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The price of Bank Of Nova Scotia (NYSE: BNS) closed at $72.29 in the last session, down -0.84% from day before closing price of $72.9. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.84 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.02 million shares were traded. BNS stock price reached its highest trading level at $72.98 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $72.22.
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 2.72 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.39.
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 90078044160 and an Enterprise Value of -66910765056. As of this moment, Bank’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 17.90, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 11.11. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 0.93. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.73 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.63. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at -2.115.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for BNS is 1.10, which has changed by 0.4289385 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.19362879 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, BNS has reached a high of $74.97, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $44.09. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 3.23%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 21.39%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, BNS traded on average about 1.81M shares per day over the past 3-months and 2635180 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 0.07% 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 7.64, compared to 1763078400 on 19764863.
Dividends & Splits
The forward annual dividend rate for BNS is 3.13, which was 4.32 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.05844259. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 5.55. 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
. The current market rating for Bank Of Nova Scotia (BNS) reflects the collective analysis of 13.0 analysts closely monitoring its performance.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $1.93, with high estimates of $1.97 and low estimates of $1.87.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $8.23 and $7.69 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $8.03. EPS for the following year is $9.0, with 13.0 analysts recommending between $9.55 and $8.65.
Revenue Estimates
According to 6 analysts,. The current quarter’s revenue is expected to be $9.67B. 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 $38.26B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $39.08B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $37.74BBased on 11 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $41.17B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $43.41B and the low estimate is $40.2B.
