TSE:BMO Q3 EPS Estimate Lowered by National Bank Financial

Bank of Montreal (TSE:BMO - Free Report) NYSE: BMO - Equities researchers at National Bank Financial lowered their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for Bank of Montreal in a research note issued on Thursday, May 15th. National Bank Financial analyst G. Dechaine now forecasts that the bank will post earnings of $2.94 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $3.09. The consensus estimate for Bank of Montreal's current full-year earnings is $9.65 per share. National Bank Financial also issued estimates for Bank of Montreal's Q4 2025 earnings at $2.95 EPS.

Other equities analysts have also issued research reports about the stock. Jefferies Financial Group dropped their target price on shares of Bank of Montreal from C$155.00 to C$129.00 in a report on Monday, April 21st. UBS Group dropped their target price on shares of Bank of Montreal from C$160.00 to C$145.00 in a report on Tuesday, May 13th. Canaccord Genuity Group boosted their target price on shares of Bank of Montreal from C$154.00 to C$165.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Wednesday, February 26th. CIBC lowered shares of Bank of Montreal from an "outperform" rating to a "neutral" rating and dropped their target price for the company from C$152.00 to C$141.00 in a report on Friday, April 4th. Finally, Scotiabank upgraded shares of Bank of Montreal to a "hold" rating in a report on Thursday. Nine analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and six have issued a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of C$143.69.

Bank of Montreal Stock Performance

Shares of TSE:BMO opened at C$143.75 on Monday. The firm has a market cap of C$104.12 billion, a PE ratio of 14.19, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.71 and a beta of 1.16. Bank of Montreal has a 52 week low of C$109.02 and a 52 week high of C$151.08. The firm's fifty day moving average is C$134.61 and its 200-day moving average is C$137.63.

Bank of Montreal Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, May 27th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, May 27th will be paid a $1.59 dividend. This represents a $6.36 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.42%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, April 29th. Bank of Montreal's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 61.20%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Bank of Montreal

In related news, Senior Officer Nadim Hirji sold 3,238 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Monday, March 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of C$148.87, for a total value of C$482,024.87. Insiders own 0.03% of the company's stock.

About Bank of Montreal

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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