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The price of Bank Of Nova Scotia (NYSE: BNS) closed at $64.28 in the last session, up 0.63% from day before closing price of $63.88. In other words, the price has increased by $0.63 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.57 million shares were traded. BNS stock price reached its highest trading level at $64.38 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $63.79.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at BNS’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 2.74 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.41.
Insider Transactions:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Feb 05 ’25 when BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA bought 50,000 shares for $17.85 per share. The transaction valued at 892,500 led to the insider holds 162,983,726 shares of the business.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, BNS now has a Market Capitalization of 79865331712 and an Enterprise Value of -60124237824. As of this moment, Bank’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 17.18, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 11.27. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.44. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.53 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.47. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at -1.897.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for BNS is 1.16, which has changed by 0.23520374 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.17089343 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, BNS has reached a high of $64.20, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $44.09. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 11.62%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 21.40%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, BNS traded on average about 2.06M shares per day over the past 3-months and 1952100 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 1.24B shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 1.24B. Insiders hold about 0.06% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 50.57% stake in the company. Shares short for BNS as of 1756425600 were 22330497 with a Short Ratio of 10.65, compared to 1753920000 on 21877538.
Dividends & Splits
The forward annual dividend rate for BNS is 3.07, which was 4.28 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.06700063The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 5.64. The current Payout Ratio is 71.35% for BNS, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-07-02 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-10-07. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2004-04-29 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
The current market rating for Bank Of Nova Scotia (BNS) reflects the collective analysis of 12.0 analysts closely monitoring its performance.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $1.92, with high estimates of $2.03 and low estimates of $1.85.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $7.02 and $6.91 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $6.98. EPS for the following year is $7.9, with 13.0 analysts recommending between $8.3 and $7.58.
Revenue Estimates
According to 6 analysts, the current quarter’s revenue is expected to be $9.37B. It ranges from a high estimate of $9.56B to a low estimate of $9.19B. As of the current estimate, Bank Of Nova Scotia’s year-ago sales were $8.53BFor the next quarter, 6 analysts are estimating revenue of $9.65B. There is a high estimate of $9.88B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $9.35B.
A total of 6 analysts have provided revenue estimates for BNS’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $38.42B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $37.12B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $37.44B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $33.67BBased on 11 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $38.68B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $39.42B and the low estimate is $37.3B.
