CESTERO LUIS E. sold $1.5M of BPOP
CESTERO LUIS E. (Executive Vice President) sold 8,500 shares of POPULAR, INC. (BPOP) at $176.36 ($1.50M total) on 2026-08-04.
POPULAR, INC.
CESTERO LUIS E. (Executive Vice President) sold 8,500 shares of POPULAR, INC. (BPOP) at $176.36 ($1.50M total) on 2026-08-04.
MarketBeat reports Popular Inc. (Popular) has assets near $79B, loans $39.7B, and deposits $70.2B. Shares trade around $176, up from the mid-$120s earlier in the year. Analysts have a consensus Buy, with a $184.42 12-month target. Q2 net charge-offs rose to 1.05% due to a $71M item, but guidance was raised to 65-80 bps. CEO Javier Ferrer retires Aug. 31, 2026.
Ferre Maria Luisa sold 3,385 indirectly-held shares of POPULAR, INC. (BPOP) at $175.42 ($0.59M total) on 2026-07-30.
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 insider activity, earnings and corporate actions.
In the last 30 days, BPOP insiders filed 3 SEC Form 4 transactions — no purchases and 3 sales ($2.6M). The most active reporter was Ferre Maria Luisa with 2 filings.
This is an insider selling disclosure with no stated 10b5-1 plan, which can modestly affect near-term sentiment but is not a fundamental catalyst by itself.
The article frames Popular’s earnings strength as durable, but highlights rising net charge-offs and leadership transition as key near-term risk factors.
This is a routine insider sale disclosure with no stated 10b5-1 plan, but it does not by itself change fundamentals or guidance.
This is a routine insider open-market sale with no 10b5-1 plan disclosed, which can modestly affect near-term sentiment but is not a fundamental catalyst.
Leadership transition plus concurrent dividend increase and $1B buyback authorization can shift near-term sentiment and governance expectations.
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CESTERO LUIS E. (Executive Vice President) sold 8,500 shares of POPULAR, INC. (BPOP) at $176.36 ($1.50M total) on 2026-08-04.
2 min readMarketBeat reports Popular Inc. (Popular) has assets near $79B, loans $39.7B, and deposits $70.2B. Shares trade around $176, up from the mid-$120s earlier in the year. Analysts have a consensus Buy, with a $184.42 12-month target. Q2 net charge-offs rose to 1.05% due to a $71M item, but guidance was raised to 65-80 bps. CEO Javier Ferrer retires Aug. 31, 2026.
4 min readFerre Maria Luisa sold 3,385 indirectly-held shares of POPULAR, INC. (BPOP) at $175.42 ($0.59M total) on 2026-07-30.
1 min readFerre Maria Luisa sold 3,076 shares of POPULAR, INC. (BPOP) at $173.79 ($0.53M total) on 2026-07-30.
2 min readBanco Popular of Puerto Rico said CEO Javier Ferrer will retire Aug. 31. Jorge García, previously CFO, will become CEO; Lidio Soriano will move to CFO; and Luis Sousa will become chief risk officer. The changes follow Popular’s Q2 results, with profit up 32.4% and a dividend raised to 90 cents and a $1 billion repurchase authorization.
4 min readAnalysts cited by TipRanks are bullish on Nasdaq (NDAQ) and SLM (SLM). TD Cowen reiterated Buy ratings, setting $108 for NDAQ (vs $90.42 close) and $32 for SLM (vs $24.18). TipRanks consensus shows Strong Buy on NDAQ with $112.23 target, and Moderate Buy on SLM with $28.14 target. Popular (BPOP) also has a Truist Buy target of $197.
3 min readBanco Popular (Puerto Rico) said CEO Javier Ferrer will retire at end of August after 13 months in the role. CFO Jorge Garcia will become CEO Sept. 1, with Chief Risk Officer Lidio Soriano taking over as CFO. On its 2Q call, Popular reported net income of $278 million (+32% YoY), EPS $4.35, raised NII guidance to 8%-9%, increased the dividend 20%, and authorized up to $1B buybacks.
6 min readPopular (NASDAQ: BPOP) reported Q2 CY2026 revenue of $874 million, up 9.8% year on year and about 1% above Wall Street estimates. GAAP profit was $4.35 per share, 16.5% above consensus. The article also notes TBVPS growth and that shares fell 2.6% to $169.31 after results.
3 min readPOPULAR, INC. (BPOP) filed an SEC Form 8-K — Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. 8-K false 0000763901 0000763901 2026-07-22 2026-07-22 0000763901 us-gaap:CommonStockMember 2026-07-22 2026-07-22 0000763901 us-gaap:CumulativePreferredStockMember 2026-07-22 2026-07-22 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 Form 8-K CURRENT REPORT
4 min readPOPULAR, INC. (BPOP) filed an SEC Form 8-K — Results of Operations and Financial Condition. EX-99.1 2 bpop-exx991.htm EX-99.1 BPOP-EX-99.1 4 Exhibit 99.1 SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – (BUSINESS WIRE) – Popular, Inc. (the “Corporation,” “Popular,” “we,” “us,” “our”) (NASDAQ: BPOP) Popular, Inc. Announces Second Quarter 2026 Financial Results FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS ($ in millions
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