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BANK NOVA SCOTIA HALIFAX (NYSE)
BNS 49.49 -0.58 (-1.16%) Vol.  1,008,822 16:02 ET

Zacks Rank: 2 - Buy

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Zacks Rank Definition Annualized Return
# 1Strong Buy26.04%
# 2Buy18.27%
# 3Hold9.49%
# 4Sell3.94%
# 5Strong Sell1.6%
S&P5009.23%
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Day Low - High 49.03 - 49.78
52wk Low - High 45.79 - 61.83
Avg Volume 515,344
Industry BANKS-FOREIGN
Market Cap 55.11 B
Div - Yield 2.20 - 4.39
PE (forward) 10.5
PEG Ratio .88
Current Year Est. 4.77
EPS Last Year 4.55
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# 2Buy18.27%
# 3Hold9.49%
# 4Sell3.94%
# 5Strong Sell1.6%
S&P5009.23%
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Top Peers Ticker Zacks Rank
BANK NOVA SCOTIA HALIFAX BNS 2
BARCLAY PLC-ADR BCS 2
BANK E ASIA-ADR BKEAY 2
BANCO LATINOAME BLX 2
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BROKERAGE RECOMMENDATIONS
Current ABR 1.71
ABR (Last Week) 1.71
# of Recs in ABR 7
Average Target Price 61.77
Rank in Industry 19 out of 57
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NEWS
/R E P E A T -- Media Advisory - Scotiabank Calgary Marathon Off to a Running Start/ - Story Title - Comtex
May 26, 2012
Bank Of Nova Scotia (BNS) Showing Bearish Technicals But Could Fall Through $48.79 Support - Story Title - Comtex
May 25, 2012
Bank of Nova Scotia Trading Lower on 1.5x Above-Average Volume (BNS) - Story Title - Comtex
May 25, 2012
Royal Bank of Canada has Relatively Underperformed its Peers in the Diversified Banks Industry (RY, BMO, STD, BNS, ITUB) - Story Title - Comtex
May 25, 2012
Shares of Bank of Nova Scotia Under Pressure, Down 1.3% - Story Title - Comtex
May 25, 2012
The Timken Company, CommVault Systems Among Stocks Down on High Volume Friday - FOXBusiness.com
May 25, 2012
Trading Radar: Big Week for US Economic Data - Minyanville
May 25, 2012
Media Advisory - Scotiabank Calgary Marathon Off to a Running Start - Story Title - Comtex
May 24, 2012
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EARNINGS ESTIMATES
  This Quarter
04/2012
Next Quarter
07/2012
This Year
10/2012
Next Year
10/2013
Average Estimate 1.16 1.20 4.77 5.22
Number of Estimates 5 3 6 7
Low Estimates 1.12 1.16 4.61 4.98
High Estimate 1.20 1.27 5.01 5.70
Year Ago EPS 1.12 1.14 4.54 4.77
EPS Growth 3.75% 5.56% 4.99% 9.60%

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COMPANY DESCRIPTION
Bank of Nova Scotia is one of North America's premier financial institutions and Canada's most international bank. They offer a diverse range of products and services including personal, commercial, corporate and investment banking. Scotiabank has built long-term value and recorded consistent earnings growth by building on its core strengths and by executing exceptionally well in its core businesses. These include Domestic Banking, Wealth Management, International Banking and Scotia Capital.

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FINANCIALS
EPS TTM 4.55
Sales 26537.21
Net Income 5490.43
Price/Earnings 11
Price/Book 1.87
Price/Cash Flow 9.89
Price/Sales 1.98


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