BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ vs WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN, two Banks—Regional stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where BMO and WFC diverge most: on debt / equity, BMO reads 0.00 and WFC reads 1.20; on revenue growth, BMO reads +7.2% and WFC reads +4.2%. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. What WFC's price implies is a bet that sits within the historical range (earnings-power basis). The bull and bear cases for each are in their full reports below.
| Metric | BMO | WFC |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $179.45 | $86.45 |
| Market cap | $127.1B | $269.5B |
| Sector | Financial Services | Financial Services |
| Stage | Mature | Mature |
| P/E | 20.3 | 13.4 |
| P/B | 2.02 | 1.49 |
| P/S | 4.69 | 3.17 |
| Revenue growth | +7.2% | +4.2% |
| Net margin | 24.6% | 25.5% |
| Return on equity | 10.6% | 12.0% |
| Return on assets | 0.6% | 1.0% |
| Dividend yield | — | 2.0% |
| Debt / equity | 0.00 | 1.20 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 8 / 9 | 7 / 9 |
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