Bank Of Nova Stock Today

BNS Stock  USD 49.86  0.77  1.52%   

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Bank of Nova Scotia is selling for under 49.86 as of the 25th of February 2025; that is 1.52% down since the beginning of the trading day. The stock's lowest day price was 49.26. Bank of Nova Scotia has only a 7 % chance of going through financial distress over the next few years, but has generated negative returns over the last 90 days. Note, on November 11, 2024, Representative Ro Khanna of US Congress acquired $50k to $100k worth of Bank of Nova Scotia's common stock.
Business Domain
Banks
IPO Date
13th of September 1999
Category
Financial Services
Classification
Financials
The Bank of Nova Scotia provides various banking products and services in Canada, the United States, Mexico, Peru, Chile, Colombia, the Caribbean and Central America, and internationally. The Bank of Nova Scotia was founded in 1832 and is headquartered in Halifax, Canada. The company has 1.36 B outstanding shares of which 23.94 M shares are currently shorted by investors with about 11.68 days to cover. More on Bank of Nova

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Bank Stock Highlights

ESG Sustainability
Environmental
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Social
CEOBrian Porter
Old NameBeni Stabili SpA SIIQ
Business ConcentrationDiversified Banks, Banks - Diversified, Financial Services, NYSE Composite, SP TSX Composite, Thomson Reuters Canada, Financials, Banks, Banks—Diversified, Financial Services (View all Sectors)
Average Analyst Recommendation
Financial Strength
Current ValueLast YearChange From Last Year 10 Year Trend
Return On Assets0.00860.0063
Significantly Up
Slightly volatile
Asset Turnover0.0330.0274
Fairly Up
Slightly volatile
Gross Profit Margin0.740.83
Fairly Down
Slightly volatile
Total Current Liabilities165.3 B157.4 B
Sufficiently Up
Slightly volatile
Non Current Liabilities Total1.6 T1.5 T
Sufficiently Up
Slightly volatile
Total Assets664 B851.7 B
Significantly Down
Slightly volatile
Total Current Assets72.7 B97.3 B
Way Down
Slightly volatile
Debt Levels
Bank of Nova Scotia can leverage the use of borrowed funds to amplify returns from an investment. In general, analyzing the relationship between debt to total assets helps investors to understand Bank of Nova Scotia's financial leverage. It provides some insight into what part of Bank of Nova Scotia's total assets is financed by creditors.
Liquidity
Bank of Nova has 300.67 B in debt with debt to equity (D/E) ratio of 14.91, demonstrating that the company may be unable to create cash to meet all of its financial commitments. Note however, debt could still be an excellent tool for Bank to invest in growth at high rates of return.

Capital Expenditures

1.24 Billion
Bank of Nova (BNS) is traded on New York Stock Exchange in USA. It is located in 40 Temperance Street, Toronto, ON, Canada, M5H 0B4 and employs 88,488 people. Bank of Nova Scotia is listed under Diversified Banks category by Fama And French industry classification. The company currently falls under 'Large-Cap' category with a total capitalization of 68.73 B. Bank of Nova Scotia runs under Banks sector within Financials industry. The entity has 1.36 B outstanding shares of which 23.94 M shares are currently shorted by investors with about 11.68 days to cover. Bank of Nova has about 383.37 B in cash with 15.65 B of positive cash flow from operations. This results in cash-per-share (CPS) ratio of 321.37, which can makes it an attractive takeover target, given it will continue generating positive cash flow.
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Ownership Allocation
Bank of Nova Scotia holds a total of 1.36 Billion outstanding shares. 30% of Bank of Nova outstanding shares are owned by other corporate entities. Institutional investors are typically referred to investors that purchase positions in a given stock to benefit from reduced commissions. Consequently, institutional investors are subject to different rules and regulations than regular investors. Please look out for any change in current institutional holding as this could mean something significant has changed at the company or is about to change. Please note that on November 11, 2024, Representative Ro Khanna of US Congress acquired $50k to $100k worth of Bank of Nova Scotia's common stock.
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Bank Stock Institutional Holders

InstituionRecorded OnShares
Norges Bank2024-12-31
12.9 M
Jpmorgan Chase & Co2024-09-30
12 M
Jarislowsky Fraser Ltd2024-12-31
11.8 M
Cibc Global Asset Management Inc2024-12-31
10.3 M
Connor Clark & Lunn Inv Mgmt Ltd2024-12-31
8.1 M
Legal & General Group Plc2024-12-31
7.5 M
Geode Capital Management, Llc2024-12-31
7.4 M
Beutel, Goodman & Company Ltd.2024-12-31
6.5 M
Dimensional Fund Advisors, Inc.2024-12-31
5.1 M
Royal Bank Of Canada2024-12-31
99.4 M
Bank Of Montreal2024-12-31
64.6 M
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Bank of Nova Scotia Historical Income Statement

At this time, Bank of Nova Scotia's Depreciation And Amortization is comparatively stable compared to the past year. Selling General Administrative is likely to gain to about 28.9 B in 2025, whereas Total Revenue is likely to drop slightly above 21.2 B in 2025. View More Fundamentals

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Bank of Nova Scotia Corporate Directors

Susan SegalIndependent DirectorProfile
Nora AufreiterIndependent DirectorProfile
Tiff MacklemIndependent DirectorProfile
Michael PennerIndependent DirectorProfile

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