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The Bank of Nova Scotia Stock AnalysisComprehensive stock analysis for The Bank of Nova Scotia (BNS.TO) including live price, Snowflake performance metrics, financial statements, and investment research.Stock AnalysisBNS.TO
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The Bank of Nova Scotia
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  • Ownership & News
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Home🔹Stocks🔹The Bank of Nova Scotia

The Bank of Nova Scotia

🇨🇦BNS.TO•TSX

The Bank of Nova Scotia

🇨🇦BNS.TO•TSX
Market cap
$158.03B
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Your view on BNS.TO

Mkt Cap
$158.03B
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BNS.TO
The Bank of Nova Scotia
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  • Peer Comparison
  • Ownership & News
BNS.TO
Company Overview

Overview

What the company does, where it operates, and who runs it.

About The Bank of Nova Scotia

Industry
Banks - Diversified
Sector
Financial Services
CEO
L. Scott Thomson
Headquarters
CA
Industry
Banks - Diversified
Sector
Financial Services
CEO
L. Scott Thomson
Headquarters
CA
Description

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 in four segments: Canadian Banking, International Banking, Global Wealth Management, and Global Banking and Markets.

The company offers financial advice and solutions, and day-to-day banking products, including debit and credit cards, chequing and saving accounts, investments, mortgages, loans, and insurance to individuals; and business banking solutions comprising lending, deposit, cash management, and trade finance solutions to small, medium, and large businesses, including automotive financing solutions to dealers and their customers.

It also provides wealth management advice and solutions, including online brokerage, mobile investment, full-service brokerage, trust, private banking, and private investment counsel services; and retail mutual funds, exchange traded funds, liquid alternative funds, and institutional funds.

In addition, the company offers international banking services for retail, corporate, and commercial customers; and lending and transaction, investment banking advisory, and capital markets access services to corporate customers. Further, it provides online, mobile, and telephone banking services.

The company operates a network of 954 branches and approximately 3,766 automated banking machines in Canada; and approximately 1,300 branches and a network of contact and support center internationally. The Bank of Nova Scotia was founded in 1832 and is headquartered in Halifax, Canada.

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Financial Data

Stock Data

Price chart, volume, and trading data.

Fair Value

What FRC thinks it is worth vs. the current price.

FRC's fair value estimate for The Bank of Nova Scotia, and the rating behind it. BNS.TO last traded at C$129.63, 16.8× trailing earnings — the estimate is read against that market price. FRC analysts run the firm's valuation model across the companies on this platform to estimate what each one is worth, rather than republishing a consensus average. Shows the current estimate, our rating, and when it was last revised. A free account covers 7 company valuations a month; a paid subscription is unlimited.

Financial Ratios

Profitability, returns, valuation, and leverage ratios.

Valuation, profitability, liquidity and leverage ratios for The Bank of Nova Scotia. Starting points for The Bank of Nova Scotia: P/E 16.8, EPS C$8.18, beta 1.21 — an Banks - Diversified name. P/E, P/B, EV/EBITDA, margins, return on equity, current ratio and debt coverage, each shown against the company's own history.

Dividend Analysis

Yield, payout ratio, and dividend coverage metrics.

Dividend history, yield and payout sustainability for The Bank of Nova Scotia. The Bank of Nova Scotia paid C$4.44 per share over the last year — a 3.4% yield at the current C$129.63 price. Per-share payments, yield over time, payout ratio and growth streak, with coverage measured against free cash flow.

Earnings Analysis

EPS history, beat rate, and upcoming earnings reports.

Reported vs. expected earnings history for The Bank of Nova Scotia. Trailing twelve-month EPS for The Bank of Nova Scotia stands at C$8.18. EPS surprises by quarter, revenue against estimates, and the upcoming reporting date.

Financial Statements

Income statement, balance sheet, and cash flow statements.

Income statement, balance sheet and cash flow history for The Bank of Nova Scotia. The Bank of Nova Scotia has reported as a listed company since 1995. Annual and quarterly filings with period-over-period comparison, so you can trace how revenue, margins and cash generation have moved.

Peer Comparison

Comparables

List of peer companies in the same industry.

The Bank of Nova Scotia valued side by side against its closest peers. The Bank of Nova Scotia is measured against Banks - Diversified peers within the Financial Services sector. Peer-relative multiples and operating metrics, so the valuation is read in the context of its own sector rather than in isolation.

Ownership & News

Institutional Ownership

Premium

Which funds and firms own the stock.

Which institutions hold The Bank of Nova Scotia, and how their positions are changing. At a C$158.03B market value, institutional positions materially move The Bank of Nova Scotia's register. Top holders, position sizes, and quarter-over-quarter accumulation or distribution from regulatory filings. Included with FRC Premium.

Insider Trading

Premium

Recent buying and selling by company executives.

Buying and selling by The Bank of Nova Scotia executives and directors. Insider transactions as disclosed to regulators, with role, size and date — the clearest read on how the people running the company are positioned. Included with FRC Premium.

Senate Trading

Premium

U.S. Senator disclosures filed under the STOCK Act.

U.S. Senate disclosures naming The Bank of Nova Scotia. The Bank of Nova Scotia is a C$158.03B Financial Services company. Senators' reported transactions in this security, alongside the fundamentals — a signal most research platforms leave out entirely. Included with FRC Premium.

House Trading

Premium

U.S. Representative disclosures filed under the STOCK Act.

U.S. House of Representatives disclosures naming The Bank of Nova Scotia. Representatives' reported transactions in this security, shown next to the company's fundamentals. Included with FRC Premium.

News

Latest headlines and market coverage.

Latest headlines and company announcements for The Bank of Nova Scotia. Coverage tracks The Bank of Nova Scotia within Banks - Diversified (Financial Services). Press releases and market coverage, newest first.

Peer companies

  • BAM.TO — Brookfield Asset Management Ltd.
  • BMO.TO — Bank of Montreal
  • CM.TO — Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce
  • MFC.TO — Manulife Financial Corporation
  • NA.TO — National Bank of Canada
  • PYPL.NE — PayPal Holdings, Inc.
  • TD.TO — The Toronto-Dominion Bank

More Banks - Diversified companies

  • HBCYF — HSBC Holdings plc
  • HSBC — HSBC Holdings plc
  • IDCBF — Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Limited
  • IDCBY — Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd.
  • ING — ING Groep N.V.
  • INGVF — ING Groep N.V.
  • JPM — JPMorgan Chase & Co.
  • JPM-PL — JPMorgan Chase & Co.
  • JPM-PM — JPMorgan Chase & Co.
  • JPM.NE — JPMorgan Chase & Co.
  • MBFJF — Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.
  • MUFG — Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.

ETFs holding The Bank of Nova Scotia

  • ZEB.TO — BMO Equal Weight Banks Index ETF (17.73%)
  • ZWB.TO — BMO Covered Call Canadian Banks ETF (14.37%)
  • CEW.TO — iShares Equal Weight Banc & Lifeco ETF (10.47%)
  • XFN.TO — iShares S&P/TSX Capped Financials Index ETF (8.94%)
  • ZVC.TO — BMO MSCI Canada Value Index ETF (7.55%)
  • XCV.TO — iShares Canadian Value Index ETF (7.13%)
  • ESGA.TO — BMO MSCI Canada Selection Equity Index ETF (6.96%)
  • ZWC.TO — BMO Canadian High Dividend Covered Call ETF (5.95%)

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