Analysts assign a CAD 256.57 target to Bank of Montreal stock

Published on 10/26/2026 at 15:48 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

BMO's October 30 ex-dividend date sets the next income marker. Bank of Montreal stock costs EUR 152.44 on October 26, 2026 below its EUR 161.38 high.

Analyst target and reporting dates

MarketBeat reported a CAD 256.57 average 12-month target on October 22, 2026.
BMO's next ex-dividend date is October 30, 2026, with a CAD 1.71 quarterly distribution.
Bank of Montreal stock costs EUR 152.44 at Lang & Schwarz on October 26, 2026 at 3:38 p.m. CEST and sits below its EUR 161.38 high.
BMO is scheduled to report fiscal 2026 results on December 2, 2026.

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Analysts assign a CAD 256.57 average 12-month target to Bank of Montreal stock, according to MarketBeat on October 22, 2026. The average view was Hold, based on seven buy ratings, five holds and one sell rating. Bank of Montreal stock was trading at EUR 152.44 at Lang & Schwarz on October 26, 2026 at 3:38 p.m. CEST.

Target leaves room above the quote

The CAD 256.57 consensus target compares with a cited Canadian share price of CAD 239.31 in the MarketBeat report. That places the average target 7.21 percent above the cited price, a concrete valuation reference for investors assessing the bank after its third-quarter update.

The same report listed a CAD 259.20 52-week high and a CAD 168.92 low. The current Canadian quote was CAD 238.95 at 2:47 p.m. UTC on October 26, 2026, leaving the stock 7.82 percent below the high and 41.45 percent above the low.

Third-quarter earnings remain the operating anchor

Bank of Montreal's third-quarter 2026 adjusted net income rose 19 percent year over year to CAD 2.859 billion, while adjusted earnings per share increased 22 percent to CAD 3.96, according to Quartr in its October 12, 2026 presentation summary. Adjusted revenue rose 11 percent to CAD 9.959 billion, while adjusted return on equity reached 14.0 percent.

Credit costs remain a material counterweight. Total provisions for credit losses reached CAD 722 million in the third quarter, including CAD 708 million on impaired loans, while the bank reported a CAD 973 million after-tax charge largely related to goodwill from announced divestitures.

Dividend and reporting dates

MarketBeat reported a CAD 1.71 quarterly dividend and an October 30, 2026 ex-dividend date. The next payment date is November 26, 2026. Barron's lists December 2, 2026 as the next fiscal 2026 reporting date.

Stock position for investors

Bank of Montreal's market capitalization was CAD 166.1 billion on October 26, 2026, with a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.53 and a trailing dividend yield of 3.00 percent. Its diversified operations span Canadian and U.S. personal and commercial banking, wealth management and capital markets.

Bank of Montreal stock was trading at EUR 152.44 at Lang & Schwarz on October 26, 2026 at 3:38 p.m. CEST. The same-day euro quote sits below the EUR 161.38 52-week high and above the EUR 150.64 low from the German quote page dated October 26, 2026. The further course of trading is shown by the continuously updated real-time quote of BMO stock.