Bank of Montreal (BMO.TO) Buy, Sell or Hold

Bank of Montreal (BMO.TO)

242.43

+0.91 (0.38%)

as of Jun 19, 2026, 8:00:00 pm Market Open.

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PAST TOP PICK

(A Top Pick Mar 12/21, Up 41%) Some uncertainty as it may have to raise capital since is buying Bank of the West, therefore possibility of stock issue. Dividend is up 25% and it has announced a nice buyback. Would add at $143. It is now at $149.

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PAST TOP PICK

(A Top Pick Dec 07/21, Up 9.8%)Stockchase Research Editor: Michael O'Reilly Our PAST TOP PICK with BMO is progressing well. We now recommend trailing up the stop (from $120) to $138.

SELL

Exited BMO on valuation. Canadian banking sector has been a great place to be, oligopoly. "Hates" being a customer, but loves being an owner. All in excellent shape. Sector is a core holding in his Canadian strategy.

BUY

Both are good banks and look fine. The dividend will probably increase. As with other banks they are good for buying in the short and mid term but there will be competition in the long term. He owns TD but BMO.

TOP PICK

Skinnier multiple compared to the others. Trades at 11x. Great numbers, but stock fell on uncertainty when acquisition was announced. Valuation and growth rate are good. You want to own banks in this environment, and this is his favourite. Yield is 3.61%. (Analysts’ price target is $156.72)

DON'T BUY

He likes 3 others better than BMO. It's done really well, making bold changes. Recently bid for a large US regional bank, strategically sound but pricey. The other banks don't have that risk.

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TOP PICK

Because financials will benefit from rising rates, the Canadian banks are prime stocks to buy. TD and Royal get all the attention as the country's two biggest banks while TD offers a kicker for enjoying so much retail business in the U.S. and for its stake in Charles Schwab. However, BMO deserves a look for recently dropping $16.3 billion on BNP Paribas SA's Bank of the West unit to expand BMO's American presence. The deal with add 1.8 million customers; BMO already has a sizable presence in the American midwest from buying Harris Bankcorp in the 1980s and acquiring Marshall & Isley a decade ago.

COMMENT

Doesn't own this one but he is a fan of Canadian banks. Bank of Montreal has just made the largest acquisition in Canadian history (16 billion dollars) - Bank of the West in the U.S. BMO is trading at 10.5 times earnings which is good. Hold for the long term.

COMMENT

Done really good job growing US business. A lot of avenues for capital allocation (stock buybacks, raise dividend) Lots of capital (overcapitalized).

COMMENT

Top Cdn Bank? TD and BMO are the two he recommends as they recently beat earnings expectations. He likes them both for their US growth opportunity. BMO raised their dividends significantly. Very safe stocks to hold.

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TOP PICK

Stockchase Research Editor: Michael O'Reilly Following recently reported earnings, we recommend BMO as a TOP PICK. Recent EPS beat analyst expectations by 3% and net income was up 38% over the year. Provisions for loan losses are declining, while loans and deposits are increasing. It has also approved a 22 million share buyback program. It trades at a fairly valued PE of 13x earnings and is just under 1.5x book value. It announced a 22% increase in the dividend, which is backed by a payout ratio under 40% of cash flow. We would buy this with a stop loss at $120, looking to achieve $184 -- upside potential over 33%. Yield 3.11% (Analysts’ price target is $183.87)

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TOP PICK

Social media mentions are up 300% these past 24h preceding Q4 earnings preview. Canadian banks projected to enjoy good growth over 2022. Andrew Pyle recently reiterated it as a top pick.

PAST TOP PICK

(A Top Pick May 25/21, Up 107%) They came off a depressed environment, but held good momentum entering the summer. Canada will enjoy good growth into 2022. Solid. In March 2020, you did not want to sell banks and had to look forward to the recover. If you stayed with the banks including BMO, it paid off very well.

PAST TOP PICK

(A Top Pick Jul 09/21, Up 103%) Still a holder of BMO. Trimmed a little due to the valuation being quite high. Dividend yield is also being compressed. Investors are looking at banks for the anticipated dividend increases. Still owns it. When yields pop up to above 4%, they will buy back more.

DON'T BUY

BMO vs. RY He'd favour RY over BMO. BMO has a large franchise in the US midwest. RY is more active in the east and south. RY is better managed, and that's why it has a higher valuation. Won't go too far wrong owning RY. RY is well positioned with their US footprint, as well as being the largest and most dominant player in Canada.

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