Zacks Research Boosts Earnings Estimates for BankUnited

BankUnited, Inc. (NYSE:BKU) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research boosted their FY2025 earnings estimates for shares of BankUnited in a report released on Friday, September 5th. Zacks Research analyst Team now expects that the financial services provider will post earnings of $3.27 per share for the year, up from their previous forecast of $3.26. The consensus estimate for BankUnited’s current full-year earnings is $3.13 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for BankUnited’s Q1 2026 earnings at $0.82 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.96 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $3.50 EPS and Q2 2027 earnings at $0.92 EPS.

Several other analysts have also issued reports on BKU. Barclays upped their target price on shares of BankUnited from $41.00 to $43.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 24th. Hovde Group increased their target price on shares of BankUnited from $43.00 to $44.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 24th. Royal Bank Of Canada reiterated a “sector perform” rating on shares of BankUnited in a research report on Thursday, July 24th. Piper Sandler restated a “neutral” rating and issued a $43.00 price objective (up from $41.00) on shares of BankUnited in a research report on Thursday, July 24th. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of BankUnited from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, July 26th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, BankUnited has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $41.55.

BankUnited Stock Down 0.7%

BankUnited stock opened at $38.38 on Monday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.84, a current ratio of 0.84 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.76. BankUnited has a 12-month low of $28.21 and a 12-month high of $44.45. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $37.73 and its 200 day moving average is $35.24. The company has a market capitalization of $2.89 billion, a PE ratio of 11.26 and a beta of 1.29.

BankUnited (NYSE:BKU) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 23rd. The financial services provider reported $0.91 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.79 by $0.12. BankUnited had a net margin of 13.19% and a return on equity of 9.00%. The company had revenue of $273.93 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $267.17 million. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $0.72 EPS.

Institutional Trading of BankUnited

A number of hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. Public Sector Pension Investment Board boosted its stake in BankUnited by 6.9% in the 2nd quarter. Public Sector Pension Investment Board now owns 299,618 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $10,663,000 after purchasing an additional 19,320 shares in the last quarter. CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co lifted its stake in shares of BankUnited by 0.7% in the 2nd quarter. CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co now owns 77,271 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $2,752,000 after purchasing an additional 544 shares during the period. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC lifted its stake in shares of BankUnited by 324.0% in the 2nd quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 13,537 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $482,000 after purchasing an additional 10,344 shares during the period. Rafferty Asset Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of BankUnited by 18.4% in the 2nd quarter. Rafferty Asset Management LLC now owns 136,602 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $4,862,000 after purchasing an additional 21,220 shares during the period. Finally, BNP Paribas Financial Markets lifted its stake in shares of BankUnited by 17.2% in the 2nd quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 11,529 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $410,000 after purchasing an additional 1,692 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 99.70% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity at BankUnited

In other BankUnited news, Director Douglas J. Pauls sold 3,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, July 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $38.79, for a total transaction of $135,765.00. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 43,205 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,675,921.95. The trade was a 7.49% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, insider Jay D. Richards sold 3,942 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, July 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $38.81, for a total transaction of $152,989.02. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 39,193 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,521,080.33. The trade was a 9.14% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Company insiders own 1.15% of the company’s stock.

BankUnited Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, July 31st. Shareholders of record on Friday, July 11th were paid a dividend of $0.31 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, July 11th. This represents a $1.24 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.2%. BankUnited’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 36.36%.

BankUnited Company Profile

BankUnited, Inc operates as the bank holding company for BankUnited, a national banking association that provides a range of banking services in the United States. The company offers deposit products, such as checking, money market deposit, and savings accounts; certificates of deposit; and treasury, commercial payment, and cash management services.