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Bank Of Montreal (BMO) Competitors

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$113.74 -0.79 (-0.69%)
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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 business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, earnings, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and risk.

In the previous week, Ameriprise Financial had 11 more articles in the media than Bank Of Montreal. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for Ameriprise Financial and 9 mentions for Bank Of Montreal. Ameriprise Financial's average media sentiment score of 1.21 beat Bank Of Montreal's score of 0.77 indicating that Ameriprise Financial is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Ameriprise Financial
13 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
4 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Bank Of Montreal
6 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

84.0% of Ameriprise Financial shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 45.8% of Bank Of Montreal shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% 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 stock will outperform the market over the long term.

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Ameriprise Financial$17.26B2.96$3.40B$29.4318.22
Bank Of Montreal$58.27B1.41$5.38B$7.7114.75

Ameriprise Financial has a net margin of 17.14% compared to Bank Of Montreal's net margin of 10.25%. Ameriprise Financial's return on equity of 68.93% beat Bank Of Montreal's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Ameriprise Financial17.14% 68.93% 2.03%
Bank Of Montreal 10.25%10.15%0.55%

Ameriprise Financial pays an annual dividend of $6.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Bank Of Montreal pays an annual dividend of $4.42 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. Ameriprise Financial pays out 21.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Bank Of Montreal pays out 57.3% 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. Ameriprise Financial has increased its dividend for 21 consecutive years and Bank Of Montreal has increased its dividend for 4 consecutive years.

Ameriprise Financial has a beta of 1.23, indicating that its stock price is 23% more 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.

Ameriprise Financial presently has a consensus target price of $526.43, indicating a potential downside of 1.82%. Bank Of Montreal has a consensus target price of $129.50, indicating a potential upside of 13.86%. Given Bank Of Montreal's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Bank Of Montreal is more favorable than Ameriprise Financial.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Ameriprise Financial
1 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.29
Bank Of Montreal
0 Sell rating(s)
7 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.13

Summary

Ameriprise Financial beats Bank Of Montreal on 14 of the 19 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.
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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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BMO vs. The Competition

MetricBank Of MontrealBANKS IndustryFinance SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$81.91B$66.67B$12.00B$20.63B
Dividend Yield3.89%3.71%5.54%3.72%
P/E Ratio14.758.8518.5427.74
Price / Sales1.414.3625.5142.43
Price / Cash11.829.3118.5117.96
Price / Book1.481.332.274.57
Net Income$5.38B$6.73B$989.78M$987.45M
7 Day Performance0.19%-0.23%-0.20%0.20%
1 Month Performance6.36%3.20%3.93%5.53%
1 Year Performance31.28%39.40%539.45%10.30%

Bank Of Montreal Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
BMO
Bank Of Montreal
4.3705 of 5 stars
$113.74
-0.7%
$129.50
+13.9%
+31.3%$81.91B$58.27B14.7553,597News Coverage
AMP
Ameriprise Financial
4.3547 of 5 stars
$536.13
-1.3%
$517.86
-3.4%
+20.2%$51.05B$17.47B18.2213,600Positive News
Analyst Forecast
BNS
Bank of Nova Scotia
4.2097 of 5 stars
$54.84
-0.9%
$81.00
+47.7%
+16.0%$68.31B$55.90B16.0888,488News Coverage
Positive News
CM
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce
4.9272 of 5 stars
$72.12
0.0%
$109.00
+51.1%
+49.0%$67.80B$27.42B12.6748,552
MFC
Manulife Financial
4.9264 of 5 stars
$30.63
-3.9%
$48.50
+58.3%
+12.3%$52.32B$38.90B16.0437,000Positive News
Analyst Revision
RY
Royal Bank Of Canada
4.8484 of 5 stars
$131.83
-0.6%
$193.00
+46.4%
+18.5%$185.96B$98.71B14.6594,838Trending News
SLF
Sun Life Financial
4.8439 of 5 stars
$62.75
-4.1%
$88.00
+40.2%
+23.5%$35.37B$28.32B15.9731,768Analyst Revision
TD
Toronto Dominion Bank
4.2165 of 5 stars
$74.13
-1.2%
$93.00
+25.5%
+29.6%$127.54B$58.76B10.87102,190Positive News
High Trading Volume
HSBC
HSBC
2.4569 of 5 stars
$60.87
+0.3%
$63.00
+3.5%
+40.8%$214.02B$141.75B11.17211,304Trending News
HDB
HDFC Bank
1.4247 of 5 stars
$75.54
-1.3%
N/A+25.7%$191.29B$55.70B22.89213,527Upcoming Earnings
C
Citigroup
4.9391 of 5 stars
$87.56
-1.3%
$85.43
-2.4%
+34.4%$163.54B$81.68B13.83239,000Trending News
Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision

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This page (NYSE:BMO) was last updated on 7/13/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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