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Bank of Nova Scotia

TOR:BNS CA0641491075
74
  • Value
    68
  • Growth
    83
  • Safety
    Safety
    92
  • Combined
    98
  • Sentiment
    7
  • 360° View
    360° View
    74
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Company Description

The Bank of Nova Scotia, also known as Scotiabank, is a Canadian chartered bank offering various financial services. It operates in banking, wealth management, and global markets. Scotiabank serves clients in Canada, internationally, and in 13 countries for investment funds. In the last fiscal year, the company had a market cap of $67,802 million and 88488 employees. Revenue and profits were not available.

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ANALYSIS: With an Obermatt 360° View of 74 (better than 74% compared with alternatives), overall professional sentiment and financial characteristics for the stock Bank of Nova Scotia are above average. The 360° View is based on consolidating four consolidated indicators, with three out of four indicators above average for Bank of Nova Scotia. The consolidated Value Rank has an attractive rank of 68, which means that the share price of Bank of Nova Scotia is on the lower side compared with the typical size in indicators such as revenues, profits, and invested capital. This means the stock price is lower than for 68% of alternative stocks in the same industry. The consolidated Growth Rank has a good rank of 83, which means that the company experiences above-average growth momentum when looking at financial metrics such as revenue, profit, and invested capital growth, as well as stock returns. The company is also safely financed with a Safety Rank of 92. But the professional market sentiment is below average compared with other stock investment alternatives with a Sentiment Rank of only 7. Professional investors are more confident in 93% other stocks. ...read more

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Strongest Rank Sentiment
Weakest Rank Leverage
Country Canada
Industry Diversified Banks
Size Medium
Website scotiabank.com
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TSX Composite
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Last update: 13-Mar-2026.

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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
68 95 91 87
Growth
83 23 89 61
Safety
Safety
92 10 39 35
Sentiment
7 42 5 55
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74 34 63 65
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Analyst Opinions
11 21 5 80
Opinions Change
14 50 4 25
Pro Holdings
n/a 39 21 8
Market Pulse
64 89 56 80
Sentiment
7 42 5 55
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
68 95 91 87
Growth
83 23 89 61
Safety Safety
92 10 39 35
Combined
98 34 97 67
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Price vs. Sales (P/S)
66 86 81 76
Price vs. Earnings (P/E)
35 91 81 87
Price vs. Book (P/B)
28 51 61 27
Dividend Yield
97 96 96 100
Value
68 95 91 87
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Revenue Growth
19 48 80 76
Profit Growth
96 60 82 20
Capital Growth
72 11 45 79
Stock Returns
87 17 63 51
Growth
83 23 89 61
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Leverage
98 3 4 10
Refinancing
28 34 77 47
Liquidity
91 57 58 78
Safety Safety
92 10 39 35

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This stock has excellent financial qualities (value, growth, and safety are high) but a negative professional market sentiment. It suits an investor who believes the negative sentiment is a temporary overreaction and is looking for a financially solid company.

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