Bank of Nova Scotia vs Charter Communications Inc — how do they compare? Bank of Nova Scotia trades at $89.03 (market cap $107.95B), while Charter Communications Inc trades at $156.98 (market cap $18.28B). The key difference: Bank of Nova Scotia is far larger — about 5.9× Charter Communications Inc's market cap, and Bank of Nova Scotia pays a 3.65% dividend while Charter Communications Inc pays none. Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| BNS | CHTR | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $107.95B | $18.28B |
Sector | Financials | Media |
52-Week High | $90.29 | $282.74 |
52-Week Low | $56.41 | $123.31 |
Dividend Yield | 3.65% | — |
Enterprise Value | — | $114.49B |
Trailing returns across standard periods
Bank of Nova Scotia is a global financial services provider. The bank has five business segments: Canadian banking, international banking, global wealth management, global banking and markets, and other. It offers a range of advice, products, and services, including personal and commercial banking, wealth management and private banking, corporate and investment banking, and capital markets. The bank's international operations span numerous countries and are more concentrated in Central and South America.
Read more on BNS →Charter is the product of the 2016 merger of three cable companies, each with a decades-long history in the business: Legacy Charter, Time Warner Cable, and Bright House Networks. The firm now holds networks capable of providing television, internet access, and phone services to roughly 54 million U.S. homes and businesses, around 40% of the country. Across this footprint, Charter serves 29 million residential and 2 million commercial customer accounts under the Spectrum brand, making it the second-largest U.S. cable company behind Comcast. The firm also owns, in whole or in part, sports and news networks, including Spectrum SportsNet (long-term local rights to Los Angeles Lakers games), SportsNet LA (Los Angeles Dodgers), SportsNet New York (New York Mets), and Spectrum News NY1.
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