BNS (Bank of Nova Scotia) Risk Assessment

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BNS Bank of Nova Scotia BNS
67 GF Score
Price $87.57
GF Value $59.00
Valuation Significantly Overvalued
! 7 Warning Signs
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What is Bank of Nova Scotia Risk Assessment?

Risk Assessment represents the investment risk of a stock derived from our exclusive method. It suggests how risky the investment opportunity is based on the valuation and the fundamental performance of the stock. It is derived from following key aspects:

1. GuruFocus internally developed valuations of the stock, such as GF valuation.
2. Quality Rank, a business quality indicator developed by GuruFocus.
3. Fundamental performance: Piotroski F-Score, Altman Z-Score, Beneish M-Score, etc.
4. Growth opportunities: 5-year revenue growth rate, 5-Year EPS without NRI Growth Rate, etc.

Value investors are always willing to find undervalued stocks. However, not all the undervalued stocks are good deals, we should also be careful of how risky the investment opportunity is. We believe that if the company's financial strength and profitability are strong, and the stock price is within a reasonable range of the GF valuation, or stock has a high return with its price being undervalued, then it might be a good investment opportunity with low risk.

Based on those aspects listed above, GuruFocus believes the risk assessment of Bank of Nova Scotia is: High Risk: High uncertainty with risk-return tradeoff.

Bank of Nova Scotia  (NYSE:BNS) Risk Assessment Explanation

Based on the four aspects listed above, GuruFocus provides the following 7 evaluations:

All-in-One Screener Examples (1)
Low Risk: Strong fundamentals, worth long-term holding
Moderate Risk: Sensitive, better choose undervalued stock
High Risk: High uncertainty with risk-return tradeoff
High Risk: Good fundamentals, beware of shrinking business
High Risk: Sensitive to economic or industry trends
High Risk: High uncertainty
No Data: Cannot be evaluated

(1) These are some simple examples. You can access our Risk Assessment filter under All-in-One Screener’s Fundamental tab and set your own criteria.

Bank of Nova Scotia Risk Assessment Related Terms

BNS vs JPM, BAC, WFC: Risk Assessment Comparison

For the Banks - Diversified subindustry, Bank of Nova Scotia's Risk Assessment, along with its competitors' market caps and Risk Assessment data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.

Bank of Nova Scotia Risk Assessment vs Banks Industry

For the Banks industry and Financial Services sector, Bank of Nova Scotia's Risk Assessment distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Bank of Nova Scotia's Risk Assessment falls into.


BNS
67GF Score
Bank of Nova Scotia BNS
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Is Bank of Nova Scotia (BNS) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Bank of Nova Scotia stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of $87.57 is trading 48.4% above its estimated GF Value™ of $59.00. GuruFocus considers Bank of Nova Scotia to be Significantly Overvalued.

Key valuation signals for BNS:

  • Risk Assessment:
  • GF Value™: $59.00 vs. price of $87.57 (48.4% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 67/100 with 7 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the BNS stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.

Bank of Nova Scotia Business Description

Address 1709 Hollis Street, Halifax, NS, CAN, B3J 1W1
Bank of Nova Scotia is a global financial-services provider with over CAD 1.5 trillion in assets as of the end of April 2026. It has four major business segments: Canadian banking, international banking, global wealth management, and global banking and markets. It offers a range of advice, products, and services, including personal and commercial banking, wealth management and private banking, corporate and investment banking, and capital markets. The bank's international operations span numerous countries and are more concentrated in Latin America.
67GF Score

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$87.57
Price
$59.00
GF Value