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Popular (BPOP) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$159.24 +1.60 (+1.01%)
Closing price 10/23/2026 04:00 PM Eastern
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$159.32 +0.08 (+0.05%)
As of 10/23/2026 07:30 PM Eastern
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About Popular Stock (NASDAQ:BPOP)

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Key Stats

Today's Range
$156.59
▼
$160.46
50-Day Range
$155.45
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$176.91
52-Week Range
$108.74
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$179.24
Volume
567,540 shs
Average Volume
485,412 shs
Market Capitalization
$10.16 billion
P/E Ratio
10.03
Dividend Yield
2.26%
Price Target
$187.42
Consensus Rating
Buy

Company Overview

Popular, Inc. (NASDAQ: BPOP) is a financial services company headquartered in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Its principal subsidiary, Banco Popular de Puerto Rico, provides banking services to individuals, businesses and institutions, including deposit accounts, consumer and commercial loans, residential mortgages, credit cards and electronic banking services.

The company also offers investment, brokerage, insurance and wealth management services through specialized subsidiaries and affiliated businesses. Popular serves customers primarily in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, with additional financial services operations connected to its broader banking franchise.

Founded in 1893, Popular is one of the longest-established financial institutions in Puerto Rico. Ignacio Alvarez has served as the company’s president and chief executive officer since 2017.

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Popular Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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98th Percentile Overall Score

BPOP MarketRank™: 
4.882305737595 of 5 stars

Popular scored higher than 98% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 42nd out of 847 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Popular has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 11 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

  • Upside Potential

    Popular has a consensus price target of $187.42, representing about 17.7% upside from its current price of $159.24.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Popular has been the subject of 6 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

  • Read more about Popular's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Popular are expected to grow by 8.73% in the coming year, from $15.70 to $17.07 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Popular is 10.03, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 35.92.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Popular is 10.03, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 23.38.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Popular has a PEG Ratio of 0.58. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Popular has a P/B Ratio of 1.71. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    3.16% of the float of Popular has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Popular has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.31, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Popular has recently increased by 11.63%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    Popular pays a meaningful dividend of 2.28%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

    Popular has been increasing its dividend for 6 years.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Popular is 24.32%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, Popular will have a dividend payout ratio of 21.09% next year. This indicates that Popular will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about Popular's dividend.
  • News Sentiment

    Popular has a news sentiment score of 0.51. 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 news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Finance companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 26 news articles for Popular this week, compared to 8 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    Only 7 people have searched for BPOP on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -30% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    Only 2 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.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In 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 $9,392,259.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    2.13% of the stock of Popular is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    87.27% of the stock of Popular is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Popular's insider trading history.
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BPOP Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Popular's stock was trading at $124.52 at the beginning of 2026. Since then, BPOP shares have increased by 27.9% and is now trading at $159.24.

Popular, Inc. (NASDAQ:BPOP) posted its earnings results on Thursday, October, 22nd. The bank reported $4.21 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $3.95 by $0.26. The bank earned $874.59 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $904.43 million. Popular had a net margin of 22.36% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 16.08%.
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Popular's top institutional investors include Crossmark Global Holdings Inc. (0.25%), Copeland Capital Management LLC (0.24%), Assenagon Asset Management S.A. (0.19%) and Insight Wealth Strategies LLC (0.07%). Insiders that own company stock include Richard L Carrion, Lidio Soriano, Javier D Ferrer, Alejandro M Ballester, Maria Luisa Ferre, Eduardo J Negron, Camille Burckhart, Manuel Chinea, Beatriz Castellvi, Gilberto Monzon, Luis E Cestero, Maria Cristin Gonzalez-Noguera, Alejandro M Sanchez and Adorno Denissa Rodriguez.
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Shares of BPOP stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Popular investors own include Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), NVIDIA (NVDA), Citigroup (C), First BanCorp. (FBP), International Business Machines (IBM), Pfizer (PFE) and Alibaba Group (BABA).

Company Calendar

Record date for 10/1 Dividend
9/10/2026
Ex-Dividend for 10/1 Dividend
9/10/2026
Dividend Payable
10/01/2026
Last Earnings
10/22/2026
Today
10/24/2026
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NASDAQ
Sector
Finance
Industry
Banks
Sub-Industry
Regional Banks
Current Symbol
NASDAQ:BPOP
CIK
763901
Employees
9,238
Year Founded
1893

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$216.00
Low Price Target
$156.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+17.7%
Consensus Rating
Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
3.00
Research Coverage
13 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$15.87
Trailing P/E Ratio
10.03
Forward P/E Ratio
10.14
P/E Growth
0.58
Net Income
$833.16 million
Net Margins
22.36%
Pretax Margin
25.19%
Return on Equity
16.08%
Return on Assets
1.32%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
N/A
Current Ratio
0.61
Quick Ratio
0.61

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$3.25 billion
Price / Sales
3.12
Cash Flow
$9.62 per share
Price / Cash Flow
16.56
Book Value
$93.39 per share
Price / Book
1.71

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
63,778,000
Free Float
62,420,000
Market Cap
$10.16 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.63

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This page (NASDAQ:BPOP) was last updated on 10/23/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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