Top-Rated Dividend StocksTop-Rated DividendNASDAQ:BPOP Popular (BPOP) Stock Forecast, Price & News $61.85 -1.07 (-1.70%) (As of 09/21/2023 ET) Add Compare Share Share Today's Range$61.63▼$62.6650-Day Range$61.85▼$73.2752-Week Range$49.34▼$77.45Volume318,740 shsAverage Volume587,731 shsMarket Capitalization$4.46 billionP/E Ratio4.55Dividend Yield3.56%Price Target$72.20 ProfileProfileAnalyst RatingsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsInsider TradesInstitutional OwnershipHeadlinesOptions ChainSEC FilingsShort InterestSocial MediaSustainabilityProfileAnalyst RatingsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsInsider TradesInstitutional OwnershipHeadlinesOptions ChainSEC FilingsShort InterestSocial MediaSustainability Popular MarketRank™ ForecastAnalyst RatingModerate Buy2.80 Rating ScoreUpside/Downside16.7% Upside$72.20 Price TargetShort InterestBearish2.95% of Float Sold ShortDividend StrengthModerateBased on Four FactorsSustainability-0.73Upright™ Environmental ScoreNews Sentiment0.98Based on 10 Articles This WeekInsider TradingSelling Shares$905,507 Sold Last QuarterProj. Earnings Growth19.22%From $7.91 to $9.43 Per ShareSee Full Details Hide Full Details Overall MarketRank™MarketRank is calculated as an average of available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.2.61 out of 5 starsFinance Sector217th out of 837 stocksState Commercial Banks Industry57th out of 173 stocks 2.4 Analyst's Opinion Consensus RatingPopular has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.80, and is based on 4 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.Price Target Upside/DownsideAccording to analysts' consensus price target of $72.20, Popular has a forecasted upside of 16.7% from its current price of $61.85.Amount of Analyst CoveragePopular has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days. Previous Next 2.0 Short Interest Percentage of Shares Shorted2.95% of the float of Popular has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverPopular has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.1.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Popular has recently increased by 13.04%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly. Previous Next 2.5 Dividend Strength Dividend YieldPopular pays a meaningful dividend of 3.48%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.Dividend GrowthPopular has only been increasing its dividend for 4 years.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of Popular is 16.20%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.Dividend SustainabilityBased on earnings estimates, Popular will have a dividend payout ratio of 23.33% next year. This indicates that Popular will be able to sustain or increase its dividend. Previous Next 3.5 Sustainability and ESG Overall ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) ScorePopular has received a 40.45% net impact score from Upright. The largest positive contribution comes from its "Societal infrastructure" impact, which is mostly driven by its "Pre-retirement counseling", "Mortgages provided by brick and mortar banks", "Life annuities", "Home insurance services for individuals", and "Consumer deposit accounts" products. See details.Environmental SustainabilityThe Environmental Impact score for Popular is -0.73. Previous Next 2.2 News and Social Media Coverage News SentimentPopular has a news sentiment score of 0.98. 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 0.67 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 10 news articles for Popular this week, compared to 10 articles on an average week.Search InterestOnly 3 people have searched for BPOP on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.MarketBeat FollowsOnly 3 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. Previous Next 2.5 Company Ownership Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn 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 $905,507.00 in company stock.Percentage Held by InsidersOnly 2.09% of the stock of Popular is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions86.76% of the stock of Popular is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company. Previous Next 3.1 Earnings and Valuation Earnings GrowthEarnings for Popular are expected to grow by 19.22% in the coming year, from $7.91 to $9.43 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Popular is 4.55, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 125.42.