Bank of Nova Scotia (BNS) Social Stream
BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA (BNS) Price Targets From Analysts
The tables below show the price targets and recommendations analysts covering BNS.
| Date | Number of Analysts | Highest Target Price | Lowest Target Price | Average Target Price | Current Price | Upside Potential |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-11-08 | 8 | $86 | $51.205 | $70.617 | $46.96 | 50.38% |
| 2021-11-22 | 7 | $86 | $51.205 | $70.475 | $46.96 | 50.07% |
| 2021-11-30 | 7 | $86 | $67.08 | $74.903 | $46.96 | 59.5% |
| 2021-12-15 | 7 | $86 | $67.08 | $75.186 | $46.96 | 60.11% |
| 2022-02-01 | 7 | $86 | $67.08 | $75.695 | $46.96 | 61.19% |
| 2022-02-22 | 8 | $86 | $67.08 | $76.618 | $46.96 | 63.16% |
| 2022-03-01 | 8 | $86 | $67.94 | $77.261 | $46.96 | 64.53% |
| 2022-03-02 | 8 | $86 | $71.1 | $79.21 | $46.96 | 68.68% |
| 2022-03-03 | 7 | $86 | $71.89 | $80.166 | $46.96 | 70.71% |
| 2022-03-06 | 8 | $86 | $70.1 | $79.868 | $46.96 | 70.08% |
| 2022-04-07 | 7 | $86 | $70.1 | $79.868 | $46.96 | 70.08% |
| 2022-04-08 | 8 | $86 | $70.1 | $79.913 | $46.96 | 70.17% |
| 2022-04-11 | 8 | $86 | $70.1 | $79.105 | $46.96 | 68.45% |
| 2022-05-05 | 9 | $86 | $70.1 | $79.105 | $46.96 | 68.45% |
| 2022-05-09 | 9 | $86 | $70.1 | $78.63 | $46.96 | 67.44% |
| 2022-05-15 | 9 | $86 | $70.1 | $77.963 | $46.96 | 66.02% |
| 2022-05-17 | 9 | $86 | $70 | $76.838 | $46.96 | 63.62% |
| 2022-05-25 | 9 | $86 | $66.22 | $74.73 | $46.96 | 59.14% |
| 2022-05-26 | 10 | $86 | $66.22 | $74.84 | $46.96 | 59.37% |
| 2022-06-14 | 10 | $84 | $66.22 | $73.245 | $46.96 | 55.97% |
| 2022-08-14 | 9 | $84 | $66.22 | $72.583 | $46.96 | 54.56% |
| 2022-08-15 | 10 | $84 | $68.64 | $72.387 | $46.96 | 54.15% |
| 2022-08-23 | 10 | $84 | $67 | $72.207 | $46.96 | 53.76% |
| 2022-08-24 | 12 | $84 | $66.61 | $71.563 | $46.96 | 52.39% |
| 2022-08-25 | 12 | $95 | $63.91 | $72.576 | $46.96 | 54.55% |
| 2022-09-17 | 12 | $95 | $62.32 | $71.195 | $46.96 | 51.61% |
| 2022-11-01 | 12 | $70.2 | $56.57 | $63.041 | $46.96 | 34.24% |
| 2022-11-16 | 12 | $70.2 | $56.23 | $62.419 | $46.96 | 32.92% |
| 2022-11-29 | 12 | $70.2 | $56.23 | $62.28 | $46.96 | 32.62% |
| 2022-11-30 | 12 | $70.2 | $54.75 | $61.73 | $46.96 | 31.45% |
| 2022-12-14 | 12 | $63.55 | $54 | $59.609 | $46.96 | 26.94% |
| 2022-12-19 | 12 | $63.55 | $54 | $59.675 | $46.96 | 27.08% |
| 2023-01-26 | 12 | $63.55 | $54 | $59.21 | $46.96 | 26.09% |
| 2023-02-13 | 12 | $63.55 | $54 | $59.417 | $46.96 | 26.53% |
| 2023-02-28 | 12 | $63.55 | $54 | $59.658 | $46.96 | 27.04% |
| 2023-03-01 | 12 | $63.55 | $51.8 | $59.321 | $46.96 | 26.32% |
| 2023-04-14 | 12 | $77 | $51.8 | $60.986 | $46.96 | 29.87% |
| 2023-05-08 | 12 | $77 | $51.8 | $60.85 | $46.96 | 29.58% |
| 2023-05-15 | 12 | $77 | $47.784 | $59.451 | $46.96 | 26.6% |
| 2023-05-16 | 12 | $77 | $47.784 | $59.047 | $46.96 | 25.74% |
| 2023-05-23 | 12 | $77 | $47.784 | $58.845 | $46.96 | 25.31% |
