Associated Banc-Corp vs Popular
ASB and BPOP side by side, both in commercial banks. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How ASB and BPOP compare
Popular is the larger company, worth 1.7 times as much as Associated Banc-Corp ($10.0B against $5.7B).
On earnings, Popular is cheaper: it trades at 10.6× trailing earnings, against 10.9× for Associated Banc-Corp.
Associated Banc-Corp grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (43.3% versus 9.6% for Popular).
Popular keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 37.9% compared with 31.9% at Associated Banc-Corp.
Both pay dividends: Associated Banc-Corp yields 3.2% and Popular 2.0%.
Associated Banc-Corp scores higher on the StockData Score (17 against 16 for Popular), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | ASB | BPOP |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $5.7B | $10.0B |
| Share price | $30.30 | $156.61 |
| Change, 1 year | 22.1% | 43.4% |
| Change, 5 years | 31.7% | 88.9% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.91 | 0.85 |
| Employees | 4,000 | 9,427 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 17 (better) | 16 |
| Valuation score | 4 (better) | 2 |
| Growth score | 2 | 2 |
| Performance score | 3 | 5 (better) |
| Health score | 6 (better) | 3 |
| Dividend score | 2 | 4 (better) |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 10.9× | 10.6× (better) |
| P/S | 3.8× (better) | 3.9× |
| P/B | 1.0× (better) | 1.6× |
| P/FCF | – | 12.4× |
| PEG | 1.89 | – |
| FCF yield | – | 8.1% |
| Fair value | $31.79 | $148.60 |
| Margin of safety | 4.7% (better) | −5.4% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 43.3% (better) | 9.6% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 3.1% | 6.2% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 286% (better) | 34.4% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 285% (better) | 43.5% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 8.3% | 15.9% (better) |
| Profitability | ||
| Net margin | 31.9% | 37.9% (better) |
| FCF margin | – | 31.6% |
| Return on equity | 9.1% | 15.6% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.09 | – |
| Altman Z-score | 0.19 | 0.21 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 6 | 7 (better) |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 3.2% (better) | 2.0% |
| Payout ratio | 32.8% | 20.4% |
| Years of dividend growth | 3 | 7 (better) |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | – | 12.6% |
| Shareholder yield | 3.2% (better) | 2.0% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 80.4% | 93.1% |
| Held by insiders | 6.0% | 2.0% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$9.9M (better) | −$17.3M |
Go deeper
- ASB stock overview
- ASB income statement
- ASB valuation and score
- BPOP stock overview
- BPOP income statement
- BPOP valuation and score
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