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Bank of Montreal (BMO.TO)

239.73

+2.56 (1.08%)

as of Jun 17, 2026, 8:00:00 pm Market Open.

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Jun 17, 2026, 12:00 am

This summary was created by AI, based on 16 opinions in the last 12 months.

The Bank of Montreal (BMO) has been reviewed positively by several experts, highlighting its stability and strong performance within the Canadian banking sector. While many respect its sound credit portfolio and consistent dividends, some experts note potential headwinds like inflation and a fragile economic landscape that might affect future growth. The bank maintains a favorable position but is seen as trading at a premium, suggesting caution for new investments. Overall, the consensus indicates that while BMO remains a solid choice for stability and dividend growth, there are indications of the stock being at a high valuation level. Diversifying into more defensive sectors may be advisable given the current market conditions.

Consensus

Cautious

Valuation

Overvalued

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DON'T BUY

This is his least favourite bank. The growth outlook is worse than the others. Their strategy is a bit muddled and seems unclear. They have large US retail exposure. He is very cautious about this bank.

TOP PICK

(Long Term Covered Call) For someone seeking income. Get 5 dividend payments between now and 2009. Overall return is better than 16% (assuming BMO doesn’t move). You could go down by $5 per share and still break even, while getting a 7% payout.

TOP PICK

The lowest price to book. Big yield. They have a lot of initiatives, which if they work out, will be very good. Even if they don't it will be fine.

BUY

Made an acquisition of the Harris bank in the Chicago area and the feeling is they will be making an additional acquisition. Valuation is probably reasonable right now. In the past, they have had a few issues.

BUY

Generally speaking, Canadian banks are pretty well run. They struggled a lot recently but they'll get their act together. Has a decent yield. Decent value at this price.

BUY

Longer term, the Canadian banks will be a good place to be.

DON'T BUY

Feels it has the least growth profile of the big 5. Has the worst exposure by a long shot to the commercial paper side. Highest dividend yield.

DON'T BUY

Banks have big corrections 22% upside. Prefers to trade them, then buy/hold them. Main trend will be down for banks, maybe for years. There will come a time again for banks.

TOP PICK

Bank of Montreal Bond. 7.00% (Matures Jan 28th, 2010) Has real value, 80 basis points.

DON'T BUY

Got into terrible gas trading deals with the hedge fund Amaranth and is still unwinding from this. Last quarter cost them $.19. Management increased dividend to indicate they have the cash flow. He feels it will take a little while to work out. Feels the

DON'T BUY

Harris Bank in Chicago continues to largely under perform. A lot of Bank of Montreal earnings have been heavily driven by trading in capital markets related revenue and are not creating growth in other parts of the banking business.

COMMENT

Just disclosed they are having continual difficulties getting their natural gas commodities trade book down to comfortable levels and are absorbing further losses.

TOP PICK

This could apply to any of the Canadian banks, but this one came off the most and has the highest yield at 4.4%. Sub prime exposure is minimal. Financials led the market down, but will lead the market up. Quality names will do very, very well.

BUY

Haven't heard too much about how the subprime loans are going to affect them. It has the highest yield (over 4%) of any of the 5 major Canadian banks.

BUY

Yield is about 4.15%. The yield many go a little bit higher. Reporting is coming up shortly with the banks and there is some concern on sub primes.

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