Research Analysts Issue Forecasts for TSE:BMO Q2 Earnings

Bank of Montreal (TSE:BMO) (NYSE:BMO) – Stock analysts at National Bank Financial lifted their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for Bank of Montreal in a note issued to investors on Monday, February 17th. National Bank Financial analyst G. Dechaine now expects that the bank will post earnings of $2.71 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $2.70. The consensus estimate for Bank of Montreal’s current full-year earnings is $9.65 per share. National Bank Financial also issued estimates for Bank of Montreal’s Q3 2025 earnings at $3.13 EPS and Q4 2025 earnings at $3.04 EPS.

A number of other analysts have also recently commented on BMO. Scotiabank upgraded shares of Bank of Montreal from a “sector perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and upped their price target for the company from C$147.00 to C$160.00 in a research note on Friday, December 6th. Jefferies Financial Group upped their price target on shares of Bank of Montreal from C$126.00 to C$140.00 in a research note on Tuesday. Canaccord Genuity Group upped their price target on shares of Bank of Montreal from C$143.00 to C$148.00 in a research note on Friday, December 6th. Cibc World Mkts upgraded shares of Bank of Montreal from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Friday, December 6th. Finally, CIBC increased their target price on shares of Bank of Montreal from C$150.00 to C$154.00 in a research note on Tuesday. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eight have given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Bank of Montreal currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of C$139.58.

Bank of Montreal Trading Down 0.0 %

Shares of BMO stock opened at C$143.71 on Wednesday. The stock has a market capitalization of C$104.09 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.19, a PEG ratio of 0.71 and a beta of 1.16. The firm’s 50 day moving average is C$141.51 and its 200 day moving average is C$129.86. Bank of Montreal has a 12 month low of C$109.02 and a 12 month high of C$147.54.

Insider Transactions at Bank of Montreal

In other news, Director William Darryl White sold 11,376 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, December 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of C$140.79, for a total value of C$1,601,592.91. Insiders own 0.03% of the company’s stock.

Bank of Montreal Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, February 26th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, February 26th will be issued a $1.59 dividend. This is a positive change from Bank of Montreal’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.55. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, January 30th. This represents a $6.36 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.43%. Bank of Montreal’s dividend payout ratio is presently 61.20%.

About Bank of Montreal

Bank of Montreal is a diversified financial-services provider based in North America, operating four business segments: Canadian personal and commercial banking, U.S. P&C banking, wealth management, and capital markets.