Bank of Montreal provides diversified financial services primarily in North America. The company's personal banking products and services include checking and savings accounts, credit cards, mortgages, and financial and investment advice services; and commercial banking products and services comprise business deposit accounts, commercial credit cards, business loans and commercial mortgages, cash management solutions, foreign exchange, specialized banking programs, treasury and payment solutions, and risk management products for small business and commercial banking customers. It also offers investment and wealth advisory services; digital investing services; financial services and solutions; and investment management, and trust and custody services to institutional, retail, and high net worth investors. In addition, the company provides life insurance, accident and sickness insurance, and annuity products; creditor and travel insurance to bank customers; and reinsurance solutions. Further, it offers client's debt and equity capital-raising services, as well as loan origination and syndication, balance sheet management, and treasury management; strategic advice on mergers and acquisitions, restructurings, and recapitalizations, as well as valuation and fairness opinions; and trade finance, risk mitigation, and other operating services. Additionally, the company provides research and access to markets for institutional, corporate, and retail clients; trading solutions that include debt, foreign exchange, interest rate, credit, equity, securitization and commodities; new product development and origination services, as well as risk management advice and services to hedge against fluctuations; and funding and liquidity management services to its clients. It operates through approximately 1,400 bank branches and 4,800 automated banking machines in Canada and the United States. The company was founded in 1817 and is headquartered in Montreal, Canada.
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| Date | Price Target | Rating | Analyst |
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| 8/28/2024 | Buy → Neutral | BofA Securities | |
| 8/28/2024 | Sector Outperform → Sector Perform | Scotiabank | |
| 8/27/2024 | Buy → Hold | TD Securities | |
| 8/27/2024 | Buy → Hold | Jefferies | |
| 7/30/2024 | Outperform → Sector Perform | RBC Capital Mkts | |
| 7/2/2024 | Neutral | UBS | |
| 6/3/2024 | Outperform → Mkt Perform | Keefe Bruyette | |
| 5/29/2024 | Buy → Hold | Desjardins | |
| 3/20/2024 | Overweight | Barclays | |
| 2/22/2024 | Buy | Jefferies |
TORONTO, Nov. 20, 2024 /CNW/ - BMO Asset Management Inc., as manager of the BMO ETFs, and BMO Investments Inc., as manager of the BMO Mutual Funds, today announced the November 2024 cash distributions for unitholders of BMO ETFs and unitholders of ETF Series units of the BMO Mutual Funds (ETF Series) that distribute monthly, as set out in the table below. Unitholders of record of the BMO ETFs and ETF Series at the close of business on November 27, 2024 will receive cash distributions payable on December 3, 2024. The ex-dividend date and record date for all BMO ETFs and ETF Series of BMO Mutual Funds is November 27, 2024. Details of the per unit cash distribution amount are as follows: FUND
TORONTO, Nov. 7, 2024 /CNW/ - BMO Financial Group will announce its fourth quarter 2024 financial results and hold its investor community conference call on December 5th, 2024. Financial results will be issued in a news release at approximately 6:00 a.m. ET. Investor Community Conference Call Time: 8:30 a.m. ETThe conference call will be available in a listen-only mode:via telephone at 1-800-806-5484 or 416-340-2217 (Toronto area), Passcode: 9768240#via the Internet at https://www.bmo.com/home/about/banking/investor-relations/financial-information/quarterly-resultsPresentation material referenced during the conference call will be available at https://www.bmo.com/home/about/banking/i
