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Bank of Nova Scotia

BNS

63.440USD

-0.100-0.16%
Close 09/05, 16:00ETQuotes delayed by 15 min
78.82BMarket Cap
11.80P/E TTM

Bank of Nova Scotia

63.440

-0.100-0.16%

TradingKey Stock Score

Overall Financial Health

Valuation Dimensions

Earnings Forecast

Price Momentum

Institutional Confidence

Risk Assessment

Peer Comparison

TradingKey Stock Score

Overall Financial Health

Valuation Dimensions

Earnings Forecast

Price Momentum

Institutional Confidence

Risk Assessment

Peer Comparison

TradingKey Stock Score

Currency: USD Updated2025-09-05

Key Insights

The company's fundamentals are relatively healthy. Its valuation is considered fairly valued,and institutional recognition is very high. Over the past 30 days, multiple analysts have rated the company as a Sell. Despite a weak stock market performance, the company shows strong fundamentals and technicals. The stock price is trading sideways between the support and resistance levels, making it suitable for range-bound swing trading.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Industry Ranking
113 / 517
Overall Ranking
143 / 4731
Industry
Banking & Investment Services

Support & Resistance

No Data

Score Analysis

Current score
Previous score

Analyst Rating

Based on 4 analysts
Hold
Current Rating
56.020
Target Price
-11.70%
Upside Space
Data disclaimer: Analyst ratings and target prices are provided by LSEG for informational purposes only and do not constitute investment advice.

Company Highlights

StrengthsRisks
The Bank of Nova Scotia (the Bank) is a Canadian chartered bank. The Bank's segments include Canadian Banking, International Banking, Global Wealth Management, Global Banking and Markets, and Other. The Canadian Banking segment provides a full suite of financial advice and banking solutions. The International Banking segment is a diverse franchise offering financial advice and solutions to retail, corporate and commercial clients. The Global Wealth Management segment is focused on delivering comprehensive wealth management advice and solutions to clients across the Bank's footprint. The Global Wealth Management segment serves investment fund and advisory clients across 13 countries. The Global Banking and Markets segment provides corporate clients with lending and transaction services, investment banking advice and access to capital markets. The Other segment includes Group Treasury, smaller operating segments and corporate items which are not allocated to a business line.
High Dividend
The company is a high dividend payer, with the latest dividend payout ratio of 71.34%.
Stable Dividend
The company has regularly paid dividends over the past 5 years, with the latest dividend payout ratio of 71.34%.
Overvalued
The company’s latest PE is 12.81, at a high 3-year percentile range.
Institutional Buying
The latest institutional holdings are 632.68M shares, increasing 2.07% quarter-over-quarter.

Financial Health

Currency: USD Updated2025-09-05

The company's current financial score is 6.97, which is lower than the Banking & Investment Services industry's average of 7.33. Its financial status is stable, and its operating efficiency is average. Its latest quarterly revenue reached 8.91B, representing a year-over-year increase of 8.66%, while its net profit experienced a year-over-year increase of 5.25%.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
6.97
Change
0

Financials

6.15

Key Metrics

Cash and cash equivalents

Total assets

Total liabilities

Free cash flow

No Data

Quality of Earnings

7.59

Operational Efficiency

7.25

Growth Potential

7.11

Shareholder Returns

6.73

Company Valuation

Currency: USD Updated2025-09-05

The company’s current valuation score is 5.60, which is higher than the Banking & Investment Services industry's average of 4.39. Its current P/E ratio is 12.46, which is -27.62% below the recent high of 9.02 and 41.16% above the recent low of 7.33.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
7.60
Change
-2

Valuation Dimensions

P/E

P/B

P/S

P/CF

Industry Ranking 113/517
No Data

Earnings Forecast

Currency: USD Updated2025-09-05

The company’s current earnings forecast score is 4.67, which is lower than the Banking & Investment Services industry's average of 7.34. The average price target for Bank of Nova Scotia is 64.00, with a high of 65.06 and a low of 39.00.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
5.50
Change
0

Support & Resistance

No Data

Analyst Rating

Based on 4 analysts
Hold
Current Rating
56.020
Target Price
-11.70%
Upside Space
Strong Buy
Buy
Hold
Sell
Strong Sell

Peer Comparison

306
Total
4
Median
5
Average
Company name
Ratings
Analysts
Bank of Nova Scotia
BNS
4
JPMorgan Chase & Co
JPM
26
Bank of America Corp
BAC
26
Wells Fargo & Co
WFC
25
US Bancorp
USB
25
Regions Financial Corp
RF
24
1
2
3
...
61

Financial Forecasting

EPS

Revenue

Net Profit

EBIT

No Data

Data disclaimer: Analyst ratings and target prices are provided by LSEG for informational purposes only and do not constitute investment advice.

Price Momentum

Currency: USD Updated2025-09-05

The company’s current price momentum score is 9.52, which is higher than the Banking & Investment Services industry's average of 8.78. Sideways: Currently, the stock price is trading between the resistance level at 64.31 and the support level at 57.18, making it suitable for range-bound swing trading.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
9.59
Change
-0.11

Support & Resistance

No Data

Indicators

The Indicators feature provides value and direction analysis for various instruments under a selection of technical indicators, together with a technical summary.

