Equities Analysts Offer Predictions for BMO FY2025 Earnings

Bank of Montreal (NYSE:BMO - Free Report) TSE: BMO - Analysts at Desjardins upped their FY2025 EPS estimates for shares of Bank of Montreal in a report released on Wednesday, May 28th. Desjardins analyst D. Young now expects that the bank will earn $8.18 per share for the year, up from their previous estimate of $8.03. The consensus estimate for Bank of Montreal's current full-year earnings is $7.71 per share. Desjardins also issued estimates for Bank of Montreal's Q4 2025 earnings at $2.04 EPS.

Bank of Montreal (NYSE:BMO - Get Free Report) TSE: BMO last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May 28th. The bank reported $1.84 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, meeting analysts' consensus estimates of $1.84. The business had revenue of $6.32 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $8.79 billion. Bank of Montreal had a return on equity of 10.18% and a net margin of 9.22%. The company's quarterly revenue was up 8.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $2.59 earnings per share.

A number of other research firms have also recently weighed in on BMO. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Bank of Montreal from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Friday, February 28th. Scotiabank assumed coverage on shares of Bank of Montreal in a research note on Thursday, May 15th. They set a "sector perform" rating for the company. Royal Bank of Canada increased their price objective on shares of 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 downgraded shares of Bank of Montreal from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Friday, April 4th. Finally, CIBC reaffirmed a "neutral" rating on shares of Bank of Montreal in a research note on Tuesday, May 20th. Nine research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Bank of Montreal has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $128.40.

Bank of Montreal Trading Down 0.0%

Shares of NYSE BMO traded down $0.05 during trading hours on Monday, hitting $107.81. 492,376 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 677,155. The company's 50 day moving average price is $97.39 and its 200 day moving average price is $97.98. Bank of Montreal has a 12 month low of $76.98 and a 12 month high of $108.38. The stock has a market capitalization of $77.85 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.45, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.43 and a beta of 1.03. The company has a current ratio of 0.98, a quick ratio of 0.98 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.11.

Bank of Montreal Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, August 26th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, July 30th will be given a dividend of $1.1801 per share. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, July 30th. This is a positive change from Bank of Montreal's previous quarterly dividend of $1.11. This represents a $4.72 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.38%. Bank of Montreal's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 58.75%.

Institutional Trading of Bank of Montreal

A number of large investors have recently modified their holdings of BMO. Bank of New York Mellon Corp raised its position in Bank of Montreal by 6.0% during the 4th quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 708,767 shares of the bank's stock valued at $68,786,000 after purchasing an additional 40,135 shares in the last quarter. American Century Companies Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Bank of Montreal by 8.0% in the fourth quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 194,218 shares of the bank's stock valued at $18,855,000 after acquiring an additional 14,351 shares in the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. lifted its stake in Bank of Montreal by 3.5% in the fourth quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 1,913,716 shares of the bank's stock worth $185,694,000 after acquiring an additional 64,799 shares during the period. Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC grew its holdings in Bank of Montreal by 58.4% during the 4th quarter. Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC now owns 4,618 shares of the bank's stock worth $448,000 after acquiring an additional 1,703 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Cary Street Partners Financial LLC purchased a new position in Bank of Montreal during the 4th quarter valued at about $380,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 45.82% of the company's stock.

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.