TORONTO, Nov. 7, 2024 /CNW/ - BMO Global Asset Management (BMO GAM) received ten awards at the 2024 Canada LSEG Lipper Fund Awards, with BMO Exchange Traded Funds (BMO ETFs) claiming five top honours and BMO Mutual Funds being recognized as best in class in five additional categories. For over three decades, the LSEG Lipper Fund Awards have recognized funds and fund management firms for their consistently strong risk-adjusted 3-year, 5-year, and 10-year performance relative to their peers. Based on Lipper's quantitative, proprietary methodology, the awards reflect an independent assessment of fund performance. "We are pleased to be recognized as a top fund performer for another year," said
TORONTO, Oct. 23, 2024 /CNW/ - BMO Asset Management Inc., as manager of the BMO ETFs, and BMO Investments Inc., as manager of the BMO Mutual Funds, today announced the October 2024 cash distributions for unitholders of BMO ETFs and unitholders of ETF Series units of the BMO Mutual Funds (ETF Series) that distribute monthly, as set out in the table below. Unitholders of record of the BMO ETFs and ETF Series at the close of business on October 30, 2024 will receive cash distributions payable on November 4, 2024. The ex-dividend date and record date for all BMO ETFs and ETF Series of BMO Mutual Funds is October 30, 2024. Details of the per unit cash distribution amount are as follows: FUND NA
TORONTO, Oct. 3, 2024 /CNW/ - Bank of Montreal (the "Bank") (TSX:BMO)(NYSE:BMO) today announced its intention to redeem all of its 12,000,000 outstanding Non-Cumulative 5-Year Rate Reset Class B Preferred Shares, Series 31 (Non-Viability Contingent Capital (NVCC)) (the "Preferred Shares Series 31") (TSX:BMO) for an aggregate total of $300 million on November 25, 2024. The redemption has been approved by the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions. The Preferred Shares Series 31 are redeemable at the Bank's option on November 25, 2024 (the "Redemption Date") at a redemption price of $25.00 per share. Payment of the redemption price will be made by the Bank on the Redemption Da
TORONTO, Sept. 20, 2024 /CNW/ - BMO Asset Management Inc., as manager of the BMO ETFs, and BMO Investments Inc., as manager of the BMO Mutual Funds, today announced the September 2024 cash and reinvested distributions for unitholders of BMO ETFs and unitholders of ETF Series units of the BMO Mutual Funds (ETF Series) that distribute monthly and quarterly, as set out in the tables below. Unitholders of record of the BMO ETFs and ETF Series at the close of business on September 27, 2024 will receive cash distributions payable on October 2, 2024. The ex-dividend date and record date for all BMO ETFs and ETF Series of BMO Mutual Funds is September 27, 2024. Details of the per unit cash distribu
BMO's Third Quarter 2024 Report to Shareholders, including the unaudited interim consolidated financial statements for the period ended July 31, 2024 are available online at www.bmo.com/investorrelations and at www.sedarplus.ca. Financial Results Highlights Third Quarter 2024 compared with Third Quarter 2023: Net income of $1,865 million, compared with $1,565 million; adjusted net income1, 2 of $1,981 million, compared with $2,148 millionReported earnings per share (EPS)3 of $2.48, compared with $2.12; adjusted EPS1, 2, 3 of $2.64, compared with $2.94Provision for credit losses (PCL) of $906 million, compared with $492 millionReturn on equity (ROE) of 10.0%, compared with 9.0%; adjusted ROE1
TORONTO, Aug. 6, 2024 /CNW/ - BMO Financial Group will announce its third quarter 2024 financial results and hold its investor community conference call on August 27th, 2024. Financial results will be issued in a news release at approximately 5:30 a.m. ET. Investor Community Conference Call Time: 7:15 a.m. ETThe conference call will be available in a listen-only mode:via telephone at 1-800-806-5484 or 416-340-2217 (Toronto area),Passcode: 9768240#via the Internet at https://www.bmo.com/home/about/banking/investor-relations/financial-information/quarterly-resultsPresentation material referenced during the conference call will be available at https://www.bmo.com/home/about/banking/investor-re
TORONTO, July 23, 2024 /CNW/ - BMO Asset Management Inc., as manager of the BMO ETFs, and BMO Investments Inc., as manager of the BMO Mutual Funds, today announced the July 2024 cash distributions for unitholders of BMO ETFs and unitholders of ETF Series units of the BMO Mutual Funds (ETF Series) that distribute monthly, as set out in the table below. Unitholders of record of the BMO ETFs and ETF Series at the close of business on July 30, 2024 will receive cash distributions payable on August 2, 2024. The ex-dividend date and record date for all BMO ETFs and ETF Series of BMO Mutual Funds is July 30, 2024. Details of the per unit cash distribution amount are as follows: FUND NAME FUND TI
