Toronto Dominion Bank (TD) Competitors

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

Does the media prefer TD or BMO?

In the previous week, Toronto Dominion Bank had 1 more articles in the media than Bank Of Montreal. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Toronto Dominion Bank and 14 mentions for Bank Of Montreal. Toronto Dominion Bank's average media sentiment score of 1.35 beat Bank Of Montreal's score of 1.13 indicating that Toronto Dominion Bank is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Toronto Dominion Bank	13 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Bank Of Montreal	11 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

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

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

Do analysts recommend TD or BMO?

Toronto Dominion Bank presently has a consensus target price of $93.00, indicating a potential upside of 26.46%. Bank Of Montreal has a consensus target price of $129.50, indicating a potential upside of 13.31%. Given Toronto Dominion Bank's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Toronto Dominion Bank is more favorable than Bank Of Montreal.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Toronto Dominion Bank	1 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.13
Bank Of Montreal	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.13

Which has more risk and volatility, TD or BMO?

Toronto Dominion Bank has a beta of 0.83, suggesting that its stock price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bank Of Montreal has a beta of 1.07, suggesting that its stock price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, TD or BMO?

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
Toronto Dominion Bank	$88.27B	1.43	$6.50B	$6.82	10.78
Bank Of Montreal	$58.27B	1.41	$5.38B	$7.71	14.82

Is TD or BMO more profitable?

Toronto Dominion Bank has a net margin of 13.53% compared to Bank Of Montreal's net margin of 10.25%. Toronto Dominion Bank's return on equity of 13.11% beat Bank Of Montreal's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Toronto Dominion Bank	13.53%	13.11%	0.68%
Bank Of Montreal	10.25%	10.15%	0.55%

Is TD or BMO a better dividend stock?

Toronto Dominion Bank pays an annual dividend of $3.09 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. Bank Of Montreal pays an annual dividend of $4.42 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. Toronto Dominion Bank pays out 45.3% 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. Toronto Dominion Bank has increased its dividend for 12 consecutive years and Bank Of Montreal has increased its dividend for 4 consecutive years. Toronto Dominion Bank is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Summary

Toronto Dominion Bank beats Bank Of Montreal on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.