Popular (BPOP) Competitors $91.66 +1.08 (+1.19%) (As of 12/20/2024 05:31 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends BPOP vs. HBAN, RF, KEY, EWBC, FHN, WBS, WAL, PNFP, CFR, and WTFCShould you be buying Popular stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Popular include Huntington Bancshares (HBAN), Regions Financial (RF), KeyCorp (KEY), East West Bancorp (EWBC), First Horizon (FHN), Webster Financial (WBS), Western Alliance Bancorporation (WAL), Pinnacle Financial Partners (PNFP), Cullen/Frost Bankers (CFR), and Wintrust Financial (WTFC). These companies are all part of the "regional banks" industry. Popular vs. Huntington Bancshares Regions Financial KeyCorp East West Bancorp First Horizon Webster Financial Western Alliance Bancorporation Pinnacle Financial Partners Cullen/Frost Bankers Wintrust Financial Huntington Bancshares (NASDAQ:HBAN) and Popular (NASDAQ:BPOP) are both finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, risk, community ranking, dividends and valuation. Is HBAN or BPOP a better dividend stock? Huntington Bancshares pays an annual dividend of $0.62 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. Popular pays an annual dividend of $2.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. Huntington Bancshares pays out 59.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Popular pays out 38.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Which has more volatility & risk, HBAN or BPOP? Huntington Bancshares has a beta of 1.06, meaning that its stock price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Popular has a beta of 0.81, meaning that its stock price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in HBAN or BPOP? 80.7% of Huntington Bancshares shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.3% of Popular shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.9% of Huntington Bancshares shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.1% of Popular shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media refer more to HBAN or BPOP? In the previous week, Popular had 5 more articles in the media than Huntington Bancshares. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Popular and 12 mentions for Huntington Bancshares. Popular's average media sentiment score of 1.02 beat Huntington Bancshares' score of 0.95 indicating that Popular is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Huntington Bancshares 5 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Popular 8 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is HBAN or BPOP more profitable? Huntington Bancshares has a net margin of 14.19% compared to Popular's net margin of 12.36%. Popular's return on equity of 11.35% beat Huntington Bancshares' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Huntington Bancshares14.19% 10.72% 0.95% Popular 12.36%11.35%0.85% Which has stronger earnings and valuation, HBAN or BPOP? Huntington Bancshares has higher revenue and earnings than Popular. Popular is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Huntington Bancshares, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioHuntington Bancshares$7.21B3.29$1.95B$1.0415.69Popular$2.75B2.38$541.34M$7.3612.45 Does the MarketBeat Community believe in HBAN or BPOP? Huntington Bancshares received 116 more outperform votes than Popular when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 65.38% of users gave Popular an outperform vote while only 51.39% of users gave Huntington Bancshares an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformHuntington BancsharesOutperform Votes57551.39% Underperform Votes54448.61% PopularOutperform Votes45965.38% Underperform Votes24334.62% Do analysts prefer HBAN or BPOP? Huntington Bancshares currently has a consensus price target of $17.41, suggesting a potential upside of 6.69%. Popular has a consensus price target of $108.25, suggesting a potential upside of 18.10%. Given Popular's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Popular is more favorable than Huntington Bancshares.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Huntington Bancshares 1 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 12 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.68Popular 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.75 SummaryHuntington Bancshares beats Popular on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. 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The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart BPOP vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricPopularState commercial banks IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$6.46B$3.10B$11.01B$9.07BDividend Yield3.11%3.54%9.87%4.22%P/E Ratio12.4516.5628.5417.19Price / Sales2.383.2848.52116.80Price / Cash11.1711.2830.3637.86Price / Book1.291.262.744.78Net Income$541.34M$406.76M$1.03B$225.60M7 Day Performance-4.17%-4.75%-2.88%-1.23%1 Month Performance-6.51%-4.99%-2.87%3.37%1 Year Performance14.43%14.26%11.31%16.58% Popular Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BPOPPopular4.9771 of 5 stars$91.66+1.2%$108.25+18.1%+14.8%$6.46B$2.75B12.459,237Analyst ForecastPositive NewsHigh Trading VolumeHBANHuntington Bancshares4.9062 of 5 stars$17.28+0.6%$17.41+0.8%+30.9%$25.10B$7.21B16.5119,955Analyst RevisionRFRegions Financial4.9432 of 5 stars$25.23+0.5%$27.61+9.4%+25.3%$22.93B$7.08B14.1920,101Analyst RevisionKEYKeyCorp4.9749 of 5 stars$18.29+0.9%$19.16+4.7%+21.5%$18.13B$10.40B1,823.0017,333Analyst RevisionEWBCEast West Bancorp4.2012 of 5 stars$101.550.0%$109.17+7.5%+35.6%$14.08B$2.55B12.753,206Analyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionNews CoverageFHNFirst Horizon4.3666 of 5 stars$20.31+0.6%$19.69-3.0%+45.9%$10.77B$3.17B14.637,378Analyst ForecastWBSWebster Financial4.9188 of 5 stars$58.96flat$59.00+0.1%+9.3%$10.11B$3.94B13.514,261Analyst ForecastPositive NewsWALWestern Alliance Bancorporation4.884 of 5 stars$91.05+1.5%$93.40+2.6%+33.4%$10.02B$2.30B13.843,260Analyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionPNFPPinnacle Financial Partners4.5623 of 5 stars$118.38+0.6%$113.64-4.0%+31.5%$9.14B$2.79B22.443,357Analyst ForecastNews CoverageCFRCullen/Frost Bankers4.5896 of 5 stars$139.37+1.1%$127.07-8.8%+26.0%$8.94B$2.65B17.105,495Positive NewsWTFCWintrust Financial4.6162 of 5 stars$131.44+0.0%$124.62-5.2%+35.1%$8.74B$3.33B13.765,521Analyst ForecastPositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies HBAN Competitors RF Competitors KEY Competitors EWBC Competitors FHN Competitors WBS Competitors WAL Competitors PNFP Competitors CFR Competitors WTFC Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NASDAQ:BPOP) was last updated on 12/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersAmazon coin set to soar 25X – starting December 16th?This tiny 3-cent crypto just partnered with one of the biggest companies in the world… Amazon. 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