BMO vs. AMP, BNS, CM, MFC, RY, SLF, TD, HSBC, HDB, and C
Should you be buying Bank Of Montreal stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Bank Of Montreal include Ameriprise Financial (AMP), 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 Citigroup (C).
Bank Of Montreal vs. Its Competitors
Ameriprise Financial (NYSE:AMP) and Bank Of Montreal (NYSE:BMO) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.
In the previous week, Ameriprise Financial had 15 more articles in the media than Bank Of Montreal. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for Ameriprise Financial and 8 mentions for Bank Of Montreal. Ameriprise Financial's average media sentiment score of 1.63 beat Bank Of Montreal's score of 1.32 indicating that Ameriprise Financial is being referred to more favorably in the media.
84.0% of Ameriprise Financial shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 45.8% of Bank Of Montreal shares are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of Ameriprise Financial shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Bank Of Montreal shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Ameriprise Financial presently has a consensus target price of $534.71, indicating a potential upside of 5.99%. Bank Of Montreal has a consensus target price of $129.50, indicating a potential upside of 14.78%. Given Bank Of Montreal's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Bank Of Montreal is more favorable than Ameriprise Financial.
Ameriprise Financial has a beta of 1.24, suggesting that its share price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bank Of Montreal has a beta of 1.07, suggesting that its share price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500.
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.
Ameriprise Financial has a net margin of 18.30% compared to Bank Of Montreal's net margin of 10.25%. Ameriprise Financial's return on equity of 65.90% beat Bank Of Montreal's return on equity.
Ameriprise Financial pays an annual dividend of $6.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Bank Of Montreal pays an annual dividend of $4.79 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. Ameriprise Financial pays out 19.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Bank Of Montreal pays out 62.1% 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. Ameriprise Financial has increased its dividend for 21 consecutive years and Bank Of Montreal has increased its dividend for 4 consecutive years.
Summary
Ameriprise Financial beats Bank Of Montreal on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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.
Media Sentiment Over Time
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.
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This page (NYSE:BMO) was last updated on 8/9/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
