BMO vs. FITB, BNS, CM, MFC, RY, SLF, TD, HSBC, HDB, and MUFG
Should you be buying Bank Of Montreal stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Bank Of Montreal include Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB), Bank of Nova Scotia (BNS), Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CM), Manulife Financial (MFC), Royal Bank Of Canada (RY), Sun Life Financial (SLF), Toronto Dominion Bank (TD), HSBC (HSBC), HDFC Bank (HDB), and Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector.
Bank Of Montreal vs. Its Competitors
Bank Of Montreal (NYSE:BMO) and Fifth Third Bancorp (NASDAQ:FITB) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, risk, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.
Bank Of Montreal currently has a consensus price target of $163.00, suggesting a potential upside of 28.81%. Fifth Third Bancorp has a consensus price target of $50.45, suggesting a potential upside of 18.34%. Given Bank Of Montreal's higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Bank Of Montreal is more favorable than Fifth Third Bancorp.
In the previous week, Fifth Third Bancorp had 23 more articles in the media than Bank Of Montreal. MarketBeat recorded 30 mentions for Fifth Third Bancorp and 7 mentions for Bank Of Montreal. Bank Of Montreal's average media sentiment score of 1.32 beat Fifth Third Bancorp's score of 0.85 indicating that Bank Of Montreal is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Fifth Third Bancorp has a net margin of 18.67% compared to Bank Of Montreal's net margin of 11.00%. Fifth Third Bancorp's return on equity of 13.41% beat Bank Of Montreal's return on equity.
Bank Of Montreal has a beta of 1.03, meaning that its share price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Fifth Third Bancorp has a beta of 0.95, meaning that its share price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Bank Of Montreal has higher revenue and earnings than Fifth Third Bancorp. Fifth Third Bancorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Bank Of Montreal, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Bank Of Montreal pays an annual dividend of $4.79 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. Fifth Third Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. Bank Of Montreal pays out 58.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Fifth Third Bancorp pays out 47.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Bank Of Montreal has raised its dividend for 4 consecutive years and Fifth Third Bancorp has raised its dividend for 14 consecutive years.
45.8% of Bank Of Montreal shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.8% of Fifth Third Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Bank Of Montreal shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Fifth Third Bancorp shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Fifth Third Bancorp beats Bank Of Montreal on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:BMO) was last updated on 10/25/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff