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Analysts Are Neutral on Top Financial Stocks: Bank Of Nova Scotia (BNS), SiriusPoint (SPNT)

Tipranks - Tipranks - Fri May 29, 7:56AM CDT

Analysts fell to the sidelines weighing in on Bank Of Nova Scotia (BNS) and SiriusPoint (SPNT) with neutral ratings, indicating that the experts are neither bullish nor bearish on the stocks.

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Bank Of Nova Scotia (BNS)

Jefferies analyst John Aiken maintained a Hold rating on Bank Of Nova Scotia today and set a price target of C$112.00. The company’s shares closed last Wednesday at $80.68.

According to TipRanks.com, Aiken is a 2-star analyst with an average return of 0.4% and a 51.3% success rate. Aiken covers the Financial sector, focusing on stocks such as Canadian Bank of Commerce, National Bank of Canada, and Toronto Dominion Bank. ;'>

Bank Of Nova Scotia has an analyst consensus of Hold, with a price target consensus of $81.83, implying a 2.0% upside from current levels. In a report released today, TipRanks – OpenAI also downgraded the stock to Hold with a C$118.00 price target.

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SiriusPoint (SPNT)

Raymond James analyst Gregory Peters reiterated a Hold rating on SiriusPoint today. The company’s shares closed last Wednesday at $22.55.

According to TipRanks.com, Peters is a 5-star analyst with an average return of 9.2% and a 65.5% success rate. Peters covers the Financial sector, focusing on stocks such as Neptune Insurance Holdings, Inc. Class A, Accelerant Holdings Class A, and Old Republic International. ;'>

Currently, the analyst consensus on SiriusPoint is a Moderate Buy with an average price target of $28.00.

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