Toronto Dominion Bank (TD) Competitors

Bank Of Montreal (NYSE:BMO) and Toronto Dominion Bank (NYSE:TD) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, risk, dividends, media sentiment and earnings.

Does the media refer more to BMO or TD?

In the previous week, Bank Of Montreal had 4 more articles in the media than Toronto Dominion Bank. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Bank Of Montreal and 10 mentions for Toronto Dominion Bank. Toronto Dominion Bank's average media sentiment score of 1.05 beat Bank Of Montreal's score of 0.84 indicating that Toronto Dominion Bank is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Bank Of Montreal	8 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Toronto Dominion Bank	8 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer BMO or TD?

Bank Of Montreal presently has a consensus price target of $129.50, suggesting a potential upside of 13.91%. Toronto Dominion Bank has a consensus price target of $93.00, suggesting a potential upside of 25.68%. Given Toronto Dominion Bank's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Toronto Dominion Bank is more favorable than Bank Of Montreal.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Bank Of Montreal	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.13
Toronto Dominion Bank	1 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.13

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, BMO or TD?

Toronto Dominion Bank has higher revenue and earnings than Bank Of Montreal. Toronto Dominion Bank 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	$58.27B	1.40	$5.38B	$7.71	14.75
Toronto Dominion Bank	$88.27B	1.44	$6.50B	$6.82	10.85

Is BMO or TD more profitable?

Toronto Dominion Bank has a net margin of 13.53% compared to Bank Of Montreal's net margin of 10.25%. Toronto Dominion Bank's return on equity of 13.11% beat Bank Of Montreal's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Bank Of Montreal	10.25%	10.15%	0.55%
Toronto Dominion Bank	13.53%	13.11%	0.68%

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

45.8% of Bank Of Montreal shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 52.4% of Toronto Dominion Bank shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Bank Of Montreal shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Toronto Dominion Bank shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is BMO or TD a better dividend stock?

Bank Of Montreal pays an annual dividend of $4.42 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. Toronto Dominion Bank pays an annual dividend of $3.09 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. Bank Of Montreal pays out 57.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Toronto Dominion Bank pays out 45.3% 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. Bank Of Montreal has increased its dividend for 4 consecutive years and Toronto Dominion Bank has increased its dividend for 12 consecutive years. Toronto Dominion Bank is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Which has more risk & volatility, BMO or TD?

Bank Of Montreal has a beta of 1.07, meaning that its share price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Toronto Dominion Bank has a beta of 0.83, meaning that its share price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Toronto Dominion Bank beats Bank Of Montreal on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.