Q3 EPS Estimate for Bank of Nova Scotia Boosted by Analyst

The Bank of Nova Scotia (TSE:BNS) (NYSE:BNS) – Equities researchers at National Bank Financial increased their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for Bank of Nova Scotia in a report issued on Thursday, August 14th. National Bank Financial analyst G. Dechaine now forecasts that the bank will earn $1.76 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $1.74. 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 Q4 2025 earnings at $1.78 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $6.81 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $7.67 EPS.

BNS has been the subject of a number of other research reports. Desjardins raised their price objective on shares of Bank of Nova Scotia from C$77.00 to C$79.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 13th. UBS Group decreased their target price on Bank of Nova Scotia from C$85.00 to C$78.00 in a research report on Thursday, May 22nd. Canaccord Genuity Group upped their price target on Bank of Nova Scotia from C$81.00 to C$85.00 in a research report on Tuesday, July 22nd. Royal Bank Of Canada reduced their price objective on Bank of Nova Scotia from C$81.00 to C$80.00 and set a “sector perform” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, June 9th. Finally, Barclays lifted their target price on Bank of Nova Scotia from C$78.00 to C$81.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Thursday. Ten investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, four have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of C$78.57.

Bank of Nova Scotia Price Performance

Bank of Nova Scotia stock opened at C$78.47 on Monday. Bank of Nova Scotia has a fifty-two week low of C$62.57 and a fifty-two week high of C$80.14. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is C$75.71 and its 200-day simple moving average is C$71.87. The company has a market cap of C$96.16 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.40, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.33 and a beta of 0.97.

Bank of Nova Scotia Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, July 29th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, July 29th were given a dividend of $1.10 per share. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, July 2nd. This is an increase from Bank of Nova Scotia’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.06. This represents a $4.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 5.6%. Bank of Nova Scotia’s dividend payout ratio is presently 67.00%.

Bank of Nova Scotia Company Profile

Bank of Nova Scotia is a global financial services provider. The bank has five business segments: Canadian banking, international banking, global wealth management, global banking and markets, and other. It offers a range of advice, products, and services, including personal and commercial banking, wealth management and private banking, corporate and investment banking, and capital markets.