Popular (BPOP) Competitors $83.90 -0.55 (-0.65%) As of 04/16/2025 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, CBSH, WBS, and WALShould 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), Commerce Bancshares (CBSH), Webster Financial (WBS), and Western Alliance Bancorporation (WAL). 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 Commerce Bancshares Webster Financial Western Alliance Bancorporation Popular (NASDAQ:BPOP) and First Citizens BancShares (NASDAQ:FCNCA) are both finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, community ranking, valuation and risk. Which has more volatility & risk, BPOP or FCNCA? Popular has a beta of 0.62, indicating that its stock price is 38% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, First Citizens BancShares has a beta of 0.66, indicating that its stock price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is BPOP or FCNCA a better dividend stock? Popular pays an annual dividend of $2.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. First Citizens BancShares pays an annual dividend of $7.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Popular pays out 32.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. First Citizens BancShares pays out 4.1% 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 higher valuation & earnings, BPOP or FCNCA? 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 RatioPopular$2.80B2.08$612.80M$8.569.80First Citizens BancShares$9.73B2.36$2.78B$189.438.93 Does the MarketBeat Community favor BPOP or FCNCA? Popular received 274 more outperform votes than First Citizens BancShares when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.49% of users gave Popular an outperform vote while only 55.04% of users gave First Citizens BancShares an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformPopularOutperform Votes46565.49% Underperform Votes24534.51% First Citizens BancSharesOutperform Votes19155.04% Underperform Votes15644.96% Does the media favor BPOP or FCNCA? In the previous week, Popular had 10 more articles in the media than First Citizens BancShares. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for Popular and 13 mentions for First Citizens BancShares. First Citizens BancShares' average media sentiment score of 1.57 beat Popular's score of 1.07 indicating that First Citizens BancShares is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Popular 13 Very Positive mention(s) 7 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 2 Very Negative mention(s) Positive First Citizens BancShares 12 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Is BPOP or FCNCA 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 Popular14.15% 11.89% 0.90% First Citizens BancShares 18.55%13.22%1.30% Do institutionals and insiders believe in BPOP or FCNCA? 87.3% of Popular shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 78.0% of First Citizens BancShares shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.1% of Popular shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 13.4% of First Citizens BancShares shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Do analysts prefer BPOP or FCNCA? Popular presently has a consensus price target of $111.57, suggesting a potential upside of 32.98%. First Citizens BancShares has a consensus price target of $2,346.09, suggesting a potential upside of 38.68%. Given First Citizens BancShares' higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe First Citizens BancShares is more favorable than Popular.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Popular 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.86First Citizens BancShares 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67 SummaryFirst Citizens BancShares beats Popular on 13 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$5.82B$2.85B$10.70B$7.35BDividend Yield3.40%4.11%6.02%4.32%P/E Ratio9.8021.3521.5517.68Price / Sales2.082.8725.3392.89Price / Cash11.9810.6317.6134.64Price / Book1.181.092.553.94Net Income$612.80M$372.21M$1.03B$247.45M7 Day Performance1.91%1.94%2.06%3.17%1 Month Performance-7.23%-6.78%-4.10%-8.53%1 Year Performance3.75%15.22%533.98%0.32% Popular Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BPOPPopular4.9815 of 5 stars$83.90-0.7%$111.57+33.0%+3.2%$5.82B$2.80B9.808,810Upcoming EarningsPositive NewsGap DownFCNCAFirst Citizens BancShares4.995 of 5 stars$1,606.17+2.2%$2,288.08+42.5%+10.4%$21.81B$9.73B8.4810,700Upcoming EarningsPositive NewsHigh Trading VolumeHBANHuntington Bancshares4.9879 of 5 stars$12.71+0.9%$17.94+41.2%+1.8%$18.57B$7.39B10.3319,955Short Interest ↓Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeRFRegions Financial4.9793 of 5 stars$18.65-0.1%$26.42+41.7%+2.1%$16.89B$7.08B9.6120,100Dividend AnnouncementHigh Trading VolumeKEYKeyCorp4.9907 of 5 stars$13.49+0.1%$19.31+43.2%-0.9%$14.78B$4.39B-44.9517,333High Trading VolumeEWBCEast West Bancorp4.5278 of 5 stars$72.32-2.3%$109.15+50.9%+6.4%$10.01B$2.57B8.683,160Gap DownHigh Trading VolumeFHNFirst Horizon4.9772 of 5 stars$16.51+1.9%$22.57+36.7%+24.1%$8.49B$3.10B12.147,540Earnings ReportNews CoverageGap DownSSBSouthState4.5231 of 5 stars$82.02+0.7%$118.40+44.4%+10.1%$8.31B$1.67B11.785,030Upcoming EarningsPositive NewsHigh Trading VolumeCBSHCommerce Bancshares3.9709 of 5 stars$55.85+0.8%$66.83+19.7%+15.4%$7.49B$1.66B13.934,590Earnings ReportAnalyst DowngradeNews CoveragePositive NewsWBSWebster Financial4.9971 of 5 stars$42.37+1.4%$62.92+48.5%-2.2%$7.26B$2.58B9.693,240Upcoming EarningsPositive NewsWALWestern Alliance Bancorporation4.9943 of 5 stars$61.94-0.3%$98.07+58.3%+18.1%$6.84B$3.16B8.723,360Upcoming EarningsShort Interest ↓High Trading Volume Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies FCNCA Competitors HBAN Competitors RF Competitors KEY Competitors EWBC Competitors FHN Competitors SSB Competitors CBSH Competitors WBS Competitors WAL 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 4/17/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our Partners[Action Required] Claim Your FREE IRS Loophole GuideThis shouldn't surprise anyone who's been paying attention, but... 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