Bank of Montreal (BMO) Projected to Release Earnings on Wednesday

Bank of Montreal (NYSE:BMO - Get Free Report) TSE: BMO is anticipated to release its Q2 2025 earnings data before the market opens on Wednesday, May 28th. Analysts expect the company to announce earnings of $1.89 per share and revenue of $8.79 billion for the quarter.

Bank of Montreal (NYSE:BMO - Get Free Report) TSE: BMO last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, February 25th. The bank reported $3.04 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.68 by $1.36. The business had revenue of $9.27 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $8.58 billion. Bank of Montreal had a net margin of 9.22% and a return on equity of 10.18%. The firm's revenue was up 20.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $2.56 earnings per share. On average, analysts expect Bank of Montreal to post $8 EPS for the current fiscal year and $9 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Bank of Montreal Trading Up 0.0%

Shares of Bank of Montreal stock opened at $103.53 on Wednesday. Bank of Montreal has a 1-year low of $76.98 and a 1-year high of $106.00. The company's fifty day simple moving average is $95.99 and its 200-day simple moving average is $97.17. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.11, a current ratio of 0.98 and a quick ratio of 0.98. The stock has a market capitalization of $74.96 billion, a PE ratio of 14.83, a P/E/G ratio of 1.43 and a beta of 1.03.

Bank of Montreal Cuts Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, May 27th. Investors of record on Tuesday, April 29th will be given a dividend of $1.1094 per share. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, April 29th. This represents a $4.44 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.29%. Bank of Montreal's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 57.35%.

Institutional Trading of Bank of Montreal

An institutional investor recently raised its position in Bank of Montreal stock. AQR Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Bank of Montreal (NYSE:BMO - Free Report) TSE: BMO by 87.1% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 5,742 shares of the bank's stock after purchasing an additional 2,673 shares during the quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC's holdings in Bank of Montreal were worth $548,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 45.82% of the company's stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of brokerages recently issued reports on BMO. Scotiabank began coverage on Bank of Montreal in a research note on Thursday, May 15th. They set a "sector perform" rating for the company. StockNews.com upgraded Bank of Montreal from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Friday, February 28th. Royal Bank of Canada increased their target price on Bank of Montreal from $161.00 to $163.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 26th. Cibc World Mkts cut Bank of Montreal from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Friday, April 4th. Finally, CIBC lowered shares of Bank of Montreal from a "sector outperform" rating to a "neutral" rating in a report on Friday, April 4th. Ten analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $128.40.

About Bank of Montreal

Bank of Montreal provides diversified financial services primarily in North America. It operates through Canadian P&C, U.S P&C, BMO Wealth Management, and BMO Capital Markets segments. The company's personal banking products and services include deposits, mortgages, home lending, consumer credit, small business lending, credit cards, cash management, financial and investment advice, and other banking services; and commercial banking products and services comprise various of financing options and treasury and payment solutions, as well as risk management products.

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