This feature includes nine of the commonly used technical indicators: MACD, RSI, KDJ, StochRSI, ATR, CCI, WR, TRIX and MA. You may also adjust the timeframe depending on your needs.

Please note that technical analysis is only part of investment reference, and there is no absolute standard for using numerical values to assess direction. The results are for reference only, and we are not responsible for the accuracy of the indicator calculations and summaries.

Indicators
Sell(2)
Neutral(1)
Buy(1)
Indicators
Value
Direction
MACD(12,26,9)
1.008
Buy
RSI(14)
84.094
Overbought
STOCH(KDJ)(9,3,3)
94.488
Overbought
ATR(14)
0.921
High Vlolatility
CCI(14)
90.856
Neutral
Williams %R
8.000
Overbought
TRIX(12,20)
0.486
Sell
StochRSI(14)
46.380
Sell
Moving Average
Sell(0)
Neutral(0)
Buy(6)
Indicators
Value
Direction
MA5
62.882
Buy
MA10
61.489
Buy
MA20
59.015
Buy
MA50
56.890
Buy
MA100
54.184
Buy
MA200
52.778
Buy

Institutional Confidence

Currency: USD Updated2025-09-05

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
5.00
Change
0

Institutional Shareholding

No Data

Shareholder Activity

Name
Shares Held
Chg %
52.64M
+3.56%
47.50M
+8.49%
30.92M
+1.53%
30.44M
-6.92%
29.06M
+10.64%
23.67M
+0.51%
28.96M
+44.27%
19.19M
+1.88%
22.23M
+19.28%
1
2

Risk Assessment

Currency: USD Updated2025-09-05

The U.S. Dollar Index is currently in a neutral state, which has a neutral effect on the Banking & Investment Services domestic-focused industry. The Dollar Index (DXY) measures the value of the U.S. dollar against a basket of major currencies, including the euro, yen, pound sterling, Canadian dollar, Swedish krona, and Swiss franc. The company’s current risk assessment score is 5.90, which is higher than the Banking & Investment Services industry's average of 5.16. The company's beta value is 1.26. This indicates that the stock tends to outperform the index during upward trending markets but experiences larger declines during downward trending markets.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
5.90
Change
0
Beta vs S&P 500 index
1.27
VaR
+2.08%
240-Day Maximum Drawdown
+21.85%
240-Day Volatility
+17.99%
Return
Best Daily Return
60 days
+7.14%
120 days
+7.14%
5 years
+7.14%
Worst Daily Return
60 days
-1.02%
120 days
-4.64%
5 years
-6.11%
Sharpe Ratio
60 days
+3.86
120 days
+3.67
5 years
+0.75
Risk Assessment
Maximum Drawdown
240 days
+21.85%
3 years
+28.14%
5 years
+46.46%
Return-to-Drawdown Ratio
240 days
+0.89
3 years
+0.43
5 years
+0.13
Skewness
240 days
+0.65
3 years
+0.12
5 years
+0.00
Volatility
Realised Volatility
240 days
+17.99%
5 years
+18.90%
Standardised True Range
240 days
+1.15%
5 years
+1.41%
Downside Risk-Adjusted Return
120 days
+506.30%
240 days
+506.30%
Maximum Daily Upside Volatility
60 days
+16.37%
Maximum Daily Downside Volatility
60 days
+10.09%
Liquidity
Average Turnover Rate
60 days
+0.17%
120 days
+0.16%
5 years
--
Turnover Deviation
20 days
-6.68%
60 days
+11.66%
120 days
+11.15%

Peer Comparison

Currency: USD Updated2025-09-05
Bank of Nova Scotia
Bank of Nova Scotia
BNS
6.67 /10
Score
Financial Health
Valuation Dimensions
Earnings Forecast
Price Momentum
Institutional Confidence
Risk Assessment
Affiliated Managers Group Inc
Affiliated Managers Group Inc
AMG
8.03 /10
Score
Financial Health
Valuation Dimensions
Earnings Forecast
Price Momentum
Institutional Confidence
Risk Assessment
Wintrust Financial Corp
Wintrust Financial Corp
WTFC
7.96 /10
Score
Financial Health
Valuation Dimensions
Earnings Forecast
Price Momentum
Institutional Confidence
Risk Assessment
Bank of New York Mellon Corp
Bank of New York Mellon Corp
BK
7.94 /10
Score
Financial Health
Valuation Dimensions
Earnings Forecast
Price Momentum
Institutional Confidence
Risk Assessment
Credicorp Ltd
Credicorp Ltd
BAP
7.92 /10
Score
Financial Health
Valuation Dimensions
Earnings Forecast
Price Momentum
Institutional Confidence
Risk Assessment
Synchrony Financial
Synchrony Financial
SYF
7.90 /10
Score
Financial Health
Valuation Dimensions
Earnings Forecast
Price Momentum
Institutional Confidence
Risk Assessment
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