TORONTO, July 22, 2024 /CNW/ - Bank of Montreal (the "Bank") (TSX:BMO)(NYSE:BMO) today announced its intention to redeem all of its 16,000,000 outstanding Non-Cumulative 5-Year Rate Reset Class B Preferred Shares, Series 29 (Non-Viability Contingent Capital (NVCC)) (the "Preferred Shares Series 29") for an aggregate total of $400 million on August 25, 2024. The redemption has been approved by the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions. The Preferred Shares Series 29 are redeemable at the Bank's option on August 25, 2024 (the "Redemption Date") at a redemption price of $25.00 per share. Payment of the redemption price will be made by the Bank on August 26, 2024, the first bus
TORONTO, Nov. 20, 2024 /CNW/ - BMO Asset Management Inc., as manager of the BMO ETFs, and BMO Investments Inc., as manager of the BMO Mutual Funds, today announced the November 2024 cash distributions for unitholders of BMO ETFs and unitholders of ETF Series units of the BMO Mutual Funds (ETF Series) that distribute monthly, as set out in the table below. Unitholders of record of the BMO ETFs and ETF Series at the close of business on November 27, 2024 will receive cash distributions payable on December 3, 2024. The ex-dividend date and record date for all BMO ETFs and ETF Series of BMO Mutual Funds is November 27, 2024. Details of the per unit cash distribution amount are as follows: FUND
TORONTO, Nov. 19, 2024 /CNW/ - BMO today announced it has received five Global Retail Banking Innovation Awards from The Digital Banker for its leadership in digital innovation, customer experience and delivery excellence. Outstanding Staff Training, Learning & Development Program Award: Created at BMO's Agile Center of Excellence, the Digital Agile Learning and Development Program was established to strengthen employees' skills and competencies for agile-specific roles to enable digital delivery at scale with quality and pace.Digital Lending Product of the Year Award: BMO PaySmart is a low-credit solution that has helped Canadians access a flexible tool to turn credit card purchases into e
TORONTO, Nov. 7, 2024 /CNW/ - BMO Financial Group will announce its fourth quarter 2024 financial results and hold its investor community conference call on December 5th, 2024. Financial results will be issued in a news release at approximately 6:00 a.m. ET. Investor Community Conference Call Time: 8:30 a.m. ETThe conference call will be available in a listen-only mode:via telephone at 1-800-806-5484 or 416-340-2217 (Toronto area), Passcode: 9768240#via the Internet at https://www.bmo.com/home/about/banking/investor-relations/financial-information/quarterly-resultsPresentation material referenced during the conference call will be available at https://www.bmo.com/home/about/banking/i
TORONTO, Nov. 7, 2024 /CNW/ - BMO Global Asset Management (BMO GAM) received ten awards at the 2024 Canada LSEG Lipper Fund Awards, with BMO Exchange Traded Funds (BMO ETFs) claiming five top honours and BMO Mutual Funds being recognized as best in class in five additional categories. For over three decades, the LSEG Lipper Fund Awards have recognized funds and fund management firms for their consistently strong risk-adjusted 3-year, 5-year, and 10-year performance relative to their peers. Based on Lipper's quantitative, proprietary methodology, the awards reflect an independent assessment of fund performance. "We are pleased to be recognized as a top fund performer for another year," said
TORONTO, Oct. 29, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -Bank of Montreal today announced the appointment of Diane Cooper and Brian McManus to its Board of Directors. "We are pleased to welcome Diane and Brian to the Board of Directors," said George Cope, Chair of the Board. "They each bring significant skills and experience and will be a valuable addition to our board." Ms. Cooper was formerly President and CEO of GE Capital's Commercial Distribution business and an officer of GE Company. She also led the GE Capital Equipment Finance and Franchise Finance businesses and previously held senior ro
