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Bank of Nova Scotia Stock
The Bank of Nova Scotia
Company data
- Sector
- Financial Services
- Industry
- Banks - Diversified
- Country
- Canada
- CEO
- Scott Thomson
- Employees
- 81,734
- Market cap
- $157.5 B
- IPO
- 12/01/1995
The Bank of Nova Scotia is a financial services company operating in the banks, diversified industry, headquartered in Toronto, Canada. Founded in 1832, the institution provides a wide range of banking products and services in Canada, the United States, Mexico, Peru, Chile, Colombia, the Caribbean, Central America,…
Company description based on the data provider's company data, AI-assisted, created on 16/10/2026. Not investment advice.
Bank of Nova Scotia stock: price history
1D
+0.8%
1W
+3.8%
1M
-0.6%
6M
+25.7%
YTD
+27.6%
1Y
+42.6%
2Y
+77.3%
5Y
+62.1%
10Y
+84.0%
Next earnings date
Next earnings date
02/12/2026 (in 46 days)
Volatility around earnings
~18% stronger price swings than usual
Pattern chart
Pattern detected by the Market Jury detector vdouble-bottom-top-v1.0 on 13/10/26. Not a buy or sell signal.Beta
What does this mean?
Double bottom
BullishThe price bounced off a similar low twice, with a rally in between. This W-shaped pattern is a classic reversal signal from a downtrend into an uptrend.
Chart patterns are a purely technical signal derived from price action. At Market Jury they do not feed into the agents' buy or sell decisions, they are supplementary information only.
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Analyst assessment of Bank of Nova Scotia
0
STRONG BUY
10
BUY
8
HOLD
1
SELL
0
STRONG SELL
19
TOTAL · Buy
As of: 28/05/2026
Bank of Nova Scotia stock metrics
P/E
16.73
P/B
1.77
EV/EBITDA
29.42
RETURN ON EQUITY
3.3%
NET MARGIN
15.7%
DEBT/EQUITY
3.06
DIVIDEND YIELD
3.5%
AS OF
31/07/2026
Free float & liquidity
FREE FLOAT
98.8%
FLOAT SHARES
1,204,143,099
AVG. DAILY VOLUME (30D)
4,097,496
Dividends & Stock splits
Dividends
Stock splits
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Frequently asked questions about Bank of Nova Scotia stock
What does Bank of Nova Scotia do?
The Bank of Nova Scotia is a company in the Financial Services sector, Banks - Diversified industry, headquartered in Canada.
The CEO is Scott Thomson, the company employs around 81,734 people.
The IPO was on 12/01/1995; the stock trades on TSX under the ticker BNS.TO.
What do analysts say about Bank of Nova Scotia stock?
19 analysts rate the stock, the consensus is Buy (as of 28/05/2026).
This is an external assessment, not a statement by Market Jury.
When does Bank of Nova Scotia report next?
The next earnings date is 02/12/2026.
Around past earnings, price swings were roughly 18% stronger than usual.
Does Bank of Nova Scotia pay a dividend?
Yes. The last dividend was CA$1.14 per share, ex-date 06/10/2026, paid on 28/10/2026.
The dividend yield is 3.5% (as of 31/07/2026).
Which stocks are comparable to Bank of Nova Scotia?
Comparable stocks include Royal Bank of Canada, Toronto-Dominion Bank, Bank of Montreal, Bank of Nova Scotia, JPMorgan Chase &, HSBC Holdings, Wells Fargo & Company and Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group.
How can I get Bank of Nova Scotia stock analyzed?
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