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BNS vs FBNC

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

Summary

  • Both BNS and FBNC operate in Major Banks (Finance), so they compete in similar markets.
  • BNS is the larger of the two at $109.71B, about 41.2x FBNC ($2.67B).
  • Over the past year, BNS is up 62.0% and FBNC is up 34.8% - BNS leads by 27.2 points.
  • BNS has been more active in the news (67 items in the past 4 weeks vs 13 for FBNC).
  • BNS has more recent analyst coverage (25 ratings vs 13 for FBNC).
PerformanceBNS+62.02%FBNC+34.85%
2025-07-18+0.00%2026-07-17
MetricBNSFBNC
Company
Bank Nova Scotia Halifax Pfd 3
First Bancorp
Price
$89.42-0.21%
$64.33-2.71%
Market cap
$109.71B
$2.67B
1M return
+4.55%
+5.81%
1Y return
+62.02%
+34.85%
Industry
Major Banks
Major Banks
Exchange
NYSE
NASDAQ
IPO
1987
News (4w)
67
13
Recent ratings
25
13
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.

FBNC

First Bancorp

First Bancorp operates as the bank holding company for First Bank that provides banking products and services for individuals and small to medium-sized businesses primarily in North Carolina and northeastern South Carolina. It accepts deposit products, such as checking, savings, and money market accounts, as well as time deposits, including certificate of deposits and individual retirement accounts. The company also offers loans for a range of consumer and commercial purposes comprising loans for business, real estate, personal, home improvement, and automobiles, as well as residential mortgages and small business administration loans. In addition, it provides credit and debit cards, letter of credits, and safe deposit box rental services, as well as electronic funds transfer services consisting of wire transfers; and internet and mobile banking, cash management, bank-by-phone services, and remote deposit capture services. Further, the company offers investment and insurance products, such as mutual funds, annuities, long-term care insurance, life insurance, and company retirement plans, as well as property and casualty insurance products; and financial planning services. As of January 27, 2021, it operated 101 branches in North Carolina and South Carolina. The company was founded in 1934 and is headquartered in Southern Pines, North Carolina.

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