Toronto Dominion Bank (TD) Competitors

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

Does the media prefer BMO or TD?

In the previous week, Toronto Dominion Bank had 5 more articles in the media than Bank Of Montreal. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Toronto Dominion Bank and 8 mentions for Bank Of Montreal. Bank Of Montreal's average media sentiment score of 1.19 beat Toronto Dominion Bank's score of 1.03 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	6 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Toronto Dominion Bank	10 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer BMO or TD?

Bank Of Montreal presently has a consensus price target of $168.00, suggesting a potential upside of 29.81%. Toronto Dominion Bank has a consensus price target of $93.00, suggesting a potential upside of 18.57%. Given Bank Of Montreal's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Bank Of Montreal is more favorable than Toronto Dominion Bank.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Bank Of Montreal	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.63
Toronto Dominion Bank	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, BMO or TD?

Toronto Dominion Bank has higher revenue and earnings than Bank Of Montreal. Toronto Dominion Bank 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	$58.27B	1.59	$5.38B	$8.17	15.84
Toronto Dominion Bank	$88.27B	1.52	$6.50B	$8.56	9.16

Is BMO or TD a better dividend stock?

Bank Of Montreal pays an annual dividend of $4.79 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. Toronto Dominion Bank pays an annual dividend of $3.09 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. Bank Of Montreal pays out 58.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Toronto Dominion Bank pays out 36.1% 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. Bank Of Montreal has increased its dividend for 4 consecutive years and Toronto Dominion Bank has increased its dividend for 12 consecutive years. Toronto Dominion Bank is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in BMO or TD?

45.8% of Bank Of Montreal shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 52.4% of Toronto Dominion Bank shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Bank Of Montreal shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Toronto Dominion Bank shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is BMO or TD more profitable?

Toronto Dominion Bank has a net margin of 16.40% compared to Bank Of Montreal's net margin of 11.00%. Toronto Dominion Bank's return on equity of 13.59% beat Bank Of Montreal's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Bank Of Montreal	11.00%	10.57%	0.57%
Toronto Dominion Bank	16.40%	13.59%	0.73%

Which has more volatility & risk, BMO or TD?

Bank Of Montreal has a beta of 1.04, indicating that its stock price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Toronto Dominion Bank has a beta of 0.81, indicating that its stock price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Toronto Dominion Bank beats Bank Of Montreal on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.