BMO Q3 EPS Forecast Decreased by National Bank Financial

Bank of Montreal (NYSE:BMO) (TSE:BMO) – Research analysts at National Bank Financial decreased their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Bank of Montreal in a research note issued on Thursday, May 15th. National Bank Financial analyst G. Dechaine now anticipates that the bank will post earnings per share of $2.12 for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $2.16. The consensus estimate for Bank of Montreal’s current full-year earnings is $7.71 per share.

Bank of Montreal (NYSE:BMO) (TSE:BMO) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 25th. The bank reported $3.04 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.68 by $1.36. Bank of Montreal had a net margin of 9.22% and a return on equity of 10.18%. The business had revenue of $9.27 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $8.58 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $2.56 earnings per share. The company’s revenue was up 20.8% on a year-over-year basis.

A number of other equities research analysts also recently weighed in on BMO. Scotiabank assumed coverage on shares of Bank of Montreal in a report on Thursday, May 15th. They issued a “sector perform” rating for the company. CIBC lowered shares of Bank of Montreal from a “sector outperform” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, April 4th. Cibc World Mkts lowered shares of Bank of Montreal from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, April 4th. StockNews.com raised Bank of Montreal from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, February 28th. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada lifted their target price on Bank of Montreal from $161.00 to $163.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, February 26th. Ten investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have issued a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $128.40.

Bank of Montreal Price Performance

NYSE BMO opened at $103.53 on Monday. The firm has a market capitalization of $74.96 billion, a PE ratio of 14.83, a P/E/G ratio of 1.43 and a beta of 1.03. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.11, a current ratio of 0.98 and a quick ratio of 0.98. Bank of Montreal has a 12 month low of $76.98 and a 12 month high of $106.00. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $95.99 and its 200 day simple moving average is $97.17.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Bank of Montreal

A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of BMO. Bank of New York Mellon Corp increased its stake in shares of Bank of Montreal by 6.0% in the fourth quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 708,767 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $68,786,000 after buying an additional 40,135 shares in the last quarter. American Century Companies Inc. increased its position in Bank of Montreal by 8.0% in the 4th quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 194,218 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $18,855,000 after acquiring an additional 14,351 shares in the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. raised its stake in shares of Bank of Montreal by 3.5% in the fourth quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 1,913,716 shares of the bank’s stock worth $185,694,000 after acquiring an additional 64,799 shares during the last quarter. Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC lifted its position in shares of Bank of Montreal by 58.4% during the fourth quarter. Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC now owns 4,618 shares of the bank’s stock worth $448,000 after purchasing an additional 1,703 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Cary Street Partners Financial LLC bought a new stake in shares of Bank of Montreal during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $380,000. 45.82% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Bank of Montreal Cuts Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, May 27th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, April 29th will be paid a $1.1094 dividend. This represents a $4.44 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.29%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, April 29th. Bank of Montreal’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 57.35%.

About Bank of Montreal

Bank of Montreal provides diversified financial services primarily in North America. It operates through Canadian P&C, U.S P&C, BMO Wealth Management, and BMO Capital Markets segments. The company’s personal banking products and services include deposits, mortgages, home lending, consumer credit, small business lending, credit cards, cash management, financial and investment advice, and other banking services; and commercial banking products and services comprise various of financing options and treasury and payment solutions, as well as risk management products.