Desjardins Reduces Earnings Estimates for Bank of Montreal

Bank of Montreal (TSE:BMO) (NYSE:BMO) – Desjardins decreased their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Bank of Montreal in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, February 25th. Desjardins analyst D. Young now forecasts that the bank will post earnings per share of $2.45 for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $2.52. Desjardins currently has a “Hold” rating and a $155.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for Bank of Montreal’s current full-year earnings is $9.65 per share. Desjardins also issued estimates for Bank of Montreal’s Q3 2025 earnings at $2.94 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $3.07 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $11.50 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $13.30 EPS.

A number of other research firms also recently weighed in on BMO. UBS Group cut their price target on Bank of Montreal from C$150.00 to C$146.00 in a research note on Friday, February 14th. Jefferies Financial Group increased their price target on shares of Bank of Montreal from C$140.00 to C$155.00 and gave the stock a “hold” 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. CIBC increased their target price on shares of Bank of Montreal from C$154.00 to C$156.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday. Finally, Canaccord Genuity Group boosted their price target on Bank of Montreal from C$143.00 to C$148.00 in a research report on Friday, December 6th. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eight have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of C$148.23.

Bank of Montreal Stock Performance

Shares of TSE:BMO opened at C$149.19 on Thursday. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of C$142.00 and a 200 day simple moving average of C$130.90. Bank of Montreal has a 52 week low of C$109.02 and a 52 week high of C$151.08. The company has a market cap of C$108.06 billion, a PE ratio of 14.73, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.71 and a beta of 1.16.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Bank of Montreal news, Director William Darryl White sold 11,376 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, December 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of C$140.79, for a total transaction of C$1,601,592.91. 0.03% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Bank of Montreal Announces Dividend

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

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.