Desjardins Predicts Increased Earnings for Bank of Montreal

Bank of Montreal (TSE:BMO - Free Report) NYSE: BMO - Desjardins lifted their FY2025 earnings estimates for shares of Bank of Montreal in a research note issued on Wednesday, May 28th. Desjardins analyst D. Young now anticipates that the bank will post earnings of $11.20 per share for the year, up from their prior forecast of $11.15. Desjardins currently has a "Hold" rating and a $155.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for Bank of Montreal's current full-year earnings is $9.65 per share. Desjardins also issued estimates for Bank of Montreal's Q4 2025 earnings at $2.79 EPS.

A number of other research analysts have also commented on BMO. UBS Group reduced their price target on shares of Bank of Montreal from C$160.00 to C$145.00 in a research report on Thursday, May 22nd. CIBC boosted their price target on shares of Bank of Montreal from C$141.00 to C$150.00 in a research note on Thursday, May 22nd. Royal Bank of Canada set a C$163.00 price target on shares of Bank of Montreal and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research note on Monday, March 17th. National Bankshares set a C$144.00 price target on shares of Bank of Montreal and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research note on Thursday, May 22nd. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group cut their price target on shares of Bank of Montreal from C$155.00 to C$129.00 in a research note on Monday, April 21st. Nine investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Bank of Montreal currently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of C$145.42.

Bank of Montreal Trading Up 0.3%

Shares of BMO traded up C$0.46 during mid-day trading on Monday, reaching C$147.83. 1,928,332 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 3,299,036. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of C$135.70 and a 200 day moving average price of C$138.76. The company has a market cap of C$107.07 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.59, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.71 and a beta of 1.16. Bank of Montreal has a 1 year low of C$109.02 and a 1 year high of C$151.08.

Bank of Montreal Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, August 26th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, July 30th will be paid a $1.63 dividend. This is a boost from Bank of Montreal's previous quarterly dividend of $1.59. This represents a $6.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.41%. Bank of Montreal's dividend payout ratio is 61.20%.

Bank of Montreal Company Profile

Bank of Montreal is a diversified financial-services provider based in North America, operating four business segments: Canadian personal and commercial banking, U.S. P&C banking, wealth management, and capital markets.