The stock of The Bank of Nova Scotia (NYSE:BNS) increased by $0.95 on Tuesday to at $47.14, up 2.06 percent. The last five days have seen an average of 1,194,645 shares of common stock traded. 18 times new highs were reached in the current year, with a fall of -$1.97. The average number of shares traded over the last 20 days was 1,135,296, while the average volume over the last 50 days totaled 1,358,597.
BNS stock dropped -6.39% since last month. On 08/25/23, the company’s shares reached a one-month low of $45.25. The stock touched a high of $57.44 on 02/14/23, after rallying from a low of $45.25 in 52 weeks. The price of BNS stock has declined by -3.76% or -$1.97 this year, reaching a new high 18 times. Still, the stock price is down -17.93% from the 52-week high.
Valuation Metrics
The Bank of Nova Scotia (BNS) has a trailing price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 9.46. Beta for the stock is 1.01. There are also a few other valuation ratios worth considering, including the trailing price-to-sales (P/S) ratio of 1.63, the price-to-book (PB) ratio of 1.10.
Company paid $0.7851 per share in dividends, an increase of 1.43% from $0.7740 last year. A $0.0111 dividend increase was reported on Thursday May 25 2023.
Financial Health
The company’s long-term debt to equity ratio for the quarter ending April 29 is 0.13, and the total debt to equity ratio is 0.13. The Bank of Nova Scotia’s operating margin stood at 34.10% for the same period. Based on annual data, it had gross profit of $14.07 billion and revenue of $26.07 billion.
Investors will also look at the performance of the company’s management in order to determine the potential profitability of their investment. BNS’s return on assets (ROA) during the last 12 months has been 0.60%. There was a 18.20% return on investment (ROI) in the past year. In the meantime, the return on equity (ROE) for the last 12 months was 12.20%.
Earnings Surprise
According to The Bank of Nova Scotia’s quarterly financial report for the quarter that ended April 29. A higher net income was reported in the quarter under review than the previous quarter. It was predicted that The Bank of Nova Scotia’s quarterly earnings would be $1.29, but it ended up being $1.34, beating the consensus by -3.70%. At the end of The Bank of Nova Scotia’s most recent quarter ended April 29, its total debt was $218.91 billion.
Technical Picture
Here’s a quick look at The Bank of Nova Scotia’s (BNS) price momentum from a technical perspective. As of 28 August, the RSI 9-day stood at 52.42%, suggesting the stock is Neutral, with a 16.07% historical volatility rate.
The stochastic %K and %D were 34.56% and 25.07% respectively, while the average true range (ATR) was 0.72. Based on the 14-day stochastic reading of 58.86%, the RSI (14) reading is 47.00%. On the 9-day MACD Oscillator, the stock is at 0.21, and the 14-day reading is at -0.26.
Analyst Ratings
The Bank of Nova Scotia (NYSE: BNS) was downgraded by Barclays to a an Underweight rating in its latest research report. The stock was previously rated as a an Equal weight. Analysts have assigned The Bank of Nova Scotia (BNS) an Overweight rating. BNS is a stock that is recommended for selling by 0 brokerage firms, while 3 companies recommend holding. The stock is underweighted by 0 analysts. Among the analysts who rate the stock, 1 rate it overweight and 1 other recommend it as a buy.
What is BNS’s price target for the next 12 months?
The current consensus forecast for the stock is between $50.04 and $72.00, with a median target price of $59.20. In analyzing these forecasts, the average price target given by analysts for The Bank of Nova Scotia (BNS) is $60.11.
