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The Bank of Nova Scotia

Financial Services · Banks - Diversified

$90.22

Down-$2.99 (-3.31%)

Updated Oct 8, 2026, 12:37 AM

SID Score

6.4/10

Composite research score

Smart Money

58/100

Neutral

Market cap
90.86B
P/E ratio
17.32
Dividend yield
4.30%
52-week range
$62.98 – $95.74
Volume
5.29M
Avg. volume
1.62M

Price performance · BNS

BNS price history

1M range · 20 trading sessions · Daily adjusted prices

Prices through Oct 6, 2026

BNS closed at $90.22 after 20 trading sessions, down 2.05% for the selected period.

Last close
$90.22
Period change
-2.05%
Period low
$90.22
Period high
$95.35
Daily close
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BNS OHLC price history, latest 40 sessions
DateOpenHighLowCloseVolume
Oct 6, 2026$89.72$90.54$89.68$90.225.29M
Oct 5, 2026$91.10$91.19$90.24$90.285.79M
Oct 2, 2026$91.05$91.66$90.46$91.191.02M
Oct 1, 2026$90.55$90.80$88.95$90.672.15M
Sep 30, 2026$92.44$92.58$90.82$90.841.97M
Sep 29, 2026$92.40$92.85$91.83$92.475.5M
Sep 28, 2026$93.13$93.71$92.57$92.751.03M
Sep 25, 2026$93.79$93.79$92.53$93.481.67M
Sep 24, 2026$91.81$92.54$91.41$92.23815.81K
Sep 23, 2026$93.50$94.21$92.15$92.251.49M
Sep 22, 2026$95.44$95.74$93.98$94.061.71M
Sep 21, 2026$94.75$95.58$94.29$95.35981.07K
Sep 18, 2026$93.55$94.22$93.415$94.07989.86K
Sep 17, 2026$93.75$94.35$93.05$94.101.16M
Sep 16, 2026$93.35$94.17$91.79$92.961.61M
Sep 15, 2026$92.98$93.50$92.33$93.281.52M
Sep 14, 2026$92.75$93.78$92.44$93.431.96M
Sep 11, 2026$94.02$94.02$92.52$93.452.39M
Sep 10, 2026$92.02$92.86$91.72$92.841.21M
Sep 9, 2026$92.28$92.855$91.595$92.114.02M

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Overview

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Company profile

Bank of Nova Scotia is a global financial services provider with over CAD 1.4 trillion in assets. The bank has four major business segments: Canadian banking, international banking, global wealth management, and global banking and markets. 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. The bank's international operations span numerous countries and are more concentrated in the Latin America region.

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Consensus
Hold
Average target
$72.15
Implied upside
—
Analysts
8
BNS recent ratings
DateFirmRatingTarget
Sep 9, 2026RAYMOND JAMES LTD.Outperform—
Sep 3, 2026JEFFERIESHold—
Sep 3, 2026CANACCORD GENUITYHold—
Sep 3, 2026CIBC CAPITAL MARKETSNeutral—
Sep 1, 2026TD COWENBuy—
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Yahoo · Oct 2, 2026

Scotiabank Amends Normal Course Issuer Bid to Repurchase Up to 40 Million of its Common Shares

The Bank of Nova Scotia ("Scotiabank" or the "Bank") (TSX: BNS) (NYSE: BNS) announced today that the Toronto Stock Exchange ("TSX") and the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions ("OSFI") have approved its amended normal course issuer bid. The purpose of the amendment is to increase the number of Common Shares that Scotiabank may purchase for cancellation from 15 million to 40 million. This amended amount represents approximately 3.25 per cent of the 1,231,433,660 Common Shares i

Yahoo · Sep 25, 2026

Scotia Global Asset Management announces enhancements to Scotia Essentials Portfolios, fee reductions on select series, and other fund changes

Scotia Global Asset Management (the "Manager") today announced enhancements to the Scotia Essentials Portfolios that will increase ETF exposure, broaden access to active and index-tracking ETF strategies, and lower management fees across select series. The changes are designed to provide investors with a more cost-effective ETF-focused solution combined with the benefits of professional portfolio management. Scotia Essentials Portfolios will be renamed Scotia Essentials ETF Portfolios to better

Yahoo · Sep 22, 2026

Six Canadian banks explore development of a secure CAD tokenized deposit solution

Six Canadian banks are jointly exploring the development of Canadian dollar based digital money solutions, starting with a tokenized deposits initiative. This collaborative effort reflects a shared view that as digital money evolves globally, Canada's payments infrastructure must continue to be competitive and secure.

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