Equities Analysts Offer Predictions for TSE:BMO Q4 Earnings

Bank of Montreal (TSE:BMO) (NYSE:BMO) – Equities research analysts at Desjardins increased their Q4 2025 EPS estimates for Bank of Montreal in a report released on Tuesday, August 26th. Desjardins analyst D. Young now expects that the bank will post earnings of $2.86 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $2.79. Desjardins has a “Hold” rating and a $165.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for Bank of Montreal’s current full-year earnings is $9.65 per share.

A number of other analysts have also issued reports on BMO. CIBC boosted their target price on shares of Bank of Montreal from C$156.00 to C$173.00 and gave the company a “negative” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 20th. Barclays boosted their target price on shares of Bank of Montreal from C$150.00 to C$157.00 in a research note on Wednesday. National Bankshares boosted their target price on shares of Bank of Montreal from C$161.00 to C$173.00 in a research note on Wednesday. Jefferies Financial Group boosted their target price on shares of Bank of Montreal from C$164.00 to C$173.00 in a research note on Wednesday. Finally, Canaccord Genuity Group boosted their target price on shares of Bank of Montreal from C$170.00 to C$180.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Bank of Montreal presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of C$166.42.

Bank of Montreal Trading Up 1.3%

Shares of BMO opened at C$166.19 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of C$119.04 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.57, a P/E/G ratio of 0.71 and a beta of 1.24. Bank of Montreal has a 12-month low of C$110.94 and a 12-month high of C$166.59. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of C$155.27 and a 200-day moving average price of C$144.96.

Insider Activity at Bank of Montreal

In other Bank of Montreal news, Senior Officer Erminia Johannson sold 4,676 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, June 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of C$147.57, for a total transaction of C$690,023.29. Insiders own 0.03% of the company’s stock.

Bank of Montreal Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, August 26th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, August 26th were given a dividend of $1.63 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, July 30th. This is a positive change from Bank of Montreal’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.59. This represents a $6.52 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.9%. Bank of Montreal’s payout ratio is currently 55.74%.

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.