When an analyst upgrades a stock, they are signaling that the company’s fundamentals are being undervalued by investors. It could also mean they believe the market is underestimating the company’s potential. The opposite is true when a stock receives a downgrade.

The average rating of each individual analyst’s rating is the consensus rating for a stock. This gives investors a broader sense of the overall sentiment for that stock.

Date Analyst Prior Latest
Recommendation
Action
2023-12-19 DESJARDINS SECURITIES Hold Hold Maintains
2023-12-14 TD SECURITIES Hold Hold Maintains
2023-12-13 CIBC CAPITAL MARKETS Neutral Neutral Maintains
2023-08-30 CREDIT SUISSE Neutral Neutral Maintains
2023-08-29 CREDIT SUISSE Neutral Neutral Maintains
2023-08-29 TD SECURITIES Hold Hold Maintains
2023-08-29 DESJARDINS SECURITIES Hold Hold Maintains
2023-08-29 CIBC CAPITAL MARKETS Neutral Neutral Maintains
2023-08-28 TD SECURITIES Hold Hold Maintains
2023-08-28 DESJARDINS SECURITIES Hold Hold Maintains
2023-08-28 CIBC CAPITAL MARKETS Neutral Neutral Maintains
2023-06-07 DESJARDINS SECURITIES Buy Hold Downgrade
2023-06-06 DESJARDINS SECURITIES Buy Hold Downgrade
2023-05-25 CREDIT SUISSE Neutral Neutral Maintains
2023-05-24 CREDIT SUISSE Neutral Neutral Maintains
2023-05-24 TD SECURITIES Buy Hold Downgrade
2023-05-24 CIBC CAPITAL MARKETS Outperform Neutral Downgrade
2023-05-23 TD SECURITIES Buy Hold Downgrade
2023-05-23 CIBC CAPITAL MARKETS Outperform Neutral Downgrade
2023-03-27 DESJARDINS SECURITIES Buy Hold Downgrade
2023-03-08 CIBC CAPITAL MARKETS Outperform Neutral Downgrade
2023-03-08 FUNDAMENTAL RESEARCH CORP Buy Buy Maintains
2023-03-07 FUNDAMENTAL RESEARCH CORP Buy Buy Maintains
2023-02-28 TD SECURITIES Buy Hold Downgrade
2023-02-28 CREDIT SUISSE Neutral Neutral Maintains
2022-12-14 Fundamental Research Buy Reiterate
2022-12-14 STA Research Underperform Maintains
2022-12-13 VERITAS INVESTMENT RESEARCH Sell Buy Upgrade
2022-12-13 Fundamental Research Buy Maintains
2022-12-12 VERITAS INVESTMENT RESEARCH Sell Buy Upgrade
2022-11-29 CIBC Capital Markets Neutral Maintains
2022-11-24 STA Research Underperform Maintains
2022-11-24 Morningstar Inc. Buy Maintains
2022-11-18 National Bank of Canada Financial 90 85 Downgrade
2022-11-18 Keefe Bruyette Woods Capital 86 75 Downgrade
2022-10-17 STA Research Underperform Maintains
2022-10-04 STA Research Underperform Reiterate
2022-09-12 Cormark Securities Market Perform Maintains
2022-09-07 Desjardins Group Hold Initiate
2022-08-24 Cormark Securities 91 95 Upgrade
2022-08-24 STA Research Underperform Maintains
2022-08-24 National Bank of Canada Financial Sector Perforn Maintains
2022-08-23 DESJARDINS SECURITIES Buy Buy Maintains
2022-08-23 CORMARK SECURITIES INC. Buy Buy Maintains
2022-08-23 Canaccord Capital Buy Maintains
2022-08-22 DESJARDINS SECURITIES Buy Buy Maintains
2022-08-22 CORMARK SECURITIES INC. Buy Buy Maintains
2022-08-16 STA Research Underperform Maintains
2022-07-14 STIFEL CANADA Buy Buy Maintains
2022-07-13 STIFEL CANADA Buy Buy Maintains
2022-06-24 STA Research Underperform Maintains
2022-06-24 Morningstar Buy Initiate
2022-05-25 STA Research Underperform Maintains
2022-05-25 CIBC Capital Markets Neutral Maintains
2022-05-20 Credit Suisse Neutral Initiate
2022-04-11 CIBC Capital Markets Outperform Neutral Downgrade
2022-03-08 CIBC CAPITAL MARKETS Neutral Outperform Upgrade
2022-03-08 CIBC CAPITAL MARKETS Outperform Outperform Maintains
