Q2 EPS Forecast for Bank of Montreal Reduced by Analyst

Bank of Montreal (NYSE:BMO) (TSE:BMO) – Stock analysts at National Bank Financial reduced their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for Bank of Montreal in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, February 25th. National Bank Financial analyst G. Dechaine now anticipates that the bank will post earnings of $1.81 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $1.90. The consensus estimate for Bank of Montreal’s current full-year earnings is $7.71 per share. National Bank Financial also issued estimates for Bank of Montreal’s Q3 2025 earnings at $2.16 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $2.07 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $9.58 EPS.

Bank of Montreal (NYSE:BMO) (TSE:BMO) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, February 25th. The bank reported $3.04 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping 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 analyst estimates of $8.58 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $2.56 earnings per share. Bank of Montreal’s revenue was up 20.8% compared to the same quarter last year.

A number of other equities research analysts also recently weighed in on BMO. Royal Bank of Canada lifted their price target on shares of Bank of Montreal from $161.00 to $163.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday. Cibc World Mkts upgraded shares of Bank of Montreal from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Friday, December 6th. CIBC upgraded shares of Bank of Montreal from a “neutral” rating to a “sector outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, December 6th. Scotiabank upgraded shares of Bank of Montreal from a “sector perform” rating to a “sector outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, December 6th. Finally, StockNews.com downgraded shares of Bank of Montreal from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 20th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, six have assigned a hold rating, four have issued a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Bank of Montreal currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $128.40.

Bank of Montreal Trading Down 0.1 %

Shares of BMO stock opened at $104.05 on Thursday. Bank of Montreal has a 1 year low of $76.98 and a 1 year high of $106.00. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $98.96 and its 200 day simple moving average is $93.76. The firm has a market capitalization of $75.84 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.91, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.43 and a beta of 1.09. The company has a current ratio of 0.98, a quick ratio of 0.98 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.11.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Bank of Montreal

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. IFP Advisors Inc lifted its position in Bank of Montreal by 179.5% during the 4th quarter. IFP Advisors Inc now owns 313 shares of the bank’s stock worth $30,000 after buying an additional 201 shares in the last quarter. Addison Advisors LLC lifted its position in Bank of Montreal by 282.8% during the 4th quarter. Addison Advisors LLC now owns 333 shares of the bank’s stock worth $32,000 after buying an additional 246 shares in the last quarter. Vision Financial Markets LLC acquired a new position in Bank of Montreal during the 4th quarter worth about $39,000. Dunhill Financial LLC acquired a new position in Bank of Montreal during the 4th quarter worth about $39,000. Finally, Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB acquired a new position in Bank of Montreal during the 3rd quarter worth about $45,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 45.82% of the company’s stock.

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. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, April 29th. This represents a $4.44 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.26%. Bank of Montreal’s dividend payout ratio is presently 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.