The Bank of Nova Scotia (BNS)
NYSE: BNS · Real-Time Price · USD
65.25
+0.19 (0.29%)
At close: Oct 3, 2025, 4:00 PM EDT
65.95
+0.70 (1.07%)
After-hours: Oct 3, 2025, 7:00 PM EDT
The Bank of Nova Scotia Analyst Ratings
Total Analysts
2
Consensus Rating
Hold
Price Target
$80.00
Upside
+22.61%
Ratings History
| Analyst | Firm | Rating | Rating | Action | Price Target | Upside | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RBC Capital | RBC Capital | Hold Maintains $80 → $86 | Hold | Maintains | $80 → $86 | +31.80% | Aug 27, 2025 |
| RBC Capital | RBC Capital | Hold Maintains $83 → $81 | Hold | Maintains | $83 → $81 | +24.14% | Feb 26, 2025 |
| RBC Capital | RBC Capital | Hold Maintains $65 → $74 | Hold | Maintains | $65 → $74 | +13.41% | Dec 4, 2024 |
| Barclays | Barclays | Sell Initiates $70 | Sell | Initiates | $70 | +7.28% | Mar 20, 2024 |
| Scotiabank | Scotiabank | Hold Maintains $68 → $66 | Hold | Maintains | $68 → $66 | +1.15% | Aug 30, 2023 |
| Barclays | Barclays | Sell Maintains $63 → $65 | Sell | Maintains | $63 → $65 | -0.38% | Aug 21, 2023 |
| RBC Capital | RBC Capital | Hold Maintains $76 → $73 | Hold | Maintains | $76 → $73 | +11.88% | May 26, 2023 |
| Barclays | Barclays | Hold → Sell Downgrades $78 → $64 | Hold → Sell | Downgrades | $78 → $64 | -1.92% | May 9, 2023 |
| RBC Capital | RBC Capital | Hold Maintains $86 → $77 | Hold | Maintains | $86 → $77 | +18.01% | Mar 1, 2023 |
| RBC Capital | RBC Capital | Buy → Hold Downgrades $94 → $83 | Buy → Hold | Downgrades | $94 → $83 | +27.20% | Aug 24, 2022 |
| RBC Capital | RBC Capital | Buy Maintains $84 → $86 | Buy | Maintains | $84 → $86 | +31.80% | Jun 2, 2021 |
| CIBC | CIBC | Hold → Buy Upgrades n/a | Hold → Buy | Upgrades | n/a | n/a | Mar 2, 2021 |
| RBC Capital | RBC Capital | Hold Maintains $59 → $64 | Hold | Maintains | $59 → $64 | -1.92% | May 27, 2020 |
| Barclays | Barclays | Buy Maintains $62 → $57 | Buy | Maintains | $62 → $57 | -12.64% | May 11, 2020 |
| CFRA | CFRA | Strong Buy Maintains $60 → $51 | Strong Buy | Maintains | $60 → $51 | -21.84% | Mar 18, 2020 |
| Barclays | Barclays | Hold → Buy Upgrades n/a | Hold → Buy | Upgrades | n/a | n/a | May 23, 2017 |
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