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BNS vs IBCP

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

Summary

  • Both BNS and IBCP operate in Major Banks (Finance), so they compete in similar markets.
  • BNS is the larger of the two at $100.23B, about 138.1x IBCP ($725.5M).
  • Over the past year, BNS is up 50.9% and IBCP is up 10.4% - BNS leads by 40.5 points.
  • BNS has been more active in the news (71 items in the past 4 weeks vs 4 for IBCP).
  • BNS has more recent analyst coverage (25 ratings vs 2 for IBCP).
PerformanceBNS+50.91%IBCP+10.39%
2025-06-10+0.00%2026-06-09
MetricBNSIBCP
Company
Bank Nova Scotia Halifax Pfd 3
Independent Bank Corporation
Price
$81.64+0.87%
$35.21+1.25%
Market cap
$100.23B
$725.5M
1M return
+5.31%
+1.88%
1Y return
+50.91%
+10.39%
Industry
Major Banks
Major Banks
Exchange
NYSE
NASDAQ
IPO
News (4w)
71
4
Recent ratings
25
2
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.

IBCP

Independent Bank Corporation

Independent Bank Corporation operates as the bank holding company for Independent Bank that provides various banking services to individuals and businesses. The company offers checking and savings accounts, commercial lending, direct and indirect consumer financing, mortgage lending, and safe deposit box services, as well as automatic teller machine, and Internet and mobile banking services. It also provides title insurance, insurance brokerage, and investment services. The company offers its services through approximately 59 branches, two drive-thru facilities, and nine loan production offices in Michigan; and two loan production offices in Ohio. Independent Bank Corporation was founded in 1864 and is based in Grand Rapids, Michigan.