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BNS · Bank Of Nova Scotia

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$87.69 -2.44 (-2.71%) At close · Aug 19
Market Cap
$109.88B
Shares
1.22B

Price & Indicators

20d MA 50d MA 200d MA Earnings Filing Insider Congress Investor day
Close$87.69 Open$90.63 Day$87.68–90.99 52W close$56.61–91.54 Avg vol 30d2.1M Short int9.9M · 0.8% float · 4.4d Short vol40% Last earningsOct 31, 2025 DataJan 2020–Aug 2026 Filing10-K · Jan 29

Up next

FQ4-26 quarter ends
~Oct 31, 2026 Est
filed Jan 29, 2021

Equibles Rating

blended score · not investment advice
Overall
Strong Buy
SellHoldBuy
Technical Buy Momentum Very Strong Sentiment Bullish Fundamentals Limited Quant / Vol Very Low
Market backdrop VIX 14.9 · calm Equity put/call 0.52
Technical
price trend
Buy
50 / 200-day cross No cross
Price vs 200-day avg +14%
above
Price vs 50-day avg +1%
above
RSI (14) 47
neutral
MACD trend Negative
52-week position 89%
near high
Momentum
relative strength
Very Strong
1-month return 0%
trailing
6-month return +14%
trailing
YTD return +19%
this year
Relative strength +3%
vs S&P · 6-mo
Sentiment
smart money
Bullish
Trend (MA cross) No cross
50d $87 › 200d $77 — 50d above 200d
Institutional flow Accumulating
+4% holders QoQ · +75 funds added
Insider flow Flat
No net insider activity over 90 days
Short interest Falling
0.81% of float · ▼ -13.9% MoM · 4.4 days cover
Volume signal Normal
Volume near normal
Institution breadth Multi-yr high
537 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
Squeeze score 50
elevated · 0–100
Fundamentals
Limited
Not enough data for a confident read.
Quant / Vol
risk profile
Very Low
Volatility 19%
annualized · 1-yr
Max drawdown −13%
past year
ATR 1.7%
of price · 14-day

Blended from price, momentum, positioning, fundamentals & volatility · daily-close · not investment advice. Market backdrop is context, not part of the score.

Guidance & track record

Latest guidance · from the Earnings Call filed Oct 31, 2025
Effective tax rate · 2026 up to 25%

Guidance from company 8-Ks · delivered figures from as-reported statements · no analyst estimates involved.

Technicals

trend & momentum for long-term holders Buy
1 · 2 · 3
50 / 200-day cross
No cross Neutral
Price vs 200-day avg
+14% Bullish
Price vs 50-day avg
+1% Bullish
RSI (14)
47 Neutral
MACD trend
Negative Bearish
52-week position
89% Bullish
Market signals — smart money & positioning
Bullish · 3 of 6
Trend (MA cross) No cross
50d $87 › 200d $77 — 50d above 200d
Institutional flow Accumulating
+4% holders QoQ · +75 funds added
Insider flow Flat
No net insider activity over 90 days
Short interest Falling
0.81% of float · ▼ -13.9% MoM · 4.4 days cover
Volume signal Normal
Volume near normal
Institution breadth Multi-yr high
537 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
Price context
position in its 52-week range
Range low $57 Now $88 · 89% Range high $92
vs 200-day avg +14% vs 50-day avg +1%

Illustrative technical + ownership context — a signal mix, not investment advice.

Versus peers

Banks - Diversified — same industry group
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Company Mkt cap YTD Rev growth Y/Y P/E Short % shares
BNS
Bank Of Nova Scotia
this stock
$109.88B +19.0% 0.8%
JPM
Jpmorgan Chase & Co
$949.66B +10.9% +2.8% 15.3 1.1%
BAC
Bank Of America Corp /De/
$449.14B +14.9% +6.8% 14.8 1.4%
HSBC
Hsbc Holdings PLC
$350.67B +30.0% 0.2%
RY
Royal Bank Of Canada
$294.71B +21.8% 0.5%

Peers by industry group · P/E from as-reported trailing EPS · short % is of shares outstanding

At a glance

key data from every section
Ownership
Institutional Holders Accumulating
Holders
537
% held
47.4%
Net QoQ
+7.2M sh
Top holder
ROYAL BANK OF CANADA
Held Float
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Held by Funds
Fund positions
265
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Short & Settlement
Short Interest Falling
Shares short
9.9M
Days to cover
4.4d
Change
-1.6M sh
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Short Volume
Short vol %
40%
As of
Aug 19, 2026
Short Total
View
Fails to Deliver
FTD shares
4.2K
Value
$366.2K
As of
Jul 31, 2026
View
Off-Exchange
Off-exchange %
50.6%
Week of
Jul 13, 2026
Off-exch Lit
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Smart Money
Congressional Trades Sell
Member
Pete Sessions
Amount
$1.0K–$15.0K
Traded
Nov 2, 2023
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Filings
SEC Filings
Latest
6-K
Filed
Jul 24, 2026
This year
23
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Earnings & Events
Earnings Calls
Last call
Oct 31, 2025
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Investor Relations
Upcoming events
1
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Performance

5D 20D 120D MTD YTD
BNS -2.9% +0.1% +14.2% -0.1% +19.0%
SPY -0.4% +2.9% +11.6% +3.0% +12.8%
vs SPY -2.5% -2.8% +2.7% -3.0% +6.2%

Capital returns

Latest dividend
$0.803 / share · ex Jul 7, 2026
Cut 0.4%
Paid (TTM)
$0.803 / share · 1 payout
Dividend yield (TTM, derived)
· history filling in

Dividends per share over the trailing 365 days by ex-date · buyback figures as last reported in SEC filings ("spent" derived as authorized − remaining; when several programs run concurrently, authorized is their combined total per the newest filing) · components shown separately — trailing-year buyback spend isn't tracked, so no combined shareholder yield is derived.

Key facts CIK 9631 CUSIP 064149107 13F (30d) 488 filings 462 filers Visit website Investor relations