Bank of Nova Scotia
✦ StockVane Quant Insights how this is computed
- Twelve-month momentum in the top 20% of the universe, above its 200-day average.
- Signal has read BUY for 6 months.
- Recent price momentum is +23.2% on average (3-month/1-year).
- Main-fund capital flow has been a net outflow over the last 45 sessions.
- Short interest has risen to 1.0% of float.
- Analyst tilt is Buy.
- Price is below its 20-day average and below its 60-day average.
- The 20-day average is above the 60-day average, a short-term uptrend.
Computed by a StockVane algorithm from historical price, valuation and analyst data - not a person, not a forecast guarantee, and not investment advice.
Factor grades
Ranked against 977 U.S. stocks StockVane covers.
Valuation C+
How expensive the stock is versus earnings, sales and its own 5-year history.
| P/E (TTM) | 16.8x | Better than 58% |
| Forward P/E | 14.4x | Better than 63% |
| Price / Sales | 4.0x | Better than 36% |
| P/E vs own 5-yr range | 89th pctl | Better than 15% |
Growth D+
How fast revenue, profit and free cash flow are compounding.
| Revenue CAGR (3Y) | 5.6% | Better than 46% |
| Net income CAGR (3Y) | -7.7% | Better than 26% |
| Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) | -32.4% | Better than 7% |
Profitability B
How much profit the business keeps from each dollar of sales and capital.
| Net margin | 19.6% | Better than 74% |
| Return on equity | 9.6% | Better than 36% |
Momentum A
Recent price strength, skipping the latest month to avoid short-term noise.
| 3-month return | 4.7% | Better than 66% |
| 6-month return | 30.4% | Better than 80% |
| 12-month return (ex latest month) | 49.9% | Better than 80% |
| Distance below 52-week high | 5.7% | Better than 89% |
Financial Health C
Balance-sheet strength: leverage, liquidity and interest coverage.
| Debt to assets | 21.6% | Better than 62% |
| Free cash flow / net income | 65.0% | Better than 18% |
Analyst View D
What the Street thinks: share of Buy ratings and upside to the average target.
| Analysts rating Buy | 44.4% | Better than 21% |
| Upside to average target | 7.9% | Better than 13% |
Grades are relative rankings, not forecasts: A+ is the top 5% of the covered stocks on a factor, F the bottom 3%. Valuation is not adjusted for sector, so capital-light software tends to grade lower there than utilities. Recomputed every 6 hours from our market data. Not investment advice, and not tailored to your financial situation, goals, or risk tolerance.
Price chart
Anonymous reader poll. Unscientific, not investment advice.
Performance
Key statistics
Price & volume
- Prev close
- 87.59
- Open
- 87.43
- Day range
- 87.39 - 88.56
- Avg price
- 88.16
- Volume
- 905.47K
- Turnover
- 79.83M
- Turnover ratei
- 0.08%
- Volume ratioi
- 0.28
- Amplitudei
- 1.34%
- 52-week rangei
- 60.46 - 94.84
Valuation
- P/Ei
- 22.24
- P/E (TTM)i
- 16.48
- P/Bi
- 1.94
- EPSi
- 3.98
- Book value / shi
- 45.66
- Net profit
- 4.84B
- Net assets
- 55.56B
Share structure
- Market cap
- 107.63B
- Float capi
- 106.33B
- Shares out
- 1.22B
- Float sharesi
- 1.20B
Dividend & listing
- Div yield (TTM)i
- 3.58%
- Dividend (TTM)
- 3.17
- Listing date
- 1970-01-01
6.7% below the 52-week high
Trading activity
Net capital flow main funds, last 45 sessions
-5.38M net over the window
Short interest
- Shares short
- 11.98M
- % of floati
- 0.98%
- Days to coveri
- 5.96
- As of
- 2026-09-15
Frequently asked questions
What is the current stock price of Bank of Nova Scotia (BNS)?
Bank of Nova Scotia last traded at 88.45. The quote on this page refreshes every few seconds while US markets are open.
What is Bank of Nova Scotia's market cap?
About 107.63B.
What is the P/E ratio of Bank of Nova Scotia?
The trailing twelve-month P/E is 16.48, above its own 5-year average of 12.22 — toward the top of its historical range (86.19% percentile). See the Valuation tab for the full history.
Does Bank of Nova Scotia pay a dividend?
Yes. The trailing dividend yield is 3.58%. The 2025 payout was little changed from 2024. See the Dividends tab for the full payment history.
Is Bank of Nova Scotia a buy according to analysts?
The consensus of 9 analysts is a Buy rating, with an average 12-month price target of 97.23, which implies 9.9% upside from the current price. This is not investment advice.
What is Bank of Nova Scotia's StockVane Quant Rating?
The StockVane Momentum strategy currently rates Bank of Nova Scotia a B (Buy). Twelve-month momentum in the top 20% of the universe, above its 200-day average. Not investment advice.
Quote time 2026-10-09 19:30:04 · For reference only, not investment advice and not tailored to your situation.
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