Q3 EPS Estimate for Bank of Montreal Decreased by Analyst

Bank of Montreal (TSE:BMO) (NYSE:BMO) – Stock analysts at National Bank Financial reduced their Q3 2025 earnings estimates for Bank of Montreal in a research note issued to investors on Thursday, May 15th. National Bank Financial analyst G. Dechaine now expects that the bank will earn $2.94 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate 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.

BMO has been the topic of a number of other reports. CIBC downgraded shares of Bank of Montreal from an “outperform” rating to a “neutral” rating and lowered their price target for the stock from C$152.00 to C$141.00 in a report on Friday, April 4th. Royal Bank of Canada set a C$163.00 price objective on shares of Bank of Montreal and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, March 17th. Jefferies Financial Group decreased their price objective on shares of Bank of Montreal from C$155.00 to C$129.00 in a research report on Monday, April 21st. UBS Group decreased their price objective on shares of Bank of Montreal from C$160.00 to C$145.00 in a research report on Tuesday, May 13th. Finally, TD Securities upped their price objective on shares of Bank of Montreal from C$145.00 to C$152.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, March 4th. Nine investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and six have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of C$143.69.

Bank of Montreal Trading Up 0.1%

Shares of Bank of Montreal stock opened at C$143.75 on Monday. Bank of Montreal has a 12-month low of C$109.02 and a 12-month high of C$151.08. The company has a market cap of C$104.12 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.19, a PEG ratio of 0.71 and a beta of 1.16. The company’s 50-day moving average price is C$134.70 and its 200-day moving average price is C$137.75.

Bank of Montreal Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, May 27th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, May 27th will be given a dividend of $1.59 per share. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, April 29th. This represents a $6.36 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.42%. Bank of Montreal’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 61.20%.

Insider Transactions at Bank of Montreal

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

About Bank of Montreal

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.