Popular (BPOP) Competitors $114.74 +1.33 (+1.17%) As of 11:37 AM Eastern This is a fair market value 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 better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, risk, valuation, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability and analyst recommendations. Do analysts recommend ABCB or BPOP? Ameris Bancorp currently has a consensus target price of $71.43, suggesting a potential upside of 5.37%. Popular has a consensus target price of $123.29, suggesting a potential upside of 7.45%. Given Popular's higher probable 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) 2.86Popular 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.86 Which has stronger valuation and earnings, 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$1.12B4.16$358.68M$5.4012.55Popular$4.33B1.81$614.21M$9.6911.84 Does the media favor ABCB or BPOP? In the previous week, Popular had 19 more articles in the media than Ameris Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 26 mentions for Popular and 7 mentions for Ameris Bancorp. Ameris Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.46 beat Popular's score of 0.76 indicating that Ameris Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Ameris Bancorp 5 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Popular 15 Very Positive mention(s) 7 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of ABCB or BPOP? 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 insiders. Comparatively, 2.2% of Popular shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. 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 2.4%. 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. 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% Which has more risk and volatility, ABCB or BPOP? Ameris Bancorp has a beta of 0.93, meaning that its stock price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Popular has a beta of 0.63, meaning that its stock 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$7.86B$1.97B$11.95B$9.09BDividend Yield2.47%2.63%5.54%4.01%P/E Ratio11.8412.4519.2320.40Price / Sales1.812.6425.9980.80Price / Cash17.8812.4118.5127.46Price / Book1.461.212.305.56Net Income$614.21M$154.64M$989.78M$251.39M7 Day Performance1.13%0.66%0.64%3.08%1 Month Performance10.53%8.24%4.16%11.85%1 Year Performance23.26%23.25%539.69%17.31% Popular Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BPOPPopular4.9842 of 5 stars$114.74+1.2%$123.29+7.4%+21.8%$7.86B$4.33B11.849,406Trending NewsABCBAmeris Bancorp3.3846 of 5 stars$67.04-1.0%$71.43+6.5%+23.4%$4.62B$1.12B12.872,850News CoveragePositive NewsFITBFifth Third Bancorp4.7958 of 5 stars$43.07-0.8%$47.53+10.4%+13.7%$28.75B$8.29B13.6718,616Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsHBANHuntington Bancshares4.9307 of 5 stars$17.54flat$18.33+4.5%+28.4%$25.62B$7.55B13.3919,932Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst DowngradeGap DownHWCHancock Whitney4.5638 of 5 stars$59.95-1.8%$63.29+5.6%+20.1%$5.13B$1.45B11.063,476Upcoming EarningsAnalyst DowngradeWTFCWintrust Financial4.6572 of 5 stars$130.61-1.0%$135.77+4.0%+26.7%$8.74B$2.49B12.925,903Upcoming EarningsAnalyst UpgradeASBAssociated Banc4.8312 of 5 stars$25.53-1.3%$26.44+3.6%+17.4%$4.23B$2.39B29.694,000FBPFirst BanCorp.3.673 of 5 stars$21.63-1.4%$22.80+5.4%+15.9%$3.49B$1.23B11.763,113News CoveragePositive NewsFNBF.N.B.3.9343 of 5 stars$15.52-0.4%$17.57+13.2%+9.7%$5.58B$2.57B12.324,280News CoverageUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastRFRegions Financial4.8576 of 5 stars$24.57-0.9%$26.15+6.4%+20.6%$22.09B$9.37B11.8119,644Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsSNVSynovus Financial4.5118 of 5 stars$54.55-1.0%$57.11+4.7%+28.2%$7.58B$3.43B15.284,775Upcoming EarningsAnalyst Forecast 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 7/14/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Traders Agency | SponsoredElon’s NEXT Big IPO?Cancel your internet TODAY!? 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