Bank of Nova Scotia (TSE:BNS) Given a C$148.00 Price Target at Keefe, Bruyette & Woods

Bank of Nova Scotia (TSE:BNS) (NYSE:BNS) has been given a C$148.00 price objective by stock analysts at Keefe, Bruyette & Woods in a report issued on Friday,BayStreet.CA reports. The firm currently has an “outperform” rating on the bank’s stock. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods’ price objective indicates a potential upside of 22.53% from the company’s previous close.

Other equities research analysts also recently issued reports about the stock. Royal Bank Of Canada lifted their price target on shares of Bank of Nova Scotia from C$98.00 to C$117.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a report on Thursday, May 28th. National Bank Financial upped their price objective on shares of Bank of Nova Scotia from C$106.00 to C$128.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 13th. Desjardins raised their target price on shares of Bank of Nova Scotia from C$115.00 to C$125.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 5th. Canaccord Genuity Group lifted their target price on shares of Bank of Nova Scotia from C$111.00 to C$121.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 7th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group boosted their price target on Bank of Nova Scotia from C$112.00 to C$117.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, August 13th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and ten have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of C$121.64.

Bank of Nova Scotia Trading Up 1.2%

Shares of TSE:BNS traded up C$1.43 on Friday, hitting C$120.79. The company had a trading volume of 683,017 shares, compared to its average volume of 4,153,325. The company has a market cap of C$147.25 billion, a PE ratio of 16.66, a PEG ratio of 1.33 and a beta of 1.30. Bank of Nova Scotia has a 52-week low of C$78.74 and a 52-week high of C$127.63. The business has a 50 day moving average of C$123.08 and a 200 day moving average of C$110.26.

Bank of Nova Scotia (TSE:BNS) (NYSE:BNS) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May 27th. The bank reported C$2.02 EPS for the quarter. Bank of Nova Scotia had a return on equity of 11.06% and a net margin of 15.64%.The firm had revenue of C$9.85 billion during the quarter. As a group, equities analysts predict that Bank of Nova Scotia will post 7.1286267 EPS for the current year.

Bank of Nova Scotia Company Profile

Scotiabank’s vision is to be our clients’ most trusted financial partner and deliver sustainable, profitable growth. Guided by our purpose: ‘for every future,’ we help our clients, their families and their communities achieve success through a broad range of advice, products, and services, including personal and commercial banking, wealth management and private banking, corporate and investment banking, and capital markets. With assets of approximately $1.5 trillion (as at January 31, 2026), Scotiabank is one of the largest banks in North America by assets, and trades on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX: BNS) and New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: BNS).