Q3 Earnings Forecast for TSE:BNS Issued By Desjardins

The Bank of Nova Scotia (TSE:BNS) (NYSE:BNS) – Analysts at Desjardins issued their Q3 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Bank of Nova Scotia in a report issued on Tuesday, December 3rd. Desjardins analyst D. Young expects that the bank will post earnings per share of $1.82 for the quarter. The consensus estimate for Bank of Nova Scotia’s current full-year earnings is $7.13 per share. Desjardins also issued estimates for Bank of Nova Scotia’s FY2026 earnings at $7.95 EPS.

A number of other analysts have also commented on BNS. Canaccord Genuity Group raised shares of Bank of Nova Scotia from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and upped their price objective for the company from C$71.00 to C$84.00 in a research note on Tuesday, November 19th. Cormark reduced their price objective on shares of Bank of Nova Scotia from C$68.00 to C$65.00 and set a “market perform” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, August 20th. Barclays raised shares of Bank of Nova Scotia from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, November 21st. Jefferies Financial Group upped their price objective on shares of Bank of Nova Scotia from C$65.00 to C$69.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 28th. Finally, CIBC upped their price objective on shares of Bank of Nova Scotia from C$82.00 to C$84.00 in a research note on Tuesday, November 26th. Seven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, four have issued a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Bank of Nova Scotia currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of C$76.73.

Bank of Nova Scotia Trading Up 0.6 %

BNS stock opened at C$78.29 on Thursday. Bank of Nova Scotia has a one year low of C$59.62 and a one year high of C$80.14. The firm has a market capitalization of C$97.08 billion, a PE ratio of 13.71, a P/E/G ratio of 1.33 and a beta of 0.97. The firm has a 50-day moving average of C$74.65 and a two-hundred day moving average of C$68.39.

Bank of Nova Scotia Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, January 29th. Investors of record on Tuesday, January 7th will be issued a $1.06 dividend. This represents a $4.24 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 5.42%. Bank of Nova Scotia’s dividend payout ratio is currently 74.26%.

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.