Brookfield (BN) Competitors

Bank of Montreal (NYSE:BMO) and Brookfield (NYSE:BN) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, community ranking, risk, profitability, media sentiment, valuation and dividends.

Does the media refer more to BMO or BN?

In the previous week, Brookfield had 17 more articles in the media than Bank of Montreal. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for Brookfield and 4 mentions for Bank of Montreal. Brookfield's average media sentiment score of 0.76 beat Bank of Montreal's score of 0.46 indicating that Bank of Montreal is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Bank of Montreal	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Brookfield	6 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in BMO or BN?

45.8% of Bank of Montreal shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 61.6% of Brookfield shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Bank of Montreal shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 11.0% of Brookfield shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is BMO or BN more profitable?

Bank of Montreal has a net margin of 7.40% compared to Bank of Montreal's net margin of 1.18%. Brookfield's return on equity of 11.89% beat Bank of Montreal's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Bank of Montreal	7.40%	11.89%	0.64%
Brookfield	1.18%	3.22%	1.05%

Do analysts rate BMO or BN?

Bank of Montreal presently has a consensus price target of $131.00, suggesting a potential upside of 39.73%. Brookfield has a consensus price target of $48.10, suggesting a potential upside of 8.77%. Given Brookfield's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Bank of Montreal is more favorable than Brookfield.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Bank of Montreal	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Brookfield	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.90

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer BMO or BN?

Bank of Montreal received 513 more outperform votes than Brookfield when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 72.73% of users gave Brookfield an outperform vote while only 57.19% of users gave Bank of Montreal an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Bank of Montreal	Outperform Votes 545 57.19%	Underperform Votes 408 42.81%
Brookfield	Outperform Votes 32 72.73%	Underperform Votes 12 27.27%

Is BMO or BN a better dividend stock?

Bank of Montreal pays an annual dividend of $4.47 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.8%. Brookfield pays an annual dividend of $0.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Bank of Montreal pays out 85.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Brookfield pays out 51.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Bank of Montreal has increased its dividend for 3 consecutive years and Brookfield has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Bank of Montreal is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Which has more risk and volatility, BMO or BN?

Bank of Montreal has a beta of 1.13, indicating that its stock price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Brookfield has a beta of 1.48, indicating that its stock price is 48% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, BMO or BN?

Bank of Montreal has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Brookfield. Bank of Montreal is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Brookfield, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Bank of Montreal	$50.48B	1.35	$3.24B	$5.24	17.89
Brookfield	$95.92B	0.76	$1.13B	$0.62	71.32

Summary

Bank of Montreal and Brookfield tied by winning 11 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.