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Popular is 4.55, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 91.28.Price to Book Value per Share RatioPopular has a P/B Ratio of 1.10. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities. Previous Next See Top Rated MarketRank™ Stocks Here About Popular (NASDAQ:BPOP) StockPopular, Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides various retail, mortgage, and commercial banking products and services in Puerto Rico, the United States, and British Virgin Islands. The company provides savings, NOW, money market, and other interest-bearing demand accounts; non-interest bearing demand deposits; and certificates of deposit. It also offers commercial and industrial, commercial multi-family, commercial real estate, and residential mortgage loans; consumer loans, including personal loans, credit cards, automobile loans, home equity lines of credit, and other loans to individual borrowers; construction loans; and lease financing comprising automobile loans/leases. In addition, the company provides investment banking, auto and equipment leasing and financing, broker-dealer, and insurance services; debit cards; and online banking services. Popular, Inc. was founded in 1893 and is headquartered in Hato Rey, Puerto Rico.Read More BPOP Price History View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart 30 days | 90 days | 365 days | Advanced Chart BPOP Stock News HeadlinesSeptember 12, 2023 | marketbeat.comPopular nasal decongestant doesn't actually relieve congestion, FDA experts sayGovernment advisers say the leading decongestant used by millions of Americans to treat nasal congestion doesn't actually workSeptember 21, 2023 | forbes.comMadonna’s ‘Popular’ Marks Her Highest-Charting Hit On One Of Billboard’s Radio Charts In Nearly 30 YearsSeptember 21, 2023 | MarketBeat Internal (Ad)MarketBeat's Top 5 Stock Picks - Just ReleasedMarketBeat has just released five new trading ideas to All Access subscribers, but Tesla, Apple, and Netflix didn't make the cut. Some of MarketBeat's winning trading ideas this year have resulted in 5-15% weekly gains. Now, MarketBeat thinks these five stocks may be even better buys. 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(NASDAQ:BPOP) StockSeptember 13, 2023 | benzinga.comPopular Executive Vice President Trades Company's StockSeptember 13, 2023 | msn.comFalling in Reverse’s ‘Popular MonsTour’ finally stops at the St. Joe’s Amp (photos)September 12, 2023 | usnews.comPopular Nasal Decongestant Doesn't Actually Relieve Congestion, FDA Advisers SaySeptember 12, 2023 | bizjournals.comPopular Riverside taquería announces closureSeptember 10, 2023 | insidebitcoins.comHow To Buy Bitcoin BSC On Presale – Alessandro De Crypto Video ReviewSeptember 9, 2023 | insidermonkey.com5 Most Popular Dating Apps In The USSeptember 9, 2023 | insidermonkey.com20 Most Popular Dating Apps In The USSeptember 8, 2023 | investorplace.com3 Popular Stocks That the Smart Money Is Dumping in DrovesSeptember 7, 2023 | yahoo.com11 Popular Hairstyles From the '50s That Are Trending TodaySeptember 6, 2023 | 247wallst.comAmerica’s Most Popular Bolt-Action RiflesSeptember 6, 2023 | msn.comBigg Boss Tamil 7: Popular TV actresses Ammu Abirami and Dharsha Gupta to take part in the upcoming season?September 6, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comFuture Capital and Banco Popular de Puerto Rico Join Forces to Enhance Retirement SolutionsSeptember 5, 2023 | msn.comPopular tech YouTuber finds the iPhone beats out Android in a head-to-head comparison, but says it's impossible to declare an 'objective winner'See More Headlines Receive BPOP Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for Popular and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address BPOP Company Calendar Ex-Dividend for 7/3 Dividend5/31/2023Dividend Payable7/03/2023Last Earnings7/26/2023Ex-Dividend for 10/2 Dividend9/07/2023Today9/21/2023Dividend Payable10/02/2023Next Earnings (Estimated)10/25/2023Fiscal Year End12/31/2023Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNASDAQ Industry State commercial banks Sub-IndustryRegional Banks SectorFinance Current SymbolNASDAQ:BPOP CUSIP73317470 CIK763901 Webwww.popular.com Phone(787) 765-9800Fax787-751-2137Employees8,900Year Founded1893Price Target and Rating Average Stock Price Forecast$72.20 High Stock Price Forecast$80.00 Low Stock Price Forecast$57.00 