National Bank Financial Comments on TSE:BMO Q3 Earnings

Bank of Montreal (TSE:BMO) (NYSE:BMO) – Equities researchers at National Bank Financial reduced their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Bank of Montreal in a research note issued on Tuesday, February 25th. National Bank Financial analyst G. Dechaine now forecasts that the bank will earn $3.09 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $3.13. The consensus estimate for Bank of Montreal’s current full-year earnings is $9.65 per share. National Bank Financial also issued estimates for Bank of Montreal’s Q4 2025 earnings at $2.96 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $11.68 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $13.68 EPS.

BMO has been the subject of several other research reports. UBS Group reduced their price objective on shares of Bank of Montreal from C$150.00 to C$146.00 in a research report on Friday, February 14th. Canaccord Genuity Group raised their price objective on shares of Bank of Montreal from C$154.00 to C$165.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday. Royal Bank of Canada upped their price objective on shares of Bank of Montreal from C$161.00 to C$163.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday. Scotiabank reduced their price objective on shares of Bank of Montreal from C$160.00 to C$159.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, February 20th. Finally, Canaccord Genuity Group upped their price objective on shares of Bank of Montreal from C$143.00 to C$148.00 in a research note on Friday, December 6th. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eight have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of C$148.23.

Bank of Montreal Stock Up 0.1 %

Shares of BMO opened at C$149.19 on Thursday. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of C$142.00 and a 200 day moving average price of C$130.90. The firm has a market capitalization of C$108.06 billion, a PE ratio of 14.73, a P/E/G ratio of 0.71 and a beta of 1.16. Bank of Montreal has a 52-week low of C$109.02 and a 52-week high of C$151.08.

Bank of Montreal Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, May 27th. Investors of record on Tuesday, April 29th will be given a dividend of $1.59 per share. This represents a $6.36 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.26%. Bank of Montreal’s payout ratio is presently 61.20%.

Insider Activity at Bank of Montreal

In other Bank of Montreal news, Director William Darryl White sold 11,376 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred 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. 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.