National Bank Financial Comments on TSE:BNS Q2 Earnings

The Bank of Nova Scotia (TSE:BNS) (NYSE:BNS) – Research analysts at National Bank Financial lifted their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for Bank of Nova Scotia in a report released on Monday, February 17th. National Bank Financial analyst G. Dechaine now expects that the bank will post earnings of $1.70 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $1.68. The consensus estimate for Bank of Nova Scotia’s current full-year earnings is $7.13 per share. National Bank Financial also issued estimates for Bank of Nova Scotia’s Q3 2025 earnings at $1.71 EPS and Q4 2025 earnings at $1.80 EPS.

Several other research analysts also recently commented on the company. BMO Capital Markets boosted their target price on Bank of Nova Scotia from C$72.00 to C$84.00 in a report on Monday, November 18th. Accountability Research set a C$82.00 price objective on Bank of Nova Scotia and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, January 9th. UBS Group raised Bank of Nova Scotia from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Monday, November 18th. TD Securities reduced their price objective on Bank of Nova Scotia from C$82.00 to C$81.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, December 4th. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada upped their price objective on Bank of Nova Scotia from C$74.00 to C$83.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a report on Wednesday, January 8th. Eight investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, four have given a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of C$78.33.

Bank of Nova Scotia Price Performance

Shares of BNS opened at C$72.40 on Wednesday. The company has a market capitalization of C$88.72 billion, a P/E ratio of 11.44, a PEG ratio of 1.33 and a beta of 0.97. Bank of Nova Scotia has a one year low of C$60.68 and a one year high of C$80.14. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is C$74.97 and its 200-day simple moving average is C$72.59.

Bank of Nova Scotia Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, January 29th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, January 7th were paid a dividend of $1.06 per share. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, January 7th. This represents a $4.24 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 5.86%. Bank of Nova Scotia’s payout ratio is presently 67.00%.

About Bank of Nova Scotia

The Bank of Nova Scotia provides various banking products and services in Canada, the United States, Mexico, Peru, Chile, Colombia, the Caribbean and Central America, and internationally. It operates through Canadian Banking, International Banking, Global Wealth Management, and Global Banking and Markets segments.