BNS · Bank of Nova Scotia
Price
Snapshot
50 fields · last close| Market Cap | $159.2B |
| P/E | 15.90 |
| Float | 1.23B |
| Beta | 0.65 |
| Volatility | 16.2% |
| Exchange | TSX |
| Sector | Banking |
| Cap tier | Large cap |
| Macro sensitivity | Moderate |
| Clavix score | 86 |
| Price | 94.00 |
| Change | −0.97% |
| Prev Close | 94.92 |
| Open | 94.00 |
| Day Low | 93.66 |
| Day High | 95.34 |
| Avg Vol | 4 |
| Avg $ Vol | $373.9M |
| 52W High | 131.72 |
| 52W Low | 63.31 |
| 52W Pos | 44.9% |
| From High | −28.64% |
| From Low | +48.48% |
| Max DD 1Y | −13.36% |
| Spread | 0.10% |
| Liquidity | Normal |
| SMA 20 | +3.76% |
| SMA 50 | +6.01% |
| SMA 200 | +20.18% |
| RSI (14) | 65.0 |
| Vol 30D | 28.4% |
| Vol 90D | 22.4% |
| 1Y Range | 63–132 |
| Daily bars | 506 |
| Perf Week | +2.14% |
| Perf Month | +7.19% |
| Perf Quarter | +16.62% |
| Perf Half Y | +30.15% |
| Perf Year | +51.03% |
| Perf YTD | +26.12% |
| Prev Day | −0.97% |
| Clavix | A |
| Debt / Eq | 2.84 |
| Curr Ratio | n/abank |
| Int Cover | n/abank |
| FCF Margin | n/abank |
| Rev Growth | +65.3% |
| Profit | Profitable |
| Leverage | High |
| Sector rank | 2 / 29 |
Clavix risk grade
regraded every trading dayBNS grades A, 86 of 100. Steadiest on Macro Resilience (71), most exposed on Sector Resilience (67, steady). 2 of the 4 weighted dimensions sit above the Banking median. Ranks 2 of 29 in Banking by Clavix score.
How rough the ride is
| BNS | Banking median | |
|---|---|---|
| Betavs the overall market · lower is steadier | 0.65 | 0.92 |
| Volatilityannualized | 16.2% | 23.1% |
| Max drawdown, past yearworst peak-to-trough fall | −13.4% | — |
| Typical daily movemedian absolute daily change | 0.72% | — |
| Days beyond ±3%of the last 252 sessions | 21% | — |
How its days are spread
Daily returns over the last 252 sessions in 1% bins. Moves beyond ±6% land in the end bins.
52-week range
The bar runs from the lowest to the highest close of the last 252 sessions; the marker is the latest close.
Drawdown from the 1-year peak
Percent below the running high over the last 12 months. Zero is a fresh high.
Market sensitivity
| BNS | Banking median | |
|---|---|---|
| Beta to the markethow much it swings with the S&P 500 · lower is safer | 0.65 | 0.92 |
| Macro sensitivityrate, dollar and credit exposure bucket | Moderate | Moderate93% of 30 |
Where it sits on the macro scale
Low means rates, the dollar and credit spreads barely move it. Very High means they drive a large share of its swings. The counts are how many Banking names sit in each bucket.
Where it ranks in its sector
Rank by Clavix score within the sector. Right is the top of the sector.
Price performance
| BNS | |
|---|---|
| 1 week | +2.1% |
| 1 month | +7.2% |
| Year to date | +26.1% |
| 1 year | +51.0% |
Context for the rank, not itself a risk measure.
Recent coverage, scored
| BNS | |
|---|---|
| Articles scoredthe most recent scored coverage, up to 30 | 8since 20 Jul |
| Average score0 most bearish, 100 most bullish | 68 |
| Bullish · bearisharticles above 60 · below 40 | 7 · 0 |
| Directionarticles whose tone is improving vs worsening | 7 ↑ 0 ↓ |
Where the article scores land
Each bar is a 10-point band of article scores. Below 40 reads bearish, above 60 bullish.
Balance sheet, against the sector
The shaded band is the middle half of the 30 Banking names Clavix covers; the tick is the sector median.
Current ratio, FCF margin and interest coverage are not shown for BNS: a deposit bank has no split of current assets and liabilities, and its operating cash flow swings with deposits and trading books rather than with the business.
Growth
| BNS | |
|---|---|
| Revenue growthyear over year | +65.3% |
Financial Health is shown but does not count toward the grade. Why
0–100, higher is safer. The tick on each bar is the Banking median. Click a dimension for the evidence behind it. Financial Health is shown but does not count toward the grade.
Against Banking
30 companies| Metric | BNS | Sector spread | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beta | 0.65 | 0.92 | |
| Volatility | 16.2% | 23.1% | |
| P/E | 15.90 | 12.70 | |
| Debt / equity | 2.84 | 0.68 | |
| FCF margin | 76.9% | 37.2% |
Recent news
most recent scored articles · the chip is the article’s score · click to openBank of Nova Scotia reported Q3 adjusted return on equity of 14.2%, up from 12.4% a year earlier and above the bank's own 14%+ medium-term target. Earnings growth came from across the business, with Canadian Banking up 12% and Global Wealth Management up 23%. Shares rose 7.2% following the report.
Korea Investment CORP opened a new position in Bank of Nova Scotia during the second quarter, buying 917,288 shares worth roughly $79.70 million, according to a recent SEC filing.
Keefe, Bruyette & Woods (KBW) started covering Bank of Nova Scotia with an "outperform" rating. No price target or further detail was given in the brief note.
Bank of Nova Scotia (BNS) has a strong track record of beating earnings estimates and currently has the right combination of factors suggesting another likely earnings beat in its next quarterly report.
HSBC Holdings PLC established a new position in Bank of Nova Scotia (NYSE:BNS) during Q1, purchasing 7,423 shares valued at approximately $512,000, as disclosed in an SEC filing. The article notes other large investors also recently made moves in the stock, though details were truncated.
Nearest peers by size
Banking| Ticker | Company | Grade | Mkt cap | P/E | Beta | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BMO | Bank of Montreal | A- | $166.8B | 18.23 | 0.76 | Compare |
| CM | Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce | A- | $148.4B | 14.66 | 0.65 | Compare |
| C | Citigroup Inc | B+ | $231.7B | 13.01 | 1.16 | Compare |
| WFC | Wells Fargo & Co | B+ | $258.3B | 11.94 | 0.94 | Compare |
| PNC | PNC Financial Services Group Inc | A- | $97.81B | 12.85 | 0.92 | Compare |
| USB | US Bancorp | A- | $96.47B | 12.11 | 1.05 | Compare |
| TD | Toronto-Dominion Bank | A | $284.2B | 17.55 | 0.69 | Compare |
| NU | Nu Holdings Ltd. | B | $75.74B | 21.00 | 0.93 | Compare |
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