Bank of Nova Scotia (BNS) Analysts See $1.59 EPS; Rogers Communications Inc. (USA) (RCI) Had 2 Bulls

May 22, 2017 - By Darrin Black

Among 7 analysts covering Rogers Comms (NYSE:RCI), 2 have Buy rating, 0 Sell and 5 Hold. Therefore 29% are positive. Rogers Comms had 9 analyst reports since October 9, 2015 according to SRatingsIntel. The rating was initiated by Goldman Sachs with “Neutral” on Friday, December 4. The rating was downgraded by Morgan Stanley on Thursday, December 17 to “Equal-Weight”. The firm has “Outperform” rating given on Tuesday, October 20 by Macquarie Research. The firm has “Buy” rating by TD Securities given on Friday, December 11. The rating was downgraded by RBC Capital Markets on Monday, January 9 to “Sector Perform”. The stock has “Equal-Weight” rating by Barclays Capital on Friday, October 14. IBC downgraded the stock to “Sector Perform” rating in Wednesday, April 5 report. The stock of Rogers Communications Inc. (USA) (NYSE:RCI) earned “Sector Outperform” rating by IBC on Friday, October 9. See Rogers Communications Inc. (USA) (NYSE:RCI) latest ratings:

05/04/2017 Broker: IBC Old Rating: Sector Outperform New Rating: Sector Perform Downgrade
09/01/2017 Broker: RBC Capital Markets Old Rating: Outperform New Rating: Sector Perform Old Target: $56 New Target: $55 Downgrade

Analysts expect Bank of Nova Scotia (TSE:BNS) to report $1.59 EPS on May, 30 before the open.They anticipate $0.11 EPS change or 7.43% from last quarter’s $1.48 EPS. T_BNS’s profit would be $1.92B giving it 11.87 P/E if the $1.59 EPS is correct. After having $1.58 EPS previously, Bank of Nova Scotia’s analysts see 0.63% EPS growth. The stock increased 1.42% or $1.06 on May 19, reaching $75.48. About 2.56 million shares traded. Bank of Nova Scotia (TSE:BNS) has risen 6.00% since April 22, 2017 and is uptrending. It has by 0.00% the S&P500.

The stock increased 0.37% or $0.17 on May 19, reaching $45.8. About shares traded. Rogers Communications Inc. (USA) (NYSE:RCI) has risen 6.00% since April 22, 2017 and is uptrending. It has by 0.00% the S&P500.

Rogers Communications Inc. is a communications and media company. The company has market cap of $23.71 billion. The Firm provides wireless communications services, and cable television, Internet, information technology and telephony services to clients and businesses. It has a 36.32 P/E ratio. The Company’s divisions include Wireless, Cable, Business Solutions and Media.

Investors sentiment increased to 0.97 in Q4 2016. Its up 0.08, from 0.89 in 2016Q3. It improved, as 27 investors sold Rogers Communications Inc. (USA) shares while 75 reduced holdings. 22 funds opened positions while 77 raised stakes. 248.10 million shares or 2.87% less from 255.42 million shares in 2016Q3 were reported. Creative Planning reported 0% in Rogers Communications Inc. (USA) (NYSE:RCI). First Interstate Savings Bank has 0% invested in Rogers Communications Inc. (USA) (NYSE:RCI) for 144 shares. Raymond James Na has invested 0.02% in Rogers Communications Inc. (USA) (NYSE:RCI). Voya Invest Management Ltd Limited Liability Company accumulated 10,443 shares or 0% of the stock. Yorktown Mgmt And Research Co owns 7,300 shares. Glenmede Trust Na invested in 0% or 29 shares. Ahl Prtnrs Llp owns 48,610 shares for 0.06% of their portfolio. Stevens Capital Management L P invested 0.03% of its portfolio in Rogers Communications Inc. (USA) (NYSE:RCI). Shell Asset Management stated it has 164,244 shares. Riverhead Cap Mngmt Ltd Liability Corp has invested 0.01% in Rogers Communications Inc. (USA) (NYSE:RCI). State Street Corp owns 25,605 shares or 0% of their US portfolio. Hexavest reported 684,993 shares or 0.51% of all its holdings. Her Majesty The Queen In Right Of The Province Of Alberta As Represented By Alberta Invest Corp holds 2.80M shares. Moreover, Gulf National Bank & Trust (Uk) has 0.09% invested in Rogers Communications Inc. (USA) (NYSE:RCI). Cidel Asset Mngmt holds 1.54M shares.

Among 7 analysts covering Bank of Nova Scotia (TSE:BNS), 6 have Buy rating, 0 Sell and 1 Hold. Therefore 86% are positive. Bank of Nova Scotia had 47 analyst reports since August 4, 2015 according to SRatingsIntel. The firm has “Outperform” rating given on Wednesday, June 1 by RBC Capital Markets. As per Wednesday, August 31, the company rating was maintained by RBC Capital Markets. The firm earned “Buy” rating on Wednesday, September 21 by Dundee Securities. RBC Capital Markets maintained the shares of BNS in report on Wednesday, December 2 with “Outperform” rating. TD Securities downgraded Bank of Nova Scotia (TSE:BNS) rating on Wednesday, March 1. TD Securities has “Buy” rating and $88 target. IBC maintained Bank of Nova Scotia (TSE:BNS) on Monday, August 17 with “Sector Perform” rating. The rating was initiated by Bank of America on Tuesday, November 1 with “Buy”. On Friday, January 8 the stock rating was upgraded by Desjardins Securities to “Buy”. The rating was maintained by KBW with “Market Perform” on Tuesday, August 18. Scotia Capital maintained Bank of Nova Scotia (TSE:BNS) on Wednesday, March 1 with “Outperform” rating.