Group 1 - Bank of Nova Scotia (BNS) reported quarterly earnings of 1.22pershare,exceedingtheZacksConsensusEstimateof1.17 per share, but down from 1.25pershareayearago,representinganearningssurpriseof4.276.47 billion, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 4.57%, compared to 6.24billioninthesamequarterlastyear[2]−Overthelastfourquarters,BankofNovaScotiahassurpassedconsensusEPSestimatestwotimesandtoppedconsensusrevenueestimatesthreetimes[2]Group2−Thestockhasunderperformedthemarket,losingabout5.81.19 on revenues of 6.17billion,andforthecurrentfiscalyear,itis4.90 on revenues of $25.24 billion [7] - The Zacks Industry Rank for Banks - Foreign is currently in the bottom 35% of over 250 Zacks industries, indicating potential underperformance compared to higher-ranked industries [8]