National Bank Financial Forecasts TSE:BMO FY2026 Earnings

Bank of Montreal (TSE:BMO - Free Report) NYSE: BMO - Stock analysts at National Bank Financial raised their FY2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Bank of Montreal in a research note issued on Thursday, August 14th. National Bank Financial analyst G. Dechaine now expects that the bank will earn $12.81 per share for the year, up from their prior forecast of $12.71. The consensus estimate for Bank of Montreal's current full-year earnings is $9.65 per share.

Several other analysts have also recently commented on the company. Jefferies Financial Group increased their target price on Bank of Montreal from C$150.00 to C$164.00 in a report on Wednesday, August 13th. National Bankshares increased their target price on Bank of Montreal from C$160.00 to C$161.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a report on Friday, August 15th. CIBC upped their price target on Bank of Montreal from C$156.00 to C$173.00 and gave the company a "negative" rating in a research note on Wednesday. Royal Bank Of Canada cut their price target on Bank of Montreal from C$163.00 to C$161.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, June 9th. Finally, Scotiabank raised Bank of Montreal to a "hold" rating in a research note on Thursday, May 15th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of C$151.54.

Bank of Montreal Stock Up 0.2%

TSE:BMO traded up C$0.24 during trading hours on Monday, reaching C$156.66. The company had a trading volume of 389,515 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,934,854. The stock has a 50-day moving average of C$152.97 and a two-hundred day moving average of C$143.99. The firm has a market capitalization of C$113.47 billion, a PE ratio of 15.46, a PEG ratio of 0.71 and a beta of 1.16. Bank of Montreal has a one year low of C$109.22 and a one year high of C$158.00.

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 Tuesday, August 26th will be paid a $1.63 dividend. This is a positive change from Bank of Montreal's previous quarterly dividend of $1.59. This represents a $6.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.2%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, July 30th. Bank of Montreal's dividend payout ratio is 61.20%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Bank of Montreal news, Senior Officer Erminia Johannson sold 4,676 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, June 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of C$147.57, for a total value of C$690,023.29. 0.03% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

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.