Desjardins Forecasts Stronger Earnings for Bank of Montreal

Bank of Montreal (TSE:BMO) (NYSE:BMO) – Equities research analysts at Desjardins raised their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for Bank of Montreal in a report issued on Tuesday, August 12th. Desjardins analyst D. Young now expects that the bank will earn $2.95 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $2.76. Desjardins has a “Hold” rating and a $156.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Bank of Montreal’s current full-year earnings is $9.65 per share.

A number of other research firms have also recently commented on BMO. UBS Group decreased their target price on shares of Bank of Montreal from C$160.00 to C$145.00 in a research report on Thursday, May 22nd. Royal Bank Of Canada decreased their target price on shares of Bank of Montreal from C$163.00 to C$161.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, June 9th. CIBC increased their target price on shares of Bank of Montreal from C$150.00 to C$156.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, June 5th. Canaccord Genuity Group set a C$166.00 price target on shares of Bank of Montreal and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, June 24th. Finally, National Bankshares raised their price target on shares of Bank of Montreal from C$160.00 to C$161.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday. Eight equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Bank of Montreal presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of C$150.23.

Bank of Montreal Stock Down 0.6%

TSE:BMO opened at C$156.70 on Friday. Bank of Montreal has a 52 week low of C$109.22 and a 52 week high of C$158.00. The firm has a 50 day moving average of C$152.43 and a 200 day moving average of C$143.75. The stock has a market capitalization of C$113.50 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.47, a PEG ratio of 0.71 and a beta of 1.16.

Insider Activity

In related news, Senior Officer Erminia Johannson sold 4,676 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, June 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of C$147.57, for a total transaction of C$690,023.29. 0.03% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Bank of Montreal Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, August 26th. Investors of record on Tuesday, August 26th will be issued a dividend of $1.63 per share. This represents a $6.52 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.2%. This is a boost from Bank of Montreal’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.59. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, July 30th. Bank of Montreal’s dividend 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.