Raymond James Financial Weighs in on TSE:BNS FY2025 Earnings

The Bank of Nova Scotia (TSE:BNS) (NYSE:BNS) – Research analysts at Raymond James Financial issued their FY2025 EPS estimates for shares of Bank of Nova Scotia in a note issued to investors on Monday, November 24th. Raymond James Financial analyst S. Boland anticipates that the bank will post earnings per share of $7.01 for the year. Raymond James Financial currently has a “Outperform” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Bank of Nova Scotia’s current full-year earnings is $7.13 per share. Raymond James Financial also issued estimates for Bank of Nova Scotia’s Q4 2025 earnings at $1.88 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.96 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.95 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $2.02 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $2.04 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $7.97 EPS.

BNS has been the subject of several other reports. National Bankshares set a C$81.00 price target on Bank of Nova Scotia and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a report on Monday, September 22nd. Canaccord Genuity Group raised their price objective on shares of Bank of Nova Scotia from C$87.00 to C$90.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 27th. CIBC lifted their target price on shares of Bank of Nova Scotia from C$93.00 to C$100.00 in a research note on Wednesday, November 19th. Jefferies Financial Group boosted their target price on shares of Bank of Nova Scotia from C$86.00 to C$96.00 in a research report on Tuesday. Finally, Barclays increased their price objective on Bank of Nova Scotia from C$86.00 to C$95.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Monday, November 24th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and eight have assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of C$90.67.

Bank of Nova Scotia Price Performance

Shares of TSE BNS opened at C$96.94 on Thursday. Bank of Nova Scotia has a one year low of C$62.57 and a one year high of C$97.12. The business’s 50-day moving average price is C$91.82 and its two-hundred day moving average price is C$82.55. The company has a market capitalization of C$120.44 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.54, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.33 and a beta of 1.33.

Bank of Nova Scotia Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, October 29th. Investors of record on Wednesday, October 29th were paid a dividend of $1.10 per share. This represents a $4.40 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.5%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, October 7th. Bank of Nova Scotia’s dividend payout ratio is presently 81.84%.

About Bank of Nova Scotia

Bank of Nova Scotia is a global financial services provider. The bank has five business segments: Canadian banking, international banking, global wealth management, global banking and markets, and other. It offers a range of advice, products, and services, including personal and commercial banking, wealth management and private banking, corporate and investment banking, and capital markets.