The Bank of Nova Scotia (BNS)

The Bank of Nova Scotia Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

According to 14 analysts polled by S&P Global, The Bank of Nova Scotia stock has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $77.74. The average 1-year stock price forecast is 3.02% lower than the current stock price, while the lowest is $67.05 (-16.35%) and the highest is $83.77 (+4.50%).

Price Target: $77.74 (-3.02%)

Analyst Consensus: Hold

Target	Low	Average	Median	High
Price	$67.05	$77.74	$82.4	$83.77
Change	-16.35%	-3.02%	+2.79%	+4.50%

Analyst Ratings

The average analyst rating for The Bank of Nova Scotia stock is "Hold". This means that analysts believe this stock is likely to perform similarly to the overall market.

Recommendation Trends

Rating	Dec '25	Jan '26	Feb '26	Mar '26	Apr '26	May '26
Strong Buy	4	4	4	1	1	1
Buy	1	1	1	1	1	1
Hold	8	8	8	11	10	10
Sell	2	2	2	1	2	2
Strong Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	15	15	15	14	14	14

Latest Forecasts

Analyst	Firm	Rating	Rating	Action	Price Target	Upside	Date
Douglas Young Desjardins	Desjardins	Hold Maintains $78 → $83	Hold	Maintains	$78 → $83	+4.09%	May 28, 2026
Paul Holden CIBC	CIBC	Hold Reiterates $84 → $89	Hold	Reiterates	$84 → $89	+10.42%	May 28, 2026
Darko Mihelic RBC Capital	RBC Capital	Hold Maintains $71 → $85	Hold	Maintains	$71 → $85	+5.90%	May 28, 2026
Sohrab Movahedi BMO Capital	BMO Capital	Hold Maintains $73	Hold	Maintains	$73	-8.58%	May 28, 2026
John Aiken Jefferies	Jefferies	Hold Maintains $76 → $81	Hold	Maintains	$76 → $81	+1.37%	May 28, 2026

More Analyst Ratings

Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year

40.04B

Increased by 26.54%

from 31.64B

Revenue Next Year

41.95B

Increased by 4.77%

from 40.04B

EPS This Year

8.27

Increased by 45.74%

from 5.67

EPS Next Year

9.28

Increased by 12.24%

from 8.27

Fiscal Year	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023	FY 2024	FY 2025	FY 2026	FY 2027
Period Ending	Oct 31, 2021	Oct 31, 2022	Oct 31, 2023	Oct 31, 2024	Oct 31, 2025	Oct 31, 2026	Oct 31, 2027
Revenue	29.44B	29.80B	29.16B	29.48B	31.64B	40.04B	41.95B
Revenue Growth	16.56%	1.24%	-2.15%	1.11%	7.32%	26.54%	4.77%
EPS	7.70	8.02	5.72	5.87	5.67	8.27	9.28
EPS Growth	45.30%	4.18%	-28.75%	2.75%	-3.42%	45.74%	12.24%
Forward PE	-	-	-	-	-	13.41	11.95
No. Analysts	-	-	-	-	-	15	15

Financial currency is CAD.

Revenue Forecast

Revenue	2026	2027	2028	2029	2030
High	42.9B	46.4B
Avg	40.0B	41.9B
Low	38.1B	39.1B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth	2026	2027	2028	2029	2030
High	35.5%	15.9%
Avg	26.5%	4.8%
Low	20.5%	-2.4%

EPS Forecast

EPS	2026	2027	2028	2029	2030
High	8.79	9.94
Avg	8.27	9.28
Low	7.83	8.72

EPS Growth

EPS Growth	2026	2027	2028	2029	2030
High	54.9%	20.2%
Avg	45.7%	12.2%
Low	38.0%	5.5%

Sources: Price targets and consensus ratings provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence. Historical ratings and analyst data provided by TipRanks. Financial forecast data provided by Finnhub. The data is sourced from Wall Street analysts. Data sources.