Bank of Montreal (TSE:BMO) Given Consensus Recommendation of “Hold” by Brokerages

Bank of Montreal (TSE:BMO) (NYSE:BMO) has received an average rating of “Hold” from the thirteen analysts that are currently covering the stock, MarketBeat Ratings reports. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, five have assigned a hold recommendation and seven have given a buy recommendation to the company. The average 12-month price objective among brokers that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is C$256.57.

Several equities analysts have recently issued reports on the company. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods set a C$295.00 price objective on Bank of Montreal and gave the company a “moderate buy” rating in a research note on Friday, August 21st. Scotia upped their target price on shares of Bank of Montreal from C$268.00 to C$270.00 and gave the stock a “sector outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 26th. Scotiabank raised their target price on shares of Bank of Montreal from C$234.00 to C$239.00 and gave the company a “sector outperform” rating in a report on Tuesday, June 16th. Royal Bank Of Canada lifted their price target on shares of Bank of Montreal from C$230.00 to C$241.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 26th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group boosted their price target on shares of Bank of Montreal from C$213.00 to C$225.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, August 13th.

Bank of Montreal Trading Down 0.5%

Bank of Montreal stock opened at C$241.48 on Wednesday. The firm has a market capitalization of C$170.22 billion, a P/E ratio of 19.68, a P/E/G ratio of 0.71 and a beta of 1.12. Bank of Montreal has a twelve month low of C$168.92 and a twelve month high of C$259.20. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is C$248.72 and its 200-day simple moving average is C$223.61.

Bank of Montreal (TSE:BMO) (NYSE:BMO) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, August 25th. The bank reported C$3.96 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Bank of Montreal had a return on equity of 10.58% and a net margin of 11.75%.The firm had revenue of C$9.96 billion during the quarter. Sell-side analysts predict that Bank of Montreal will post 9.6514585 earnings per share for the current year.

Bank of Montreal Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, August 26th. Investors of record on Wednesday, August 26th were paid a dividend of $1.71 per share. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, July 30th. This is an increase from Bank of Montreal’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.67. This represents a $6.84 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.8%. Bank of Montreal’s payout ratio is presently 54.44%.

Insider Activity at Bank of Montreal

In other Bank of Montreal news, insider Deland Kamanga sold 9,064 shares of Bank of Montreal stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, September 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of C$237.65, for a total transaction of C$2,154,059.60. Also, insider Mona Elizabeth Malone sold 7,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, September 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of C$242.51, for a total value of C$1,697,570.00. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 1,758 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately C$426,332.58. This represents a 79.93% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Insiders have sold 57,516 shares of company stock valued at $13,738,478 over the last quarter. 0.03% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Bank of Montreal Company Profile

BMO Financial Group is the eighth largest bank in North America by assets, with total assets of $1.5 trillion as of July 31, 2026. Serving clients for more than 200 years, BMO provides a broad range of personal and commercial banking, wealth management, global markets, and investment banking products and services across Canada, the United States, and select markets globally. BMO is innovating for business value, by deploying and integrating human, digital and artificial intelligence to personalize client experiences, augment teams, and automate its business responsibly.