Bank of Nova Scotia ( BNS ) will begin trading ex-dividend on December 31, 2018. A cash dividend payment of $0.64 per share is scheduled to be paid on January 29, 2019. Shareholders who purchased BNS prior to the ex-dividend date are eligible for the cash dividend payment. This represents an -2.74% decrease from the prior dividend payment. At the current stock price of $50.16, the dividend yield is 5.1%.
The previous trading day's last sale of BNS was $50.16, representing a -24.89% decrease from the 52 week high of $66.78 and a 3.76% increase over the 52 week low of $48.34.
BNS is a part of the Finance sector, which includes companies such as J P Morgan Chase & Co ( JPM ) and Bank of America Corporation ( BAC ). BNS's current earnings per share, an indicator of a company's profitability, is $5.31. Zacks Investment Research reports BNS's forecasted earnings growth in 2019 as 4.32%, compared to an industry average of 3.4%.
For more information on the declaration, record and payment dates, visit the BNS Dividend History page. Our Dividend Calendar has the full list of stocks that have an ex-dividend today.
Interested in gaining exposure to BNS through an Exchange Traded Fund [ETF]?
The following ETF(s) have BNS as a top-10 holding:
- Franklin FTSE Canada ETF ( FLCA )
- Arrow QVM Equity Factor ETF ( QVM )
- iShares Trust ( IPFF )
- FlexShares Morningstar Developed Markets ex-US Factor Tilt Ind ( TLTD ).
The top-performing ETF of this group is QVM with an decrease of -12.39% over the last 100 days. FLCA has the highest percent weighting of BNS at 5.73%.
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The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.