Caxton Associates LLP Buys 3,814 Shares of Popular, Inc. $BPOP

Posted by on Jul 25th, 2026

Caxton Associates LLP lifted its position in Popular, Inc. (NASDAQ:BPOP – Free Report) by 31.4% in the first quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 15,942 shares of the bank’s stock after purchasing an additional 3,814 shares during the period. Caxton Associates LLP’s holdings in Popular were worth $2,139,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Parallel Advisors LLC lifted its stake in Popular by 30.5% in the first quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 321 shares of the bank’s stock worth $43,000 after acquiring an additional 75 shares during the period. Xponance LLC raised its holdings in shares of Popular by 2.1% in the 4th quarter. Xponance LLC now owns 3,892 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $485,000 after purchasing an additional 80 shares in the last quarter. Severin Investments LLC raised its holdings in shares of Popular by 1.9% in the 1st quarter. Severin Investments LLC now owns 4,799 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $644,000 after purchasing an additional 91 shares in the last quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of Popular by 1.7% in the 1st quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC now owns 5,693 shares of the bank’s stock worth $764,000 after purchasing an additional 95 shares during the period. Finally, Cetera Investment Advisers lifted its position in shares of Popular by 0.8% in the 4th quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 14,647 shares of the bank’s stock worth $1,824,000 after purchasing an additional 111 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 87.27% of the company’s stock.

Popular News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Popular this week:

  • Positive Sentiment: Popular beat Q2 EPS estimates, with stronger net interest income, fee income, and loan/deposit growth, while lower expenses supported profitability; management also planned a 20% dividend increase. Popular Q2 Earnings Beat on NII & Fee Income, Dividend Hike Planned
  • Positive Sentiment: Several brokerages raised price targets after the earnings release, including Benchmark to $214, KBW to $207, and Truist to $197, signaling upgraded confidence in the bank’s outlook.
  • Positive Sentiment: Other post-earnings coverage highlighted robust operating momentum and strong financial performance, reinforcing the view that Popular’s core banking trends remain healthy. Popular Inc (BPOP) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Highlights
  • Neutral Sentiment: One article noted the stock looks reasonable on earnings but stretched on returns, suggesting the valuation is not cheap despite the improved fundamentals. Popular (BPOP) Stock Looks Reasonable On Earnings But Stretched On Returns
  • Neutral Sentiment: The company also announced capital actions and a leadership transition, including CEO retirement plans, which investors may view as a longer-term governance update rather than an immediate earnings driver. Popular unveils capital plan and leadership transition

Analysts Set New Price Targets

BPOP has been the topic of several research reports. Zacks Research lowered shares of Popular from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, April 6th. Truist Financial upped their target price on Popular from $192.00 to $197.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday. Barclays increased their target price on Popular from $185.00 to $190.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday. Piper Sandler reiterated an “overweight” rating and issued a $198.00 price target (up from $190.00) on shares of Popular in a report on Friday. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price target on Popular from $165.00 to $180.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, July 6th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have assigned a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Popular has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $184.42.

View Our Latest Stock Report on Popular

Insider Transactions at Popular

In related news, Director Alejandro M. Ballester sold 23,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, April 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $150.00, for a total value of $3,450,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 34,588 shares in the company, valued at $5,188,200. The trade was a 39.94% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, Director Alejandro M. Sanchez sold 300 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, May 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $150.36, for a total transaction of $45,108.00. Following the sale, the director directly owned 3,960 shares in the company, valued at $595,425.60. This trade represents a 7.04% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold 29,500 shares of company stock valued at $4,415,870 in the last 90 days. 2.13% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Popular Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ BPOP opened at $171.73 on Friday. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $160.90 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $146.05. The company has a market cap of $11.08 billion, a PE ratio of 11.60, a P/E/G ratio of 0.92 and a beta of 0.61. Popular, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $108.74 and a fifty-two week high of $175.12.

Popular (NASDAQ:BPOP – Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 23rd. The bank reported $4.35 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.72 by $0.63. The business had revenue of $846.92 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $878.41 million. Popular had a return on equity of 15.47% and a net margin of 21.37%.During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $3.09 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts predict that Popular, Inc. will post 15.05 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Popular Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, July 1st. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 29th were given a $0.75 dividend. This represents a $3.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.7%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, May 29th. Popular’s dividend payout ratio is currently 20.27%.

About Popular

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Popular, Inc, headquartered in San Juan, Puerto Rico, is a financial holding company and a leading provider of banking services in the United States mainland and Puerto Rico. Through its primary subsidiaries—Banco Popular de Puerto Rico and Popular Bank—the company delivers comprehensive commercial and consumer banking solutions. It offers deposit products, lending facilities, cash management services and payment-processing solutions designed for individuals, small businesses and large corporations.

The company’s product suite encompasses checking and savings accounts, certificates of deposit, residential and commercial mortgage loans, business lines of credit and credit cards.

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Institutional Ownership by Quarter for Popular (NASDAQ:BPOP)

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