TSE:BNS Q3 EPS Estimate Lowered by National Bank Financial

The Bank of Nova Scotia (TSE:BNS) (NYSE:BNS) – Equities research analysts at National Bank Financial dropped their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Bank of Nova Scotia in a research note issued on Tuesday, February 25th. National Bank Financial analyst G. Dechaine now anticipates that the bank will post earnings of $1.68 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast 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.

A number of other equities research analysts have also commented on BNS. Royal Bank of Canada reduced their price target on Bank of Nova Scotia from C$83.00 to C$81.00 and set a “sector perform” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday. Bank of America upgraded Bank of Nova Scotia from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and upped their price target for the company from C$73.00 to C$90.00 in a research report on Tuesday, November 19th. Barclays upgraded Bank of Nova Scotia from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, November 21st. Accountability Research set a C$82.00 price objective on Bank of Nova Scotia and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 9th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group dropped their price objective on Bank of Nova Scotia from C$81.00 to C$77.00 in a research note on Tuesday, February 18th. Nine equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, four have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of C$78.17.

Bank of Nova Scotia Stock Up 1.4 %

Shares of BNS stock opened at C$72.38 on Thursday. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is C$74.35 and its 200 day simple moving average is C$72.87. Bank of Nova Scotia has a twelve month low of C$60.68 and a twelve month high of C$80.14. The firm has a market capitalization of C$88.70 billion, a P/E ratio of 11.44, a P/E/G ratio of 1.33 and a beta of 0.97.

Bank of Nova Scotia Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, January 29th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, January 7th were paid a $1.06 dividend. This represents a $4.24 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 5.86%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, January 7th. Bank of Nova Scotia’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 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.