The Bank of Nova Scotia (BNS)
NYSE: BNS · Real-Time Price · USD
71.70
+1.21 (1.72%)
At close: Dec 5, 2025, 4:00 PM EST
71.99
+0.29 (0.40%)
After-hours: Dec 5, 2025, 7:15 PM EST
The Bank of Nova Scotia Analyst Ratings
Total Analysts
1
Consensus Rating
Hold
Price Target
$97.00
Upside
+35.29%
Ratings History
| Analyst | Firm | Rating | Rating | Action | Price Target | Upside | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RBC Capital | RBC Capital | Hold Maintains $86 → $97 | Hold | Maintains | $86 → $97 | +35.29% | Dec 3, 2025 |
| RBC Capital | RBC Capital | Hold Maintains $80 → $86 | Hold | Maintains | $80 → $86 | +19.94% | Aug 27, 2025 |
| RBC Capital | RBC Capital | Hold Maintains $83 → $81 | Hold | Maintains | $83 → $81 | +12.97% | Feb 26, 2025 |
| RBC Capital | RBC Capital | Hold Maintains $65 → $74 | Hold | Maintains | $65 → $74 | +3.21% | Dec 4, 2024 |
| Barclays | Barclays | Sell Initiates $70 | Sell | Initiates | $70 | -2.37% | Mar 20, 2024 |
| Scotiabank | Scotiabank | Hold Maintains $68 → $66 | Hold | Maintains | $68 → $66 | -7.95% | Aug 30, 2023 |
| Barclays | Barclays | Sell Maintains $63 → $65 | Sell | Maintains | $63 → $65 | -9.34% | Aug 21, 2023 |
| RBC Capital | RBC Capital | Hold Maintains $76 → $73 | Hold | Maintains | $76 → $73 | +1.81% | May 26, 2023 |
| Barclays | Barclays | Hold → Sell Downgrades $78 → $64 | Hold → Sell | Downgrades | $78 → $64 | -10.74% | May 9, 2023 |
| RBC Capital | RBC Capital | Hold Maintains $86 → $77 | Hold | Maintains | $86 → $77 | +7.39% | Mar 1, 2023 |
| RBC Capital | RBC Capital | Buy → Hold Downgrades $94 → $83 | Buy → Hold | Downgrades | $94 → $83 | +15.76% | Aug 24, 2022 |
| RBC Capital | RBC Capital | Buy Maintains $84 → $86 | Buy | Maintains | $84 → $86 | +19.94% | 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 | -10.74% | May 27, 2020 |
| Barclays | Barclays | Buy Maintains $62 → $57 | Buy | Maintains | $62 → $57 | -20.50% | May 11, 2020 |
| CFRA | CFRA | Strong Buy Maintains $60 → $51 | Strong Buy | Maintains | $60 → $51 | -28.87% | Mar 18, 2020 |
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