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The price of Popular Inc (NASDAQ: BPOP) closed at $103.80 in the last session, up 0.60% from day before closing price of $103.18. In other words, the price has increased by $0.60 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.68 million shares were traded. BPOP stock price reached its highest trading level at $104.34 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $102.98.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at BPOP’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.21 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.15.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, Hovde Group on June 18, 2025, Reiterated its Outperform rating but revised its target price to $126 from $114 previously.
On April 24, 2025, Hovde Group reiterated its Outperform rating and also upped its target price recommendation from $118 to $114.
Wells Fargo Upgraded its Equal Weight to Overweight on April 09, 2025, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $100.
Insider Transactions:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Jun 03 ’25 when Burckhart Camille sold 7,000 shares for $104.14 per share. The transaction valued at 728,980 led to the insider holds 27,382 shares of the business.
Camille Burckhart bought 7,000 shares of BPOP for $724,710 on Jun 02 ’25. On May 14 ’25, another insider, Rodriguez Adorno Denissa, who serves as the Senior VP & Comptroller of the company, sold 500 shares for $104.43 each. As a result, the insider received 52,213 and left with 3,604 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, BPOP now has a Market Capitalization of 7111421440 and an Enterprise Value of 1739525376. As of this moment, Popular’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 10.72, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 8.42. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 0.61. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.63 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.24. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.636.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for BPOP is 0.65, which has changed by 0.22017157 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.092761636 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, BPOP has reached a high of $107.31, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $78.23. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 5.25%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 6.87%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, BPOP traded on average about 643.89K shares per day over the past 3-months and 538190 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 68.98M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 67.00M. Insiders hold about 2.20% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 90.45% stake in the company. Shares short for BPOP as of 1748563200 were 1567638 with a Short Ratio of 2.43, compared to 1745971200 on 1497156. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 1567638 and a Short% of Float of 2.7.
Dividends & Splits
The forward annual dividend rate for BPOP is 2.72, which was 2.64 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.025586355The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.79. The current Payout Ratio is 29.92% for BPOP, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-05-29 with an ex-dividend date of 1748476800. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2012-05-30 when the company split stock in a 1:10 ratio.
