Research Analysts Issue Forecasts for TSE:BMO Q2 Earnings

Bank of Montreal (TSE:BMO - Free Report) NYSE: BMO - Investment analysts at National Bank Financial lifted their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Bank of Montreal in a research report issued on Monday, February 17th. National Bank Financial analyst G. Dechaine now forecasts that the bank will post earnings per share of $2.71 for the quarter, up from their previous 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.

BMO has been the topic of a number of other research reports. TD Securities upped their target price on shares of Bank of Montreal from C$114.00 to C$131.00 in a report on Friday, November 15th. Royal Bank of Canada upgraded Bank of Montreal from a "sector perform" rating to an "outperform" rating and raised their target price for the company from C$133.00 to C$161.00 in a report on Wednesday, January 8th. Scotiabank decreased their price target on Bank of Montreal from C$160.00 to C$159.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a report on Thursday. National Bankshares raised their price objective on Bank of Montreal from C$127.00 to C$148.00 in a research note on Wednesday, November 20th. Finally, UBS Group reduced their target price on shares of Bank of Montreal from C$150.00 to C$146.00 in a research note on Friday, February 14th. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eight have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of C$139.50.

Bank of Montreal Trading Up 0.0 %

TSE BMO traded up C$0.05 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, hitting C$143.04. The company's stock had a trading volume of 1,455,534 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,021,963. The firm has a market capitalization of C$103.60 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.12, a PEG ratio of 0.71 and a beta of 1.16. The company's 50 day simple moving average is C$141.54 and its 200 day simple moving average is C$129.95. Bank of Montreal has a twelve month low of C$109.02 and a twelve month high of C$147.54.

Bank of Montreal Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, February 26th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, February 26th will be issued a dividend of $1.59 per share. This represents a $6.36 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.45%. This is a positive change from Bank of Montreal's previous quarterly dividend of $1.55. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, January 30th. Bank of Montreal's dividend payout ratio is 61.20%.

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 value of C$1,601,592.91. Company 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.