Popular (BPOP) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Popular, Inc., headquartered in San Juan, Puerto Rico, is a financial holding company and a leading provider of banking services in the United States mainland and Puerto Rico. Through its primary subsidiaries—Banco Popular de Puerto Rico and Popular Bank—the company delivers comprehensive commercial and consumer banking solutions. It offers deposit products, lending facilities, cash management services and payment-processing solutions designed for individuals, small businesses and large corporations.

The company’s product suite encompasses checking and savings accounts, certificates of deposit, residential and commercial mortgage loans, business lines of credit and credit cards. In addition to its core banking offerings, Popular provides asset management, brokerage services and retirement planning through its wealth advisory channel. A dedicated merchant services division supports electronic payment acceptance, treasury management and merchant financing, enabling clients to optimize cash flow and streamline daily operations.

Tracing its roots to the founding of Banco Popular de Puerto Rico in 1893, Popular, Inc. has expanded its footprint to serve customers across Puerto Rico, Florida and select markets in the U.S. mainland and the Caribbean. The institution leverages a mix of branch locations and digital channels to deliver convenient banking experiences. With an emphasis on customer service and community engagement, Popular continues to reinforce its market position through targeted investments in technology and strategic partnerships.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $124.83 to $126.54
• 50-Day Range: $113.19 to $128.04
• 52-Week Range: $78.23 to $129.32
• Volume: 489,884 shs
• Average Volume: 525,964 shs
• Market Capitalization: $8.51 billion
• P/E Ratio: 12.20
• Dividend Yield: 2.38%
• Price Target: $130.13
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Popular Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Popular scored higher than 99% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 17th out of 72 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.7 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Popular has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.80, and is based on 8 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside/Downside

The consensus price target for Popular is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Popular has been the subject of 9 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 4.4 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 16.60%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Popular are expected to grow by 16.60% in the coming year, from $10.06 to $11.73 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Popular is 12.20, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 233.14.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Popular is 12.20, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 39.90.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Popular has a PEG Ratio of 0.65. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Popular has a P/B Ratio of 1.61. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.54% of the float of Popular has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Popular has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.3, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Popular has recently decreased by 6.67%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Yield

Popular pays a meaningful dividend of 2.38%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Popular has been increasing its dividend for 6 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Popular is 29.07%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Popular will have a dividend payout ratio of 25.58% next year. This indicates that Popular will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 3.5 / 5
• Environmental Score: -0.73

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.54% of the float of Popular has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Popular has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.3, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Popular has recently decreased by 6.67%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.2 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.04

News Sentiment

Popular has a news sentiment score of 1.04. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.69 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 16 news articles for Popular this week, compared to 20 articles on an average week.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 2 people have added Popular to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Popular insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $2,240,584.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 2.23% of the stock of Popular is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

87.27% of the stock of Popular is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

BPOP Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have BPOP shares performed this year?

Popular's stock was trading at $94.06 at the beginning of the year. Since then, BPOP shares have increased by 33.9% and is now trading at $125.93.

How were Popular's earnings last quarter?

Popular, Inc. (NASDAQ:BPOP) released its earnings results on Wednesday, July, 23rd. The bank reported $3.09 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $2.60 by $0.49. The bank earned $800.03 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $777.38 million. Popular had a net margin of 16.49% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 12.48%.
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How do I buy shares of Popular?

Shares of BPOP stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of Popular own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Popular investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Broadcom (AVGO), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Adobe (ADBE), ServiceNow (NOW) and Arista Networks (ANET).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 7/23/2025
• Record date for 10/1 Dividend: 9/12/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 10/1 Dividend: 9/12/2025
• Record date for 9/30 Dividend: 9/15/2025
• Dividend Payable: 9/30/2025
• Dividend Payable: 10/01/2025
• Today: 10/05/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/23/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: BANKS - SOUTHEAST
• Sub-Industry: Regional Banks
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:BPOP
• CIK: 763901
• Web: www.popular.com
• Phone: (787) 765-9800
• Fax: 787-751-2137
• Employees: 9,406
• Year Founded: 1893

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Popular: $130.13
• High Price Target: $150.00
• Low Price Target: $104.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +3.3%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.80
• Research Coverage: 10 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $10.32
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 12.20
• Forward P/E Ratio: 12.52
• P/E Growth: 0.65
• Net Income: $614.21 million
• Net Margins: 16.49%
• Pretax Margin: 20.62%
• Return on Equity: 12.48%
• Return on Assets: 0.98%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 0.64
• Quick Ratio: 0.64

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $4.33 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.96
• Cash Flow: $6.34 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 19.85
• Book Value: $78.41 per share
• Price / Book: 1.61

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 67,580,000
• Free Float: 66,171,000
• Market Cap: $8.51 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.68