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BNS · Bank Of Nova Scotia

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$91.54 +0.89 (+0.98%) At close · Aug 14
Market Cap
$111.60B
Shares
1.22B

Price & Indicators

20d MA 50d MA 200d MA Earnings Filing Insider Congress Investor day
Close$91.54 Open$90.81 Day$90.78–91.55 52W close$56.61–91.54 Avg vol 30d2.6M Short int9.9M · 0.8% float · 4.4d Short vol49% Last earningsOct 31, 2025 DataJan 2020–Aug 2026 Filing10-K · Jan 29

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

Equibles Rating

blended score · not investment advice
Overall
Strong Buy
SellHoldBuy
Technical Strong Buy Momentum Very Strong Sentiment Bullish Fundamentals Limited Quant / Vol Very Low
Market backdrop VIX 14.3 · calm Equity put/call 0.52
Technical
price trend
Strong Buy
50 / 200-day cross No cross
Price vs 200-day avg +20%
above
Price vs 50-day avg +6%
above
RSI (14) 66
neutral
MACD trend Positive
52-week position 100%
near high
Momentum
relative strength
Very Strong
1-month return +2%
trailing
6-month return +21%
trailing
YTD return +24%
this year
Relative strength +7%
vs S&P · 6-mo
Sentiment
smart money
Bullish
Trend (MA cross) No cross
50d $87 › 200d $76 — 50d above 200d
Institutional flow Accumulating
+3% holders QoQ · +73 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
529 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
Squeeze score 41
elevated · 0–100
Fundamentals
Limited
Not enough data for a confident read.
Quant / Vol
risk profile
Very Low
Volatility 18%
annualized · 1-yr
Max drawdown −13%
past year
ATR 1.4%
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 Strong Buy
0 · 2 · 4
50 / 200-day cross
No cross Neutral
Price vs 200-day avg
+20% Bullish
Price vs 50-day avg
+6% Bullish
RSI (14)
66 Neutral
MACD trend
Positive Bullish
52-week position
100% Bullish
Market signals — smart money & positioning
Bullish · 3 of 6
Trend (MA cross) No cross
50d $87 › 200d $76 — 50d above 200d
Institutional flow Accumulating
+3% holders QoQ · +73 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
529 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
Price context
position in its 52-week range
Range low $57 Now $92 · 100% Range high $92
vs 200-day avg +20% vs 50-day avg +6%

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
$111.60B +24.2% 0.8%
JPM
Jpmorgan Chase & Co
$964.50B +12.6% +2.8% 15.5 1.1%
BAC
Bank Of America Corp /De/
$450.96B +17.3% +6.8% 14.9 1.4%
HSBC
Hsbc Holdings PLC
$355.87B +31.9% 0.2%
RY
Royal Bank Of Canada
$296.67B +27.0% 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
529
% held
47.4%
Net QoQ
+6.8M 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 %
49%
As of
Aug 14, 2026
Short Total
View
Fails to Deliver
FTD shares
2.6K
Value
$224.6K
As of
Jul 14, 2026
View
Off-Exchange
Off-exchange %
54.2%
Week of
Jul 6, 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 +3.0% +2.4% +20.6% +4.3% +24.2%
SPY +0.4% +4.5% +13.8% +3.9% +13.9%
vs SPY +2.6% -2.1% +6.9% +0.4% +10.4%

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) 507 filings 483 filers Visit website Investor relations