Research Analysts Issue Forecasts for TSE:BMO Q3 Earnings

Bank of Montreal (TSE:BMO) (NYSE:BMO) – Analysts at National Bank Financial reduced their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for Bank of Montreal in a research report issued to clients and investors on Thursday, May 15th. National Bank Financial analyst G. Dechaine now anticipates that the bank will post earnings per share of $2.94 for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $3.09. 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 Q4 2025 earnings at $2.95 EPS.

Other research analysts have also recently issued reports about the stock. Scotiabank upgraded shares of Bank of Montreal to a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 15th. Desjardins raised their target price on shares of Bank of Montreal from C$147.00 to C$155.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, February 26th. National Bankshares cut their target price on shares of Bank of Montreal from C$161.00 to C$144.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, April 7th. Jefferies Financial Group cut their target price on shares of Bank of Montreal from C$155.00 to C$129.00 in a report on Monday, April 21st. Finally, Canaccord Genuity Group raised their target price on shares of Bank of Montreal from C$154.00 to C$165.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, February 26th. Nine investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and six have issued a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Bank of Montreal presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of C$143.69.

Bank of Montreal Price Performance

Shares of TSE BMO opened at C$144.11 on Monday. Bank of Montreal has a one year low of C$109.02 and a one year high of C$151.08. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is C$134.84 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is C$137.87. The stock has a market capitalization of C$104.38 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.23, a PEG ratio of 0.71 and a beta of 1.16.

Bank of Montreal Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, May 27th. Investors of record on Tuesday, May 27th will be paid a $1.59 dividend. This represents a $6.36 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.41%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, April 29th. Bank of Montreal’s payout ratio is 61.20%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Bank of Montreal news, Senior Officer Nadim Hirji sold 3,238 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, March 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of C$148.87, for a total transaction of C$482,024.87. 0.03% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Bank of Montreal Company Profile

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.