Forecasted Upside/Downside+16.8%Consensus RatingModerate Buy Rating Score (0-4)2.80 Research Coverage5 Analysts Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$13.58 Trailing P/E Ratio4.55 Forward P/E Ratio7.82 P/E GrowthN/ANet Income$1.10 billion Net Margins25.97% Pretax Margin28.83% Return on Equity23.65% Return on Assets1.43% Debt Debt-to-Equity RatioN/A Current Ratio0.64 Quick Ratio0.64 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$3.36 billion Price / Sales1.33 Cash Flow$16.10 per share Price / Cash Flow3.84 Book Value$56.01 per share Price / Book1.10Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares72,130,000Free Float70,621,000Market Cap$4.46 billion OptionableOptionable Beta0.84 Social Links 10 Best Stocks to Own in 2023Click the link below and we'll send you MarketBeat's list of the 10 best stocks to own in 2023 and why they should be in your portfolio. Get This Free Report Key ExecutivesMr. Ignacio Alvarez Esq. (Age 65)Pres, CEO & Director Comp: $3.3MMr. Carlos J. Vazquez (Age 64)Exec. VP & CFO of Corp. Fin. Group Comp: $1.54MMr. Javier D. Ferrer-Fernández J.D. (Age 62)Exec. VP, COO, Head of Bus. Strategy & Corp. Sec. Comp: $1.62MMr. Lidio V. Soriano CPA (Age 54)Exec. VP & Chief Risk Officer of Corp. Risk Management Group Mr. Manuel A. Chinea (Age 57)Exec. VP & COO of Popular Bank Comp: $1.18MMr. Jorge Jose GarcíaPrincipal Accounting Officer, Sr. VP & ComptrollerMs. Camille Burckhart (Age 43)Exec. VP and Chief Information & Digital Strategy Officer of Innovation, Technology & Ops. Group Mr. Eduardo J. Negron (Age 58)Exec. VP & Chief Admin. Officer - Admin. Group Mr. Paul J. CardilloInvestor Relations OfficerMr. Jose R. Coleman-Tio Esq. (Age 42)Exec. VP, Chief Legal Officer & Gen. Counsel More ExecutivesKey CompetitorsWintrust FinancialNASDAQ:WTFCHome Bancshares, Inc. (Conway, AR)NYSE:HOMBColumbia Banking SystemNASDAQ:COLBWestern Alliance BancorporationNYSE:WALSouthStateNASDAQ:SSBView All CompetitorsInsiders & InstitutionsBarclays PLCBought 75,971 shares on 9/21/2023Ownership: 0.193%Camille BurckhartSold 7,000 sharesTotal: $450,800.00 ($64.40/share)Maria Luisa FerreSold 2,095 sharesTotal: $142,439.05 ($67.99/share)Wolverine Trading LLCBought 3,500 shares on 8/23/2023Ownership: 0.000%Gilberto MonzonSold 3,400 sharesTotal: $225,250.00 ($66.25/share)View All Insider TransactionsView All Institutional Transactions BPOP Stock - Frequently Asked Questions Should I buy or sell Popular stock right now? 5 Wall Street equities research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Popular in the last twelve months. There are currently 1 hold rating and 4 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street equities research analysts is that investors should "moderate buy" BPOP shares. View BPOP analyst ratings or view top-rated stocks. What is Popular's stock price forecast for 2023? 5 equities research analysts have issued 1 year price objectives for Popular's shares. Their BPOP share price forecasts range from $57.00 to $80.00. On average, they expect the company's share price to reach $72.20 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 16.8% from the stock's current price. View analysts price targets for BPOP or view top-rated stocks among Wall Street analysts. How have BPOP shares performed in 2023? Popular's stock was trading at $66.32 at the beginning of 2023. Since then, BPOP shares have decreased by 6.8% and is now trading at $61.83. View the best growth stocks for 2023 here. Are investors shorting Popular? Popular saw a increase in short interest in the month of August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totaling 2,080,000 shares, an increase of 13.0% from the August 15th total of 1,840,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 407,400 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 5.1 days. Approximately 3.0% of the shares of the company are short sold. View Popular's Short Interest. When is Popular's next earnings date? The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, October 25th 2023. View our BPOP earnings forecast. How were Popular's earnings last quarter? Popular, Inc. (NASDAQ:BPOP) released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July, 26th. The bank reported $2.10 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.71 by $0.39. The bank had revenue of $954.48 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $665.37 million. Popular had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 23.65% and a net margin of 25.97%. