Insider Selling: Bank of Montreal (TSE:BMO) Director Sells C$6,132,678.58 in Stock

Bank of Montreal (TSE:BMOGet Free Report) (NYSE:BMO) Director William Darryl White sold 27,167 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, June 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of C$225.74, for a total value of C$6,132,678.58. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 87,166 shares in the company, valued at C$19,676,852.84. This trade represents a 23.76% decrease in their ownership of the stock.

Bank of Montreal Trading Up 1.8%

Shares of TSE:BMO opened at C$229.62 on Friday. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is C$207.01 and its 200-day moving average price is C$193.20. Bank of Montreal has a 12-month low of C$143.35 and a 12-month high of C$230.47. The stock has a market capitalization of C$161.86 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.64, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.71 and a beta of 1.25.

Bank of Montreal (TSE:BMOGet Free Report) (NYSE:BMO) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May 27th. The bank reported C$3.67 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Bank of Montreal had a return on equity of 11.25% and a net margin of 12.63%.The firm had revenue of C$9.57 billion for the quarter. As a group, research analysts predict that Bank of Montreal will post 9.6514585 EPS for the current year.

Bank of Montreal Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, May 26th. Investors of record on Tuesday, May 26th were paid a $1.67 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, April 29th. This represents a $6.68 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.9%. Bank of Montreal’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 50.69%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several analysts recently issued reports on the company. Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce raised their target price on Bank of Montreal from C$226.00 to C$244.00 and gave the stock an “outperformer” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 28th. Barclays raised their target price on Bank of Montreal from C$199.00 to C$203.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 28th. Canaccord Genuity Group raised their target price on Bank of Montreal from C$224.00 to C$230.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 20th. Raymond James Financial raised their target price on Bank of Montreal from C$227.00 to C$233.50 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 28th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group raised their target price on Bank of Montreal from C$195.00 to C$196.00 in a research note on Wednesday, May 20th. Six analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, four have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of C$223.13.

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Bank of Montreal is a diversified financial-services provider based in North America, operating four business segments: Canadian personal and commercial banking, U.S. P&C banking, wealth management, and capital markets.

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