TSE:BMO Q2 EPS Forecast Lowered by National Bank Financial

Bank of Montreal (TSE:BMO) (NYSE:BMO) – Equities research analysts at National Bank Financial cut their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Bank of Montreal in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday, February 25th. National Bank Financial analyst G. Dechaine now anticipates that the bank will post earnings of $2.59 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $2.71. The consensus estimate for Bank of Montreal’s current full-year earnings is $9.65 per share.

Several other equities analysts also recently commented on the stock. Canaccord Genuity Group boosted their price target on shares of Bank of Montreal from C$154.00 to C$165.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday. Desjardins boosted their target price on Bank of Montreal from C$147.00 to C$155.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday. TD Securities increased their price target on Bank of Montreal from C$145.00 to C$152.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday. Scotiabank lowered their price objective on Bank of Montreal from C$160.00 to C$159.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, February 20th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group raised their target price on shares of Bank of Montreal from C$140.00 to C$155.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eight have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Bank of Montreal has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of C$148.23.

Bank of Montreal Stock Performance

Shares of BMO stock opened at C$148.76 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of C$107.75 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.68, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.71 and a beta of 1.16. Bank of Montreal has a fifty-two week low of C$109.02 and a fifty-two week high of C$151.08. The company has a 50 day moving average price of C$142.20 and a 200 day moving average price of C$131.03.

Bank of Montreal Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, May 27th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, April 29th will be issued a $1.59 dividend. This represents a $6.36 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.28%. Bank of Montreal’s dividend payout ratio is currently 61.20%.

Insider Activity at Bank of Montreal

In other Bank of Montreal news, Director William Darryl White sold 11,376 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, December 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of C$140.79, for a total transaction of C$1,601,592.91. Company 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.