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The Bank of Nova Scotia
BNS
NYSE·Financial Services·Banks - Diversified·Mkt cap $107.1B
$85.16
▼ -2.51%
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Our plain-language verdict, the thesis, risk factors, and what is changing about the business.
View research view52-Week Range
$54.32 - $87.98
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Up 58.4% over the trailing year
Total returns
Price performance
Total return across standard periods - splits & dividends adjusted by FMP. Periods longer than 1Y show annualized in the tooltip.
Why we rate it this way
The thesis at a glance
Bull and bear case · plain-English context across the five lenses we evaluate.
Bull Case
4 reasons
- Extensive geographic diversification across North America, Latin America, and the Caribbean
- Strong brand heritage and trust established since 1832
- Large, integrated branch and digital banking network with 2,200+ locations globally
- Comprehensive product ecosystem serving retail, commercial, and institutional clients
Bear Case
2 risks
- Average volatility.
- Growth premium of 0.9x vs Commercial Banking peers. Reasonable for this growth rate.
Growth
Revenue decline expected
International expansion in high-growth Latin American markets
Value
Growth premium of 0.9x vs Commercial Banking peers. Reasonable for this growth rate.
Momentum
Hot
+24.6% over 3m
Quality
Strong
High-growth business (138% revenue growth, 55% gross margin). Profitable with strong growth momentum.
Dividend
Solid
3.57% yield
Smart-money signal
Who's buying BNS right now
Insider Form 4s, 13F institutional filings, and Congressional disclosures - at a glance.
Earnings track record
Latest print - beat on both lines
AI-summarized recap of last quarter, plus the surprise on every print.
Next: Aug 25, 2026
MAY 27, 2026
Reported EPS of $1.47 vs $1.42 consensus (+3.5% surprise). Revenue of $7.2B vs $7.1B expected (+1.5%). Beat on both top and bottom lines.
EPS surprise · last 4Q
1 of 1 beats
Q2 26
+3.5%
Next: Aug 25, 2026
Revenue trend · last 8Q
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+11%
+10%
+13%
+2%
Q2 24
Q3 24
Q4 24
Q1 25
Q2 25
Q3 25
Q4 25
Q1 26
$5.9B
$6.2B
$6.2B
$6.8B
$6.6B
$18.0B
$18.2B
$17.2B
Margins · last 8Q
Gross
48.1%
Operating
18.4%
Profit
13.3%
Wall Street consensus
1 analyst · 0% Buy
Live ratings and price targets aggregated across covering analysts.
Buy
0%
Hold
100%
Sell
0%
Median Price Target
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Latest: RBC Capital · May 28, 2026