2022-03-07 CIBC CAPITAL MARKETS Outperform Outperform Maintains
2022-03-07 FUNDAMENTAL RESEARCH CORP Buy Buy Maintains
2022-03-06 FUNDAMENTAL RESEARCH CORP Buy Buy Maintains
2022-03-02 VERITAS INVESTMENT RESEARCH Buy Sell Downgrade
2022-03-02 TD SECURITIES Buy Buy Maintains
2022-03-01 TD SECURITIES Buy Buy Maintains
2022-03-01 VERITAS INVESTMENT RESEARCH Buy Sell Downgrade
2022-03-01 CIBC Capital Markets Outperform Maintains
2022-02-24 STA Research Underperform Initiate
2021-12-07 Morningstar Hold Initiate
2021-12-01 VERITAS INVESTMENT RESEARCH Underperform Buy Upgrade
2021-12-01 RBCRoyalBank Outperform Maintains
2021-11-30 VERITAS INVESTMENT RESEARCH Underperform Buy Upgrade
2021-11-30 CIBC WM Outperform Maintains
2021-11-26 Morningstar Buy Initiate
2021-11-17 RBCRoyalBank Outperform Maintains
2021-11-01 CREDIT SUISSE Underperform Neutral Upgrade
2021-10-31 CREDIT SUISSE Underperform Neutral Upgrade
2021-10-04 CIBC World Markets Outperform Reiterate
2021-09-08 Barclays Equal Weight Reiterate
2021-08-25 CIBC World Markets Outperform Maintains
2021-08-12 VERITAS INVESTMENT RESEARCH Underperform Underperform Maintains
2021-08-11 VERITAS INVESTMENT RESEARCH Underperform Underperform Maintains
2021-08-04 Credit Suisse Neutral Initiate
2021-06-02 Credit Suisse Underperform Neutral Upgrade
2021-06-02 CIBC World Markets Outperform Reiterate
2021-06-01 CIBC World Markets Outperform Maintains
2021-05-20 CREDIT SUISSE Underperform Underperform Maintains
2021-05-19 CREDIT SUISSE Underperform Underperform Maintains
2021-05-03 CIBC World Markets Outperform Maintains
2021-02-25 CIBC CAPITAL MARKETS Neutral Neutral Maintains
2021-02-25 Cormark Securities 79 80 Upgrade
2021-02-24 BMO Capital Markets 75 80 Upgrade
2021-01-08 Credit Suisse Neutral Underperform Downgrade
2020-12-14 BMO Capital Markets 70 75 Upgrade
2020-12-02 Canaccord Genuity 63.5 66.5 Upgrade
2020-11-24 Canaccord Genuity 59.5 63.5 Upgrade
2020-09-03 Fundamental Research Buy Initiate
2020-08-27 Credit Suisse 56 55 Downgrade
2020-08-21 Credit Suisse 59 56 Downgrade
2020-08-19 Canaccord Genuity 60 60.5 Upgrade
2020-05-27 Eight Capital 67 68 Upgrade
2020-05-20 Canaccord Genuity 77 53 Downgrade
2020-05-13 B of A Securities Neutral Maintains
2020-05-11 Barclays Overweight Maintains
2020-05-06 Citigroup 80 56 Downgrade
2020-03-20 TD Securities Hold Buy Upgrade
2020-03-18 CFRA Buy Maintains
2019-12-13 Credit Suisse Outperform Neutral Downgrade
2019-09-24 Bank of America Neutral Buy Upgrade
2019-09-09 Citigroup 85 80 Downgrade
2019-09-06 Credit Suisse 75 76 Upgrade
2019-09-04 Eight Capital 79 80 Upgrade
2019-08-28 BMO Capital Markets 80 78 Downgrade
2019-08-28 Credit Suisse Outperform Maintains
2019-08-28 BMO Capital Outperform Maintains
2019-08-14 Eight Capital 86 79 Downgrade
2019-06-27 Citigroup 93 85 Downgrade
2019-02-27 CIBC World Markets Outperform Neutral Downgrade
2019-02-27 Desjardins Securities 83 81 Downgrade
2019-02-27 National Bank Financial 80 78 Downgrade
2019-02-27 BMO Capital Markets Outperform Initiate
2019-02-27 TD Securities Buy Hold Downgrade
2019-01-15 BMO Capital Markets Outperform Initiate
2018-12-11 Desjardins Securities 85 83 Downgrade
2018-11-28 Barclays 85 83 Downgrade
2018-11-28 CIBC World Markets 88 86 Downgrade
2018-11-28 BMO Capital Markets Outperform Initiate
2018-11-22 Canaccord Genuity 82.5 77 Downgrade
2018-11-16 Barclays 90 85 Downgrade
2018-08-29 Eight Capital 93 94 Upgrade