TORONTO, Oct. 23, 2024 /CNW/ - BMO Bank of Montreal today announced that it is decreasing its CDN$ prime lending rate from 6.45 per cent to 5.95 per cent, effective October 24, 2024. About BMO Financial Group BMO Financial Group is the eighth largest bank in North America by assets, with total assets of $1.4 trillion as of July 31, 2024. Serving customers for 200 years and counting, BMO is a diverse team of highly engaged employees providing a broad range of personal and commercial banking, wealth management, global markets and investment banking products and services to 13 million customers across Canada, the United States, and in select markets globally. Driven by a single purpose, to Bol
TORONTO, Oct. 23, 2024 /CNW/ - BMO Asset Management Inc., as manager of the BMO ETFs, and BMO Investments Inc., as manager of the BMO Mutual Funds, today announced the October 2024 cash distributions for unitholders of BMO ETFs and unitholders of ETF Series units of the BMO Mutual Funds (ETF Series) that distribute monthly, as set out in the table below. Unitholders of record of the BMO ETFs and ETF Series at the close of business on October 30, 2024 will receive cash distributions payable on November 4, 2024. The ex-dividend date and record date for all BMO ETFs and ETF Series of BMO Mutual Funds is October 30, 2024. Details of the per unit cash distribution amount are as follows: FUND NA
CHICAGO, Oct. 11, 2024 /PRNewswire/ - BMO today announced its support for customers and communities impacted by Hurricane Milton. BMO supports the American Red Cross with an annual corporate donation for its ongoing relief and resiliency work which includes its response to affected communities following Hurricane Milton. The bank is also offering disaster relief options to support customers impacted by the events. "Hurricane Milton has taken a heavy toll on Florida, and our thoughts are with everyone affected," said Darrel Hackett, President & CEO, BMO Bank. "We are fully committed to providing relief and support to help our customers, colleagues, and communities recover from this devastati
TORONTO, Oct. 10, 2024 /CNW/ - BMO Nesbitt Burns Inc. ("BMO Nesbitt Burns") today announced that on October 10, 2024, it reduced its holdings of High Liner Foods Incorporated (the "Company") by 800,000 common shares ("Common Shares"), representing approximately 2.67% of the issued and outstanding Common Shares, through the facilities of the Toronto Stock Exchange at a price of $13.60 per Common Share for aggregate gross proceeds of $10,880,000 (the "Disposition"). As announced on June 6, 2024, the Company cancelled 2,429,014 Common Shares under the Rubicon Resources, LLC settl
TORONTO, Oct. 3, 2024 /CNW/ - Bank of Montreal (the "Bank") (TSX:BMO)(NYSE:BMO) today announced its intention to redeem all of its 12,000,000 outstanding Non-Cumulative 5-Year Rate Reset Class B Preferred Shares, Series 31 (Non-Viability Contingent Capital (NVCC)) (the "Preferred Shares Series 31") (TSX:BMO) for an aggregate total of $300 million on November 25, 2024. The redemption has been approved by the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions. The Preferred Shares Series 31 are redeemable at the Bank's option on November 25, 2024 (the "Redemption Date") at a redemption price of $25.00 per share. Payment of the redemption price will be made by the Bank on the Redemption Da
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BofA Securities downgraded Bank of Montreal from Buy to Neutral
Scotiabank downgraded Bank of Montreal from Sector Outperform to Sector Perform
TD Securities downgraded Bank of Montreal from Buy to Hold
Jefferies downgraded Bank of Montreal from Buy to Hold
RBC Capital Mkts downgraded Bank of Montreal from Outperform to Sector Perform
UBS initiated coverage of Bank of Montreal with a rating of Neutral
Keefe Bruyette downgraded Bank of Montreal from Outperform to Mkt Perform
Desjardins downgraded Bank of Montreal from Buy to Hold
Barclays initiated coverage of Bank of Montreal with a rating of Overweight
Jefferies initiated coverage of Bank of Montreal with a rating of Buy
Keefe, Bruyette & Woods analyst Mike Rizvanovic downgrades Bank of Montreal (NYSE:BMO) from Outperform to Market Perform and lowers the price target from $137 to $124.
