Bank of Montreal (NYSE:BMO) reported quarterly earnings of $2.86 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $2.71 by 5.54 percent. This is a 21.7 percent increase over earnings of $2.35 per share from the same period last year. The company reported $7.148 billion in sales this quarter. This is a 9.26 percent increase over sales of $6.542 billion the same period last year.