Bank of Montreal (TSE:BMO - Free Report) NYSE: BMO - Equities researchers at National Bank Financial upped their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for Bank of Montreal in a research note issued on Wednesday, May 28th. National Bank Financial analyst G. Dechaine now forecasts that the bank will earn $2.96 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $2.94. The consensus estimate for Bank of Montreal's current full-year earnings is $9.65 per share.
Other analysts also recently issued reports about the company. Scotiabank upgraded Bank of Montreal to a "hold" rating in a research note on Thursday, May 15th. Royal Bank of Canada set a C$163.00 price objective on Bank of Montreal and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a report on Monday, March 17th. Jefferies Financial Group decreased their target price on Bank of Montreal from C$155.00 to C$129.00 in a research report on Monday, April 21st. TD Securities raised their price target on shares of Bank of Montreal from C$145.00 to C$152.00 and gave the company a "hold" rating in a report on Tuesday, March 4th. Finally, CIBC lifted 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. Nine equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have given a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of C$145.42.
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Bank of Montreal Stock Performance
Shares of BMO traded up C$0.11 on Monday, hitting C$147.94. 1,440,959 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 3,281,507. Bank of Montreal has a one year low of C$109.02 and a one year high of C$151.08. The company has a market capitalization of C$107.15 billion, a PE ratio of 14.60, a P/E/G ratio of 0.71 and a beta of 1.16. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of C$135.87 and a 200 day simple moving average of C$138.88.
Bank of Montreal Increases Dividend
The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, August 26th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, July 30th will be issued a dividend of $1.63 per share. This represents a $6.52 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.41%. This is a positive change from Bank of Montreal's previous quarterly dividend of $1.59. Bank of Montreal's payout ratio is currently 61.20%.
Bank of Montreal Company Profile
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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.
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