Bank of Montreal (BMO) Stock Forecast, Price & News

7 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Bank of Montreal in the last year. There are currently 1 sell rating, 2 hold ratings and 4 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "hold" BMO shares. A hold rating indicates that analysts believe investors should maintain any existing positions they have in BMO, but not buy additional shares or sell existing shares.
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7 Wall Street analysts have issued 12 month price objectives for Bank of Montreal's shares. Their BMO share price forecasts range from C$121.50 to C$160.00. On average, they predict the company's stock price to reach C$135.91 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 15.0% from the stock's current price.
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Bank of Montreal's stock was trading at C$122.66 at the beginning of 2023. Since then, BMO stock has decreased by 3.7% and is now trading at C$118.17.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, August 29th 2023.
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Bank of Montreal (TSE:BMO) posted its earnings results on Wednesday, May, 24th. The bank reported $1.92 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $1.94 by $0.02. The bank had revenue of $5.74 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $5.44 billion. Bank of Montreal had a net margin of 40.56% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 21.06%.

Bank of Montreal declared a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, May 24th. Investors of record on Friday, July 28th will be paid a dividend of 1.47 per share on Monday, August 28th. This represents a $5.88 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.98%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, July 27th. This is a positive change from the stock's previous quarterly dividend of C$1.43.
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Bank of Montreal (TSE:BMO) pays an annual dividend of C$5.72 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 4.23%. BMO has a dividend yield higher than 75% of all dividend-paying stocks, making it a leading dividend payer. The dividend payout ratio is 28.61%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.
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Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Bank of Montreal investors own include Toronto-Dominion Bank (TD), Bank of Nova Scotia (BNS), Royal Bank of Canada (RY), Enbridge (ENB), Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CM), BCE (BCE), Suncor Energy (SU), Manulife Financial (MFC), TELUS (T) and Fortis (FTS).

Bank of Montreal trades on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) under the ticker symbol "BMO."

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One share of BMO stock can currently be purchased for approximately C$118.17.

Bank of Montreal (TSE:BMO) has a market capitalization of C$83.11 billion and generates C$33.38 billion in revenue each year. The bank earns C$13.31 billion in net income (profit) each year or C$19.99 on an earnings per share basis.

The company employs 43,863 workers across the globe.

Bank of Montreal's mailing address is Stn 1st Can Place PO Box 1, TORONTO, ON M5X 1A1, Canada. The official website for the company is www.bmo.com. The bank can be reached via phone at +1-416-8677191.