Equities Analysts Set Expectations for TSE:BNS Q2 Earnings

The Bank of Nova Scotia (TSE:BNS) (NYSE:BNS) – Investment analysts at Desjardins reduced their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Bank of Nova Scotia in a note issued to investors on Tuesday, February 25th. Desjardins analyst D. Young now anticipates that the bank will post earnings of $1.63 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $1.73. 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 Q3 2025 earnings at $1.92 EPS and Q4 2025 earnings at $1.91 EPS.

Several other equities analysts also recently weighed in on BNS. CIBC downgraded shares of Bank of Nova Scotia from an “outperform” rating to a “neutral” rating and cut their price target for the stock from C$84.00 to C$81.00 in a report on Tuesday, February 18th. Accountability Research set a C$82.00 price objective on shares of Bank of Nova Scotia and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 9th. Royal Bank of Canada decreased their target price on shares of Bank of Nova Scotia from C$83.00 to C$81.00 and set a “sector perform” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday. Bank of America upgraded Bank of Nova Scotia from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and lifted their price objective for the company from C$73.00 to C$90.00 in a research note on Tuesday, November 19th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets upped their target price on Bank of Nova Scotia from C$72.00 to C$84.00 in a research note on Monday, November 18th. Nine analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, four have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Bank of Nova Scotia presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of C$78.17.

Bank of Nova Scotia Stock Down 0.9 %

Shares of TSE:BNS opened at C$71.72 on Thursday. Bank of Nova Scotia has a 52-week low of C$60.68 and a 52-week high of C$80.14. The stock has a market cap of C$87.89 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.33, a PEG ratio of 1.33 and a beta of 0.97. The business has a 50-day moving average price of C$74.25 and a 200-day moving average price of C$72.93.

Bank of Nova Scotia Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, January 29th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, January 7th were paid a dividend of $1.06 per share. This represents a $4.24 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 5.91%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, January 7th. Bank of Nova Scotia’s payout ratio is 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.