Bank of Nova Scotia vs Itau Unibanco
BNS and ITUB side by side, both in commercial banks. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How BNS and ITUB compare
Bank of Nova Scotia grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (9.2% versus −0.16% for Itau Unibanco).
Itau Unibanco keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 26.7% compared with 25.1% at Bank of Nova Scotia.
Itau Unibanco scores higher on the StockData Score (5 against 3 for Bank of Nova Scotia), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | BNS | ITUB |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Share price | $93.76 | $7.13 |
| Change, 1 year | 43.6% | −0.08% |
| Change, 5 years | 40.8% | 91.3% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.72 | 0.54 |
| Employees | – | 92K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 3 | 5 (better) |
| Valuation score | 0 | 0 |
| Growth score | 1 (better) | 0 |
| Performance score | 2 | 5 (better) |
| Health score | 0 | 0 |
| Dividend score | 0 | 0 |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 9.2% (better) | −0.16% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 3.8% | 10.9% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 38.8% (better) | 9.2% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 47.1% | – |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 1.4% | – |
| Profitability | ||
| Net margin | 25.1% | 26.7% (better) |
| Return on equity | 11.6% | 21.6% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Piotroski F-score | 4 | – |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Payout ratio | 59.6% | – |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 44.0% | 10.5% |
| Held by insiders | 0.00% | 73.0% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | – | −$3.8M |
| Superinvestors holding | 2 (better) | 1 |
Go deeper
- BNS stock overview
- BNS income statement
- BNS valuation and score
- ITUB stock overview
- ITUB income statement
- ITUB valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.