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

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$107.41 +0.43 (+0.40%)
Closing price 05/30/2025 03:59 PM Eastern
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$101.95 -5.46 (-5.08%)
As of 05/30/2025 08:00 PM Eastern
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About Bank of Montreal Stock (NYSE:BMO)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$106.86
$107.65
50-Day Range
$87.61
$107.41
52-Week Range
$76.98
$108.38
Volume
461,479 shs
Average Volume
836,602 shs
Market Capitalization
$77.56 billion
P/E Ratio
15.39
Dividend Yield
4.22%
Price Target
$128.40
Consensus Rating
Hold

Company Overview

Bank of Montreal provides diversified financial services primarily in North America. It operates through Canadian P&C, U.S P&C, BMO Wealth Management, and BMO Capital Markets segments. The company's personal banking products and services include deposits, mortgages, home lending, consumer credit, small business lending, credit cards, cash management, financial and investment advice, and other banking services; and commercial banking products and services comprise various of financing options and treasury and payment solutions, as well as risk management products. It also offers investing, banking, and wealth management advisory; digital investing services; financial solutions for individuals, families, and businesses; provides investment management services to institutional, retail, and high net worth investors; and diversified insurance, and wealth and pension de-risking solutions. In addition, the company provides individual life, critical illness and annuity products, as well as segregated funds, and group creditor and travel insurance to customers; debt and equity capital-raising, loan origination and syndication, balance sheet management, treasury management, mergers and acquisitions advice, restructurings and recapitalizations, trade finance, and risk mitigation services, as well as a range of banking and other operating services. Further, the company offers research and access to financial markets for institutional, corporate and retail clients through an integrated suite of sales and trading solutions related to debt, foreign exchange, interest rates, credit, equities, securitization, and commodities; provides new product development and origination services, as well as risk management and advisory services for hedging strategies, including in interest rates, foreign exchange rates and commodities prices; and funding and liquidity management services. The company was founded in 1817 and is headquartered in Montreal, Canada.

Bank of Montreal Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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93rd Percentile Overall Score

BMO MarketRank™: 

Bank of Montreal scored higher than 93% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 123rd out of 929 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Bank of Montreal has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.20, and is based on 2 buy ratings, 8 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Bank of Montreal has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about Bank of Montreal's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Bank of Montreal are expected to grow by 16.99% in the coming year, from $7.71 to $9.02 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Bank of Montreal is 15.39, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 24.25.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Bank of Montreal is 15.39, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 22.31.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Bank of Montreal has a PEG Ratio of 1.43. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Bank of Montreal has a P/B Ratio of 1.40. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    0.75% 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 7.6.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Bank of Montreal has recently decreased by 52.32%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • Dividend Leadership

    Bank of Montreal is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 4.22%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

  • 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 58.75%. 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 50.22% next year. This indicates that Bank of Montreal will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about Bank of Montreal's dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    0.75% 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 7.6.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Bank of Montreal has recently decreased by 52.32%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    Bank of Montreal has a news sentiment score of 1.05. 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 news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Finance companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 52 news articles for Bank of Montreal this week, compared to 11 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    21 people have searched for BMO on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 17% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    6 people have added Bank of Montreal to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 20% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • 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

    Only 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.

  • Read more about Bank of Montreal's insider trading history.
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BMO Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Bank of Montreal's stock was trading at $97.05 at the start of the year. Since then, BMO shares have increased by 10.7% and is now trading at $107.41.
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Bank of Montreal (NYSE:BMO) issued its earnings results on Wednesday, May, 28th. The bank reported $1.84 earnings per share for the quarter, hitting analysts' consensus estimates of $1.84. The company's revenue was up 8.8% on a year-over-year basis.
Read the conference call transcript
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Bank of Montreal subsidiaries include these companies: Bank of The West, Clearpool Group, KGS-Alpha Capital Markets, Greene Holcomb Fisher, F&C Asset Management, CTC Consulting LLC, Marshall & Ilsley Corporation, and others.

Bank of Montreal's top institutional investors include Vanguard Group Inc. (4.28%), TD Asset Management Inc (2.39%), Mackenzie Financial Corp (1.40%) and Bank of Nova Scotia (1.16%).

Shares of BMO stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Bank of Montreal investors own include American Water Works (AWK), Humana (HUM), Waste Connections (WCN), AUO (AUOTY), Voyager Therapeutics (VYGR), The RMR Group (RMR) and DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH).

Company Calendar

Record date for 5/27 Dividend
4/29/2025
Ex-Dividend for 5/27 Dividend
4/29/2025
Dividend Payable
5/27/2025
Last Earnings
5/28/2025
Today
5/31/2025
Fiscal Year End
10/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Sector
Finance
Industry
Commercial banks, not elsewhere classified
Sub-Industry
Banking
Current Symbol
NYSE:BMO
Employees
46,700
Year Founded
1817

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target
$128.40
High Stock Price Target
$163.00
Low Stock Price Target
$112.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+19.5%
Consensus Rating
Hold
Rating Score (0-4)
2.20
Research Coverage
10 Analysts

Profitability

Trailing P/E Ratio
15.39
Forward P/E Ratio
13.93
P/E Growth
1.43
Net Income
$5.38 billion
Pretax Margin
12.02%

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$34.37 billion
Cash Flow
$10.24 per share
Price / Cash Flow
10.49
Book Value
$76.73 per share
Price / Book
1.40

Miscellaneous

Free Float
721,570,000
Market Cap
$77.56 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.03

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This page (NYSE:BMO) was last updated on 5/31/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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