Desjardins Expects Increased Earnings for Bank Of Montreal

Bank Of Montreal (NYSE:BMO) (TSE:BMO) – Stock analysts at Desjardins upped their Q4 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Bank Of Montreal in a note issued to investors on Tuesday, November 11th. Desjardins analyst D. Young now expects that the bank will post earnings per share of $2.15 for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $2.06. The consensus estimate for Bank Of Montreal’s current full-year earnings is $7.71 per share. Desjardins also issued estimates for Bank Of Montreal’s FY2026 earnings at $9.44 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $10.58 EPS.

Bank Of Montreal (NYSE:BMO) (TSE:BMO) last issued its 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. The business had revenue of $6.51 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $8.84 billion. Bank Of Montreal had a return on equity of 10.57% and a net margin of 11.00%.Bank Of Montreal’s revenue for the quarter was up 9.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $2.64 earnings per share.

Other analysts also recently issued reports about the stock. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Bank Of Montreal from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, November 8th. Cowen reiterated a “hold” rating on shares of Bank Of Montreal in a report on Wednesday, August 27th. Weiss Ratings restated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Bank Of Montreal in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. Scotiabank restated a “sector perform” rating on shares of Bank Of Montreal in a research report on Wednesday, August 27th. Finally, CIBC raised Bank Of Montreal from a “neutral” rating to a “sector outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, September 5th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, three have assigned a Buy rating and five have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Bank Of Montreal currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $163.00.

Bank Of Montreal Trading Down 0.8%

Shares of Bank Of Montreal stock traded down $1.07 during trading on Thursday, reaching $125.19. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 131,288 shares, compared to its average volume of 669,974. The company has a quick ratio of 1.00, a current ratio of 1.00 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.11. Bank Of Montreal has a 52-week low of $85.40 and a 52-week high of $131.36. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $127.01 and its two-hundred day moving average is $115.46. The company has a market cap of $89.52 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.33, a PEG ratio of 1.28 and a beta of 1.04.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its stake in shares of Bank Of Montreal by 0.5% in the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 32,343,957 shares of the bank’s stock worth $4,214,676,000 after buying an additional 149,944 shares during the last quarter. Canerector Inc. grew its stake in shares of Bank Of Montreal by 18,035.0% in the third quarter. Canerector Inc. now owns 22,668,750 shares of the bank’s stock worth $2,952,605,000 after acquiring an additional 22,543,750 shares during the last quarter. TD Asset Management Inc increased its holdings in shares of Bank Of Montreal by 10.3% during the third quarter. TD Asset Management Inc now owns 19,079,026 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $2,486,691,000 after acquiring an additional 1,789,188 shares in the last quarter. Norges Bank purchased a new position in shares of Bank Of Montreal in the 2nd quarter worth about $1,184,220,000. Finally, CIBC Asset Management Inc boosted its stake in Bank Of Montreal by 17.3% in the 3rd quarter. CIBC Asset Management Inc now owns 7,260,160 shares of the bank’s stock worth $949,441,000 after purchasing an additional 1,070,546 shares in the last quarter. 45.82% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Bank Of Montreal Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, November 26th. Investors of record on Thursday, October 30th will be paid a $1.63 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, October 30th. This is a positive change from Bank Of Montreal’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.18. This represents a $6.52 annualized dividend and a yield of 5.2%. Bank Of Montreal’s payout ratio is currently 57.28%.

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.