NASDAQ:BPOPPopular Stock Price, Forecast & News

Popular's stock was trading at $38.31 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 (Coronavirus) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, BPOP stock has increased by 3.1% and is now trading at $39.49. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus.

3 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Popular in the last year. There are currently 3 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View analyst ratings for Popular.

Popular is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, July 22nd 2020. View our earnings forecast for Popular.

Popular Inc (NASDAQ:BPOP) released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April, 30th. The bank reported $0.37 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.37 by $1.00. The bank earned $599.74 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $604.57 million. Popular had a net margin of 18.98% and a return on equity of 9.23%. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $1.69 EPS. View Popular's earnings history.

Popular declared a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, May 13th. Investors of record on Tuesday, June 2nd will be paid a dividend of $0.40 per share on Wednesday, July 1st. This represents a $1.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.05%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, June 1st. View Popular's dividend history.

3 Wall Street analysts have issued 12-month target prices for Popular's shares. Their forecasts range from $37.00 to $59.00. On average, they expect Popular's stock price to reach $50.00 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 26.6% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for Popular.

News coverage about BPOP stock has trended somewhat negative on Saturday, according to InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis. InfoTrie identifies negative and positive press coverage by analyzing more than six thousand news and blog sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Popular earned a media sentiment score of -1.4 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave news headlines about the bank a news buzz of 3.0 out of 10, meaning that recent press coverage is unlikely to have an effect on the company's share price in the next few days. View the latest news aboutPopular.

Popular saw a drop in short interest in May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 1,120,000 shares, a drop of 5.1% from the April 30th total of 1,180,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 1,230,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.9 days. Currently, 1.3% of the company's stock are short sold. View Popular's Current Options Chain.

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Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Popular investors own include AbbVie (ABBV), AT&T (T), Alibaba Group (BABA), Energy Transfer LP Unit (ET), Marathon Petroleum (MPC), Exxon Mobil (XOM), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Enbridge (ENB), Altria Group (MO) and Pfizer (PFE).

Popular trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "BPOP."

Popular's stock is owned by a variety of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include BlackRock Inc. (5.40%), Polaris Capital Management LLC (4.78%), AQR Capital Management LLC (3.76%), State Street Corp (2.43%), APG Asset Management N.V. (2.02%) and Russell Investments Group Ltd. (1.84%). Company insiders that own Popular stock include Alejandro M Ballester, Beatriz Castellvi, Carlos J Vazquez, Eduardo J Negron, Eli Sepulveda, Gilberto Monzon, Ignacio Alvarez, Javier D Ferrer, Joaquin E Bacardi III, Jorge J Garcia, Juan Guerrero, Luis E Cestero, Maria Luisa Ferre and Richard L Carrion. View institutional ownership trends for Popular.

BPOP stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including APG Asset Management N.V., APG Asset Management N.V., AJO LP, Wellington Management Group LLP, AQR Capital Management LLC, Raging Capital Management LLC, Two Sigma Investments LP, and APG Asset Management N.V.. Company insiders that have sold Popular company stock in the last year include Eduardo J Negron, Eli Sepulveda, Javier D Ferrer, Joaquin E Bacardi III, Jorge J Garcia, Luis E Cestero, and Maria Luisa Ferre. View insider buying and selling activity for Popular.

BPOP stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC, Russell Investments Group Ltd., Stilwell Value LLC, X Square Capital LLC, Squarepoint Ops LLC, Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund, and Polaris Capital Management LLC. View insider buying and selling activity for Popular.

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

One share of BPOP stock can currently be purchased for approximately $39.49.

Popular has a market capitalization of $3.39 billion and generates $2.83 billion in revenue each year. The bank earns $671.14 million in net income (profit) each year or $6.88 on an earnings per share basis. Popular employs 8,560 workers across the globe.

The official website for Popular is www.popular.com.

Popular's mailing address is 209 Munoz Rivera Avenue Popular Center Building, Hato Rey PR, 00936. The bank can be reached via phone at 787-765-9800 or via email at [email protected]