Insider Cluster (2 insiders) ·Filed Aug 11, 2026

BPOP

POPULAR, INC.
BEARISH
Impact 5/10
Horizonweeks Processed1mo ago
Insider cluster: 2 insiders, $7.6M total
Actionable Insight ▼ Bearish

The CEO and EVP selling concurrently without a clear 10b5-1 pattern is a modest negative signal. Monitor for any upcoming earnings pre-announcement or regulatory filing that may have prompted the sales. Given the small proportion of market cap, this alone is unlikely to drive sustained selling, but further insider sales in the coming weeks would amplify the bearish read.

DirectionBearish
Confidencemedium
Horizonweeks
Latest settled — T+20d ⚠ clustered
BPOP ▼ -5.74% at T+20d
SHORT call ✓ call won +5.74% · α vs SPY +4.68% · entry $174.84 → $164.80
Next anchor: T+60d in 5w
Latest observation: T+35 +15.10% FF3 residual α
Entry anchored
Aug 10, 04:00 PM ET
via 1-min bar
T+1d
+0.77%
call -0.77% · α -0.52%
$176.18
settled 7w ago
T+5d
+0.43%
call -0.43% · α -0.84%
$175.60
settled 6w ago
T+20d
-5.74%
call +5.74% · α +4.68%
$164.80
settled 23d ago
T+60d
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call — · α —
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Executive Summary

CEO Javier Ferrer and EVP Luis Cestero sold a combined $7.64M in BPOP stock in an 8-day window, with the CEO's $6.14M sale alone representing ~0.05% of market cap. While the dollar value is modest relative to the $11.2B market cap, the cluster involves the two most senior executives selling within days of each other, which warrants attention. No 10b5-1 pattern is evident from the data, and the sales are not part of a regular monthly schedule, suggesting discretionary selling rather than routine plan execution.

Key Financial Metrics

Direction
selling
Total Value
$7.6M
Insiders
2

Key Facts

  • CEO Javier Ferrer sold 35,000 shares at $175.43 for $6.14M on 2026-08-10
  • EVP Luis Cestero sold 8,500 shares at $176.36 for $1.50M on 2026-08-04
  • Total insider sales of $7.64M represent ~0.07% of BPOP's $11.2B market cap
  • Both sales are open-market (code S) with no 10b5-1 pattern visible in the data
  • No insider purchases occurred in the same window to offset the selling

Financial Impact

Total insider sales of $7.64M, approximately 0.07% of market cap

insider ownershipmarket sentiment

Risk Factors

  • Insider sales may be liquidity-driven and not signal fundamental deterioration
  • No 10b5-1 plan identified — sales could be opportunistic ahead of negative news
  • Cluster selling by top executives may erode investor confidence despite small dollar size

Market Snapshot

Exchange
Nasdaq
Sector
State Commercial Banks
Analyst Consensus
94% bullish (16 analysts)

Investment Themes

Traditional Finance

Documents Analyzed

This report is based on 1 SEC document filed with EDGAR.

DocumentAccession Number
CLUSTER Data (Synthetic)cluster-BPOP-1786446313674
7 reports for BPOP
Performance horizon

Track record builds as more directional reports settle.

Filters
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Reports for BPOP — sortable, filterable
TypeNow
Aug 20, 2026
6w ago
8-K
NEUTRAL ★ 2/10
$168.22 $162.03▼ −3.68%▼ −3.68%$157.25 (−6.52%)
Aug 11, 2026
7w ago
Insider Cluster
BEARISH ★ 5/10
$174.84 $164.80▲ +5.74%▲ +4.68%$157.25 (+10.06%)
Aug 11, 2026
7w ago
Insider Cluster
BEARISH ★ 5/10
$174.84 $164.80▲ +5.74%▲ +4.68%$157.25 (+10.06%)
Aug 6, 2026
8w ago
Insider Cluster
NEUTRAL ★ 2/10
$176.14 $171.33▼ −2.73%▼ −3.33%$157.25 (−10.72%)
Jul 23, 2026
10w ago
8-K
BULLISH ★ 7/10
$170.88 $168.22▼ −1.56%▼ −4.86%$157.25 (−7.98%)
Apr 30, 2026
22w ago
Insider Cluster
NEUTRAL ★ 2/10
$149.62 $149.70▲ +0.05%▼ −4.91%$157.25 (+5.10%)
Mar 24, 2026
27w ago
DEFA14A
NEUTRAL ★ 3/10
$132.60 $148.30▲ +11.84%▲ +2.94%$157.25 (+18.59%)
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Report published Aug 11, 2026