Bank of Nova Scotia (BNS.TO) — the peer cohort

As of 2026-09-18 — scores re-bake nightly. Cohort = shared Closelook index membership first, then sector. Diary readings, not advice.

Bank of Nova Scotia ranks 15 of 15 in its cohort on the Closelook composite (52/100) — the cohort is led by BSP Financial Group Ltd at 77/100.

NameCompositeMomentumQualityValuationSignalOff 52w high
BNS.TO Bank of Nova Scotia 52 83 52 73 ok 0.3%
SMFG Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc 66 78 65 71 ok 5%
BBVA.MC Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA 64 84 78 70 ok 3.3%
SAN.MC Banco Santander S.A. 64 77 66 76 ok 4.5%
MUFG Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc ADR 58 82 48 42 ok 4.7%
RY.TO Royal Bank of Canada 58 73 57 65 info 6.6%
UBS UBS Group AG 58 72 54 70 info 9.5%
MFC.TO Manulife Financial Corp 68 82 61 78 ok 1.6%
SII.TO Sprott Inc. 61 37 85 27 info 21.9%
POW.TO Power Corporation Of Canada 58 84 76 63 ok 3.2%
SLF.TO Sun Life Financial Inc. 58 78 51 67 ok 3.5%
BFL.AU BSP Financial Group Ltd 77 48 90 94 info 10.7%
CIB Grupo Cibest S.A. 74 86 73 94 ok 8.5%
AIBG.L AIB Group PLC 73 80 74 62 ok 2.6%
FUTU Futu Holdings Ltd 73 25 94 89 info 43.8%

Scores are relative readings across the Closelook coverage universe — methodology in the company-scoring explainer. Signal lights come from the nightly signal board.

FAQ · from the current data · as of 2026-09-18

Quick answers

Who are Bank of Nova Scotia's peers in the Closelook universe?

The cohort is drawn from shared Closelook index membership first, then sector: Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc (SMFG), Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA (BBVA.MC), Banco Santander S.A. (SAN.MC), Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc ADR (MUFG), Royal Bank of Canada (RY.TO), UBS Group AG (UBS), Manulife Financial Corp (MFC.TO), Sprott Inc. (SII.TO) and others.

How does BNS.TO score against its peers?

Bank of Nova Scotia's composite reads 52/100, ranking 15 of 15 in its cohort as of 2026-09-18; the cohort's highest composite is BSP Financial Group Ltd at 77/100. Closelook scores are research diary readings, not ratings or advice.

Related in the Closelook universe

then Banks - Diversified, then Financial Services. Scored names rank on their Closelook score; names without one rank on trend state — above or below their 50- and 200-day averages — never on a score they do not carry.