Popular, Inc. Declares Monthly Cash Dividend, Enhancing Shareholder Returns

Written by Emily J. Thompson, Senior Investment Analyst

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Cash Dividend Announcement: Popular, Inc. has declared a cash dividend on its non-cumulative monthly income preferred stock, demonstrating the company's ongoing commitment to stable earnings and shareholder returns.
Trust Preferred Securities Distribution: The company also announced a monthly distribution on its trust preferred securities, further enhancing investor confidence and attracting more capital inflow.
Market Leadership: As the largest financial institution in Puerto Rico by both assets and deposits, Popular's leading position enables it to maintain stable financial performance in a competitive market.
Diverse Services: Popular offers retail, mortgage, and commercial banking services across Puerto Rico and the mainland U.S., showcasing its strong capabilities in diversified financial services.

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Analyst Views on BPOP

Wall Street analysts forecast BPOP stock price to rise over the next 12 months. According to Wall Street analysts, the average 1-year price target for BPOP is 141.00 USD with a low forecast of 127.00 USD and a high forecast of 160.00 USD. However, analyst price targets are subjective and often lag stock prices, so investors should focus on the objective reasons behind analyst rating changes, which better reflect the company's fundamentals.

6 Analyst Rating

5 Buy

1 Hold

0 Sell

Strong Buy

Current: 117.100

Low

127.00

Averages

141.00

High

160.00

Current: 117.100

Low

127.00

Averages

141.00

High

160.00

Wells Fargo

Overweight

downgrade

$150 -> $135

2025-10-24

Reason

Wells Fargo

Price Target

$150 -> $135

2025-10-24

downgrade

Overweight

Reason

Wells Fargo lowered the firm's price target on Popular to $135 from $150 and keeps an Overweight rating on the shares. The firm believes the next re-rating opportunity has likely been pushed out to Q2 2026, despite shares holding up better than expected. Popular remains a Top Pick given group-best EPS and TBV growth, but the margin-of-error narrows post-Q3 results.

UBS

Nicholas Holowko

Neutral

downgrade

$135 -> $127

2025-10-24

Reason

UBS

Nicholas Holowko

Price Target

$135 -> $127

2025-10-24

downgrade

Neutral

Reason

UBS analyst Nicholas Holowko lowered the firm's price target on Popular to $127 from $135 and keeps a Neutral rating on the shares post the Q3 report. The firm believes the quarter "struck fairly positive tone" despite some credit one-offs.

Hovde Group

NULL -> Outperform

upgrade

$140 -> $152

2025-08-29

Reason

Hovde Group

Price Target

$140 -> $152

2025-08-29

upgrade

NULL -> Outperform

Reason

Hovde Group raised the firm's price target on Popular to $152 from $140 and keeps an Outperform rating on the shares.

Citi

Buy

maintain

$133 -> $142

2025-07-24

Reason

Citi

Price Target

$133 -> $142

2025-07-24

maintain

Buy

Reason

Citi raised the firm's price target on Popular to $142 from $133 and keeps a Buy rating on the shares post the Q2 report. The firm believes the company's net interest margin expansion is likely to continue.

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About BPOP

Popular, Inc. (Popular) is a financial holding company. The Company operates in two segments: Banco Popular de Puerto Rico (BPPR), which includes its Puerto Rico business, and Banco Popular North America (BPNA), which includes its the United States mainland business. The Company has operations in Puerto Rico, the United States and the Caribbean. The Company's BPPR segment provides retail, mortgage and commercial banking services through its banking subsidiary, Banco Popular de Puerto Rico, as well as auto and equipment leasing and financing, investment banking, broker-dealer and insurance services through specialized subsidiaries. The Company's BPNA segment consists of Popular North America, Inc. (PNA) functioning as the holding company for its operations in the United States. It also operates PNA's subsidiary, E-LOAN, Inc. The banking operations of BPNA in the United States mainland are based in New York, Florida and New Jersey, conducted under the name of Popular Community Bank.

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Emily J. Thompson

Emily J. Thompson, a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) with 12 years in investment research, graduated with honors from the Wharton School. Specializing in industrial and technology stocks, she provides in-depth analysis for Intellectia’s earnings and market brief reports.