Is Popular Inc (BPOP) Stock a Good Buy for Short-term Investors?

At the time of writing, Popular Inc [BPOP] stock is trading at $95.94, saw in change for the day. One of the good ways to gauge the recent performance is if the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The BPOP shares have gain 11.81% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 2.57%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.

From an analyst’s perspective:

Popular Inc [NASDAQ: BPOP] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on April 24, 2025, when Hovde Group reiterated its Outperform rating and also revised its price target to $114 from $118. Previously, Wells Fargo upgraded its rating to Overweight on April 09, 2025, and kept the price target unchanged to $100. Wells Fargo downgraded its rating to a Equal Weight and decreased its price target to $105 on October 01, 2024. Hovde Group reiterated a Outperform rating for this stock on July 25, 2024, and upped its price target to $123. In a note dated April 24, 2024, Hovde Group reiterated an Outperform rating on this stock and boosted its target price from $112 to $113.

For the past year, the stock price of Popular Inc fluctuated between $78.23 and $106.81. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $104 within the next 12 months. Popular Inc [NASDAQ: BPOP] shares were valued at $95.94 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 8.4% based on the average BPOP price forecast.

Analyzing the BPOP fundamentals

According to Popular Inc [NASDAQ:BPOP], the company’s sales were 4.36B for trailing twelve months, which represents an 0.86% jump. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 1.0% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.32%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.29%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.23%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.01, Equity is 0.11 and Total Capital is 0.01. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of0.16.

Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 93.91 points at the first support level, and at 91.89 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 96.98, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 98.03.

Ratios To Look Out For

It is important to note that Popular Inc [NASDAQ:BPOP] has a current ratio of 0.26. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 1.53, the price to book ratio is 1.15 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 9.90.

Transactions by insiders

Recent insider trading involved MONZON GILBERTO, EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT, that happened on Feb 06 ’25 when 9600.0 shares were sold. Executive Vice President, CESTERO LUIS E. completed a deal on Jan 31 ’25 to sell 10000.0 shares. Meanwhile, Executive Vice President SEPULVEDA ELI sold 10000.0 shares on Jan 30 ’25.

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