Bank of Montreal (TSE:BMO) Stock Has Consensus Price Target of C$256.57

Shares of Bank of Montreal (TSE:BMO) (NYSE:BMO) have received an average recommendation of “Hold” from the thirteen brokerages that are presently covering the stock, MarketBeat reports. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, five have assigned a hold recommendation and seven have assigned a buy recommendation to the company. The average 1-year target price among analysts that have covered the stock in the last year is C$256.57.

Several equities analysts have weighed in on BMO shares. TD lifted their price target on shares of Bank of Montreal from C$239.00 to C$263.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, August 12th. Scotia increased their price objective 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. Canaccord Genuity Group upped their target price on shares of Bank of Montreal from C$265.00 to C$271.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, August 26th. Jefferies Financial Group increased their price target on Bank of Montreal from C$213.00 to C$225.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 13th. Finally, Desjardins set a C$260.00 price target on Bank of Montreal and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, September 2nd.

Bank of Montreal Stock Down 0.2%

Shares of BMO opened at C$236.25 on Friday. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of C$245.10 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of C$229.18. Bank of Montreal has a 52 week low of C$168.92 and a 52 week high of C$259.20. The stock has a market cap of C$166.54 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.25, a PEG ratio of 0.71 and a beta of 1.12.

Bank of Montreal (TSE:BMO) (NYSE:BMO) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, August 25th. The bank reported C$3.96 earnings per share for the quarter. The firm had revenue of C$9.96 billion for the quarter. Bank of Montreal had a return on equity of 10.58% and a net margin of 11.75%. On average, equities analysts anticipate that Bank of Montreal will post 9.6514585 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Bank of Montreal Increases Dividend

The firm 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. This is a boost from Bank of Montreal’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.67. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, July 30th. This represents a $6.84 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.9%. Bank of Montreal’s dividend payout ratio is 54.44%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Bank of Montreal

In related news, insider Mona Elizabeth Malone sold 7,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, September 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of C$242.51, for a total transaction of C$1,697,570.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 1,758 shares in the company, valued at approximately C$426,332.58. This represents a 79.93% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Also, insider Deland Kamanga sold 9,064 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, September 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of C$237.65, for a total transaction of C$2,154,059.60. Insiders sold a total of 47,999 shares of company stock valued at $11,410,325 in the last three months. 0.03% of the stock is currently owned by corporate 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.