Bank of Montreal (BMO) Competitors

Bank of Montreal (NYSE:BMO) and HSBC (NYSE:HSBC) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, community ranking, media sentiment, earnings, dividends, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability and risk.

Does the media prefer BMO or HSBC?

In the previous week, HSBC had 9 more articles in the media than Bank of Montreal. MarketBeat recorded 27 mentions for HSBC and 18 mentions for Bank of Montreal. Bank of Montreal's average media sentiment score of 0.92 beat HSBC's score of 0.50 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	9 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
HSBC	13 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is BMO or HSBC a better dividend stock?

Bank of Montreal pays an annual dividend of $4.41 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. HSBC pays an annual dividend of $1.98 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. Bank of Montreal pays out 57.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. HSBC pays out 36.3% 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. Bank of Montreal is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Do analysts prefer BMO or HSBC?

Bank of Montreal currently has a consensus target price of $128.40, suggesting a potential upside of 24.02%. Given Bank of Montreal's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Bank of Montreal is more favorable than HSBC.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Bank of Montreal	0 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.18
HSBC	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60

Is BMO or HSBC more profitable?

HSBC has a net margin of 16.17% compared to Bank of Montreal's net margin of 9.22%. HSBC's return on equity of 12.20% beat Bank of Montreal's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Bank of Montreal	9.22%	10.18%	0.54%
HSBC	16.17%	12.20%	0.79%

Does the MarketBeat Community favor BMO or HSBC?

HSBC received 415 more outperform votes than Bank of Montreal when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 58.23% of users gave HSBC an outperform vote while only 56.40% of users gave Bank of Montreal an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Bank of Montreal	Outperform Votes 551 56.40%	Underperform Votes 426 43.60%
HSBC	Outperform Votes 966 58.23%	Underperform Votes 693 41.77%

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of BMO or HSBC?

45.8% of Bank of Montreal shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 1.5% of HSBC shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Bank of Montreal shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of HSBC shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility & risk, BMO or HSBC?

Bank of Montreal has a beta of 1.03, suggesting that its share price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, HSBC has a beta of 0.53, suggesting that its share price is 47% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, BMO or HSBC?

HSBC has higher revenue and earnings than Bank of Montreal. HSBC 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
Bank of Montreal	$33.61B	2.23	$5.38B	$7.69	13.46
HSBC	$68.12B	3.11	$23.53B	$5.45	11.00

Summary

HSBC beats Bank of Montreal on 12 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.