Shares of Bank of Montreal (NYSE:BMO) fell sharply during Wednesday's session after the company reported worse-than-expected second-quarter financial results. Bank of Montreal posted quarterly adjusted earnings of C$2.59 per share, missing market estimates of C$2.77 per share. The company's quarterly sales came in at C$7.988 billion missing expectations of C$8.046 billion, according to data from Benzinga Pro. Bank of Montreal shares declined 7.1% to $89.32 on Wednesday. Here are some other stocks moving in today’s mid-day session. Gainers ReShape Lifesciences Inc. (NASDAQ:RSLS) shares jumped 82.8% to $0.3799 a day after it received the nod from the U.S. Patent And Trademark O
Bank of Montreal (TSX:BMO) (NYSE:BMO) today announced at its Board of Directors declared a quarterly dividend of $1.55 per share on paid-up common shares of Bank of Montreal for the third quarter of fiscal year 2024 ("Q3 2024 Dividend"), a 4 cent, or 3 per cent, increase from the prior quarter, up 5 per cent from the prior year.
Bank of Montreal (NYSE:BMO) reported quarterly earnings of C$2.59 per share which missed the analyst consensus estimate of C$2.77 by 6.5 percent. This is a 10.38 percent decrease over earnings of C$2.89 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of C$7.988 billion which missed the analyst consensus estimate of C$8.046 billion by 0.72 percent. This is a 2.82 percent increase over sales of C$7.769 billion the same period last year.
Despite global efforts towards decarbonization, coal imports in China are on the rise, signaling persistent demand for the commodity. The surge in imports contradicts previous forecasts of a decline, demonstrating China’s continued reliance on coal for various industrial processes and electricity generation regardless of its strong push into green energy exports. According to data compiled by Kpler, per Reuter's report, China imported 97.43 million metric tons of coal from the seaborne market during the first quarter of 2024, marking a significant increase of 16.9% compared to the same period in 2023. One of the contributing factors to China’s increased coal demand is the steady growth
The Carlyle Group Inc. (NASDAQ:CG) inked a collaboration with Bank of Montreal‘s (NYSE:BMO) BMO Global Asset Management (BMO GAM) to aid private equity strategy for Canada. This is BMO Global’s third partnership to widen access to private markets for Canadian accredited investors. The new strategy will offer access to a global diversified private equity portfolio through a single fund, which is expected to be available this spring. Shane Clifford, Head of Carlyle Wealth Strategy, said, “The solution, which is through our AlpInvest platform, will offer accredited investors in Canada direct access to a global portfolio of secondary, co-investment, and primary opportunities providing i
Barclays analyst Brian Morton initiates coverage on Bank of Montreal (TSX:BMO) with a Overweight rating and announces Price Target of C$140.
TORONTO, Oct. 29, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -Bank of Montreal today announced the appointment of Diane Cooper and Brian McManus to its Board of Directors. "We are pleased to welcome Diane and Brian to the Board of Directors," said George Cope, Chair of the Board. "They each bring significant skills and experience and will be a valuable addition to our board." Ms. Cooper was formerly President and CEO of GE Capital's Commercial Distribution business and an officer of GE Company. She also led the GE Capital Equipment Finance and Franchise Finance businesses and previously held senior ro
TORONTO and CHICAGO, Oct. 2, 2024 /PRNewswire/ - BMO today announced the appointment of Kristin Milchanowski as its new Chief Artificial Intelligence and Data Officer, effective October 15, 2024. Kristin will drive BMO's Artificial Intelligence (AI), data, analytics, and robotics strategies and supporting technologies, championing a transformative AI roadmap that optimizes and enhances business value. Additionally, she will focus on data management and data governance across the organization, deepening the bank's robust and established culture of innovation and accountability. "Kristin brings extensive knowledge and expertise in transforming businesses by leveraging the full potential of th
LAFC Unveils New 2024 Primary JerseyLOS ANGELES, TORONTO, and CHICAGO, Feb. 15, 2024 /PRNewswire/ - Los Angeles Football Club (LAFC) and BMO today announced an expansion of their multi-year partnership, unveiling BMO as the Club's "Official Jersey Sponsor" on the 2024 primary and secondary jersey. BMO will continue to support fans of LAFC and the community as the Official Bank of LAFC, and BMO Stadium will continue to be the home of LAFC in the heart of Los Angeles. VIEW THE NEW JERSEY HERE: LAFC KIT LAUNCH PHOTOS (Credit: LAFC) Authentic and replica 2024 primary jerseys will
