Popular (NASDAQ:BPOP) Reaches New 12-Month High Following Strong Earnings

Popular, Inc. (NASDAQ:BPOP)’s stock price hit a new 52-week high during mid-day trading on Tuesday after the company announced better than expected quarterly earnings. The company traded as high as $133.10 and last traded at $130.06, with a volume of 123639 shares traded. The stock had previously closed at $122.87.

The bank reported $3.38 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.02 by $0.36. The firm had revenue of $815.98 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $811.55 million. Popular had a net margin of 18.75% and a return on equity of 13.87%. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $2.51 earnings per share.

Popular Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, January 2nd. Stockholders of record on Friday, December 5th were issued a dividend of $0.75 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, December 5th. This represents a $3.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.3%. Popular’s payout ratio is 26.55%.

Popular News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Popular this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Earnings beat and key drivers — Popular reported Q4 results that topped estimates, driven by higher net interest income, fee growth and rising loan balances; that beat is the primary catalyst for the rally. Zacks: Earnings Beat
• Positive Sentiment: Truist raises target to $164 (buy) — Truist bumped its price target and reiterated a buy rating, implying meaningful upside versus the prior quote and supporting momentum. Benzinga: Truist Note
• Positive Sentiment: Hovde raises target to $176 (outperform) — Another firm increased its target and gave an outperform rating, adding to bullish analyst sentiment and reinforcing the stock’s re-rating. (Announcement reported 1/28/2026)
• Neutral Sentiment: Earnings presentation and deep-dive coverage available — Management’s slides and analyst write-ups provide detail on loan growth, deposit trends and efficiency initiatives; useful for investors modeling forward earnings but not new headline news. Seeking Alpha: Q4 Presentation
• Neutral Sentiment: Deep-dive reporting consolidates Q4 themes — Several outlets summarized the quarter and strategic priorities (loan growth, NII, efficiency); these help confirm the drivers but are incremental to the core earnings beat. Yahoo Finance: Q4 Deep Dive
• Neutral Sentiment: Unrelated/sector background item — A Financial Post piece on DIY solar mentions “popular” plug?in solar adoption trends; this appears industry-level and not directly connected to Popular, Inc.’s fundamentals. Financial Post: DIY Solar
• Negative Sentiment: Management’s tone tempered outlook — Post?earnings commentary and some analyst notes flagged a more cautious near?term outlook despite strong results, which could limit near?term multiple expansion if macro or margin headwinds persist. TipRanks: Outlook Tempered

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

BPOP has been the topic of several recent research reports. Hovde Group upped their price target on shares of Popular from $153.00 to $176.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Popular in a research note on Wednesday, January 21st. Truist Financial increased their price target on shares of Popular from $153.00 to $164.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday. Piper Sandler started coverage on shares of Popular in a report on Thursday, January 15th. They issued an “overweight” rating and a $152.00 price objective for the company. Finally, Zacks Research lowered shares of Popular from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, December 10th. Nine research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Popular presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $154.00.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Popular news, VP Adorno Denissa Rodriguez sold 1,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Friday, November 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $114.84, for a total value of $114,840.00. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president directly owned 2,604 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $299,043.36. This trade represents a 27.75% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, Director Richard L. Carrion sold 25,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, November 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $113.50, for a total transaction of $2,837,500.00. Following the sale, the director owned 193,020 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $21,907,770. The trade was a 11.47% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders own 2.23% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Popular

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Royal Bank of Canada boosted its position in shares of Popular by 23.1% during the first quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 94,352 shares of the bank’s stock worth $8,715,000 after buying an additional 17,729 shares during the period. Dynamic Technology Lab Private Ltd purchased a new position in Popular during the 1st quarter valued at about $257,000. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. grew its position in Popular by 60.6% in the 1st quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 223,530 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $20,647,000 after acquiring an additional 84,327 shares in the last quarter. Focus Partners Wealth acquired a new stake in shares of Popular during the first quarter worth about $207,000. Finally, Sivia Capital Partners LLC purchased a new position in shares of Popular in the second quarter valued at approximately $252,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 87.27% of the company’s stock.

Popular Stock Up 1.3%

The stock has a market cap of $8.89 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.79, a PEG ratio of 0.55 and a beta of 0.63. The business’s fifty day moving average is $123.28 and its two-hundred day moving average is $120.49.

Popular Company Profile

Popular, Inc, headquartered in San Juan, Puerto Rico, is a financial holding company and a leading provider of banking services in the United States mainland and Puerto Rico. Through its primary subsidiaries—Banco Popular de Puerto Rico and Popular Bank—the company delivers comprehensive commercial and consumer banking solutions. It offers deposit products, lending facilities, cash management services and payment-processing solutions designed for individuals, small businesses and large corporations.

The company’s product suite encompasses checking and savings accounts, certificates of deposit, residential and commercial mortgage loans, business lines of credit and credit cards.