Popular (BPOP) Competitors $99.64 +0.93 (+0.94%) As of 01/17/2025 04:00 PM Eastern 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 Popular (NASDAQ:BPOP) and Huntington Bancshares (NASDAQ:HBAN) are both finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, community ranking, risk and media sentiment. Does the media prefer BPOP or HBAN? In the previous week, Huntington Bancshares had 24 more articles in the media than Popular. MarketBeat recorded 38 mentions for Huntington Bancshares and 14 mentions for Popular. Popular's average media sentiment score of 0.92 beat Huntington Bancshares' score of 0.70 indicating that Popular is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Popular 8 Very Positive mention(s) 5 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Huntington Bancshares 14 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 19 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in BPOP or HBAN? 87.3% of Popular shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.7% of Huntington Bancshares shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.1% of Popular shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of Huntington Bancshares shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Is BPOP or HBAN a better dividend stock? Popular pays an annual dividend of $2.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Huntington Bancshares pays an annual dividend of $0.62 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. Popular pays out 38.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Huntington Bancshares pays out 59.6% 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. Is BPOP or HBAN 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 Popular12.36% 11.35% 0.85% Huntington Bancshares 14.19%10.72%0.95% Do analysts prefer BPOP or HBAN? Popular currently has a consensus price target of $108.25, indicating a potential upside of 8.64%. Huntington Bancshares has a consensus price target of $17.76, indicating a potential upside of 4.44%. Given Popular's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Popular is more favorable than Huntington Bancshares.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Popular 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.75Huntington Bancshares 1 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 13 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.63 Which has more volatility and risk, BPOP or HBAN? Popular has a beta of 0.81, indicating that its share price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Huntington Bancshares has a beta of 1.07, indicating that its share price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the MarketBeat Community favor BPOP or HBAN? Huntington Bancshares received 118 more outperform votes than Popular when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 65.38% of users gave Popular an outperform vote while only 51.43% of users gave Huntington Bancshares an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformPopularOutperform Votes45965.38% Underperform Votes24334.62% Huntington BancsharesOutperform Votes57751.43% Underperform Votes54548.57% Which has better valuation and earnings, BPOP or HBAN? 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 RatioPopular$3.90B1.82$541.34M$7.3613.54Huntington Bancshares$10.84B2.28$1.95B$1.0416.36 SummaryHuntington Bancshares beats Popular on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Popular News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for BPOP and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. 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$7.11B$3.20B$11.78B$9.14BDividend Yield3.03%3.75%6.02%4.02%P/E Ratio13.5416.5225.2417.36Price / Sales1.822.5528.3677.11Price / Cash10.679.8717.2635.97Price / Book1.401.272.654.79Net Income$541.34M$410.53M$1.04B$225.00M7 Day Performance2.24%2.68%1.94%2.37%1 Month Performance8.71%-0.06%0.90%4.40%1 Year Performance22.51%17.07%14.70%20.10% Popular Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BPOPPopular4.9555 of 5 stars$99.64+0.9%$108.25+8.6%+22.5%$7.11B$3.90B13.549,237Short Interest ↑HBANHuntington Bancshares4.8103 of 5 stars$16.15+0.8%$17.76+10.0%+33.7%$23.46B$7.21B15.5319,955Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementRFRegions Financial4.9507 of 5 stars$23.51+2.0%$27.67+17.7%+30.2%$21.37B$7.08B13.2820,101Earnings ReportGap UpKEYKeyCorp4.6894 of 5 stars$16.92+1.2%$19.44+14.9%+31.4%$16.77B$5.09B1,692.0017,333Upcoming EarningsDividend AnnouncementShort Interest ↑EWBCEast West Bancorp3.9842 of 5 stars$94.98+1.6%$109.77+15.6%+42.3%$13.17B$2.55B11.993,160FHNFirst Horizon4.5383 of 5 stars$20.23+0.8%$21.35+5.5%+53.0%$10.72B$3.17B14.667,540Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↑WBSWebster Financial4.7413 of 5 stars$54.58+1.7%$61.58+12.8%+18.4%$9.36B$2.55B12.384,261Earnings ReportWALWestern Alliance Bancorporation4.6753 of 5 stars$79.64+1.6%$94.31+18.4%+37.9%$8.77B$2.30B12.293,260Upcoming EarningsNews CoveragePNFPPinnacle Financial Partners4.5829 of 5 stars$112.61+0.3%$122.73+9.0%+39.8%$8.70B$1.42B21.413,357News CoverageCFRCullen/Frost Bankers4.5157 of 5 stars$134.07+1.1%$127.07-5.2%+35.1%$8.60B$2.03B16.635,495News CoverageWTFCWintrust Financial4.9027 of 5 stars$125.99+1.1%$128.00+1.6%+37.1%$8.38B$2.38B13.195,521Upcoming EarningsNews Coverage 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 1/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersCollect $7k per month from Tesla’s SECRET dividendTesla doesn't pay a traditional dividend.... 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