Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, Canadian financial services giant Bank of Montreal (NYSE: BMO) has earned a respected four-star ranking.

With that in mind, let's take a closer look at Bank of Montreal's business and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.

BMO facts

Headquarters (founded) Toronto (1817)
Market Cap $36 billion
Industry Diversified banks
Trailing-12-Month Revenue $12.35 billion
Management

CEO William Downe

CFO Thomas Flynn
Return on Equity (average, past 3 years) 12.1%
Dividend Yield 4.7%
Competitors

Bank of Nova Scotia (NYSE: BNS)

Royal Bank of Canada (NYSE: RY)

Toronto-Dominion Bank (NYSE: TD)

Sources: S&P Capital IQ and Motley Fool CAPS.

On CAPS, 91% of the 345 members who have rated BMO believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward. These bulls include BUbulldog and designerMoney.

This past summer, BUbulldog tapped BMO as a bankable bargain opportunity: "It's the most attractively priced Canadian bank at the moment -- and hey, it's Canadian and we all know what that means (no sub-prime mortgages like the US, no MBS, etc.)."

In fact, BMO currently sports a juicy dividend yield of 4.7%. That's slightly higher than that of main competitors Scotiabank (3.7%), Royal Bank of Canada (4.3%), and Toronto-Dominion (3.4%).

CAPS member designerMoney expands on the income opportunity: "Bank of Montreal with its consistent dividend and potential growth opportunities is my favorite banking stock, and also my bank. With its US business continuing to grow at a modest rate, along with providing an almost 5% dividend BMO will continue to outperform.

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