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Bank of Montreal has been paying uninterrupted dividends since 1829. The highlights of its business are its domestic retail & commercial bank and its wealth management unit. Its U.S. personal & business bank is a weak spot right now, partly due to elevated credit costs.
Bank of Montreal (NYSE:BMO ) Q2 2025 Earnings Conference Call May 28, 2025 8:00 AM ET Company Participants Christine Viau - Head, Investor Relations Darryl White - Chief Executive Officer Tayfun Tuzun - Chief Financial Officer Piyush Agrawal - Chief Risk Officer Ernie Johannson - Head, BMO North American Personal & Business Banking Nadim Hirji - Head, BMO Commercial Banking Conference Call Participants Gabriel Dechaine - National Bank Financial John Aiken - Jefferies Matthew Lee - Canaccord Genuity Ebrahim Poonawala - Bank of America Doug Young - Desjardins Capital Markets Paul Holden - CIBC Darko Mihelic - RBC Capital Markets Mario Mendonca - TD Securities Lemar Persaud - Cormark Securities Mike Rizvanovic - Scotiabank Operator Good morning, and welcome to the BMO Financial Group's Q2 2025 Earnings Release and Conference Call for May 28, 2025. Your host for today is Christine Viau.
Bank of Montreal (BMO) came out with quarterly earnings of $1.84 per share, in line with the Zacks Consensus Estimate. This compares to earnings of $1.91 per share a year ago.
Bank of Montreal bumped up its dividend after earnings in its second-quarter were lifted by strength in its wealth management business.
Evan Siegerman, BMO Capital Markets, joins 'Fast Money' to talk new headwinds facing the pharma sector.
Bank of Montreal's recent pullback is overblown, and BMO's share price currently presents an attractive entry point. Historical P/B spread vs. RBC/TD now wider than normal and lower when compared to their own historical P/B. BMO's ETF platform is growing, now the second-largest in Canada by AUM. ETF flows support revenue growth with minimal cost increases.
Investors looking for stocks in the Banks - Foreign sector might want to consider either Bank of Montreal (BMO) or ICICI Bank Limited (IBN). But which of these two stocks is more attractive to value investors?
Bank of Montreal has a rich history, being Canada's oldest bank, and has paid dividends consistently for 195 years. BMO is a diversified North American bank with 60% of revenue from Canada and 40% from the U.S., spanning personal banking, capital markets, and wealth management. Despite recent market struggles and a 20% drop from its 52-week-high, BMO's dividend yield of 5.1% offers a strong incentive for long-term investors.
Winnebago Industries shares declined after Truist Securities and BMO Capital reduced their price targets.
Simeon Siegel, managing director at BMO Capital Markets, joins Money Movers to discuss why his firm lowered Lululemon's price target to $302 from $313 and more.
Brian Belski, chief investment strategist at BMO Capital Markets, joins 'Halftime Report' to explain how the S&P 500 will hit his firm's $6,700 price target.