Bank of Montreal (BMO) Competitors

Bank of Montreal (NYSE:BMO) and HSBC (NYSE:HSBC) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, dividends, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, risk and community ranking.

Is BMO or HSBC more profitable?

HSBC has a net margin of 16.17% compared to Bank of Montreal's net margin of 9.22%. HSBC's return on equity of 12.20% beat Bank of Montreal's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Bank of Montreal	9.22%	10.18%	0.54%
HSBC	16.17%	12.20%	0.79%

Is BMO or HSBC a better dividend stock?

Bank of Montreal pays an annual dividend of $4.41 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.8%. HSBC pays an annual dividend of $7.18 per share and has a dividend yield of 13.8%. Bank of Montreal pays out 57.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. HSBC pays out 115.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Does the media favor BMO or HSBC?

In the previous week, HSBC had 17 more articles in the media than Bank of Montreal. MarketBeat recorded 40 mentions for HSBC and 23 mentions for Bank of Montreal. Bank of Montreal's average media sentiment score of 0.88 beat HSBC's score of 0.79 indicating that Bank of Montreal is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Bank of Montreal	15 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
HSBC	16 Very Positive mention(s)	8 Positive mention(s)	10 Neutral mention(s)	4 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community favor BMO or HSBC?

HSBC received 398 more outperform votes than Bank of Montreal when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 58.29% of users gave HSBC an outperform vote while only 56.45% of users gave Bank of Montreal an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Bank of Montreal	Outperform Votes 551 56.45%	Underperform Votes 425 43.55%
HSBC	Outperform Votes 949 58.29%	Underperform Votes 679 41.71%

Do analysts rate BMO or HSBC?

Bank of Montreal presently has a consensus price target of $128.40, suggesting a potential upside of 38.56%. Given Bank of Montreal's higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Bank of Montreal is more favorable than HSBC.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Bank of Montreal	0 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.27
HSBC	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60

Which has more risk and volatility, BMO or HSBC?

Bank of Montreal has a beta of 0.95, suggesting that its stock price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, HSBC has a beta of 0.4, suggesting that its stock price is 60% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, BMO or HSBC?

HSBC has higher revenue and earnings than Bank of Montreal. HSBC is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Bank of Montreal, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Bank of Montreal	$33.61B	2.00	$5.38B	$7.69	12.05
HSBC	$67.40B	2.76	$23.53B	$6.20	8.42

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of BMO or HSBC?

45.8% of Bank of Montreal shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 1.5% of HSBC shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Bank of Montreal shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of HSBC shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

HSBC beats Bank of Montreal on 12 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.