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In the latest session, Bank Of Nova Scotia (NYSE: BNS) closed at $73.92 down -0.34% from its previous closing price of $74.17. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.34 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.27 million shares were traded. BNS stock price reached its highest trading level at $74.485 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $73.9.
Ratios:
For a deeper understanding of Bank Of Nova Scotia’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 2.72 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.39.
Insider Transactions:
Additionally, insider trades can be beneficial to investors who want to learn what the management thinks about stock prices in the future. 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 92109127680 and an Enterprise Value of -64896065536. As of this moment, Bank’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 18.31, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 11.38. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 0.95. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.77 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.66. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at -2.051.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for BNS is 1.11, which has changed by 0.38067758 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.17823458 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, BNS has reached a high of $74.41, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $44.09. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 7.70%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 26.25%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, BNS has traded an average of 1.65M shares per day and 1894840 over the past ten days. A total of 1.24B shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 1.24B. Insiders hold about 0.07% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 48.39% stake in the company. Shares short for BNS as of 1765756800 were 13794839 with a Short Ratio of 8.34, compared to 1763078400 on 19764863.
Dividends & Splits
According to the company, the forward annual dividend rate for BNS is 3.08, from 4.32 in the trailing year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.05824458. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 5.56. The current Payout Ratio is 74.01% for BNS, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-07-02 with an ex-dividend date of 2026-01-06. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2004-04-29 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
Investors are keenly observing as 13.0 analysts analyze and rate. The current performance of Bank Of Nova Scotia (BNS) in the stock market.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $1.92, with high estimates of $1.97 and low estimates of $1.87.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $8.23 and $7.89 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $8.04. EPS for the following year is $9.0, with 12.0 analysts recommending between $9.45 and $8.65.
Revenue Estimates
A total of 6 analysts believe the company’s revenue will be $9.67B this quarter.It ranges from a high estimate of $9.9B to a low estimate of $9.42B. As of. The current estimate, Bank Of Nova Scotia’s year-ago sales were $9.37BFor the next quarter, 6 analysts are estimating revenue of $9.58B. There is a high estimate of $9.71B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $9.32B.
A total of 12 analysts have provided revenue estimates for BNS’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $39.9B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $37.3B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $38.95B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $37.74BBased on 11 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $40.95B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $43.41B and the low estimate is $38.22B.
