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 | 7 | $86 | $51.205 | $70.617 | $51.9 | 36.06% |
| 2021-11-22 | 7 | $86 | $51.205 | $70.475 | $51.9 | 35.79% |
| 2021-11-30 | 7 | $86 | $67.08 | $74.903 | $51.9 | 44.32% |
| 2021-12-15 | 7 | $86 | $67.08 | $75.186 | $51.9 | 44.87% |
| 2022-02-01 | 7 | $86 | $67.08 | $75.695 | $51.9 | 45.85% |
| 2022-02-22 | 8 | $86 | $67.08 | $76.618 | $51.9 | 47.63% |
| 2022-03-01 | 8 | $86 | $67.94 | $77.261 | $51.9 | 48.87% |
| 2022-03-02 | 8 | $86 | $71.1 | $79.21 | $51.9 | 52.62% |
| 2022-03-03 | 7 | $86 | $71.89 | $80.166 | $51.9 | 54.46% |
| 2022-03-06 | 8 | $86 | $70.1 | $79.868 | $51.9 | 53.89% |
| 2022-04-07 | 7 | $86 | $70.1 | $79.868 | $51.9 | 53.89% |
| 2022-04-08 | 8 | $86 | $70.1 | $79.913 | $51.9 | 53.97% |
| 2022-04-11 | 8 | $86 | $70.1 | $79.105 | $51.9 | 52.42% |
| 2022-05-05 | 9 | $86 | $70.1 | $79.105 | $51.9 | 52.42% |
| 2022-05-09 | 9 | $86 | $70.1 | $78.63 | $51.9 | 51.5% |
| 2022-05-15 | 9 | $86 | $70.1 | $77.963 | $51.9 | 50.22% |
| 2022-05-17 | 9 | $86 | $70 | $76.838 | $51.9 | 48.05% |
| 2022-05-25 | 9 | $86 | $66.22 | $74.73 | $51.9 | 43.99% |
| 2022-05-26 | 9 | $86 | $66.22 | $74.84 | $51.9 | 44.2% |
| 2022-06-14 | 9 | $84 | $66.22 | $72.843 | $51.9 | 40.35% |
| 2022-08-14 | 9 | $84 | $66.22 | $72.583 | $51.9 | 39.85% |
| 2022-08-15 | 9 | $84 | $66.22 | $72.131 | $51.9 | 38.98% |
| 2022-08-23 | 10 | $84 | $67 | $72.207 | $51.9 | 39.13% |
| 2022-08-24 | 12 | $84 | $66.61 | $71.563 | $51.9 | 37.89% |
| 2022-08-25 | 12 | $95 | $63.91 | $72.576 | $51.9 | 39.84% |
| 2022-09-17 | 12 | $95 | $62.32 | $71.195 | $51.9 | 37.18% |
| 2022-11-01 | 12 | $70.2 | $56.57 | $63.041 | $51.9 | 21.47% |
| 2022-11-16 | 12 | $70.2 | $56.23 | $62.419 | $51.9 | 20.27% |
| 2022-11-29 | 12 | $70.2 | $56.23 | $62.28 | $51.9 | 20% |
| 2022-11-30 | 12 | $70.2 | $54.75 | $61.73 | $51.9 | 18.94% |
| 2022-12-14 | 12 | $63.55 | $54 | $59.609 | $51.9 | 14.85% |
| 2022-12-19 | 12 | $63.55 | $54 | $59.675 | $51.9 | 14.98% |
| 2023-01-14 | 12 | $63.55 | $54 | $59.21 | $51.9 | 14.08% |
The Trend in the Analyst Price Target
BNS's average price target has moved down $8.79 over the prior 32 months.
BNS reports an average of 17.08% for its upside potential over the past 50 weeks.
| Date | Number of Analysts | Highest Target Price | Lowest Target Price | Average Target Price | Share Price | Upside Potential |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-03-06 | 8 | 86.00 | 70.10 | 79.868 | 73.26 | 9.02% |
| 2022-08-08 | 9 | 84.00 | 66.22 | 72.583 | 60.90 | 19.18% |
| 2022-08-15 | 10 | 84.00 | 66.22 | 72.131 | 62.84 | 14.79% |
| 2022-11-29 | 12 | 70.20 | 56.23 | 62.280 | 51.30 | 21.4% |
| 2022-12-20 | 12 | 63.55 | 54.00 | 59.210 | 47.99 | 23.38% |
BNS Broker Recommendations Summary
| Average Broker Rating | Strong Buy | Buy | Hold | Sell | Strong Sell | Analysts Issuing Recs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.83 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
The Trend in the Broker Recommendations
BNS's average broker recommendation rating worsened by 0.58 over the prior 15 months.
The bullet points below may help you gain a better understanding of what the metrics in the price target and recommendations tables above mean for BNS as an investment opportunity.
- In terms of how BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA fares relative to all US stocks, note that its variance in analysts' estimates is lower than -1071.4% of that group.
- In terms of how BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA fares relative to Banking stocks, note that its average analyst price target is higher than 3297.3% of that group.
- In terms of how BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA fares relative to Banking stocks, note that its upside potential (average analyst target price relative to current price) is greater than 3058.52% of that group.
- 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 1245.2% of that group.
In terms of price targets and recommendations offered by analysts, the stocks in the Banking industry with the ratings most similar to BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA are DB, CFG, and BK.
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