POPULAR, INC.
Analysts at Barclays maintained ratings on three financial companies. Blackstone (BX) was given a Hold rating with a $128 target, Morgan Stanley (MS) a Buy with a $262 target, and Popular (BPOP) a Buy with a $200 target. All three have consensus ratings of at least Moderate Buy.
Benchmark maintained its 'Buy' rating for Popular Inc. (BPOP) and raised its price target to $216.00. The stock is currently trading at $169.68, which is 35.6% above its GF Value™ of $125.09, according to GuruFocus. BPOP has a GF Score™ of 83/100, indicating strong growth and momentum, but weaker financial strength. Insider activity shows significant selling, with $9.39 million in sales over the past three months.
Rodriguez Adorno Denissa (Senior VP & Comptroller) sold 600 shares of POPULAR, INC. (BPOP) at $168.79 ($0.10M total) on 2026-08-24.
Over the past 7 days, AlphAI's AI scored 1 news story mentioning BPOP (POPULAR, INC.). Coverage has skewed bullish: 1 bullish, 0 neutral, and 0 bearish.
Recent BPOP coverage spans corporate actions, financial news and insider activity.
In the last 30 days, BPOP insiders filed 1 SEC Form 4 transaction — no purchases and 1 sale ($101K). The most active reporter was Rodriguez Adorno Denissa, Senior VP & Comptroller, with 1 filing.
Buy rating with higher target may attract interest.
Analyst rating upkeep with a modest target increase may support short-term price stability but insider sales suggest caution.
Insider sale may signal reduced confidence, but size is modest.
The grant adds nearly $1M of equity to the new CEO, potentially diluting existing shareholders but signaling confidence in leadership.
New leadership and higher pay may affect cost structure but no immediate price catalyst.
AlphAI scores every news story that mentions BPOP with an AI model for sentiment and relevance, and aggregates insider trades from POPULAR, INC.'s SEC EDGAR Form 4 filings. Figures refresh continuously.
Analysts at Barclays maintained ratings on three financial companies. Blackstone (BX) was given a Hold rating with a $128 target, Morgan Stanley (MS) a Buy with a $262 target, and Popular (BPOP) a Buy with a $200 target. All three have consensus ratings of at least Moderate Buy.
2 min readBenchmark maintained its 'Buy' rating for Popular Inc. (BPOP) and raised its price target to $216.00. The stock is currently trading at $169.68, which is 35.6% above its GF Value™ of $125.09, according to GuruFocus. BPOP has a GF Score™ of 83/100, indicating strong growth and momentum, but weaker financial strength. Insider activity shows significant selling, with $9.39 million in sales over the past three months.
2 min readRodriguez Adorno Denissa (Senior VP & Comptroller) sold 600 shares of POPULAR, INC. (BPOP) at $168.79 ($0.10M total) on 2026-08-24.
1 min readPopular (BPOP) announced leadership changes, with Jorge J. García becoming CEO and Lidio V. Soriano as CFO. García received a $1.15M base salary, incentives, and a $977,833 restricted stock award. Soriano's base salary is $670,000 with additional incentives.
1 min readPOPULAR, INC. (BPOP) filed an SEC Form 8-K — Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers On July 23, 2026, Popular, Inc. (the “Corporation”) announced the appointments of Jorge J. García and Mr. Lidio V. Soriano a
1 min readPopular (BPOP) granted its CFO, Jorge J. Garcia, 5,733 restricted shares of common stock on 2026-08-19. The award vests annually from 2027 to 2030. Garcia now directly holds 25,410.684 shares, including 130.113 from dividend reinvestment. The grant was made under BPOP's Omnibus Incentive Plan.
1 min readPopular, Inc. (BPOP) declared a $0.90 quarterly cash dividend per common share, payable Oct 1, 2026 to shareholders of record as of Sept 10, 2026. The announcement was made in an Aug 20, 2026 press release and SEC filing.
1 min readPopular (BPOP) declared a $0.90 quarterly dividend per share, payable on October 1, 2026, to shareholders of record on September 10, 2026. The company operates as a leading financial institution in Puerto Rico and select U.S. markets.
1 min readSoriano Lidio (Executive Vice President) sold 3,000 shares of POPULAR, INC. (BPOP) at $174.50 ($0.52M total) on 2026-08-10.
1 min readFERRER JAVIER D. (PRESIDENT & CEO) sold 35,000 shares of POPULAR, INC. (BPOP) at $175.43 ($6.14M total) on 2026-08-10.
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