Bank Of Montreal (BMO) Competitors

Fifth Third Bancorp (NASDAQ:FITB) and Bank Of Montreal (NYSE:BMO) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends and media sentiment.

Which has higher earnings & valuation, FITB or BMO?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Fifth Third Bancorp	$8.45B	3.57	$2.31B	$3.22	14.16
Bank Of Montreal	$35.16B	2.43	$5.38B	$8.17	14.60

Which has more volatility and risk, FITB or BMO?

Fifth Third Bancorp has a beta of 0.91, indicating that its stock price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bank Of Montreal has a beta of 1.07, indicating that its stock price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is FITB or BMO more profitable?

Fifth Third Bancorp has a net margin of 17.97% compared to Bank Of Montreal's net margin of 11.00%. Fifth Third Bancorp's return on equity of 13.31% beat Bank Of Montreal's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Fifth Third Bancorp	17.97%	13.31%	1.15%
Bank Of Montreal	11.00%	10.57%	0.57%

Is FITB or BMO a better dividend stock?

Fifth Third Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $1.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Bank Of Montreal pays an annual dividend of $4.70 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. Fifth Third Bancorp pays out 46.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Bank Of Montreal pays out 57.5% 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. Fifth Third Bancorp has raised its dividend for 14 consecutive years and Bank Of Montreal has raised its dividend for 4 consecutive years.

Do insiders & institutionals believe in FITB or BMO?

83.8% of Fifth Third Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 45.8% of Bank Of Montreal shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of Fifth Third Bancorp shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Bank Of Montreal shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media favor FITB or BMO?

In the previous week, Bank Of Montreal had 23 more articles in the media than Fifth Third Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 46 mentions for Bank Of Montreal and 23 mentions for Fifth Third Bancorp. Fifth Third Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.45 beat Bank Of Montreal's score of 0.91 indicating that Fifth Third Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Fifth Third Bancorp	18 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Bank Of Montreal	18 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	17 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts recommend FITB or BMO?

Fifth Third Bancorp presently has a consensus target price of $47.80, indicating a potential upside of 4.82%. Bank Of Montreal has a consensus target price of $168.00, indicating a potential upside of 40.87%. Given Bank Of Montreal's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Bank Of Montreal is more favorable than Fifth Third Bancorp.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Fifth Third Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.82
Bank Of Montreal	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25

Summary

Fifth Third Bancorp beats Bank Of Montreal on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.