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Bank of Montreal (BMO)

Financial Services | Banks - Diversified | Montreal, Canada | NYSE
162.69 USD -2.59 (-1.567%) ⇩ (Oct. 14, 2026, 11:09 a.m. EDT)

Short-term:★★⯪☆☆Long-term:★★★⯪☆Dividends:★★★⯪☆
Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 2:54 a.m. EDT

The long-term outlook remains solid, driven by a nine-year cumulative gain of nearly 97% and a consistent track record of five positive years versus four negative ones, with no recent consecutive declines to trigger a structural deterioration penalty. The business generates healthy returns on equity and maintains a fortress-like balance sheet relative to its peers, justifying a solid buy rating despite the recent price weakness. However, the short-term picture is murky; the stock has drifted below its 50-day moving average, and the statistical forecast offers only a marginal upward lean with moderate confidence. This technical weakness is compounded by a disconnect between the bullish call flow and the defensive put positioning, which suggests traders are betting on a bounce rather than a breakout. While the dividend yield is attractive and growing steadily, it is not high enough to offset the current lack of momentum. Investors should view this as a hold or a cautious accumulation zone, waiting for clearer confirmation that the price can reclaim its key moving averages before committing to a full momentum play.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.051286
AutoARIMA0.071689
AutoETS0.072215
MSTL0.076710

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 57%
H-stat 75.09
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.138
Excess Kurtosis -1.36
Attribute Value
Sector Financial Services
Ex Dividend Date 2026-10-29
Last Dividend Date 2026-07-29
Revenue per Share 50.524
Market Cap 113,084,555,264
Trailing P/E 18.38
Forward P/E 14.11
Beta 1.12
Profit Margins 25.66%
Website https://www.bmo.com