2018-08-29 Canaccord Genuity Buy Hold Downgrade
2018-06-11 BMO Capital Markets Outperform Initiate
2018-06-11 RBC Capital 95 86 Downgrade
2018-06-11 CIBC World Markets 93 88 Downgrade
2018-06-05 Bank of America Buy Neutral Downgrade
2018-06-01 Cormark Securities 87 88 Upgrade
2018-05-30 Barclays 89 90 Upgrade
2018-03-01 Credit Suisse 86 87 Upgrade
2018-02-28 Barclays 87 89 Upgrade
2018-02-14 RBC Capital 91 92 Upgrade
2018-01-19 Credit Suisse 84 86 Upgrade
2017-12-06 BMO Capital Markets Outperform Reiterate
2017-11-17 Citigroup 90 93 Upgrade
2017-11-13 CIBC World Markets 87 93 Upgrade
2017-11-01 Canaccord Genuity 88 92 Upgrade
2017-08-30 CIBC World Markets 85 87 Upgrade
2017-08-11 Barclays 86 88 Upgrade
2017-05-31 RBC Capital Outperform Maintains
2017-05-30 Barclays Overweight Maintains
2017-05-23 Barclays Equal-Weight Overweight Upgrade
2017-03-07 CIBC World Markets Neutral Outperform Maintains
2017-03-01 TD Securities Action List Buy Buy Maintains
2017-03-01 Sbank Outperform Maintains
2017-03-01 RBC Capital Outperform Maintains
2017-03-01 Desjardins Securities Buy Maintains
2017-02-03 Sbank Outperform Maintains
2016-11-29 Barclays Equal-Weight Maintains
2016-11-15 Credit Suisse Neutral Maintains
2016-11-01 Bank of America Buy Initiate
2016-09-21 Dundee Securities Buy Maintains
2016-09-21 Dundee Buy Initiate
2016-08-31 Sbank Outperform Maintains
2016-08-31 National Bank Financial Sector Perform Maintains
2016-08-31 Desjardins Securities Buy Maintains
2016-08-31 Canaccord Genuity Buy Maintains
2016-08-31 Barclays Equal Weight Maintains
2016-08-30 TD Securities Buy Maintains
2016-08-19 Barclays Equal Weight Maintains
2016-08-04 Desjardins Securities Buy Maintains
2016-06-09 Macquarie Outperform Neutral Downgrade
2016-06-01 Sbank Outperform Maintains
2016-03-03 Sbank Outperform Maintains
2016-01-27 Sbank Outperform Maintains
2016-01-21 National Bank Financial Sector Perform Maintains
2015-12-02 Sbank Outperform Maintains
2015-12-02 National Bank Financial Sector Perform Maintains
2015-08-31 Sbank Outperform Maintains
2015-08-31 National Bank Financial Sector Perform Maintains
2015-08-31 BMO Capital Markets Outperform Maintains
2015-08-31 RBC Capital Outperform Maintains
2015-06-01 Cormark Securities Market Perform Buy Upgrade
2015-05-20 Bank of America Neutral Underperform Downgrade
2015-03-06 Citigroup Neutral Maintains
2015-01-26 CIBC World Markets Sector Perform Maintains
2014-11-18 Barclays Equal Weight Maintains
2014-11-06 RBC Capital Outperform Sector Perform Downgrade
2014-11-04 CIBC Sector Outperform Sector Perform Downgrade
2014-10-09 Canaccord Genuity Buy Maintains
2014-10-02 TD Securities Hold Maintains
2014-08-28 RBC Capital Outperform Maintains
2014-08-28 National Bank Financial Outperform Maintains
2014-08-28 UBS Neutral Maintains
2014-08-27 Credit Suisse Outperform Neutral Downgrade
2014-08-27 TD Securities Buy Maintains
2014-08-19 KBW At Market Perform Maintains
2014-08-19 Barclays Equal Weight Maintains
2014-08-12 CIBC World Markets Sector Outperform Maintains
2014-06-09 TD Securities Action Buy List Maintains
2014-05-30 National Bank Financial Outperform Maintains
2014-05-30 CIBC Sector Perform Sector Outperform Upgrade
2014-05-28 BMO Capital Markets Outperform Maintains
2014-05-28 National Bank Financial Outperform Maintains
2014-05-28 RBC Capital Outperform Maintains
2014-05-28 Canaccord Genuity Buy Maintains
2014-05-28 Barclays Equal Weight Maintains
