Desjardins Equities Analysts Cut Earnings Estimates for BMO

Bank of Montreal (NYSE:BMO) (TSE:BMO) – Stock analysts at Desjardins reduced their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for Bank of Montreal in a research note issued on Tuesday, February 25th. Desjardins analyst D. Young now anticipates that the bank will post earnings per share of $1.72 for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $1.79. The consensus estimate for Bank of Montreal’s current full-year earnings is $7.71 per share. Desjardins also issued estimates for Bank of Montreal’s Q3 2025 earnings at $2.06 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $2.15 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $9.31 EPS.

Several other research firms have also recently issued reports on BMO. Royal Bank of Canada lifted their price objective on shares of Bank of Montreal from $161.00 to $163.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday. StockNews.com lowered shares of Bank of Montreal from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a report on Thursday, February 20th. Cibc World Mkts raised shares of Bank of Montreal from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Friday, December 6th. Scotiabank raised shares of Bank of Montreal from a “sector perform” rating to a “sector outperform” rating in a report on Friday, December 6th. Finally, CIBC raised shares of Bank of Montreal from a “neutral” rating to a “sector outperform” rating in a report on Friday, December 6th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, six have issued a hold rating, four have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $128.40.

Bank of Montreal Trading Down 0.1 %

Bank of Montreal stock opened at $104.05 on Thursday. The stock has a market cap of $75.84 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.91, a PEG ratio of 1.43 and a beta of 1.09. 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 1 year low of $76.98 and a 1 year high of $106.00. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $98.96 and its 200-day moving average price is $93.76.

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

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of BMO. Blue Trust Inc. boosted its stake in Bank of Montreal by 207.8% during the third quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 668 shares of the bank’s stock worth $56,000 after buying an additional 451 shares during the period. Private Advisor Group LLC boosted its stake in Bank of Montreal by 3.2% during the third quarter. Private Advisor Group LLC now owns 21,094 shares of the bank’s stock worth $1,903,000 after buying an additional 662 shares during the period. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. boosted its stake in shares of Bank of Montreal by 141.7% during the third quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 50,682 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $4,578,000 after purchasing an additional 29,717 shares during the period. Mutual Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of Bank of Montreal by 58.3% during the third quarter. Mutual Advisors LLC now owns 20,118 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $1,879,000 after purchasing an additional 7,411 shares during the period. Finally, Pathway Financial Advisers LLC boosted its stake in shares of Bank of Montreal by 2,701.7% during the third quarter. Pathway Financial Advisers LLC now owns 30,454 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $2,747,000 after purchasing an additional 29,367 shares during the period. 45.82% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Bank of Montreal Cuts Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, May 27th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, April 29th will be paid a dividend of $1.1094 per share. This represents a $4.44 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.26%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, April 29th. Bank of Montreal’s payout ratio is 63.18%.

Bank of Montreal Company Profile

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.