BANK OF MONTREAL $58 - Toronto symbol BMO

BANK OF MONTREAL $58 (Toronto symbol BMO; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Finance sector; Shares outstanding: 639.0 million; Market cap: $37.1 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 2.1; Dividend yield: 4.8%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.bmo.com) currently pays quarterly dividends of $0.70 a share.

The bank will now let shareholders reinvest their dividends in additional shares at a 2% discount to the market price. Previously, it did not offer a discount. As well, shareholders can buy up to $40,000 of additional common shares at the market price directly from the bank each year.

Bank of Montreal is a buy.

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