Bank Of Montreal (BMO) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Bank of Montreal, operating under the BMO Financial Group brand, is a diversified financial services company headquartered in Montreal, Quebec. Founded in 1817, it is one of Canada’s largest banks and serves individuals, businesses, institutions and governments through operations in Canada and the United States.

BMO’s personal and commercial banking businesses provide deposit accounts, mortgages, consumer lending, credit cards, investment products and financial planning services. The bank also offers commercial lending, treasury management and other banking solutions to businesses of various sizes.

Through BMO Wealth Management, the company provides investment management, private banking, financial planning and related advisory services. BMO Capital Markets offers investment and corporate banking, institutional investing, equity and debt underwriting, mergers and acquisitions advisory, sales and trading, and research services to corporate, institutional and government clients.

Darryl White has served as BMO’s chief executive officer since 2017. The company’s shares trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “BMO” and on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the same symbol.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $172.94 to $174.71
• 50-Day Range: $168.38 to $185.75
• 52-Week Range: $119.84 to $187.22
• Volume: 444,581 shs
• Average Volume: 780,807 shs
• Market Capitalization: $120.83 billion
• P/E Ratio: 19.62
• Dividend Yield: 2.84%
• Price Target: $163.00
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Bank Of Montreal Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Bank Of Montreal scored higher than 79% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 454th out of 851 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.2 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Bank Of Montreal has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.33, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 5 buy ratings, 6 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Downside Risk

Bank Of Montreal has a consensus price target of $163.00, representing about 6.2% downside from its current price of $173.84.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Bank Of Montreal has been the subject of 7 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.8 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 12.53%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Bank Of Montreal are expected to grow by 12.53% in the coming year, from $12.13 to $13.65 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Bank Of Montreal is 19.62, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.97.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Bank Of Montreal is 19.62, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 25.28.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Bank Of Montreal has a PEG Ratio of 0.91. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Bank Of Montreal has a P/B Ratio of 2.14. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.85% of the float of Bank Of Montreal has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Bank Of Montreal has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.52.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Bank Of Montreal has recently increased by 6.56%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

Bank Of Montreal pays a meaningful dividend of 2.77%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Bank Of Montreal has only been increasing its dividend for 4 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Bank Of Montreal is 55.64%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Bank Of Montreal will have a dividend payout ratio of 36.12% next year. This indicates that Bank Of Montreal will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.7 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.96

News Sentiment

Bank Of Montreal has a news sentiment score of 0.96. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.80 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for Bank Of Montreal this week, compared to 5 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

23 people have searched for BMO on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 53% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

9 people have added Bank Of Montreal to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 350% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Bank Of Montreal insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

1.00% of the stock of Bank Of Montreal is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

45.82% of the stock of Bank Of Montreal is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 8/26 Dividend: 7/30/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 8/26 Dividend: 7/30/2026
• Last Earnings: 8/25/2026
• Dividend Payable: 8/26/2026
• Today: 9/18/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 10/31/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 12/02/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: Banks
• Sub-Industry: Diversified Banks
• Current Symbol: NYSE:BMO
• CIK: 927971
• Web: www.bmo.com
• Phone: (416) 867-7191
• Fax: 514-877-2150
• Employees: 53,234
• Year Founded: 1817

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Bank Of Montreal: $163.00
• High Price Target: $163.00
• Low Price Target: $163.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: -6.2%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.33
• Research Coverage: 12 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $8.86
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 19.62
• Forward P/E Ratio: 14.33
• P/E Growth: 0.91
• Net Income: $6.22 billion
• Net Margins: 11.72%
• Pretax Margin: 15.80%
• Return on Equity: 13.60%
• Return on Assets: 0.71%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.10
• Current Ratio: 1.01
• Quick Ratio: 1.01

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $38.50 billion
• Price / Sales: 3.14
• Cash Flow: $11.53 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 15.08
• Book Value: $81.26 per share
• Price / Book: 2.14

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 695,092,000
• Free Float: 688,141,000
• Market Cap: $120.83 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.93