Analyst Consensus ?
ConsensusHold19 ratings
Bullish1052.6%
Neutral842.1%
Bearish15.3%
FN2 Earnings Intelligence
The Bank of Nova Scotia analyst ratings
The Bank of Nova Scotia (BNS) analyst consensus, price targets, and firm-level rating history from FN2 Research.
Analyst 52W Price Targets
$94.07Previous close
$67Low
$72.15Average
$75.6High
Latest persisted target per named analyst; persisted previous close from FN2's market snapshot as of Sep 21, 2026. Not an FN2 forecast.
Firm-level rating actions
FMP grade actions identify the grading firm, not a named analyst.
| Firm | Rating | Prior rating | Action | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RBC Capital | Sector Perform | Sector Perform | Maintain | May 28, 2026 |
| Scotiabank | Hold | Hold | Maintain | Aug 30, 2023 |
| Barclays | Underweight | Underweight | Maintain | Aug 21, 2023 |
| CIBC | Outperform | Neutral | Upgrade | Mar 2, 2021 |
| B of A Securities | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | May 13, 2020 |
| CFRA | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Mar 18, 2020 |
| Credit Suisse | Neutral | Outperform | Downgrade | Dec 13, 2019 |
| Bank of America | Buy | Neutral | Upgrade | Sep 24, 2019 |
| BMO Capital | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Aug 28, 2019 |
| Canaccord Genuity | Hold | Buy | Downgrade | Aug 29, 2018 |
| Dundee | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Sep 21, 2016 |
| Macquarie | Neutral | Outperform | Downgrade | Jun 9, 2016 |
| Cormark Securities | Buy | Market Perform | Upgrade | Jun 1, 2015 |
| Citigroup | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Mar 6, 2015 |
| TD Securities | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Aug 27, 2014 |
| National Bank Financial Inc | Outperform | Sector Perform | Upgrade | May 15, 2014 |
| National Bank Financial | Outperform | Sector Perform | Upgrade | May 15, 2014 |
| Stifel Nicolaus | Hold | Hold | Maintain | Aug 28, 2012 |
| Bank oferica | Buy | Buy | Maintain | May 30, 2012 |
Named analyst price targets
Upside is calculated against the persisted previous close $94.07. FMP does not supply a rating on these named-analyst rows.
| Firm | Analyst | 52W target | Price when posted | Upside | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RBC Capital | Darko Mihelic | $74 | $55.38 | -21.3% | Dec 4, 2024 |
| BMO Capital | Sohrab Movahedi | $72 | $48.98 | -23.5% | Aug 28, 2024 |
| UBS | Jill Shea | $67 | $45.46 | -28.8% | Jul 2, 2024 |
| Bank of America Securities | Ebrahim Poonawala | $75.6 | $62.51 | -19.6% | May 19, 2021 |
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