Popular (BPOP) Competitors $113.43 +0.75 (+0.67%) Closing price 07/2/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$113.46 +0.02 (+0.02%) As of 07/2/2025 04:20 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock BPOP vs. ABCB, FITB, HBAN, HWC, WTFC, ASB, FBP, FNB, RF, and SNVShould you be buying Popular stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Popular include Ameris Bancorp (ABCB), Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB), Huntington Bancshares (HBAN), Hancock Whitney (HWC), Wintrust Financial (WTFC), Associated Banc (ASB), First BanCorp. (FBP), F.N.B. (FNB), Regions Financial (RF), and Synovus Financial (SNV). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector. Popular vs. Its Competitors Ameris Bancorp Fifth Third Bancorp Huntington Bancshares Hancock Whitney Wintrust Financial Associated Banc First BanCorp. F.N.B. Regions Financial Synovus Financial Ameris Bancorp (NASDAQ:ABCB) and Popular (NASDAQ:BPOP) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and risk. Which has higher earnings & valuation, ABCB or BPOP? Popular has higher revenue and earnings than Ameris Bancorp. Popular is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ameris Bancorp, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAmeris Bancorp$1.12B4.11$358.68M$5.4012.42Popular$4.33B1.79$614.21M$9.6911.71 Does the media prefer ABCB or BPOP? In the previous week, Popular had 18 more articles in the media than Ameris Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for Popular and 3 mentions for Ameris Bancorp. Popular's average media sentiment score of 1.03 beat Ameris Bancorp's score of 0.93 indicating that Popular is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Ameris Bancorp 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Popular 10 Very Positive mention(s) 6 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is ABCB or BPOP a better dividend stock? Ameris Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Popular pays an annual dividend of $2.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. Ameris Bancorp pays out 14.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Popular pays out 28.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Popular has raised its dividend for 6 consecutive years. Popular is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of ABCB or BPOP? 91.6% of Ameris Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.3% of Popular shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.4% of Ameris Bancorp shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.1% of Popular shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Is ABCB or BPOP more profitable? Ameris Bancorp has a net margin of 21.46% compared to Popular's net margin of 15.82%. Popular's return on equity of 12.22% beat Ameris Bancorp's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Ameris Bancorp21.46% 9.57% 1.32% Popular 15.82%12.22%0.94% Do analysts prefer ABCB or BPOP? Ameris Bancorp currently has a consensus price target of $71.43, suggesting a potential upside of 6.51%. Popular has a consensus price target of $116.14, suggesting a potential upside of 2.39%. Given Ameris Bancorp's higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Ameris Bancorp is more favorable than Popular.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Ameris Bancorp 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.86Popular 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.86 Which has more risk & volatility, ABCB or BPOP? Ameris Bancorp has a beta of 0.93, indicating that its share price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Popular has a beta of 0.63, indicating that its share price is 37% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryAmeris Bancorp beats Popular on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Popular News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for BPOP and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding BPOP and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart BPOP vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricPopularBANKS IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$7.72B$1.95B$12.03B$8.87BDividend Yield2.48%2.67%5.58%4.10%P/E Ratio11.7112.3619.9519.90Price / Sales1.792.3125.54113.66Price / Cash17.7612.2221.3456.90Price / Book1.451.212.265.38Net Income$614.21M$154.64M$1.00B$248.50M7 Day Performance3.01%3.33%1.75%2.04%1 Month Performance7.67%6.22%3.79%4.84%1 Year Performance29.87%28.04%540.42%20.23% Popular Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BPOPPopular4.9698 of 5 stars$113.43+0.7%$116.14+2.4%+28.1%$7.72B$4.33B11.719,406Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastABCBAmeris Bancorp2.6247 of 5 stars$64.77-0.2%$71.43+10.3%+32.5%$4.46B$1.12B12.432,850Ex-DividendFITBFifth Third Bancorp4.9823 of 5 stars$41.13-0.9%$47.53+15.6%+16.6%$27.45B$13.28B13.0619,300Positive NewsEx-DividendAnalyst RevisionHBANHuntington Bancshares4.7961 of 5 stars$16.76+1.0%$18.08+7.9%+31.7%$24.48B$11.96B12.7920,000Analyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionHWCHancock Whitney4.5652 of 5 stars$57.40-0.4%$61.25+6.7%+27.4%$4.92B$2.06B10.593,476Positive NewsAnalyst RevisionWTFCWintrust Financial4.452 of 5 stars$123.98+0.5%$135.77+9.5%+30.2%$8.30B$3.97B12.265,903Analyst RevisionASBAssociated Banc4.7162 of 5 stars$24.40-0.2%$26.00+6.6%+22.7%$4.05B$1.05B28.374,000Positive NewsFBPFirst BanCorp.3.0159 of 5 stars$20.85-0.1%$22.80+9.4%+16.5%$3.37B$1.23B11.333,113FNBF.N.B.4.1938 of 5 stars$14.59+0.3%$17.57+20.4%+11.0%$5.25B$1.60B11.584,280RFRegions Financial4.8653 of 5 stars$23.54+0.8%$25.80+9.6%+22.3%$21.16B$9.37B11.3220,100Analyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionSNVSynovus Financial4.7645 of 5 stars$51.80+0.2%$56.56+9.2%+34.2%$7.20B$3.43B14.514,775Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst Revision Related Companies and Tools Related Companies ABCB Competitors FITB Competitors HBAN Competitors HWC Competitors WTFC Competitors ASB Competitors FBP Competitors FNB Competitors RF Competitors SNV Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:BPOP) was last updated on 7/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThis Signal Only Flashes Once Every 4 Years – And It Just TriggeredThis same signal has appeared twice before in the past 8 years — both times, it kicked off major moves in cryp...Crypto Swap Profits | SponsoredTrump’s New Order Could Boost Social Security Benefits by 400%If you collect—or plan to collect—Social Security, you need to see this. 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