Popular (BPOP) Competitors $93.12 +0.31 (+0.33%) As of 03/25/2025 04:00 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock BPOP vs. FCNCA, HBAN, RF, KEY, EWBC, FHN, SSB, WBS, WAL, and CBSHShould you be buying Popular stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Popular include First Citizens BancShares (FCNCA), Huntington Bancshares (HBAN), Regions Financial (RF), KeyCorp (KEY), East West Bancorp (EWBC), First Horizon (FHN), SouthState (SSB), Webster Financial (WBS), Western Alliance Bancorporation (WAL), and Commerce Bancshares (CBSH). These companies are all part of the "regional banks" industry. Popular vs. First Citizens BancShares Huntington Bancshares Regions Financial KeyCorp East West Bancorp First Horizon SouthState Webster Financial Western Alliance Bancorporation Commerce Bancshares First Citizens BancShares (NASDAQ:FCNCA) and Popular (NASDAQ:BPOP) are both finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, community ranking, valuation, profitability, risk, earnings, dividends and media sentiment. Does the media prefer FCNCA or BPOP? In the previous week, Popular had 6 more articles in the media than First Citizens BancShares. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for Popular and 14 mentions for First Citizens BancShares. Popular's average media sentiment score of 1.42 beat First Citizens BancShares' score of 1.16 indicating that Popular is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment First Citizens BancShares 10 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Popular 15 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of FCNCA or BPOP? 78.0% of First Citizens BancShares shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.3% of Popular shares are owned by institutional investors. 13.4% of First Citizens BancShares shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.1% of Popular shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Do analysts rate FCNCA or BPOP? First Citizens BancShares presently has a consensus price target of $2,288.08, indicating a potential upside of 20.92%. Popular has a consensus price target of $113.00, indicating a potential upside of 21.35%. Given Popular's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Popular is more favorable than First Citizens BancShares.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score First Citizens BancShares 0 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.62Popular 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.71 Which has more volatility & risk, FCNCA or BPOP? First Citizens BancShares has a beta of 0.81, suggesting that its stock price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Popular has a beta of 0.77, suggesting that its stock price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has higher earnings and valuation, FCNCA or BPOP? First Citizens BancShares has higher revenue and earnings than Popular. First Citizens BancShares is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Popular, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioFirst Citizens BancShares$9.73B2.64$2.78B$189.439.99Popular$2.80B2.32$612.80M$8.5610.88 Is FCNCA or BPOP more profitable? First Citizens BancShares has a net margin of 18.55% compared to Popular's net margin of 14.15%. First Citizens BancShares' return on equity of 13.22% beat Popular's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets First Citizens BancShares18.55% 13.22% 1.30% Popular 14.15%11.89%0.90% Is FCNCA or BPOP a better dividend stock? First Citizens BancShares pays an annual dividend of $7.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. Popular pays an annual dividend of $2.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. First Citizens BancShares pays out 4.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Popular pays out 32.7% 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. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in FCNCA or BPOP? Popular received 271 more outperform votes than First Citizens BancShares when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.44% of users gave Popular an outperform vote while only 55.04% of users gave First Citizens BancShares an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformFirst Citizens BancSharesOutperform Votes19155.04% Underperform Votes15644.96% PopularOutperform Votes46265.44% Underperform Votes24434.56% SummaryFirst Citizens BancShares beats Popular on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads 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$6.48B$3.13B$11.47B$8.30BDividend Yield3.10%3.80%5.57%4.02%P/E Ratio10.8823.2022.8519.25Price / Sales2.323.1325.7294.32Price / Cash11.9810.6317.6134.64Price / Book1.311.192.804.46Net Income$612.80M$372.21M$1.03B$247.07M7 Day Performance2.37%0.10%0.31%0.14%1 Month Performance-7.18%-3.23%495.95%-4.39%1 Year Performance7.45%19.38%539.55%4.85% Popular Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BPOPPopular4.8926 of 5 stars$93.12+0.3%$113.00+21.3%+7.9%$6.48B$2.80B10.889,237Positive NewsFCNCAFirst Citizens BancShares4.9839 of 5 stars$1,836.66+1.6%$2,323.50+26.5%+18.0%$24.94B$9.73B9.7016,021Positive NewsHBANHuntington Bancshares4.8663 of 5 stars$14.90+1.0%$18.35+23.2%+14.6%$21.77B$7.39B12.1119,955Analyst ForecastPositive NewsRFRegions Financial4.729 of 5 stars$21.54+0.5%$27.56+28.0%+12.5%$19.50B$7.08B11.1020,101Analyst ForecastPositive NewsKEYKeyCorp4.9737 of 5 stars$15.81+0.8%$19.64+24.3%+9.2%$17.47B$4.39B-52.6817,333Analyst ForecastPositive NewsEWBCEast West Bancorp3.7877 of 5 stars$88.79+0.9%$111.31+25.4%+21.0%$12.29B$2.57B10.663,160FHNFirst Horizon4.8603 of 5 stars$18.86-0.9%$22.23+17.9%+33.4%$9.84B$3.10B13.877,540Positive NewsSSBSouthState4.113 of 5 stars$92.77+1.3%$115.44+24.4%+16.8%$9.40B$1.67B13.335,070Positive NewsWBSWebster Financial4.8238 of 5 stars$50.88+1.0%$63.08+24.0%+5.3%$8.72B$2.58B11.644,261WALWestern Alliance Bancorporation4.8946 of 5 stars$77.25+0.0%$98.07+27.0%+30.4%$8.53B$3.16B10.883,260CBSHCommerce Bancshares4.1424 of 5 stars$61.83+1.8%$68.17+10.2%+22.3%$8.28B$1.66B15.424,590Analyst Revision Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies FCNCA Competitors HBAN Competitors RF Competitors KEY Competitors EWBC Competitors FHN Competitors SSB Competitors WBS Competitors WAL Competitors CBSH Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:BPOP) was last updated on 3/26/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s Final Plan Presidential insider exposes shocking plot to reshape U.S. economy: The 2025 Trump Reset -- Inside Trump’...Porter & Company | SponsoredNew “Trump” currency proposed in DCAccording to one of the most connected men in Washington… A surprising new bill was just introduced in Wash...Paradigm Press | SponsoredDOGE could send 6 AI stocks through the roofStay alert for Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency's next move … Expect an announcement f...Weiss Ratings | SponsoredTrump’s Secret WeaponHave you looked at the stock market recently? 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