Following a surge in excess savings during the pandemic, Canadians are no longer putting as much money away - with savings levels now returning to pre-pandemic levels 63 per cent say current economic conditions are negatively affecting their ability to save for retirementTORONTO, Feb. 7, 2024 /CNW/ - BMO's annual retirement survey reveals Millennials (ages 28 to 44) believe they will need about $2.1M to retire, the highest among all adult generations. The survey also revealed that, for a second consecutive year, Canadians overall believe they need about $1.7 million in retirement. Demographic Age Groups Estimated Savings Needed to Retire,According to Survey Respondents National (All age gro
TORONTO and NEW YORK, Oct. 10, 2023 /PRNewswire/ - BMO Financial Group (TSX:BMO) (NYSE:BMO) today announced the upcoming retirement of its Chief Executive Officer & Group Head, Capital Markets, Dan Barclay, and the appointment of Alan Tannenbaum into the role. After a 32-year investment banking career, Mr. Barclay will transition to a role as Senior Advisor to the CEO. Mr. Tannenbaum will also join the bank's Executive Committee. Both changes are effective November 1, 2023. Mr. Tannenbaum will lead BMO Capital Markets and provide strategic direction on global markets and inve
TORONTO, Aug. 30, 2023 /PRNewswire/ - Bank of Montreal today announced the appointment of Hazel Claxton, former Executive Vice-President and Chief Human Resources Officer of Morneau Shepell Inc. (now part of TELUS Health), to its Board of Directors. "We are pleased to welcome Hazel to the Board of Directors," said George A. Cope, Chair of the Board. "She brings a wealth of knowledge and experience in executive leadership, accounting and finance, talent management, and strategic planning. She will be a strong addition to our Board." Prior to her tenure at Morneau Shepell Inc. f
TORONTO and CHICAGO, April 20, 2023 /CNW/ - BMO today announced the appointment of Darrel Hackett as U.S. Chief Executive Officer of BMO Financial Group, President & CEO of BMO Harris Bank N.A., and CEO of BMO's U.S. holding company, BMO Financial Corp. (BFC). Mr. Hackett will report to Chief Executive Officer Darryl White, join the bank's Executive Committee, and will chair the U.S. Management Committee. His appointment is effective June 1, 2023. Joining BMO in 2004, among several leadership roles at BMO and in the community, Mr. Hackett has served BMO's clients as the leader
TORONTO and CHICAGO, April 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ - BMO today announced the appointment of Darrel Hackett as U.S. Chief Executive Officer of BMO Financial Group, President & CEO of BMO Harris Bank N.A., and CEO of BMO's U.S. holding company, BMO Financial Corp. (BFC). Mr. Hackett will report to Chief Executive Officer Darryl White, join the bank's Executive Committee, and will chair the U.S. Management Committee. His appointment is effective June 1, 2023. Joining BMO in 2004, among several leadership roles at BMO and in the community, Mr. Hackett has served BMO's clients as the
A special report from the BMO Real Financial Progress Index found notable gender gaps in retirement readiness, financial literacy, and a strong demand for financial know-how resourcesOnly 53 percent of women report feel confident to retire at their target age compared to two thirds (66 percent) of menAn overwhelming majority of women (79 percent) desire greater access to financial literacy resources with 74 percent reporting they do not have a financial plan in place compared to 58 percent of menCHICAGO, March 7, 2023 /PRNewswire/ - A special report from the BMO Real Financial Progress Index focusing on women and financial confidence found a stark contrast regarding how women and men feel ab
TORONTO, Feb. 15, 2023 /PRNewswire/ - BMO Financial Group today announced the appointment of Nadim Hirji as Group Head, BMO Commercial Banking. Mr. Hirji will report to Chief Executive Officer Darryl White and join the bank's Executive Committee. His appointment is effective March 1, 2023. "Across North America, BMO's commercial bankers are fueling the growth and resilience of our clients' businesses that help our economy thrive and our clients make progress on their goals," said Mr. White. "Nadim is a purpose-driven leader who deeply understands the power that comes from the