National Bank Financial Estimates TSE:BNS Q3 Earnings

The Bank of Nova Scotia (TSE:BNS) (NYSE:BNS) – Investment analysts at National Bank Financial cut their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Bank of Nova Scotia in a research report issued on Tuesday, February 25th. National Bank Financial analyst G. Dechaine now anticipates that the bank will earn $1.68 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $1.71. 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 $1.79 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $6.94 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $8.20 EPS.

Several other analysts have also recently issued reports on the stock. UBS Group upgraded shares of Bank of Nova Scotia from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Monday, November 18th. CIBC lowered shares of Bank of Nova Scotia from an “outperform” rating to a “neutral” rating and reduced their target price for the company from C$84.00 to C$81.00 in a report on Tuesday, February 18th. Accountability Research set a C$82.00 target price on shares of Bank of Nova Scotia and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, January 9th. Royal Bank of Canada reduced their target price on shares of Bank of Nova Scotia from C$83.00 to C$81.00 and set a “sector perform” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday. Finally, National Bankshares increased their target price on shares of Bank of Nova Scotia from C$66.00 to C$78.00 in a report on Wednesday, November 20th. Nine analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, four have assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Bank of Nova Scotia presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of C$78.17.

Bank of Nova Scotia Price Performance

TSE BNS opened at C$71.72 on Thursday. Bank of Nova Scotia has a 1 year low of C$60.68 and a 1 year high of C$80.14. The stock has a market capitalization of C$87.89 billion, a PE ratio of 11.33, a P/E/G ratio of 1.33 and a beta of 0.97. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is C$74.25 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is C$72.93.

Bank of Nova Scotia Dividend Announcement

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