As of Oct. 10, 2026, 2:54 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for a range-bound scenario with a distinct 'pin risk' at $165-$170. Call volume is heavily skewed toward out-of-the-money strikes ($185, $190) suggesting a bullish bias, yet put open interest is significantly higher at nearby strikes ($170, $180) and deep ITM ($130, $145), indicating a heavy hedge against a drop back to the lower end of the trading range. The massive volume spike in deep ITM puts for January 2027 suggests institutional fear of a significant drawdown, while the lack of deep ITM call volume implies limited belief in a rapid surge above $185.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.68% 1.51% 3.76% 3.92%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-07-30 1.218 0.681895
2026-04-29 1.221 0.823942
2025-07-30 1.183 1.063466
2025-04-29 1.150 1.207476
2025-01-30 1.103 1.107430
2024-10-30 1.114 1.212319
2024-07-30 1.119 1.356364
2024-04-26 1.106 1.216588
2024-01-29 1.123 1.166875
2023-10-27 1.063 1.432228
2023-07-27 1.113 1.211626
2023-04-27 1.049 1.171282
2023-01-27 1.073 1.070324
2022-10-31 1.022 1.109904
2022-07-29 1.085 1.077244
2022-04-29 1.039 0.979819
2022-01-31 1.042 0.920657
2021-10-29 0.859 0.791632
2021-07-30 0.852 0.854564
2021-04-30 0.863 0.914776
2021-01-29 0.827 1.112905
2020-10-30 0.796 1.338490
2020-07-31 0.790 1.422911
2020-04-30 0.764 1.500982
2020-01-31 0.802 1.052217
2019-10-31 0.783 1.058251
2019-07-31 0.783 1.046652
2019-04-30 0.743 0.940864
2019-01-31 0.761 1.039759
2018-10-31 0.732 0.979395
2018-04-30 0.725 0.954827
2018-01-31 0.754 0.916049
2017-10-31 0.701 0.915024
2017-07-28 0.717 0.947035
2017-04-27 0.646 0.911271
2017-01-30 0.669 0.885858
2016-10-28 0.642 1.006743
2016-07-27 0.652 1.013997
2016-04-28 0.667 1.028210
2016-01-28 0.596 1.123680
2015-10-29 0.622 1.059445
2015-07-29 0.635 1.116975
2015-04-29 0.665 1.002110
2015-01-29 0.638 1.055942
2014-10-30 0.698 0.961830
2014-07-30 0.719 0.957645
2014-04-29 0.689 1.004227
2014-01-30 0.680 1.095008
2013-10-30 0.707 1.017999
2013-07-30 0.721 1.156932
2013-04-29 0.728 1.175141
2013-01-30 0.724 1.144121
2012-10-31 0.722 1.221245
2012-07-30 0.695 1.206597
2012-04-27 0.713 1.196710
2012-01-30 0.700 1.206481
2011-10-28 0.703 1.166611
2011-07-29 0.739 1.176003
2011-04-28 0.725 1.109920
2011-01-28 0.703 1.217105
2010-10-28 0.680 1.157841
2010-07-29 0.679 1.123428
2010-04-29 0.690 1.090909
2010-01-28 0.658 1.329293
2009-11-04 0.646 1.373007
2009-08-05 0.655 1.288609
2009-04-29 0.572 1.745499
2009-02-04 0.561 2.187988
2008-10-29 0.543 1.557213
2008-07-30 0.683 1.449183
2008-04-30 0.708 1.416850
2008-01-30 0.695 1.220369
2007-10-31 0.728 1.093421
2007-08-01 0.640 1.035599
2007-05-02 0.609 0.986554
2007-01-31 0.551 0.924497
2006-11-01 0.554 0.908942
2006-08-02 0.548 0.978047
2006-05-03 0.468 0.827147
2006-02-01 0.426 0.711542
2005-11-02 0.416 0.849673
2005-08-03 0.460 0.912155
2005-05-04 0.460 1.017249
2005-02-02 0.355 0.807185
2004-11-03 0.440 0.934579
2004-08-04 0.400 0.962232
2004-05-05 0.400 1.044659
2004-02-04 0.350 0.812631
2003-11-07 0.350 0.911221
2003-08-04 0.330 1.060411
2003-05-05 0.330 1.174795
2003-02-10 0.330 1.266795
2002-10-30 0.300 1.215559
2002-07-31 0.300 1.349528
2002-05-01 0.300 1.249479
2002-01-30 0.300 1.329198
2001-10-31 0.280 1.310248
2001-08-01 0.280 1.061813
2001-05-02 0.280 1.222707
2001-01-31 0.280 1.025453
2000-11-01 0.250 1.106501
2000-08-02 0.250 1.174743
2000-05-03 0.250 1.365188
2000-02-02 0.250 1.526718
1999-11-03 0.235 1.301038
1999-08-04 0.235 1.294320
1999-05-05 0.235 1.146341
1999-02-03 0.235 1.077364
1998-11-04 0.220 1.036819
1998-08-05 0.220 0.931217
1998-05-06 0.220 0.824356
1998-02-04 0.220 0.928760
1997-11-05 0.220 0.951351
1997-08-05 0.200 0.960961
1997-05-05 0.200 1.056106
1997-02-05 0.200 1.118881
1996-11-06 0.200 1.180812
1996-08-06 0.180 1.500000
1996-05-06 0.180 1.515789
1996-02-06 0.180 1.515789
1995-11-06 0.165 1.450549
1995-08-04 0.165 1.571429
1995-05-03 0.165 1.619632
1995-02-02 0.165 1.795918
1994-11-02 0.015 0.165517
Additional Data
dividendYield 2.9
exDividendDate 2026-10-30
trailingAnnualDividendRate 6.68
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.040416263
lastDividendValue 1.218
lastDividendDate 2026-07-30
dividendDate 2026-11-26

