Key Insights Into Bank of Montreal Stock

By Scott Lee • Tuesday, July 30 15:07 • Permanent Link

Bank of Montreal logged a -3.7% change during today's afternoon session, and is now trading at a price of $82.91 per share. The S&P 500 index moved -1.0%. BMO's trading volume is 672,183 compared to the stock's average volume of 942,306.

Bank of Montreal trades -11.26% away from its average analyst target price of $93.43 per share. The 6 analysts following the stock have set target prices ranging from $73.5 to $104.19, and on average have given Bank of Montreal a rating of buy.

Anyone interested in buying BMO should be aware of the facts below:

Bank of Montreal has moved -4.2% over the last year, and the S&P 500 logged a change of 19.4%
Based on its trailing earnings per share of 6.03, Bank of Montreal has a trailing 12 month Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio of 13.7 while the S&P 500 average is 28.21
BMO has a forward P/E ratio of 9.9 based on its forward 12 month price to earnings (EPS) of $8.35 per share
The company has a price to earnings growth (PEG) ratio of 6.69 — a number near or below 1 signifying that Bank of Montreal is fairly valued compared to its estimated growth potential
Its Price to Book (P/B) ratio is 0.81 compared to its sector average of 1.85
Bank of Montreal provides diversified financial services primarily in North America.
Based in Montreal, the company has 55,767 full time employees and a market cap of $60.57 Billion. Bank of Montreal currently returns an annual dividend yield of 6.9%.

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