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Bank of Montreal (BMO)

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Bank of Montreal is a diversified financial services provider based in North America with over CAD 1.47 trillion in assets by the end of fiscal 2025. BMO operates four business segments: Canadian personal and commercial banking, US personal and commercial banking, wealth management, and capital markets. The bank's operations are primarily in Canada, with a material portion also in the US.

Company Info

SIC6029
Composite FIGIBBG000DLY9B9
CIK0000927971
IPOOct 27, 1994
Sectorcommercial banks, nec

Highlights

Market Cap$96.03B
EPS
P/E Ratio
Revenue
Gross Profit
Net Income
Employees53,000
WSO704,919,913
Phone(416) 867-7191

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Analysis

Share Price Chart

Performance Chart

The chart shows the growth of an initial investment of $10,000 in Bank of Montreal, comparing it to the performance of the S&P 500 index.
All prices have been adjusted for splits and dividends.

Returns By Period

Bank of Montreal (BMO) has returned 4.66% so far this year and 59.31% over the past 12 months. Looking at the last ten years, BMO has achieved an annualized return of 8.44%, underperforming the Benchmark (SPY), which averaged 12.23% per year.

BMO

1M-5.82%
6M5.23%
YTD4.66%
1Y59.31%
5Y8.25%
10Y8.44%

Benchmark (SPY)

1M-3.85%
6M-2.35%
YTD-4.36%
1Y34.06%
5Y9.80%
10Y12.23%

Monthly Returns

The table below presents the monthly returns of Bank of Montreal (BMO) with color gradation from worst to best to easily spot seasonal factors.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
20264.59%6.03%-4.47%-0.43%
20251.87%7.78%-7.74%0.16%12.81%3.11%-0.01%9.76%8.99%-4.43%2.31%3.00%
2024-3.78%-3.93%7.65%-8.51%-0.39%-5.31%0.30%-1.22%8.92%0.89%3.76%2.18%
202310.90%-5.99%-5.79%0.27%-7.67%7.85%2.35%-6.46%-2.38%-10.01%8.55%21.43%
20224.76%0.51%2.26%-10.63%2.87%-12.09%5.14%-7.18%-4.45%3.61%4.78%-7.34%
2021-2.53%8.78%7.63%5.99%11.03%-2.89%-3.16%0.14%-0.33%8.51%-4.35%1.47%
2020-1.65%-11.16%-26.09%5.95%-1.20%6.59%4.07%15.58%-7.33%1.38%20.98%2.74%
201913.00%6.61%-4.27%4.54%-7.90%4.26%-1.57%-7.71%8.00%-0.54%3.62%0.65%
20182.82%-7.59%-0.57%0.48%2.16%-0.39%3.28%3.08%1.34%-11.00%-1.08%-13.62%
20174.74%0.03%-2.86%-4.81%-5.50%8.61%3.01%-5.56%4.77%1.40%0.22%2.85%
20168.58%-3.66%1.33%1.50%3.51%-1.22%-2.72%3.16%8.46%

Performance Indicators

The charts below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for Bank of Montreal (BMO) and compare them to a Benchmark (SPY). These indicators evaluate an investment's returns against its associated risks.

Sharpe ratio

-2.00-1.000.001.002.003.00SPY: 0.92BMO: 1.78

Sortino ratio

-6.00-4.00-2.000.002.004.00SPY: 1.40BMO: 2.58

Omega ratio

0.501.001.502.00SPY: 1.22BMO: 1.37

Calmar ratio

0.002.004.006.00SPY: 1.20BMO: 3.30

Martin ratio

0.001.003.00SPY: 0.42BMO: 0.66

The Sharpe ratio helps investors understand how much return they're getting for the level of risk taken. A higher Sharpe ratio indicates better risk-adjusted performance, meaning more reward for each unit of risk.

These values reflect how efficiently the investment has delivered returns relative to its volatility over different time periods. All figures are annualized and based on daily total returns.

The chart below shows the rolling Sharpe ratio of BMO compared to the benchmark. This view highlights how the investment's risk-adjusted performance has changed over time.

Volatility Chart

The current Bank of Montreal volatility is 1.69%, representing the standart deviation of percentage change in the investments's value, either up or down over the past month. The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.

Drawdowns Chart

The Drawdowns chart displays portfolio losses from any high point along the way. It shows the maximum percentage drop from a peak to a trough over a specified period, indicating the risk of significant losses.
Although chart shows positive values, it represents the percentage drop from the peak, so a value of 10% means the portfolio has dropped 10% from its highest point.

News and Insights

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