Q3 EPS Forecast for Bank of Montreal Reduced by Analyst

Bank of Montreal (TSE:BMO - Free Report) NYSE: BMO - Research analysts at National Bank Financial cut their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Bank of Montreal in a note issued to investors on Tuesday, February 25th. National Bank Financial analyst G. Dechaine now anticipates that the bank will earn $3.09 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $3.13. 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 Q4 2025 earnings at $2.96 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $11.68 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $13.68 EPS.

Other research analysts also recently issued reports about the stock. Desjardins boosted their price objective on shares of Bank of Montreal from C$147.00 to C$155.00 and gave the company a "hold" rating in a research report on Wednesday. Royal Bank of Canada raised their price objective on shares of Bank of Montreal from C$161.00 to C$163.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research note on Wednesday. Scotiabank dropped their target price on shares of Bank of Montreal from C$160.00 to C$159.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, February 20th. Canaccord Genuity Group raised their price target on shares of Bank of Montreal from C$143.00 to C$148.00 in a research report on Friday, December 6th. Finally, UBS Group upped their price objective on Bank of Montreal from C$146.00 to C$160.00 in a research report on Friday. 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. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of C$149.31.

Bank of Montreal Price Performance

BMO remained flat at C$148.76 during midday trading on Thursday. The company's stock had a trading volume of 4,409,136 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,190,507. The company has a market cap of C$107.75 billion, a PE ratio of 14.68, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.71 and a beta of 1.16. Bank of Montreal has a fifty-two week low of C$109.02 and a fifty-two week high of C$151.08. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of C$142.40 and a two-hundred day moving average price of C$131.28.

Bank of Montreal Announces Dividend

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

Insider Activity

In other news, Director William Darryl White sold 11,376 shares of the business's stock in a transaction 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. Insiders own 0.03% of the company's stock.

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.