BMO vs. FITB, BNS, CM, MFC, RY, SLF, TD, HSBC, MUFG, and C
Should 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
Bank Of Montreal (NYSE:BMO) and Fifth Third Bancorp (NASDAQ:FITB) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment, profitability, valuation, dividends and earnings.
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.
Bank Of Montreal pays an annual dividend of $4.79 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. Fifth Third Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $1.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. Bank Of Montreal pays out 58.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Fifth Third Bancorp pays out 46.0% 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.
Bank Of Montreal has a beta of 1.04, indicating that its stock price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Fifth Third Bancorp has a beta of 0.93, indicating that its stock price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500.
45.8% of Bank Of Montreal shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.8% of Fifth Third Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Bank Of Montreal shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Fifth Third Bancorp shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
In the previous week, Fifth Third Bancorp had 28 more articles in the media than Bank Of Montreal. MarketBeat recorded 38 mentions for Fifth Third Bancorp and 10 mentions for Bank Of Montreal. Bank Of Montreal's average media sentiment score of 1.23 beat Fifth Third Bancorp's score of 0.46 indicating that Bank Of Montreal is being referred to more favorably in the media.
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.
Bank Of Montreal presently has a consensus target price of $168.00, indicating a potential upside of 29.33%. Fifth Third Bancorp has a consensus target price of $48.33, indicating a potential upside of 7.41%. Given Bank Of Montreal's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Bank Of Montreal is more favorable than Fifth Third Bancorp.
Summary
Fifth Third Bancorp beats Bank Of Montreal on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
Get Bank Of Montreal News Delivered to You Automatically
Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for BMO and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter.
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.
Bank Of Montreal Competitors List
Related Companies and Tools
This page (NYSE:BMO) was last updated on 9/17/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
Free BMO Stock Alerts