Q2 EPS Estimate for Bank of Montreal Reduced by Analyst

Bank of Montreal (NYSE:BMO) (TSE:BMO) – Research analysts at National Bank Financial dropped their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Bank of Montreal in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, February 25th. National Bank Financial analyst G. Dechaine now expects that the bank will post earnings of $1.81 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast 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.

BMO has been the subject of a number of other reports. StockNews.com raised Bank of Montreal from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday. Royal Bank of Canada boosted their price objective on Bank of Montreal from $161.00 to $163.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday. Cibc World Mkts raised Bank of Montreal from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Friday, December 6th. CIBC raised Bank of Montreal from a “neutral” rating to a “sector outperform” rating in a report on Friday, December 6th. Finally, Scotiabank raised Bank of Montreal from a “sector perform” rating to a “sector outperform” rating in a report on Friday, December 6th. Seven analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, four have issued a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $128.40.

Bank of Montreal Stock Performance

Shares of Bank of Montreal stock opened at $102.71 on Thursday. Bank of Montreal has a one year low of $76.98 and a one year high of $106.00. The firm has a market capitalization of $74.86 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.71, a PEG ratio of 1.43 and a beta of 1.09. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $99.21 and a 200 day simple moving average of $93.97. 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 (NYSE:BMO) (TSE:BMO) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, February 25th. The bank reported $3.04 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.68 by $1.36. Bank of Montreal had a return on equity of 10.18% and a net margin of 9.22%. The business had revenue of $9.27 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $8.58 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $2.56 EPS. The firm’s revenue was up 20.8% compared to the same quarter last year.

Bank of Montreal Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, May 27th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, April 29th will be issued a $1.1094 dividend. This represents a $4.44 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.32%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, April 29th. Bank of Montreal’s dividend payout ratio is presently 63.18%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Bank of Montreal

Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. North Star Asset Management Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Bank of Montreal by 1.2% in the fourth quarter. North Star Asset Management Inc. now owns 8,422 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $817,000 after acquiring an additional 100 shares in the last quarter. Passumpsic Savings Bank lifted its stake in Bank of Montreal by 2.1% in the third quarter. Passumpsic Savings Bank now owns 5,142 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $464,000 after purchasing an additional 105 shares during the last quarter. D.A. Davidson & CO. lifted its stake in Bank of Montreal by 1.3% in the third quarter. D.A. Davidson & CO. now owns 8,602 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $776,000 after purchasing an additional 113 shares during the last quarter. Valeo Financial Advisors LLC lifted its stake in Bank of Montreal by 4.6% in the fourth quarter. Valeo Financial Advisors LLC now owns 2,865 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $278,000 after purchasing an additional 125 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Wealthspire Advisors LLC lifted its stake in Bank of Montreal by 2.0% in the fourth quarter. Wealthspire Advisors LLC now owns 6,355 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $617,000 after purchasing an additional 125 shares during the last quarter. 45.82% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

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.