DAVENPORT & Co LLC Makes New Investment in Bank of Montreal (NYSE: BMO)

DAVENPORT & Co LLC purchased a new stake in Bank of Montreal (NYSE:BMO – Free Report ) (TSE:BMO) during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). . The fund purchased 2,252 shares of the bank's stock, valued at approximately $223,000.

A number of other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of BMO. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. raised its position in shares of Bank of Montreal by 3.0% in the first quarter. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. now owns 7,432 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $877,000 after purchasing an additional 219 shares in the last quarter. BlackRock Inc. lifted its position in shares of Bank of Montreal by 5.5% in the first quarter. BlackRock Inc. after buying an additional 22,030 shares in the last quarter. now owns 426,005 shares of the bank's stock, valued at $50,256,000. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of Bank of Montreal during the first quarter worth approximately $225,000. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its position in shares of Bank of Montreal by 6.1% in the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. after purchasing an additional 1,293,280 shares during the last quarter. now owns 22,478,058 shares of the bank's stock, valued at $2,651,736,000. Finally, USS Investment Management Ltd lifted its position in shares of Bank of Montreal by 2.1% in the first quarter. USS Investment Management Ltd now owns 145,939 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $17,199,000 after purchasing an additional 3,071 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 45.82% of the company's shares.

Bank of Montreal rates

Bank of Montreal stock opened at $95.57 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.12, a quick ratio of 0.94, and a current ratio of 0.94. Bank of Montreal has a 1-year low of $73.98 and a 1-year high of $100.12. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $94.26 and a 200-day moving average of $89.39. The company has a market cap of $69.69 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.24, a PEG ratio of 1.88 and a beta of 1.13.

Bank of Montreal (NYSE:BMO – Get Free Report ) (TSE:BMO) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 27th. The bank reported $1.90 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $2.24 by ($0.34). Bank of Montreal had a return on equity of 11.89% and a net margin of 7.40%. The business reported revenue of $5.68 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $6.34 billion. sell-side analysts anticipate that Bank of Montreal will post 8.94 earnings per share for the current year.

Bank of Montreal increases dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, May 28th. Shareholders of record on Monday, April 29th will be paid a dividend of $1.1172 per share. This is an increase from Bank of Montreal's previous quarterly dividend of $1.11. This represents an annual dividend of $4.47 and a yield of 4.68%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, April 26th. Bank of Montreal's payout ratio is currently 62.02%.

Changes in analysts' ratings

A number of equities analysts recently weighed in on BMO shares. Bank of America upgraded shares of Montreal from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, December 18th. Jefferies Financial Group started coverage on shares of Bank of Montreal in a report on Thursday, February 22nd. They issued a “buy” rating for the company. Barclays began coverage on shares of Bank of Montreal in a report on Wednesday, March 20th. They issued an “overweight” rating to the company. Bank National raised shares of Bank of Montreal Financial from a “sector perform” rating to an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, December 20th. Finally, StockNews.com raised shares of Bank of Montreal from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Sunday, March 3rd. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the company. The stock has a consensus rating of “Average Buy” and an average price target of $131.00, according to MarketBeat.com.

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Bank of Montreal Company Profile

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Bank of Montreal provides diversified financial services primarily in North America. It operates through the Canadian P&C, US P&C, BMO Wealth Management and BMO Capital Markets segments. The company's personal banking products and services include deposits, mortgages, home loans, consumer loans, small business loans, credit cards, cash management, financial and investment advice and other banking services; and commercial banking products and services include a variety of financing options, treasury and payment solutions, and risk management products.

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