BMO vs. RY, HDB, MUFG, IBN, SMFG, TD, SAN, CM, BBVA, and ING
Should you be buying Bank of Montreal stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Bank of Montreal include Royal Bank of Canada (RY), HDFC Bank (HDB), Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG), ICICI Bank (IBN), Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group (SMFG), Toronto-Dominion Bank (TD), Banco Santander (SAN), Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CM), Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (BBVA), and ING Groep (ING). These companies are all part of the "commercial banks, not elsewhere classified" industry.
Bank of Montreal vs.
Royal Bank of Canada (NYSE:RY) and Bank of Montreal (NYSE:BMO) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment, community ranking, profitability, risk and earnings.
Royal Bank of Canada pays an annual dividend of $4.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. Bank of Montreal pays an annual dividend of $4.58 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.9%. Royal Bank of Canada pays out 50.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Bank of Montreal pays out 72.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Royal Bank of Canada has raised its dividend for 14 consecutive years.
In the previous week, Royal Bank of Canada had 22 more articles in the media than Bank of Montreal. MarketBeat recorded 41 mentions for Royal Bank of Canada and 19 mentions for Bank of Montreal. Bank of Montreal's average media sentiment score of 0.92 beat Royal Bank of Canada's score of 0.66 indicating that Bank of Montreal is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Royal Bank of Canada has a beta of 0.86, indicating that its share price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bank of Montreal has a beta of 1.1, indicating that its share price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500.
45.3% of Royal Bank of Canada shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 45.8% of Bank of Montreal shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Bank of Montreal shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Royal Bank of Canada currently has a consensus price target of $142.50, suggesting a potential upside of 14.31%. Bank of Montreal has a consensus price target of $119.75, suggesting a potential upside of 26.84%. Given Bank of Montreal's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Bank of Montreal is more favorable than Royal Bank of Canada.
Royal Bank of Canada has higher revenue and earnings than Bank of Montreal. Bank of Montreal is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Royal Bank of Canada, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Royal Bank of Canada has a net margin of 12.28% compared to Bank of Montreal's net margin of 8.50%. Royal Bank of Canada's return on equity of 15.17% beat Bank of Montreal's return on equity.
Royal Bank of Canada received 208 more outperform votes than Bank of Montreal when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 56.70% of users gave Bank of Montreal an outperform vote while only 55.32% of users gave Royal Bank of Canada an outperform vote.
Summary
Royal Bank of Canada beats Bank of Montreal on 15 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:BMO) was last updated on 12/3/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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