How to buy BMO stock in Canada

BMO is a banks - diversified business based in Canada. BMO shares (BMO) are listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) and all prices are listed in Canadian Dollars.

Its last market close was C$138.84 – a decrease of 1.53% over the previous week. BMO employs 55,767 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around C$31.4 billion.

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BMO stock price (Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX): BMO)

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BMO stocks at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2024-12-18.

Latest market close	C$138.84
52-week range	C$107.72 - C$147.54
50-day moving average more info button	C$132.00
200-day moving average more info button	C$124.07
Wall St. target price	C$143.94
PE ratio more info button	14.5468
Dividend yield more info button	C$0 (4.62%)
Earnings per share (TTM) more info button	C$9.51

Is it a good time to buy BMO stock?

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BMO price performance over time

Historical closes compared with the close of C$139.13 from 2024-12-19

1 week (2024-12-13)	-1.33%
1 month (2024-11-21)	5.21%
3 months (2024-09-20)	14.03%
6 months (2024-06-21)	21.11%

1 year (2023-12-21)	7.72%
2 years (2022-12-21)	24.52%
3 years (2021-12-21)	20.95%
5 years (2019-12-20)	75.18%

Is BMO stock undervalued or overvalued?

Valuing BMO stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of BMO's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.

BMO's P/E ratio

BMO's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 15x. In other words, BMO shares trade at around 15x recent earnings.

BMO's PEG ratio

BMO's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 0.6197. A low ratio can be interpreted as meaning the stocks offer better value, while a higher ratio can be interpreted as meaning the stocks offer worse value.

The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into BMO's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the stock prices of multiple high-growth companies.

BMO financials

Revenue TTM	C$31.4 billion
Operating margin TTM	37.39%
Gross profit TTM	C$33.4 billion
Return on assets TTM	0.5%
Return on equity TTM	8.49%
Profit margin	21.2%
Book value	C$105.41
Market Capitalization more info button	C$101 billion

TTM: trailing 12 months

BMO stock dividends

Dividend payout ratio: 63.16% of net profits

Recently BMO has paid out, on average, around 100% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 0% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), BMO shareholders could enjoy a 0% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In BMO's case, that would currently equate to about C$0 per share.

BMO's payout ratio would broadly be considered high, and as such this stock could appeal to those looking to generate an income. Bear in mind however that companies should normally also look to re-invest a decent amount of net profits to ensure future growth.

BMO's most recent dividend payout was on 25 February 2025. The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their stocks by 29 October 2024 (the "ex-dividend date").

Have BMO's stocks ever split?

BMO's stocks were split on a 2:1 basis on 28 February 2001 . So if you had owned 1 share the day before before the split, the next day you'd have owned 2 shares. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your BMO stocks – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 50% lower stock price could have impacted the market appetite for BMO stocks, which in turn could have impacted BMO's stock price.

BMO stock price volatility

Over the last 12 months, BMO's stocks have ranged in value from as little as C$107.7155 up to C$147.54. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta."

Beta is a measure of a stocks volatility in relation to the market. The market (TO average) beta is 1, while BMO's is 1.16. This would suggest that BMO's stocks are a little bit more volatile than the average for this exchange and represent, relatively-speaking, a slightly higher risk (but potentially also market-beating returns).

BMO overview

Bank of Montreal provides diversified financial services primarily in North America. It operates through Canadian P&C, U.S P&C, BMO Wealth Management, and BMO Capital Markets segments. The company's personal banking products and services include deposits, mortgages, home lending, consumer credit, small business lending, credit cards, cash management, financial and investment advice, 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; provides 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.

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Frequently asked questions

What percentage of BMO is owned by insiders or institutions?
Currently 0.029% of BMO stocks are held by insiders and 53.391% by institutions. How many people work for BMO?
Latest data suggests 55,767 work at BMO. When does the fiscal year end for BMO?
BMO's fiscal year ends in October. Where is BMO based?
BMO's address is: 129 rue Saint-Jacques, Montreal, QC, Canada, H2Y 1L6 What is BMO's ISIN number?
BMO's international securities identification number is: CA0636711016

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