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BNS vs FHB

Side-by-side comparison of Bank Nova Scotia Halifax Pfd 3 (BNS) and First Hawaiian Inc. (FHB): market cap, price performance, sector, and recent activity on the wire.

Summary

  • Both BNS and FHB operate in Major Banks (Finance), so they compete in similar markets.
  • BNS is the larger of the two at $98.83B, about 29.7x FHB ($3.33B).
  • Over the past year, BNS is up 49.7% and FHB is up 14.1% - BNS leads by 35.6 points.
  • BNS has hit the wire 67 times in the past 4 weeks while FHB has been quiet.
  • BNS has more recent analyst coverage (25 ratings vs 14 for FHB).
PerformanceBNS+49.66%FHB+14.08%
2025-06-09+0.00%2026-06-08
MetricBNSFHB
Company
Bank Nova Scotia Halifax Pfd 3
First Hawaiian Inc.
Price
$80.89+0.41%
$27.58+0.88%
Market cap
$98.83B
$3.33B
1M return
+3.59%
+0.64%
1Y return
+49.66%
+14.08%
Industry
Major Banks
Major Banks
Exchange
NYSE
NASDAQ
IPO
2016
News (4w)
67
0
Recent ratings
25
14
BNS

Bank Nova Scotia Halifax Pfd 3

The Bank of Nova Scotia provides various banking products and services in Canada, the United States, Mexico, Peru, Chile, Colombia, the Caribbean and Central America, and internationally. It operates through Canadian Banking, International Banking, Global Banking and Markets, and Global Wealth Management segments. The company offers financial advice and solutions, and day-to-day banking products, including debit and credit cards, chequing and saving accounts, investments, mortgages, loans, and insurance to individuals; and business banking solutions comprising lending, deposit, cash management, and trade finance solutions to small businesses and commercial customers, including automotive financing solutions to dealers and their customers. It also provides wealth management advice and solutions, including online brokerage, mobile investment, full-service brokerage, trust, private banking, and private investment counsel services; and retail mutual funds, exchange traded funds, liquid alternative funds, and institutional funds. In addition, the company offers international banking services for retail, corporate, and commercial customers; and lending and transaction, investment banking advisory, and capital markets access services to corporate customers. Further, it provides Internet, mobile, and telephone banking services. The company operates a network of 952 branches and approximately 3,540 automated banking machines in Canada; and approximately 1,400 branches, 5,200 ATMs, and 22 contact centers internationally. The Bank of Nova Scotia was founded in 1832 and is headquartered in Halifax, Canada.

FHB

First Hawaiian Inc.

First Hawaiian, Inc. operates as a bank holding company for First Hawaiian Bank that provides a range of banking services to consumer and commercial customers in the United States. It operates in three segments: Retail Banking, Commercial Banking, and Treasury and Other. The company accepts various deposit products, including checking and savings accounts, and time deposit accounts. It also provides residential and commercial mortgage loans, home equity lines of credit, automobile loans and leases, personal lines of credit, installment loans, and small business loans and leases, commercial lease financing, and auto dealer financing. In addition, the company offers personal installment, credit card, individual investment and financial planning, insurance protection, trust and estate, private banking, retirement planning, treasury, and merchant processing services. As of December 31, 2020, it operated 54 branches in Oahu, Maui, Hawaii, Kauai, Lanai, Guam, and Saipan. The company was formerly known as BancWest Corporation and changed its name to First Hawaiian, Inc. in April 2016. The company was founded in 1858 and is headquartered in Honolulu, Hawaii. First Hawaiian, Inc. is a subsidiary of BancWest Corporation.

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