Bank Of Montreal (BMO) Competitors $128.72 -0.54 (-0.42%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$128.68 -0.04 (-0.03%) As of 04:10 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock BMO vs. FITB, BNS, CM, MFC, RY, SLF, TD, HSBC, MUFG, and CShould 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), Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG), and Citigroup (C). Bank Of Montreal vs. Its Competitors Fifth Third Bancorp Bank of Nova Scotia Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce Manulife Financial Royal Bank Of Canada Sun Life Financial Toronto Dominion Bank HSBC Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Citigroup Bank Of Montreal (NYSE:BMO) and Fifth Third Bancorp (NASDAQ:FITB) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, earnings, media sentiment and valuation. Which has more risk and volatility, BMO or FITB? Bank Of Montreal has a beta of 1.03, suggesting that its stock price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Fifth Third Bancorp has a beta of 0.95, suggesting that its stock price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in BMO or FITB? 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 hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Is BMO or FITB 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 Bank Of Montreal11.00% 10.57% 0.57% Fifth Third Bancorp 17.97%13.31%1.15% Is BMO or FITB a better dividend stock? Bank Of Montreal pays an annual dividend of $4.74 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. Fifth Third Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. Bank Of Montreal pays out 58.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Fifth Third Bancorp pays out 49.7% 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 Fifth Third Bancorp has increased its dividend for 14 consecutive years. Do analysts prefer BMO or FITB? Bank Of Montreal presently has a consensus target price of $163.00, indicating a potential upside of 26.63%. Fifth Third Bancorp has a consensus target price of $50.06, indicating a potential upside of 14.65%. Given Bank Of Montreal's higher possible 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 Bank Of Montreal 0 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.56Fifth Third Bancorp 0 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 14 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.86 Does the media favor BMO or FITB? In the previous week, Fifth Third Bancorp had 52 more articles in the media than Bank Of Montreal. MarketBeat recorded 59 mentions for Fifth Third Bancorp and 7 mentions for Bank Of Montreal. Bank Of Montreal's average media sentiment score of 1.20 beat Fifth Third Bancorp's score of 0.83 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 4 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Fifth Third Bancorp 26 Very Positive mention(s) 7 Positive mention(s) 17 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has stronger valuation & earnings, BMO or FITB? 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioBank Of Montreal$35.16B2.62$5.38B$8.1715.76Fifth Third Bancorp$8.45B3.42$2.31B$3.2213.56 SummaryFifth Third Bancorp beats Bank Of Montreal on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. 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New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding BMO and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart BMO vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricBank Of MontrealBANKS IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$92.02B$70.26B$12.73B$21.96BDividend Yield3.68%3.69%5.51%3.56%P/E Ratio15.7619.9030.2029.67Price / Sales2.624.3130.4497.97Price / Cash13.429.7919.7218.33Price / Book1.681.392.304.61Net Income$5.38B$6.73B$1.02B$1.01B7 Day Performance-1.19%-1.06%0.17%0.13%1 Month Performance2.08%-0.50%0.55%2.32%1 Year Performance41.63%36.33%541.18%13.84% Bank Of Montreal Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BMOBank Of Montreal4.9293 of 5 stars$128.72-0.4%$163.00+26.6%+41.1%$92.02B$35.16B15.7653,597Positive NewsFITBFifth Third Bancorp4.9251 of 5 stars$43.79-1.4%$49.47+13.0%+4.0%$28.98B$13.28B13.6018,616Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastHigh Trading VolumeBNSBank of Nova Scotia4.2789 of 5 stars$65.34+0.1%$86.00+31.6%+23.1%$81.06B$55.90B17.5688,488Positive NewsCMCanadian Imperial Bank of Commerce4.7187 of 5 stars$81.66+0.2%$107.50+31.6%+35.6%$75.91B$47.09B13.7948,552Analyst DowngradeMFCManulife Financial4.9879 of 5 stars$32.29+1.0%$48.50+50.2%+6.8%$54.72B$38.90B14.4237,000Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastRYRoyal Bank Of Canada4.915 of 5 stars$147.05+0.1%$177.50+20.7%+20.1%$206.66B$98.71B15.5394,838Positive NewsShort Interest ↓SLFSun Life Financial4.9672 of 5 stars$61.10+1.3%$88.00+44.0%+4.8%$37.55B$28.32B15.1231,768Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastTDToronto Dominion Bank4.2596 of 5 stars$81.24+0.0%$93.00+14.5%+27.5%$138.17B$88.27B9.49102,190HSBCHSBC2.3461 of 5 stars$71.49-1.0%$63.00-11.9%+55.9%$248.11B$141.75B14.16211,304Trending NewsDividend IncreaseMUFGMitsubishi UFJ Financial Group3.4321 of 5 stars$15.55-1.3%N/A+50.0%$187.65B$89.51B14.40150,800News CoverageCCitigroup4.9415 of 5 stars$98.02+0.3%$99.68+1.7%+56.5%$180.45B$170.76B14.48239,000Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst Revision Related Companies and Tools Related Companies FITB Competitors BNS Competitors CM Competitors MFC Competitors RY Competitors SLF Competitors TD Competitors HSBC Competitors MUFG Competitors C Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:BMO) was last updated on 10/7/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBitcoin grabs headlines, but smart money likes this tokenBitcoin grabs headlines, but smart money likes this token My research team has identified the token positio...Crypto 101 Media | SponsoredMagnificent 7 being replaced by the “Hidden 7”?BULLISH: It's time to buy this 'hidden' AI stock An award-winning stock-rating system has turned BULLISH on...Chaikin Analytics | SponsoredAn $8 trillion-dollar discovery 17,000 ft underwater A strange rock pulled from the ocean floor may hold the key to a $16 trillion resource boom. 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