Bank Of Montreal (BMO) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Bank of Montreal, operating under the BMO Financial Group name, is a diversified financial services company headquartered in Montreal, Quebec. Founded in 1817, it is one of Canada’s largest banks and the country’s oldest continuously operating bank.

BMO provides personal and commercial banking services, including deposit accounts, lending, mortgages, credit cards, payment solutions and cash-management products. Through its wealth management businesses, the company offers investment, advisory, private banking, asset-management and retirement-planning services to individuals, families and institutions.

The company also operates a capital markets business that provides investment banking, corporate lending, financial advisory, trading, research and other services to corporations, governments and institutional clients. BMO serves customers across Canada and the United States through its Canadian banking operations and its U.S. banking subsidiary, BMO Bank N.A.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $162.89 to $165.67
• 50-Day Range: $160.67 to $185.75
• 52-Week Range: $119.84 to $187.22
• Volume: 405,319 shs
• Average Volume: 642,679 shs
• Market Capitalization: $114.90 billion
• P/E Ratio: 15.77
• Dividend Yield: 2.91%
• Price Target: $244.00
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Bank Of Montreal Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Bank Of Montreal scored higher than 88% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 209th out of 851 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Bank Of Montreal has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.38, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 6 buy ratings, 6 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Upside Potential

Bank Of Montreal has a consensus price target of $244.00, representing about 47.6% upside from its current price of $165.31.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Bank Of Montreal has been the subject of 7 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 12.45%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Bank Of Montreal are expected to grow by 12.45% in the coming year, from $10.76 to $12.10 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Bank Of Montreal is 15.77, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 35.66.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Bank Of Montreal is 15.77, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 22.76.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Bank Of Montreal has a PEG Ratio of 0.98. PEG Ratios around 1 indicate that a company is correctly valued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Bank Of Montreal has a P/B Ratio of 2.08. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.80% of the float of Bank Of Montreal has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Bank Of Montreal has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 9.4.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Bank Of Montreal has recently increased by 22.67%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

Bank Of Montreal pays a meaningful dividend of 2.94%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Bank Of Montreal has only been increasing its dividend for 4 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Bank Of Montreal is 54.29%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Bank Of Montreal will have a dividend payout ratio of 39.75% next year. This indicates that Bank Of Montreal will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.02

News Sentiment

Bank Of Montreal has a news sentiment score of 0.02. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.65 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 4 news articles for Bank Of Montreal this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 9 people have searched for BMO on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -61% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 5 people have added Bank Of Montreal to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Bank Of Montreal insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

1.00% of the stock of Bank Of Montreal is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

45.82% of the stock of Bank Of Montreal is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 8/26 Dividend: 7/30/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 8/26 Dividend: 7/30/2026
• Last Earnings: 8/25/2026
• Dividend Payable: 8/26/2026
• Today: 10/13/2026
• Record date for 11/26 Dividend: 10/30/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 11/26 Dividend: 10/30/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 10/31/2026
• Dividend Payable: 11/26/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 12/02/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: Banks
• Sub-Industry: Diversified Banks
• Current Symbol: NYSE:BMO
• CIK: 927971
• Web: www.bmo.com
• Phone: (416) 867-7191
• Fax: 514-877-2150
• Employees: 53,234
• Year Founded: 1817

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Bank Of Montreal: $244.00
• High Price Target: $244.00
• Low Price Target: $244.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +47.6%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.38
• Research Coverage: 13 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $8.86
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 15.77
• Forward P/E Ratio: 15.36
• P/E Growth: 0.98
• Net Income: $6.22 billion
• Net Margins: 11.72%
• Pretax Margin: 15.80%
• Return on Equity: 13.60%
• Return on Assets: 0.71%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.10
• Current Ratio: 1.01
• Quick Ratio: 1.01

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $55.92 billion
• Price / Sales: 2.05
• Cash Flow: $11.55 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 14.31
• Book Value: $79.40 per share
• Price / Book: 2.08

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 695,090,000
• Free Float: 688,141,000
• Market Cap: $114.90 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.95