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$126.98 -1.01 (-0.79%)
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BPOP vs. ABCB, FITB, HBAN, HWC, WTFC, ASB, FBP, FNB, RF, and SNV

Should 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 (NASDAQ:ABCB) and Popular (NASDAQ:BPOP) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.

In the previous week, Popular had 13 more articles in the media than Ameris Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Popular and 5 mentions for Ameris Bancorp. Popular's average media sentiment score of 1.34 beat Ameris Bancorp's score of 0.96 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
2 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Popular
14 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

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 Ratio
Ameris Bancorp$1.13B4.58$358.68M$5.6813.25
Popular$2.90B2.95$614.21M$10.3212.30

91.6% of Ameris Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.3% of Popular shares are held by institutional investors. 5.4% of Ameris Bancorp shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.1% of Popular shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Ameris Bancorp has a net margin of 21.46% compared to Popular's net margin of 16.49%. Popular's return on equity of 12.48% beat Ameris Bancorp's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Ameris Bancorp21.46% 9.57% 1.32%
Popular 16.49%12.48%0.98%

Ameris Bancorp has a beta of 0.97, suggesting that its share price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Popular has a beta of 0.68, suggesting that its share price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Ameris Bancorp presently has a consensus target price of $72.14, indicating a potential downside of 4.12%. Popular has a consensus target price of $130.13, indicating a potential upside of 2.48%. Given Popular's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Popular is more favorable than Ameris Bancorp.

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)
2.86
Popular
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
7 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

Ameris Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Popular pays an annual dividend of $3.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Ameris Bancorp pays out 14.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Popular pays out 29.1% 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 increased its dividend for 6 consecutive years. Popular is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Summary

Popular beats Ameris Bancorp on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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.
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Media Sentiment Over Time

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.
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BPOP vs. The Competition

MetricPopularBANKS IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$8.58B$1.99B$12.74B$10.48B
Dividend Yield2.35%2.58%5.42%4.57%
P/E Ratio12.3011.90240.5826.87
Price / Sales2.952.7731.34164.59
Price / Cash20.1813.0019.8331.15
Price / Book1.621.242.336.51
Net Income$614.21M$156.23M$1.01B$271.42M
7 Day Performance2.48%0.39%0.35%3.70%
1 Month Performance4.13%0.25%1.77%8.10%
1 Year Performance26.30%15.91%541.11%29.74%

Popular Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
BPOP
Popular
4.943 of 5 stars
$126.98
-0.8%
$130.13
+2.5%
+27.3%$8.58B$2.90B12.309,406Positive News
Analyst Forecast
ABCB
Ameris Bancorp
3.3143 of 5 stars
$74.02
-0.5%
$72.14
-2.5%
+18.3%$5.08B$1.13B14.212,850Positive News
Dividend Announcement
FITB
Fifth Third Bancorp
4.6334 of 5 stars
$45.36
-0.4%
$48.33
+6.6%
+6.6%$30.16B$13.28B14.0918,616Positive News
HBAN
Huntington Bancshares
4.8654 of 5 stars
$17.63
-0.8%
$18.79
+6.6%
+19.2%$25.92B$11.96B13.0619,932Positive News
Analyst Forecast
HWC
Hancock Whitney
4.7386 of 5 stars
$63.07
-0.2%
$68.25
+8.2%
+23.8%$5.36B$2.06B11.623,476Positive News
WTFC
Wintrust Financial
4.8031 of 5 stars
$133.66
-1.4%
$147.31
+10.2%
+24.8%$9.08B$3.97B12.655,903Positive News
ASB
Associated Banc
4.7567 of 5 stars
$25.90
-1.4%
$27.78
+7.3%
+21.1%$4.35B$2.39B33.634,000Positive News
Analyst Revision
FBP
First BanCorp.
3.6031 of 5 stars
$21.64
-0.6%
$24.00
+10.9%
+6.8%$3.49B$1.23B11.513,113Positive News
FNB
F.N.B.
4.6412 of 5 stars
$16.25
-1.0%
$18.64
+14.8%
+13.9%$5.89B$2.57B12.694,280
RF
Regions Financial
4.8328 of 5 stars
$26.89
-1.0%
$27.47
+2.2%
+17.4%$24.24B$9.37B12.5119,644Positive News
SNV
Synovus Financial
4.9926 of 5 stars
$50.62
-2.1%
$58.83
+16.2%
+13.2%$7.18B$3.43B9.724,775Positive News

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This page (NASDAQ:BPOP) was last updated on 9/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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