Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Popular Inc shares valued at $347,060 were sold by Castellvi Beatriz on Nov 06 ’24. At $99.16 per share, Castellvi Beatriz sold 3,500 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 25,115 shares worth approximately $2.48 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Rodriguez Adorno Denissa sold 1,825 shares, netting a total of over 178,315 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $97.71 each, the insider now holds 3,332 shares.
Before that, Burckhart Camille had sold 5,917 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $577,499, the Executive Vice President traded Popular Inc shares for $97.60 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 5,917 shares, worth approximately $2.95 million.
Analysts at Wells Fargo downgraded the stock from ‘”an Overweight”‘ to ‘”an Equal weight”‘ outlook in a report released in early October. Earlier on July 25, 2024, Hovde Group resumed its rating. Their recommendation was “an Outperform” for BPOP stock.
Analyzing BPOP Stock Performance
During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 4.26%. Over the course of the year, Popular Inc shares have jumped approximately 4.94%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $100.54 on 01/15/25 and a 52-week low of $91.25 on 01/03/25. A 50-day SMA is recorded $96.07, while a 200-day SMA reached $93.58. Nevertheless, trading volume fell to 0.51 million shares from 0.44 million shares the previous day.
Support And Resistance Levels for Popular Inc (BPOP)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 98.16, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 97.60. In the upper region, resistance lies at 99.56. The next price resistance is at 100.40. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 60.19 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment. Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) is at 3.39, which suggests the price will increase in the coming days. Percent R is at 19.74%, indicating bullish price movement. Stochastics %K at selling indicates that the stock is to be held.
