Desjardins Issues Pessimistic Estimate for TSE:BMO Earnings

Bank of Montreal (TSE:BMO - Free Report) NYSE: BMO - Desjardins lowered their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for Bank of Montreal in a research note issued on Tuesday, February 25th. Desjardins analyst D. Young now expects that the bank will earn $2.45 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $2.52. Desjardins has a "Hold" rating and a $155.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Bank of Montreal's current full-year earnings is $9.65 per share. Desjardins also issued estimates for Bank of Montreal's Q3 2025 earnings at $2.94 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $3.07 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $11.50 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $13.30 EPS.

BMO has been the subject of a number of other research reports. Royal Bank of Canada increased their price objective on shares of Bank of Montreal from C$161.00 to C$163.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Wednesday. Jefferies Financial Group raised their price target on Bank of Montreal from C$140.00 to C$155.00 and gave the stock a "hold" rating in a research report on Wednesday. National Bankshares raised their target price on Bank of Montreal from C$153.00 to C$161.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a report on Wednesday. UBS Group raised their target price on Bank of Montreal from C$146.00 to C$160.00 in a report on Friday. Finally, Scotiabank lowered their price objective on shares of Bank of Montreal from C$160.00 to C$159.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, February 20th. Six analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eight have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of C$149.31.

Bank of Montreal Price Performance

BMO stock remained flat at C$148.76 during mid-day trading on Thursday. 4,409,136 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 3,190,507. The stock has a market capitalization of C$107.75 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.68, a P/E/G ratio of 0.71 and a beta of 1.16. The firm's 50-day simple moving average is C$142.40 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is C$131.28. Bank of Montreal has a one year low of C$109.02 and a one year high of C$151.08.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, Director William Darryl White sold 11,376 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, December 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of C$140.79, for a total transaction of C$1,601,592.91. 0.03% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Bank of Montreal Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, May 27th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, April 29th will be issued a dividend of $1.59 per share. This represents a $6.36 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.28%. Bank of Montreal's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 61.20%.

Bank of Montreal Company Profile

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.