| 2023-05-25 | 12 | $77 | $47.784 | $57.132 | $46.96 | 21.66% |
| 2023-05-26 | 12 | $69 | $46.197 | $53.936 | $46.96 | 14.86% |
| 2023-06-08 | 12 | $69 | $46.197 | $53.518 | $46.96 | 13.97% |
| 2023-07-24 | 12 | $69 | $46.197 | $53.854 | $46.96 | 14.68% |
| 2023-08-21 | 12 | $69 | $46.197 | $53.716 | $46.96 | 14.39% |
| 2023-08-29 | 12 | $69 | $47.36 | $54.753 | $46.96 | 16.59% |
| 2023-09-15 | 12 | $57.824 | $47.36 | $51.226 | $46.96 | 9.08% |
| 2023-10-31 | 12 | $57.824 | $47.36 | $50.957 | $46.96 | 8.51% |
| 2023-11-03 | 12 | $57.824 | $46.08 | $50.373 | $46.96 | 7.27% |
| 2023-11-20 | 12 | $57.824 | $46.7 | $50.284 | $46.96 | 7.08% |
| 2023-11-23 | 12 | $57.824 | $45.26 | $49.806 | $46.96 | 6.06% |
| 2023-11-24 | 12 | $57.824 | $45.26 | $49.637 | $46.96 | 5.7% |
| 2023-11-29 | 12 | $68 | $42.92 | $49.02 | $46.96 | 4.39% |
| 2023-12-18 | 12 | $68 | $42.92 | $49.168 | $46.96 | 4.7% |
| 2023-12-19 | 12 | $68 | $42.92 | $49.397 | $46.96 | 5.19% |
| 2023-12-20 | 12 | $68 | $42.92 | $50.117 | $46.96 | 6.72% |
The Trend in the Analyst Price Target
BNS's average price target has moved down $17.88 over the prior 43 months.
Over the past 49 weeks, BNS's average upside potential has been 14.59%.
| Date | Number of Analysts | Highest Target Price | Lowest Target Price | Average Target Price | Share Price | Upside Potential |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-01-14 | 12 | 63.550 | 54.000 | 59.210 | 51.65 | 14.64% |
| 2023-01-26 | 12 | 63.550 | 54.000 | 59.210 | 53.39 | 10.9% |
| 2023-05-15 | 12 | 77.000 | 47.784 | 59.451 | 49.84 | 19.28% |
| 2023-08-30 | 12 | 57.824 | 47.360 | 51.226 | 47.63 | 7.55% |
| 2023-11-03 | 12 | 57.824 | 46.080 | 50.373 | 43.30 | 16.33% |
BNS Broker Recommendations Summary
| Average Broker Rating | Strong Buy | Buy | Hold | Sell | Strong Sell | Analysts Issuing Recs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.17 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 12 |
The Trend in the Broker Recommendations
BNS's average broker recommendation rating worsened by 0.92 over the prior 20 months.
The points below can provide you with additional insight regarding what the price target and recommendations metrics in the table above mean for investors.
- BNS has a greater upside potential (average analyst target price relative to current price) than 5513.05% of Financial Services stocks.
- To contextualize these metrics, consider that out of stocks in the large market cap category, BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA's variance in analysts' estimates is lower than -1933.92% of them.
- BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA's average analyst price target is greater than 5498.27% of Banking stocks.
- In terms of how BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA fares relative to stocks in the large market cap category, note that its number of analysts covering the stock is greater than 2173.36% of that group.
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