Desjardins Has Positive Forecast for TSE:BNS Q4 Earnings

The Bank of Nova Scotia (TSE:BNS) (NYSE:BNS) – Equities research analysts at Desjardins upped their Q4 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Bank of Nova Scotia in a report released on Tuesday, August 26th. Desjardins analyst D. Young now expects that the bank will post earnings of $1.84 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $1.79. Desjardins currently has a “Hold” rating and a $85.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for Bank of Nova Scotia’s current full-year earnings is $7.13 per share.

A number of other equities research analysts have also recently commented on the company. CIBC lifted their target price on Bank of Nova Scotia from C$77.00 to C$90.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 20th. UBS Group lowered their target price on Bank of Nova Scotia from C$85.00 to C$78.00 in a research note on Thursday, May 22nd. National Bankshares lifted their target price on Bank of Nova Scotia from C$73.00 to C$81.00 in a research note on Wednesday. Royal Bank Of Canada boosted their price objective on Bank of Nova Scotia from C$80.00 to C$86.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a research note on Wednesday. Finally, Barclays boosted their price objective on Bank of Nova Scotia from C$81.00 to C$86.00 in a research note on Wednesday. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, four have given a Buy rating and eight have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of C$85.62.

Bank of Nova Scotia Price Performance

TSE BNS opened at C$85.82 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of C$105.17 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.56, a PEG ratio of 1.33 and a beta of 0.97. Bank of Nova Scotia has a one year low of C$62.57 and a one year high of C$86.39. The business’s fifty day moving average is C$76.97 and its 200-day moving average is C$72.41.

Bank of Nova Scotia Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, July 29th. Investors of record on Tuesday, July 29th were paid a $1.10 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, July 2nd. This represents a $4.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 5.1%. This is an increase from Bank of Nova Scotia’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.06. Bank of Nova Scotia’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 67.00%.

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.