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.2886325
Address1 129 rue Saint-Jacques
All Time High 187.22
All Time Low 8.5625
Ask 162.72
Ask Size 200
Audit Risk 1
Average Analyst Rating 2.7 - Hold
Average Daily Volume10 Day 702,570
Average Daily Volume3 Month 751,790
Average Volume 751,790
Average Volume10Days 702,570
Beta 1.124
Bid 162.58
Bid Size 300
Board Risk 3
Book Value 85.34662
City Montreal
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 8
Country Canada
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 162.69
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,790,726,400
Day High 164.01
Day Low 162.415
Dividend Date 1,795,651,200
Dividend Yield 2.9
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,787,656,500
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,787,656,500
Earnings Growth -0.242
Earnings Quarterly Growth -0.249
Earnings Timestamp 1,796,214,600
Earnings Timestamp End 1,796,214,600
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,796,214,600
Ebitda Margins 0.0
Enterprise To Revenue -0.096
Enterprise Value -3,409,643,264
Eps Current Year 14.74059
Eps Forward 11.528099
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 8.85
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,793,318,400
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 20
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 173.443
Fifty Day Average Change -10.752991
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.06199726
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 28.86325
Fifty Two Week High 187.22
Fifty Two Week High Change -24.529999
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.13102232
Fifty Two Week Low 119.84
Fifty Two Week Low Change 42.850006
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.35756013
Fifty Two Week Range 119.84 - 187.22
Financial Currency CAD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 783,264,600,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 3.95
Float Shares 696,323,765
Forward Eps 11.528099
Forward P E 14.112474
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 53,234
Fullday Change 1.3999939
Fullday Change Percent 0.8542799
Fullday Price 162.69
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,790,812,800
Gross Margins 0.0
Gross Profits 35,666,001,920
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.00034000003
Held Percent Institutions 0.54605997
Implied Shares Outstanding 695,092,237
Industry Banks - Diversified
Industry Disp Banks - Diversified
Industry Key banks-diversified
Ir Website http://www.bmo.com/home/about/banking/investor-relations/home
Is Earnings Date Estimate 0
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,785,369,600
Last Dividend Value 1.218
Last Fiscal Year End 1,761,868,800
Last Split Date 984,614,400
Last Split Factor 2:1
Long Business Summary Bank of Montreal provides diversified financial services primarily in North America. It operates through Canadian Personal and Commercial Banking; U.S. Banking; Wealth Management; and Capital Markets segments. The company offers chequing accounts, savings accounts, money markets and certificates of deposits, debit cards, overdrafts, digital banking, credit cards, loans, mortgages, investment and retirement options, and other banking services; and commercial banking products and services, including financing options and treasury and payment solutions, as well as risk management products. It also offers investing, banking, and wealth management advisory; digital investing services; financial solutions for individuals, families, and businesses; offers investment management services to institutional, retail, and high net worth investors; and diversified insurance, and wealth and pension de-risking solutions. In addition, the company provides individual life, critical illness and annuity products, as well as segregated funds, and group creditor and travel insurance to customers; debt and equity capital-raising, loan origination and syndication, balance sheet management, treasury management, mergers and acquisitions advice, restructurings and recapitalizations, trade finance, and risk mitigation services, as well as a range of banking and other operating services. Further, the company offers research and access to financial markets for institutional, corporate and retail clients through an integrated suite of sales and trading solutions related to debt, foreign exchange, interest rates, credit, equities, securitization, and commodities; provides new product development and origination services, as well as risk management and advisory services for hedging strategies, including in interest rates, foreign exchange rates and commodities prices; and funding and liquidity management services. Bank of Montreal was founded in 1817 and is headquartered in Montreal, Canada.
Long Name Bank of Montreal
Market us_market
Market Cap 113,084,555,264
Market State REGULAR
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_19053
Most Recent Quarter 1,785,456,000
Net Income To Common 8,688,000,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,793,404,800
Non Diluted Market Cap 118,783,245,446
Number Of Analyst Opinions 3
Open 163.46
Operating Cashflow -4,742,000,128
Operating Margins 0.30499
Overall Risk 5
Payout Ratio 0.5444
Peg Ratio 1.52
Phone 877 262 5907
Previous Close 165.28
Price Eps Current Year 11.036872
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 1.9062266
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 3.170654
Profit Margins 0.2566
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key hold
Recommendation Mean 2.73333
Region US
Regular Market Change -2.5899963
Regular Market Change Percent -1.5670356
Regular Market Day High 164.01
Regular Market Day Low 162.415
Regular Market Day Range 162.415 - 164.01
Regular Market Open 163.46
Regular Market Previous Close 165.28
Regular Market Price 162.69
Regular Market Time 1,791,990,554
Regular Market Volume 75,319
Return On Assets 0.00617
Return On Equity 0.10574
Revenue Growth 0.12
Revenue Per Share 50.524
Sand P52 Week Change 0.17004645
Sector Financial Services
Sector Disp Financial Services
Sector Key financial-services
Share Holder Rights Risk 1
Shares Outstanding 695,092,237
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.007900001
Shares Short 5,478,539
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,788,134,400
Shares Short Prior Month 5,828,939
Short Name Bank Of Montreal
Short Ratio 8.81
Source Interval 15
State QC
Symbol BMO
Target High Price 181.2683
Target Low Price 143.62076
Target Mean Price 165.16982
Target Median Price 170.62036
Total Cash 459,057,987,584
Total Cash Per Share 658.481
Total Debt 338,824,003,584
Total Revenue 35,666,001,920
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 6.68
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.040416263
Trailing Eps 8.85
Trailing P E 18.38305
Trailing Peg Ratio 1.5177
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 157.60875
Two Hundred Day Average Change 5.081253
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.032239664
Type Disp Equity
Volume 75,319
Website https://www.bmo.com
Zip H2Y 1L6