Raymond James Financial Predicts TSE:BMO FY2025 Earnings

Bank of Montreal (TSE:BMO) (NYSE:BMO) – Equities researchers at Raymond James Financial issued their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Bank of Montreal in a report released on Monday, November 24th. Raymond James Financial analyst S. Boland anticipates that the bank will post earnings of $12.02 per share for the year. Raymond James Financial currently has a “Hold” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Bank of Montreal’s current full-year earnings is $9.65 per share. Raymond James Financial also issued estimates for Bank of Montreal’s Q4 2025 earnings at $3.14 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $3.33 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $3.28 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $3.44 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $3.45 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $13.49 EPS.

Several other equities analysts have also commented on BMO. TD Securities upped their price target on shares of Bank of Montreal from C$170.00 to C$182.00 in a research report on Monday, November 10th. Canaccord Genuity Group boosted their target price on shares of Bank of Montreal from C$180.00 to C$185.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, September 5th. Scotiabank set a C$179.00 price objective on Bank of Montreal and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a research note on Tuesday. Bank of America lifted their price target on Bank of Montreal from C$159.00 to C$176.00 in a research note on Wednesday, August 27th. Finally, Desjardins boosted their target price on shares of Bank of Montreal from C$156.00 to C$165.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 27th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have given a Buy rating and eight have given a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of C$173.54.

Bank of Montreal Price Performance

TSE:BMO opened at C$176.07 on Thursday. The firm has a market cap of C$126.12 billion, a PE ratio of 15.43, a P/E/G ratio of 0.71 and a beta of 1.38. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of C$176.45 and a 200-day simple moving average of C$162.31. Bank of Montreal has a 1-year low of C$121.31 and a 1-year high of C$182.90.

Bank of Montreal Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, November 26th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, November 26th were paid a dividend of $1.63 per share. This represents a $6.52 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, October 30th. Bank of Montreal’s payout ratio is 55.74%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, insider Alan Tannenbaum sold 9,824 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, September 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of C$175.12, for a total transaction of C$1,720,408.35. Also, insider Steven Lloyd Tennyson sold 9,072 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, August 29th. The stock was sold at an average price of C$163.89, for a total transaction of C$1,486,782.86. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 21,866 shares of the company’s stock, valued at C$3,583,553.14. This trade represents a 29.32% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Insiders sold 35,883 shares of company stock valued at $5,989,740 in the last 90 days. Corporate insiders own 0.03% of the company’s stock.

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.