Popular’s recent share performance and financial profile

Popular (BPOP) has attracted attention after a mixed stretch in its share performance, including a 0.8% decline over the past day, a 5.2% decline over the past week, and a 12.5% decline over the past month.

In contrast to that shorter term weakness, the bank shows a 6.6% gain over the past 3 months, with total returns of 2.3% year to date and 51.9% over the past year, along with very large 3 year and 5 year total returns.

At a last close of US$128.85, Popular is trading against annual revenue of US$2.94b and net income of US$831.75m, with recent annual revenue and net income growth figures of 7.7% and 7.3% respectively.

Recent trading has been choppy, with a 1 day share price return of 0.75% decline, a 7 day share price return of 5.19% decline and a 30 day share price return of 12.53% decline. At the same time, the 1 year total shareholder return of 51.92% and 3 year total shareholder return of 172.96% point to stronger longer term momentum off the current US$128.85 level.

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With Popular trading at US$128.85 against recent revenue of about US$2.94b and net income of US$831.75m, the key question is whether the current valuation still leaves upside on the table or if the market is already pricing in future growth.

Most Popular Narrative: 17.9% Undervalued

Popular’s most followed narrative pegs fair value at about $157 per share, comfortably above the recent $128.85 close, and anchors that view in earnings power and capital returns.

Ongoing investments in digital infrastructure, including the launch of a new digital platform for commercial cash management and branch modernization, are expected to improve customer acquisition, retention, and operational efficiency. Combined, these initiatives support the thesis of long-term revenue and margin expansion as the bank scales its digital capabilities across key markets.

If you are curious what kind of revenue trajectory and profit margins need to hold for that fair value to align, especially with buybacks shrinking the share count and a specific future P/E incorporated in the model, you will want to see how all those assumptions fit together in the full narrative.

Result: Fair Value of $157 (UNDERVALUED)

However, that upside narrative still hinges on Puerto Rico remaining relatively stable and on Popular keeping credit quality and funding costs under tight control.

Next Steps

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