Investors can expect a company’s stock to rise or fall based on the buying and selling of stock by its insiders. Popular Inc shares valued at $2,837,500 were sold by CARRION RICHARD L on Nov 24 ’25. At $113.50 per share, CARRION RICHARD L sold 25,000 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 193,020 shares worth approximately $24.44 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Rodriguez Adorno Denissa sold 1,000 shares, netting a total of over 114,845 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $114.84 each, the insider now holds 2,604 shares.
Before that, Richard L. Carrion had added 25,000 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $2,785,250, the Director bought Popular Inc shares for $111.41 each.
Analysts at Truist started covering the stock with ‘”a Buy”‘ outlook in a report released in early October. As of July 24, 2025, Hovde Group has reiterated its “an Outperform” rating for BPOP. Earlier on June 18, 2025, Hovde Group resumed its rating. Their recommendation was “an Outperform” for BPOP stock.
Analyzing BPOP Stock Performance
On last trading session, Popular Inc [NASDAQ: BPOP] plunged -1.55% to $126.6. The stock’s lowest price that day was $126.22, but it reached a high of $130.7099 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 0.31%. Over the course of the year, Popular Inc shares have jumped approximately 25.68%.
Is Popular Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of Popular Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-12-31 jumping by 0.39 million shares to 1.66 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-11-28 was 1.27 million shares. A jump of 23.58% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 2.94 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 2.94.
Which companies own the most shares of Popular Inc (BPOP)?
In terms of Popular Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 152.5 in the next 12 months, up nearly 18.59% from the previous closing price of $128.59. Analysts anticipate Popular Inc stock to reach 153 by 2026, with the lowest price target being 152. In spite of this, 11 analysts ranked Popular Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2026. On April 24, 2025, Hovde Group assigned a price target of “an Outperform” to the stock and reiterated coverage with a $114.
