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POPULAR, INC. BPOP
POPULAR, INC. (BPOP) earns a Piotroski F-score of 5/9 (mixed financial health). It pays a dividend yielding 1.85% (safety: safe).
Quality score trend · recomputed for each fiscal year
Each year's score is computed from that year's filing — a rising Piotroski F or Altman Z″ means improving financial health, a fall is worth a look.
Analyst price target
Recent analyst actions
| Date | Firm | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-10 | Wells Fargo | Overweight (main) |
| 2026-08-03 | Barclays | Overweight (main) |
| 2026-07-24 | Truist Securities | Buy (main) |
| 2026-07-24 | Keefe, Bruyette & Woods | Outperform (main) |
| 2026-07-24 | Piper Sandler | Overweight (reit) |
| 2026-07-24 | RBC Capital | Outperform (main) |
Wall Street analyst consensus — a sentiment gauge, not our scoring.
Forward estimates · earnings calendar →
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Smart money · insiders, last 12 months
Open-market insider purchases minus sells (SEC Form 4) — real buying with their own money is a bullish “smart money” signal; grants and option exercises are excluded.
How it ranks in Finance, Insurance & Real Estate · percentile among 1129 companies
Percentile vs other Finance, Insurance & Real Estate companies we cover — e.g. “stronger than 90%” means only 10% score higher on that measure.
Piotroski F breakdown · 5/9 tests passed
- Positive return on assets
- Positive operating cash flow
- Rising ROA
- Cash flow exceeds net income
- Lower long-term debt
- Rising current ratio
- No share dilution
- Rising gross margin
- Rising asset turnover
Sector peers · similar-size Finance, Insurance & Real Estate companies compare side by side →
| Ticker | Company | Piotroski F | Altman Z″ | P / E | Revenue growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BPOP | POPULAR, INC. | 5/9 | — | 12.8 | — |
| STT | STATE STREET CORP | 6/9 | — | 15.8 | +7.3% |
| FCNCA | FIRST CITIZENS BANCSHARES INC /DE/ | 5/9 | — | 10.8 | -2.2% |
| CFG | CITIZENS FINANCIAL GROUP INC/RI | 7/9 | — | 16.3 | +5.6% |
| NTRS | NORTHERN TRUST CORP | 4/9 | — | 18.5 | -2.5% |
| ALLY | Ally Financial Inc. | 5/9 | — | 17 | -3.3% |
| MTB | M&T BANK CORP | 7/9 | — | 12.2 | +7.5% |
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About POPULAR, INC.
Popular, Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides various retail, mortgage, and commercial banking services for individuals and businesses in Puerto Rico, the United States, the British Virgin Islands, the Caribbean, and Latin America. The company offers savings, NOW, money market, and other interest-bearing demand accounts; non-interest bearing demand deposits; checking accounts; individual retirement accounts and educational contribution accounts; business accounts; investment accounts; private management accounts; and certificates of deposit. It also provides commercial and industrial, commercial real estate, commercial multi-family, and residential mortgage loans; consumer loans, including unsecured personal loans, home equity lines of credit, and other loans to individual borrowers; construction loans; lease financing comprising automobile loans and leases; renewable energy and marine loans; and startup program and healthcare hub financing. In addition, the company offers auto and equipment leasing and financing; broker-dealer; international and private banking; insurance services, such as travel, property, auto and boat, health, life, and title; debit and credit cards; family of funds and Keogh plans; mobile easy deposit, foreign exchange, and fiduciary services; retirement plans; wire transfers; coordination of auto, aircraft, and helicopter loans; financial planning; investment advice; ATM; and online banking services. Popular, Inc. was founded in 1893 and is headquartered in Hato Rey, Puerto Rico.
FAQ
Is BPOP financially healthy?
POPULAR, INC.'s Piotroski F-score is 5/9 (8–9 is excellent, 0–3 weak).
Does BPOP pay a dividend, and is it safe?
Yes. POPULAR, INC. pays a dividend yielding about 1.85% with a 23.7% payout ratio, rated “safe” for safety.
How profitable is BPOP?
In FY2025, POPULAR, INC. had a return on equity of 13.3%.
Is BPOP overvalued or undervalued?
POPULAR, INC. trades at about 14.3× trailing earnings — above its 10-year norm (10-year range 4.7×–39.8×, median 10.9×). Stocktoria reports the data, not buy/sell advice.
What is the analyst price target for BPOP?
The average Wall-Street price target for POPULAR, INC. is $197.30, about 12.0% above the recent price, from 10 analysts (consensus: strong buy).
Is BPOP a good stock to buy?
Stocktoria doesn't give buy or sell advice, but here is the data on POPULAR, INC.: a Piotroski F-score of 5/9, a P/E of about 12.8×, a dividend yield of 1.85%. Weigh these quality and valuation signals against your own goals.
Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.