Bank Of Montreal (BMO) Competitors

Bank Of Montreal (NYSE:BMO) and Ameriprise Financial (NYSE:AMP) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations and risk.

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, BMO or AMP?

Bank Of Montreal has higher revenue and earnings than Ameriprise Financial. Bank Of Montreal is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ameriprise Financial, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Bank Of Montreal	$58.27B	1.41	$5.38B	$7.71	14.82
Ameriprise Financial	$17.26B	3.00	$3.40B	$29.43	18.50

Does the media prefer BMO or AMP?

In the previous week, Ameriprise Financial had 8 more articles in the media than Bank Of Montreal. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for Ameriprise Financial and 14 mentions for Bank Of Montreal. Bank Of Montreal's average media sentiment score of 1.13 beat Ameriprise Financial's score of 0.98 indicating that Bank Of Montreal is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Bank Of Montreal	11 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Ameriprise Financial	15 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of BMO or AMP?

45.8% of Bank Of Montreal shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 84.0% of Ameriprise Financial shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Bank Of Montreal shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Ameriprise Financial shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts rate BMO or AMP?

Bank Of Montreal currently has a consensus target price of $129.50, indicating a potential upside of 13.31%. Ameriprise Financial has a consensus target price of $524.71, indicating a potential downside of 3.63%. Given Bank Of Montreal's higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Bank Of Montreal is more favorable than Ameriprise Financial.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Bank Of Montreal	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.13
Ameriprise Financial	2 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.14

Is BMO or AMP a better dividend stock?

Bank Of Montreal pays an annual dividend of $4.42 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. Ameriprise Financial pays an annual dividend of $6.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Bank Of Montreal pays out 57.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Ameriprise Financial pays out 21.7% 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 increased its dividend for 4 consecutive years and Ameriprise Financial has increased its dividend for 21 consecutive years.

Which has more volatility and risk, BMO or AMP?

Bank Of Montreal has a beta of 1.07, meaning that its stock price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ameriprise Financial has a beta of 1.23, meaning that its stock price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is BMO or AMP more profitable?

Ameriprise Financial has a net margin of 17.14% compared to Bank Of Montreal's net margin of 10.25%. Ameriprise Financial's return on equity of 68.93% beat Bank Of Montreal's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Bank Of Montreal	10.25%	10.15%	0.55%
Ameriprise Financial	17.14%	68.93%	2.03%

Summary

Ameriprise Financial beats Bank Of Montreal on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.