Vanguard Investments Australia Adds $54M in The Bank of Nova Scotia ($BNS)

Key Points

  • Wall Street's consensus rating on $BNS is Hold and an average price target of $92.15.
  • $BNS last traded around $86.84.

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Vanguard Investments Australia acquired a new position in The Bank of Nova Scotia ($BNS), according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 616,522 shares of The Bank of Nova Scotia. Vanguard Investments Australia's holdings in The Bank of Nova Scotia were worth $53.54 million as of its most recent filing.

The Bank of Nova Scotia Stock Down 6.0%

Shares of The Bank of Nova Scotia ($BNS) traded around $86.84 on Saturday, down 6.0% for the day.

Last price$86.84
Market cap$111.72B
P/E ratio16.76
Forward P/E13.45
PEG ratio1.09
Beta1.21
52-week low$61.69
52-week high$94.96
50-day MA$88.26
200-day MA$77.83

The Bank of Nova Scotia Earnings

EPS (ttm)$5.47
Revenue (ttm)$35.20B
Revenue growth11.70%
Net margin28.43%
Return on equity11.46%
Next earningsDec 2, 2026

The Bank of Nova Scotia Dividend

Annual dividend$3.29
Dividend yield357%
Payout ratio58.04%
Ex-dividend dateOct 6, 2026

Analysts Set New Price Targets

ConsensusHold
Average target$92.15
High target$101.69
Low target$77.96
Analysts covering3

About The 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. The company offers financial advice and solutions, and banking products, including debit and credit cards, chequing and saving accounts, investments, mortgages, loans, and insurance to individuals; and retail automotive financing solutions. It also provides business banking solutions comprising lending, deposit, cash management, and trade finance solutions to small, medium, and large businesses. In addition, it provides wealth management advice and solutions, including online brokerage, mobile investment, full-service brokerage, trust, private banking, and private investment counsel services; and retail mutual funds, exchange traded funds, liquid alternatives, and institutional funds. The company was founded in 1832 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

ExchangeNYSE
SectorFinancial Services
IndustryBanks - Diversified
HeadquartersToronto, ON
CEOMr. L. Scott Thomson
Employees81,734

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