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $2.77 EPS. How often does Popular pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Popular? Popular declared a quarterly dividend on Friday, August 18th. Shareholders of record on Friday, September 8th will be paid a dividend of $0.55 per share on Monday, October 2nd. This represents a $2.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.56%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, September 7th. Read our dividend analysis for BPOP. What ETFs hold Popular's stock? ETFs with the largest weight of Popular (NASDAQ:BPOP) stock in their portfolio include LeaderShares AlphaFactor Tactical Focused ETF (LSAT), First Trust NASDAQ Rising Dividend Achievers (RDVY), FT Cboe Vest Rising Dividend Achievers Target Income ETF (RDVI), Invesco KBW Regional Banking ETF (KBWR), SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF (KRE), First Trust Financial AlphaDEX Fund (FXO), SPDR S&P Bank ETF (KBE) and Alpha Intelligent - Large Cap Value ETF (AILV). Is Popular a good dividend stock? Popular (NASDAQ:BPOP) pays an annual dividend of $2.20 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 3.48%. The company has been increasing its dividend for 4 consecutive year(s), indicating that it does not yet have a strong track record of dividend growth. The dividend payout ratio is 16.20%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, BPOP will have a dividend payout ratio of 23.33% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend. Read our dividend analysis for BPOP. What is Ignacio Alvarez's approval rating as Popular's CEO? 78 employees have rated Popular Chief Executive Officer Ignacio Alvarez on Glassdoor.com. Ignacio Alvarez has an approval rating of 90% among the company's employees. 82.0% of employees surveyed would recommend working at Popular to a friend. What other stocks do shareholders of Popular own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Popular investors own include AT&T (T), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), AbbVie (ABBV), Pfizer (PFE), Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM), Alibaba Group (BABA), Energy Transfer (ET), Intel (INTC), QUALCOMM (QCOM) and Exxon Mobil (XOM). What is Popular's stock symbol? Popular trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "BPOP." Who are Popular's major shareholders? Popular's stock is owned by many different retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (5.53%), BlackRock Inc. (4.72%), Polaris Capital Management LLC (3.56%), State Street Corp (3.50%), Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management LLC (3.32%) and Geode Capital Management LLC (1.56%). Insiders that own company stock include Alejandro M Sanchez, Beatriz Castellvi, C Kim Goodwin, Camille Burckhart, Carlos J Vazquez, Carlos J Vazquez, Carlos Unanue, Eduardo J Negron, Eli Sepulveda, Gilberto Monzon, Ignacio Alvarez, Javier D Ferrer, Jorge J Garcia, Juan Guerrero, Luis E Cestero, Manuel Chinea, Maria Luisa Ferre and Richard L Carrion. View institutional ownership trends. 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 WeBull, Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab. Compare Top Brokerages Here. What is Popular's stock price today? One share of BPOP stock can currently be purchased for approximately $61.83. How much money does Popular make? Popular (NASDAQ:BPOP) has a market capitalization of $4.46 billion and generates $3.36 billion in revenue each year. The bank earns $1.10 billion in net income (profit) each year or $13.58 on an earnings per share basis. How many employees does Popular have? The company employs 8,900 workers across the globe. How can I contact Popular? Popular's mailing address is 209 Munoz Rivera Avenue Popular Center Building, Hato Rey PR, 00936. The official website for the company is www.popular.com. The bank can be reached via phone at (787) 765-9800, via email at investor-relations@bppr.com, or via fax at 787-751-2137. This page (NASDAQ:BPOP) was last updated on 9/21/2023 by MarketBeat.com Staff Adding Choose a watchlist: Watchlist Adding You have already added five stocks to your watchlist. Upgrade to MarketBeat All Access to add more stocks to your watchlist. Adding Popular, Inc. Please log in to your account or sign up in order to add this asset to your watchlist. 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