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Bank of Montreal (BMO)

Financial Services | Banks - Diversified | Montreal, Canada | NYSE
171.86 USD -0.27 (-0.157%) ⇩ (Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 171.86

Short-term:★★★★☆Long-term:★★★★☆Dividends:★★★⯪☆
Hot Take | Aug. 22, 2026, 5:27 a.m. EDT

The data presents a compelling case for a continued upward trend in this diversified banking giant. Fundamentally, the company is executing well with robust revenue growth of nearly 16% and a healthy 15.8% return on equity, supported by a fortress balance sheet and a payout ratio that leaves ample room for future increases. The price action confirms this strength, having rallied significantly over the last year to trade near its highs, though it remains slightly below its 200-day average, suggesting the broader market hasn't fully priced in the recovery yet. The options market is screaming 'bullish,' with speculative capital flowing into calls at levels that imply a target well above current prices. While the statistical forecast model shows moderate confidence in a short-term rise, the divergence between the model's caution and the aggressive positioning in the options chain suggests the latter is the more accurate sentiment indicator. This is a high-conviction setup for a momentum play backed by solid fundamentals.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.022346
AutoARIMA0.026642
AutoETS0.026704
MSTL0.026804

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 57%
H-stat 1.13
Ljung-Box p 0.001
Jarque-Bera p 0.000
Excess Kurtosis 3.23
Attribute Value
Sector Financial Services
Ex Dividend Date 2026-10-29
Last Dividend Date 2026-07-29
Revenue per Share 50.524
Market Cap 119,811,571,712
Trailing P/E 19.40
Forward P/E 14.47
Beta 1.15
Profit Margins 25.66%
Website https://www.bmo.com

As of Aug. 22, 2026, 5:27 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning aggressively for upside, evidenced by massive volume spikes in out-of-the-money calls (strikes 140, 165, 190) and heavy open interest accumulation at strikes 185 and 195. While there is some defensive put buying at lower strikes (100, 130), the imbalance in volume and open interest heavily favors a bullish thesis, with traders betting on a continuation of the recent rally toward the $190-$210 range.


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
dividendRate 4.96
dividendYield 2.88
exDividendDate 2026-10-30
trailingAnnualDividendRate 6.68
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.038807876
lastDividendValue 1.218
lastDividendDate 2026-07-30
dividendDate 2026-08-26

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.41461205
Address1 129 rue Saint-Jacques
All Time High 187.22
All Time Low 8.5625
Ask 173.01
Ask Size 300
Audit Risk 1
Average Analyst Rating 2.7 - Hold
Average Daily Volume10 Day 987,570
Average Daily Volume3 Month 793,346
Average Volume 793,346
Average Volume10Days 987,570
Beta 1.152
Bid 166.95
Bid Size 600
Board Risk 3
Book Value 87.83787
City Montreal
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 8
Country Canada
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 171.86
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,786,665,600
Day High 173.19
Day Low 170.02
Dividend Date 1,787,702,400
Dividend Rate 4.96
Dividend Yield 2.88
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 1,787,661,000
Earnings Timestamp End 1,787,661,000
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,787,661,000
Ebitda Margins 0.0
Enterprise To Revenue 0.033
Enterprise Value 1,177,579,904
Eps Current Year 14.86423
Eps Forward 11.878982
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 8.86
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,793,318,400
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 177.8038
Fifty Day Average Change -5.943802
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.033428993
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 41.461205
Fifty Two Week High 187.22
Fifty Two Week High Change -15.360001
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.08204252
Fifty Two Week Low 119.51
Fifty Two Week Low Change 52.35
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.43803865
Fifty Two Week Range 119.51 - 187.22
Financial Currency CAD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 783,264,600,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 4.15
Float Shares 696,330,737
Forward Eps 11.878982
Forward P E 14.46757
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 53,234
Fullday Change -0.270004
Fullday Change Percent -0.156861
Fullday Price 171.86
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,785,542,400
Gross Margins 0.0
Gross Profits 35,666,001,920
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.00034000003
Held Percent Institutions 0.54721
Implied Shares Outstanding 697,146,398
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 checking accounts, savings, 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 comprise various of 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 119,811,571,712
Market State CLOSED
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 119,917,524,291
Number Of Analyst Opinions 3
Open 172.76
Operating Cashflow -4,742,000,128
Operating Margins 0.30499
Overall Risk 5
Payout Ratio 0.5444
Peg Ratio 1.86
Phone 877 262 5907
Post Market Change 0.0
Post Market Change Percent 0.0
Post Market Price 171.86
Post Market Time 1,787,959,805
Previous Close 172.13
Price Eps Current Year 11.561985
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 1.9565593
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 3.3592656
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 -0.270004
Regular Market Change Percent -0.156861
Regular Market Day High 173.19
Regular Market Day Low 170.02
Regular Market Day Range 170.02 - 173.19
Regular Market Open 172.76
Regular Market Previous Close 172.13
Regular Market Price 171.86
Regular Market Time 1,787,947,202
Regular Market Volume 833,437
Return On Assets 0.00617
Return On Equity 0.10574
Revenue Growth 0.12
Revenue Per Share 50.524
Sand P52 Week Change 0.20504117
Sector Financial Services
Sector Disp Financial Services
Sector Key financial-services
Share Holder Rights Risk 1
Shares Outstanding 697,146,398
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0078
Shares Short 7,306,182
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,784,073,600
Shares Short Prior Month 6,014,278
Short Name Bank Of Montreal
Short Ratio 7.39
Source Interval 15
State QC
Symbol BMO
Target High Price 189.18712
Target Low Price 141.39198
Target Mean Price 168.71808
Target Median Price 175.57513
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 0.038807876
Trailing Eps 8.86
Trailing P E 19.397291
Trailing Peg Ratio 1.8555
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 150.59575
Two Hundred Day Average Change 21.264252
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.14120087
Type Disp Equity
Volume 833,437
Website https://www.bmo.com
Zip H2Y 1L6