Anticipated Earnings Per Share Decline for Bank of Nova Scotia (BNS)

Now coming to Canadian stocks, Bank of Nova Scotia (NYSE:BNS) declined -0.09% in the last trading session to close at $45.51. Six analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the company's stock.

Bank of Nova Scotia (NYSE:BNS) opened at 44.86 on Monday. The 50-Day Moving Average price is $57.82 and the 200 Day Moving Average price is recorded at $57.27.

The bank posted revenue of $4.64 billion in the period.

After making some adjustments, the bank's quarterly profit was $1.90 a share, up 17 per cent and easily beating analysts' expectation of $1.70. 616,290 shares of the company traded hands. The business earned $4.72 billion during the quarter.

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The Notes bear interest at a fixed rate of 3.34 per cent per annum (paid semi-annually) until December 8, 2020, and at the three-month Bankers' Acceptance Rate plus 2.18 per cent thereafter (paid quarterly) until their maturity on December 8, 2025. This represents a $2.53 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.23%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, January 28th. BMO Capital Markets, its investment and corporate banking and trading products division, provides a suite of financial products and services to North American and global clients. The Bank provides a range of retail banking, wealth management, and investment banking services and products. "For the first time, our personal and commercial banking and wealth-management businesses in the USA generated adjusted earnings of more than C$1 billion".

The Debentures have not been and will not be registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), or under any state securities laws and, subject to certain exceptions, may not be offered, sold, or delivered directly or indirectly, within the United States of America, its territories and possessions or to, or for the account or benefit of, US persons.