Desjardins Lowers Earnings Estimates for Bank of Montreal

Bank of Montreal (TSE:BMO) (NYSE:BMO) – Desjardins reduced their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Bank of Montreal in a note issued to investors on Tuesday, February 25th. Desjardins analyst D. Young now anticipates that the bank will post earnings of $2.45 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $2.52. Desjardins currently has a “Hold” rating and a $155.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for Bank of Montreal’s current full-year earnings is $9.65 per share. Desjardins also issued estimates for Bank of Montreal’s Q3 2025 earnings at $2.94 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $3.07 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $11.50 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $13.30 EPS.

A number of other brokerages have also weighed in on BMO. TD Securities raised their target price on Bank of Montreal from C$145.00 to C$152.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday. Jefferies Financial Group raised their price objective on shares of Bank of Montreal from C$140.00 to C$155.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday. CIBC upped their target price on shares of Bank of Montreal from C$154.00 to C$156.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday. Scotiabank decreased their price target on shares of Bank of Montreal from C$160.00 to C$159.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, February 20th. Finally, Canaccord Genuity Group boosted their price objective on shares of Bank of Montreal from C$154.00 to C$165.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eight have given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of C$148.23.

Bank of Montreal Stock Performance

Shares of BMO opened at C$149.19 on Thursday. The company has a market cap of C$108.06 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.73, a PEG ratio of 0.71 and a beta of 1.16. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of C$142.00 and a two-hundred day moving average price of C$130.90. Bank of Montreal has a 52-week low of C$109.02 and a 52-week high of C$151.08.

Insider Activity

In related news, Director William Darryl White sold 11,376 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, December 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of C$140.79, for a total transaction of C$1,601,592.91. Insiders own 0.03% of the company’s stock.

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, April 29th will be paid a $1.59 dividend. This represents a $6.36 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.26%. Bank of Montreal’s payout ratio is 61.20%.

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.