2014-05-20 KBW At Market Perform Maintains
2014-05-20 Barclays Equal Weight Maintains
2014-05-01 Canaccord Genuity Buy Initiate
2014-03-17 Credit Suisse Outperform Maintains
2014-03-05 CIBC World Markets Sector Outperform Sector Perform Maintains
2014-01-31 Citigroup Neutral Maintains
2014-01-28 TD Securities Action List Buy Hold Maintains
2013-12-09 CIBC World Markets Sector Perform Maintains
2013-12-09 Barclays Equal Weight Maintains
2013-12-09 National Bank Financial Outperform Sector Perform Downgrade
2013-11-25 KBW At Market Perform Maintains
2013-11-21 Barclays Equal Weight Maintains
2013-10-28 Credit Suisse Neutral Outperform Upgrade
2013-10-17 TD Securities Buy Initiate
2013-09-27 National Bank Financial Outperform Maintains
2013-08-28 RBC Capital Outperform Maintains
2013-08-28 BMO Capital Markets Outperform Maintains
2013-08-28 BMO Capital Outperform Maintains
2013-08-22 KBW At Market Perform Maintains
2013-06-18 Barclays Overweight Equal-Weight Downgrade
2013-05-30 Credit Suisse Neutral Maintains
2013-05-29 Canaccord Genuity Buy Maintains
2013-05-29 Credit Suisse Neutral Maintains
2013-03-06 Sbank Sector Perform Maintains
2013-03-06 RBC Capital Outperform Maintains
2013-03-06 CIBC World Markets Sector Outperform Maintains
2013-03-06 BMO Capital Outperform Maintains
2013-02-20 Barclays Equal-Weight Overweight Upgrade
2013-02-11 Barclays Equal-Weight Maintains
2013-01-24 BMO Capital Outperform Maintains
2012-12-10 Bank of America Buy Maintains
2012-12-04 Citigroup Neutral Initiate
2012-09-25 Cormark Securities Market Perform Buy Upgrade
2012-08-29 BMO Capital Outperform Maintains
2012-08-29 National Bank Financial Sector Perform Outperform Upgrade
2012-08-29 Credit Suisse Outperform Neutral Downgrade
2012-08-28 Stifel Nicolaus Hold Initiate
2012-08-07 Barclays Underweight Equal-Weight Upgrade
2012-05-30 Bank oferica Buy Maintains
2012-05-30 National Bank Financial Sector Perform Maintains
2024-08-06 TD COWEN Hold Hold Maintains
2024-08-01 DESJARDINS SECURITIES Hold Hold Maintains
2024-06-05 CIBC CAPITAL MARKETS Neutral Neutral Maintains
2024-03-06 TD SECURITIES Hold Hold Maintains
2023-12-18 DESJARDINS SECURITIES Hold Hold Maintains
2023-12-13 TD SECURITIES Hold Hold Maintains
2023-12-12 CIBC CAPITAL MARKETS Neutral Neutral Maintains
2024-12-04 RBC Capital Sector Perform Sector Perform Maintains
2025-03-07 CANACCORD GENUITY Buy Buy Maintains
2025-03-03 CIBC CAPITAL MARKETS Outperform Neutral Downgrade
2025-03-02 TD COWEN Buy Buy Maintains
2025-03-02 DESJARDINS SECURITIES Hold Hold Maintains
2025-02-27 ARC INDEPENDENT RESEARCH Buy Buy Maintains
2025-02-24 JEFFERIES Hold Hold Maintains
2025-01-05 TD COWEN Hold Buy Upgrade
2025-01-05 DESJARDINS SECURITIES Hold Hold Maintains
2025-01-05 CIBC CAPITAL MARKETS Neutral Outperform Upgrade
2024-12-06 CANACCORD GENUITY Hold Buy Upgrade
2024-10-16 CANACCORD GENUITY Hold Hold Maintains
2024-10-16 TD COWEN Hold Hold Maintains
2024-09-08 CIBC CAPITAL MARKETS Neutral Neutral Maintains
2025-02-26 RBC Capital Sector Perform Sector Perform Maintains
2025-07-01 JEFFERIES Hold Hold Maintains
2025-06-08 CANACCORD GENUITY Buy Buy Maintains
2025-06-03 CIBC CAPITAL MARKETS Neutral Neutral Maintains
2025-06-01 DESJARDINS SECURITIES Hold Hold Maintains
2025-05-27 ARC INDEPENDENT RESEARCH Buy Buy Maintains
2025-05-26 TD COWEN Buy Buy Maintains
2025-08-27 RBC Capital Sector Perform Sector Perform Maintains
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