Bank of Montreal (BMO) – Analysts’ Recent Ratings Updates

Several brokerages have updated their recommendations and price targets on shares of Bank of Montreal (TSE: BMO) in the last few weeks:

• 12/8/2025 – Bank of Montreal had its price target raised by analysts at Raymond James Financial, Inc. from C$182.00 to C$183.00.
• 12/5/2025 – Bank of Montreal had its price target raised by analysts at Scotiabank from C$179.00 to C$187.00. They now have a “sector perform” rating on the stock.
• 12/5/2025 – Bank of Montreal had its price target raised by analysts at Desjardins from C$177.00 to C$180.00. They now have a “hold” rating on the stock.
• 12/5/2025 – Bank of Montreal had its price target raised by analysts at TD Securities from C$182.00 to C$184.00. They now have a “hold” rating on the stock.
• 12/5/2025 – Bank of Montreal had its price target raised by analysts at Barclays PLC from C$177.00 to C$181.00. They now have an “equal weight” rating on the stock.
• 12/5/2025 – Bank of Montreal had its price target raised by analysts at Bank of America Corporation from C$179.00 to C$183.00.
• 12/5/2025 – Bank of Montreal had its price target raised by analysts at Canaccord Genuity Group Inc. from C$192.00 to C$201.00.
• 12/5/2025 – Bank of Montreal had its price target raised by analysts at Jefferies Financial Group Inc. from C$181.00 to C$182.00.
• 12/5/2025 – Bank of Montreal had its price target raised by analysts at Royal Bank Of Canada from C$163.00 to C$178.00.
• 12/1/2025 – Bank of Montreal was downgraded by analysts at Natl Bk Canada from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating.
• 11/25/2025 – Bank of Montreal had its price target raised by analysts at Jefferies Financial Group Inc. from C$173.00 to C$181.00. They now have a “hold” rating on the stock.
• 11/25/2025 – Bank of Montreal was given a new C$179.00 price target on by analysts at Scotiabank. They now have a “sector perform” rating on the stock.
• 11/25/2025 – Bank of Montreal was given a new C$182.00 price target on by analysts at Raymond James Financial, Inc.. They now have a “market perform” rating on the stock.
• 11/24/2025 – Bank of Montreal was upgraded by analysts at Raymond James Financial, Inc. to a “hold” rating.
• 11/24/2025 – Bank of Montreal had its price target raised by analysts at Barclays PLC from C$157.00 to C$177.00. They now have an “equal weight” rating on the stock.
• 11/19/2025 – Bank of Montreal had its price target raised by analysts at CIBC from C$180.00 to C$192.00.
• 11/17/2025 – Bank of Montreal was downgraded by analysts at National Bankshares, Inc. from an “outperform” rating to a “sector perform” rating. They now have a C$181.00 price target on the stock, up previously from C$173.00.
• 11/10/2025 – Bank of Montreal had its price target raised by analysts at TD Securities from C$170.00 to C$182.00.

Bank of Montreal Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, November 26th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, November 26th were paid a dividend of $1.63 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, October 30th. This represents a $6.52 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.7%. Bank of Montreal’s payout ratio is presently 55.74%.

Insider Transactions at Bank of Montreal

In related news, insider Alan Tannenbaum sold 9,824 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, September 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of C$175.12, for a total transaction of C$1,720,408.35. 0.03% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

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.