Popular (NASDAQ:BPOP) Reaches New 12-Month High After Earnings Beat

Popular, Inc. (NASDAQ:BPOP)’s stock price reached a new 52-week high during trading on Tuesday following a stronger than expected earnings report. The stock 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 for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates 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 return on equity of 13.87% and a net margin of 18.75%.During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $2.51 EPS.

Popular Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, January 2nd. Shareholders of record on Friday, December 5th were given a dividend of $0.75 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, December 5th. This represents a $3.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.3%. Popular’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 26.55%.

Popular News Roundup

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

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of brokerages have weighed in on BPOP. Royal Bank Of Canada upped their price objective on shares of Popular from $137.00 to $141.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday. UBS Group restated a “neutral” rating on shares of Popular in a research note on Tuesday, January 6th. Truist Financial boosted their target price on Popular from $153.00 to $164.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods raised their price target on Popular from $146.00 to $155.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday. Finally, Hovde Group upped their price target on shares of Popular from $153.00 to $176.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday. Nine equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $154.00.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, Director Richard L. Carrion sold 25,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on 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 completion of the sale, the director owned 193,020 shares in the company, valued at approximately $21,907,770. This represents a 11.47% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, VP Adorno Denissa Rodriguez sold 1,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, November 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $114.84, for a total value of $114,840.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president directly owned 2,604 shares in the company, valued at approximately $299,043.36. This represents a 27.75% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders own 2.23% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Popular

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in BPOP. Pictet Asset Management Holding SA boosted its holdings in shares of Popular by 4.7% in the fourth quarter. Pictet Asset Management Holding SA now owns 9,759 shares of the bank’s stock worth $1,215,000 after buying an additional 436 shares during the last quarter. UBS Group AG boosted its stake in shares of Popular by 28.1% during the 4th quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 540,646 shares of the bank’s stock worth $67,321,000 after acquiring an additional 118,496 shares during the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its position in shares of Popular by 0.4% during the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 8,489,936 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $1,057,167,000 after acquiring an additional 37,424 shares during the period. Quent Long Short Global Small Cap Fund LP purchased a new stake in shares of Popular in the 4th quarter worth $314,000. Finally, M&T Bank Corp raised its holdings in Popular by 48.1% in the 4th quarter. M&T Bank Corp now owns 5,278 shares of the bank’s stock worth $657,000 after purchasing an additional 1,713 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 87.27% of the company’s stock.

Popular Stock Performance

The company has a market capitalization of $8.89 billion, a P/E ratio of 11.79, a PEG ratio of 0.55 and a beta of 0.63. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $122.85 and a 200 day moving average of $120.40.

About Popular

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.