Research Analysts Offer Predictions for TSE:BNS Q1 Earnings

The Bank of Nova Scotia (TSE:BNS) (NYSE:BNS) – Stock analysts at National Bank Financial issued their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Bank of Nova Scotia in a research note issued on Tuesday, December 3rd. National Bank Financial analyst G. Dechaine forecasts that the bank will post earnings of $1.68 per share for the quarter. 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 Q2 2025 earnings at $1.68 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $1.82 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $6.90 EPS.

A number of other research firms have also commented on BNS. Royal Bank of Canada upped their price objective on shares of Bank of Nova Scotia from C$65.00 to C$74.00 in a research note on Wednesday. Cibc World Mkts raised Bank of Nova Scotia from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Friday, September 20th. UBS Group upgraded Bank of Nova Scotia from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Monday, November 18th. National Bankshares lifted their target price on Bank of Nova Scotia from C$66.00 to C$78.00 in a report on Wednesday, November 20th. Finally, Bank of America upgraded Bank of Nova Scotia from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and increased their price target for the stock from C$73.00 to C$90.00 in a report on Tuesday, November 19th. Seven analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, four have issued a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Bank of Nova Scotia has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of C$76.73.

Bank of Nova Scotia Price Performance

Shares of BNS opened at C$78.94 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of C$97.89 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.82, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.33 and a beta of 0.97. The business has a 50-day moving average of C$74.65 and a 200-day moving average of C$68.39. Bank of Nova Scotia has a 1 year low of C$59.62 and a 1 year high of C$80.14.

Bank of Nova Scotia Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, January 29th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, January 7th will be issued a dividend of $1.06 per share. This represents a $4.24 annualized dividend and a yield of 5.37%. Bank of Nova Scotia’s payout ratio is 74.26%.

Bank of Nova Scotia Company Profile

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.