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BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA (BNS) Price Targets From Analysts
The tables below show price targets and recommendations from analysts covering BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA.
| 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 | $49.02 | 44.06% |
| 2021-11-22 | 7 | $86 | $51.205 | $70.475 | $49.02 | 43.77% |
| 2021-11-30 | 7 | $86 | $67.08 | $74.903 | $49.02 | 52.8% |
| 2021-12-15 | 7 | $86 | $67.08 | $75.186 | $49.02 | 53.38% |
| 2022-02-01 | 7 | $86 | $67.08 | $75.695 | $49.02 | 54.42% |
| 2022-02-22 | 8 | $86 | $67.08 | $76.618 | $49.02 | 56.3% |
| 2022-03-01 | 8 | $86 | $67.94 | $77.261 | $49.02 | 57.61% |
| 2022-03-02 | 8 | $86 | $71.1 | $79.21 | $49.02 | 61.59% |
| 2022-03-03 | 7 | $86 | $71.89 | $80.166 | $49.02 | 63.54% |
| 2022-03-06 | 8 | $86 | $70.1 | $79.868 | $49.02 | 62.93% |
| 2022-04-07 | 7 | $86 | $70.1 | $79.868 | $49.02 | 62.93% |
| 2022-04-08 | 8 | $86 | $70.1 | $79.913 | $49.02 | 63.02% |
| 2022-04-11 | 8 | $86 | $70.1 | $79.105 | $49.02 | 61.37% |
| 2022-05-05 | 9 | $86 | $70.1 | $79.105 | $49.02 | 61.37% |
| 2022-05-09 | 9 | $86 | $70.1 | $78.63 | $49.02 | 60.4% |
| 2022-05-15 | 9 | $86 | $70.1 | $77.963 | $49.02 | 59.04% |
| 2022-05-17 | 9 | $86 | $70 | $76.838 | $49.02 | 56.75% |
| 2022-05-25 | 9 | $86 | $66.22 | $74.73 | $49.02 | 52.45% |
| 2022-05-26 | 9 | $86 | $66.22 | $74.84 | $49.02 | 52.67% |
| 2022-06-14 | 10 | $84 | $66.22 | $73.245 | $49.02 | 49.42% |
| 2022-08-14 | 9 | $84 | $66.22 | $72.583 | $49.02 | 48.07% |
| 2022-08-15 | 9 | $84 | $66.22 | $72.131 | $49.02 | 47.15% |
| 2022-08-23 | 10 | $84 | $67 | $72.207 | $49.02 | 47.3% |
| 2022-08-24 | 12 | $84 | $66.61 | $71.563 | $49.02 | 45.99% |
| 2022-08-25 | 12 | $95 | $63.91 | $72.576 | $49.02 | 48.05% |
| 2022-09-17 | 12 | $95 | $62.32 | $71.195 | $49.02 | 45.24% |
The Trend in the Analyst Price Target
BNS's average price target has moved up $3.19 over the prior 28 months.
Over the past 45 weeks, BNS's average upside potential has been 15.09%.
| Date | Number of Analysts | Highest Target Price | Lowest Target Price | Average Target Price | Share Price | Upside Potential |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-12-15 | 7 | 86 | 67.08 | 75.186 | 67.48 | 11.42% |
| 2022-03-06 | 7 | 86 | 70.10 | 79.868 | 73.26 | 9.02% |
| 2022-04-11 | 9 | 86 | 70.10 | 79.105 | 68.81 | 14.96% |
| 2022-05-25 | 9 | 86 | 66.22 | 74.730 | 65.36 | 14.34% |
| 2022-09-17 | 12 | 95 | 62.32 | 71.195 | 53.63 | 32.75% |
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
Over the past 153 days, BNS's average broker recommendation rating worsened by 0.58.
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.
- To contextualize these metrics, consider that out of all US stocks, BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA's variance in analysts' estimates is lower than -982.11% of them.
- In the context of Banking stocks, BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA's average analyst price target is greater than 2661.15% of them.
- 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 906.45% of that group.
- To contextualize these metrics, consider that out of Banking stocks, BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA's upside potential (average analyst target price relative to current price) is greater than 2401.61% of them.
In the Banking industry, BK, BBD, and ALLY are the three stocks most similar to BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA regarding the price target and analyst recommendation information presented here.
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