Popular (BPOP) Projected to Announce Earnings on Thursday

Popular (NASDAQ:BPOP) is anticipated to release its Q3 2026 results before the market opens on Thursday, October 22nd. Analysts expect the company to announce earnings of $3.95 per share and revenue of $904.43 million for the quarter. Investors may review the information on the company’s upcoming Q3 2026 earnings report for the latest details on the call scheduled for Thursday, October 22, 2026 at 11:00 AM ET.

Popular (NASDAQ:BPOP) last released its earnings results on Thursday, July 23rd. The bank reported $4.35 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.72 by $0.63. Popular had a net margin of 21.37% and a return on equity of 15.34%. The firm had revenue of $846.92 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $878.41 million. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $3.09 EPS. On average, analysts expect Popular to post $15.70 EPS for the current fiscal year and $17.07 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Popular Price Performance

Shares of Popular stock opened at $160.85 on Wednesday. The company has a market cap of $10.26 billion, a PE ratio of 10.81, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.59 and a beta of 0.63. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $164.17 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $160.06. Popular has a fifty-two week low of $108.74 and a fifty-two week high of $179.24.

Popular Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, October 1st. Stockholders of record on Thursday, September 10th were issued a dividend of $0.90 per share. This represents a $3.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.2%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, September 10th. This is a positive change from Popular’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.75. Popular’s payout ratio is presently 24.32%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research analysts have recently commented on BPOP shares. Wells Fargo & Company cut their price objective on shares of Popular from $200.00 to $195.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, September 29th. Benchmark lifted their target price on Popular from $214.00 to $216.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, August 31st. Citigroup decreased their target price on Popular from $200.00 to $192.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, September 22nd. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “buy (a-)” rating on shares of Popular in a research report on Friday, July 31st. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada raised their price objective on Popular from $163.00 to $181.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, July 24th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have assigned a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $187.42.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, EVP Lidio Soriano sold 3,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, August 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $174.50, for a total transaction of $523,500.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 107,320 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $18,727,340. This trade represents a 2.72% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, CEO Javier Ferrer sold 35,000 shares of Popular stock in a transaction dated Monday, August 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $175.43, for a total transaction of $6,140,050.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 96,478 shares in the company, valued at approximately $16,925,135.54. This trade represents a 26.62% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last quarter, insiders have sold 53,561 shares of company stock worth $9,392,259. Insiders own 2.13% of the company’s stock.

Popular Company Profile

Popular, Inc (NASDAQ: BPOP) is a financial services company headquartered in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Its principal subsidiary, Banco Popular de Puerto Rico, provides banking services to individuals, businesses and institutions, including deposit accounts, consumer and commercial loans, residential mortgages, credit cards and electronic banking services.

The company also offers investment, brokerage, insurance and wealth management services through specialized subsidiaries and affiliated businesses.