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Popular (BPOP) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$171.32 -0.01 (-0.01%)
As of 09/4/2026 04:00 PM Eastern

About Popular Stock (NASDAQ:BPOP)

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Key Stats

Today's Range
$171.13
$172.80
50-Day Range
$164.18
$177.87
52-Week Range
$108.74
$179.24
Volume
685,385 shs
Average Volume
413,868 shs
Market Capitalization
$10.93 billion
P/E Ratio
11.58
Dividend Yield
1.75%
Price Target
$187.08
Consensus Rating
Buy

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.

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Popular Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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BPOP MarketRank™: 

Popular scored higher than 97% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 44th out of 839 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Popular has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.08, and is based on 2 strong buy ratings, 10 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, 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.

  • Read more about Popular's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Popular are expected to grow by 8.97% in the coming year, from $15.72 to $17.13 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Popular is 11.58, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.99.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Popular is 11.58, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 26.17.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Popular has a PEG Ratio of 0.66. 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 1.70. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Popular's valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    2.63% 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 4.39.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Popular has recently decreased by 16.82%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    Popular pays a meaningful dividend of 1.75%, 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 20.27%. 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 17.51% next year. This indicates that Popular will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about Popular's dividend.
  • News Sentiment

    Popular has a news sentiment score of 1.06. 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 0.94 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 13 news articles for Popular this week, compared to 8 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    Only 4 people have searched for BPOP on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -56% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    Only 2 people have added Popular to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -50% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • 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 $9,392,259.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    2.13% 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.

  • Read more about Popular's insider trading history.
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BPOP Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Popular's stock was trading at $124.52 on January 1st, 2026. Since then, BPOP shares have increased by 37.6% and is now trading at $171.32.

Popular, Inc. (NASDAQ:BPOP) announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July, 23rd. The bank reported $4.35 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $3.72 by $0.63. The bank earned $846.92 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $878.41 million. Popular had a net margin of 21.37% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 15.34%.
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Top institutional investors of Popular include California State Teachers Retirement System (19.39%), Wellington Management Group LLP (1.58%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (0.52%) and Assenagon Asset Management S.A. (0.23%). Insiders that own company stock include Richard L Carrion, Lidio Soriano, Javier D Ferrer, Alejandro M Ballester, Maria Luisa Ferre, Eduardo J Negron, Camille Burckhart, Manuel Chinea, Beatriz Castellvi, Gilberto Monzon, Luis E Cestero, Maria Cristin Gonzalez-Noguera, Alejandro M Sanchez and Adorno Denissa Rodriguez.
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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.

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

Record date for 7/1 Dividend
5/29/2026
Ex-Dividend for 7/1 Dividend
5/29/2026
Dividend Payable
7/01/2026
Last Earnings
7/23/2026
Today
9/04/2026
Record date for 10/1 Dividend
9/10/2026
Ex-Dividend for 10/1 Dividend
9/10/2026
Barclays 24th Annual Global Financial Services Conference
9/15/2026
Dividend Payable
10/01/2026
Next Earnings (Estimated)
10/22/2026
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NASDAQ
Sector
Finance
Industry
Banks
Sub-Industry
Regional Banks
Current Symbol
NASDAQ:BPOP
CIK
763901
Employees
9,238
Year Founded
1893

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$216.00
Low Price Target
$156.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+9.2%
Consensus Rating
Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
3.08
Research Coverage
13 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$14.80
Trailing P/E Ratio
11.58
Forward P/E Ratio
10.90
P/E Growth
0.66
Net Income
$833.16 million
Net Margins
21.37%
Pretax Margin
25.19%
Return on Equity
15.34%
Return on Assets
1.26%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
N/A
Current Ratio
0.61
Quick Ratio
0.61

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$4.44 billion
Price / Sales
2.46
Cash Flow
$9.52 per share
Price / Cash Flow
18.00
Book Value
$100.52 per share
Price / Book
1.70

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
63,780,000
Free Float
62,420,000
Market Cap
$10.93 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.60

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This page (NASDAQ:BPOP) was last updated on 9/5/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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