Analysts Issue Forecasts for BMO FY2025 Earnings

Bank Of Montreal (NYSE:BMO) (TSE:BMO) – Stock analysts at Raymond James Financial issued their FY2025 earnings estimates for Bank Of Montreal in a note issued to investors on Monday, November 24th. Raymond James Financial analyst S. Boland expects that the bank will post earnings of $8.53 per share for the year. Raymond James Financial has a “Market Perform” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Bank Of Montreal’s current full-year earnings is $7.71 per share. Raymond James Financial also issued estimates for Bank Of Montreal’s Q4 2025 earnings at $2.26 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $2.36 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $2.33 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $2.44 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $2.45 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $9.58 EPS.

A number of other equities analysts have also weighed in on the stock. Cowen reiterated a “hold” rating on shares of Bank Of Montreal in a research report on Wednesday, August 27th. Royal Bank Of Canada cut shares of Bank Of Montreal from an “outperform” rating to a “sector perform” rating and dropped their price target for the company from $168.00 to $163.00 in a research note on Friday, October 3rd. Cibc World Mkts raised shares of Bank Of Montreal from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Friday, September 5th. Wall Street Zen cut shares of Bank Of Montreal from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a report on Sunday, November 16th. Finally, National Bankshares restated an “outperform” rating on shares of Bank Of Montreal in a research report on Friday, August 15th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, three have issued a Buy rating and six have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Bank Of Montreal presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $163.00.

Bank Of Montreal Stock Up 1.3%

Shares of NYSE BMO opened at $125.38 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.11, a current ratio of 1.00 and a quick ratio of 1.00. The stock has a market capitalization of $89.22 billion, a PE ratio of 15.35, a P/E/G ratio of 1.28 and a beta of 1.04. Bank Of Montreal has a one year low of $85.40 and a one year high of $131.36. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $126.02 and its 200-day moving average price is $117.28.

Bank Of Montreal (NYSE:BMO) (TSE:BMO) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, August 26th. The bank reported $2.33 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.12 by $0.21. Bank Of Montreal had a net margin of 11.00% and a return on equity of 10.57%. The company had revenue of $6.51 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $8.84 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $2.64 EPS. Bank Of Montreal’s quarterly revenue was up 9.7% compared to the same quarter last year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Cary Street Partners Investment Advisory LLC boosted its stake in Bank Of Montreal by 228.9% during the first quarter. Cary Street Partners Investment Advisory LLC now owns 273 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $26,000 after buying an additional 190 shares during the period. True Wealth Design LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Bank Of Montreal in the 3rd quarter valued at about $28,000. WFA of San Diego LLC bought a new stake in shares of Bank Of Montreal during the 2nd quarter valued at about $28,000. Larson Financial Group LLC boosted its position in shares of Bank Of Montreal by 466.7% during the 3rd quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC now owns 238 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $31,000 after acquiring an additional 196 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Bayforest Capital Ltd purchased a new position in shares of Bank Of Montreal during the first quarter worth about $34,000. Institutional investors own 45.82% of the company’s stock.

About Bank Of Montreal

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.