Zacks Research Estimates BankUnited’s Q4 Earnings (NYSE:BKU)

BankUnited, Inc. (NYSE:BKU) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research raised their Q4 2025 earnings per share estimates for BankUnited in a research note issued on Wednesday, November 12th. Zacks Research analyst Team now anticipates that the financial services provider will post earnings per share of $0.83 for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $0.80. 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 $0.81 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.89 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.89 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $3.44 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $0.94 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $3.83 EPS.

Other equities research analysts also recently issued research reports about the company. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their price objective on BankUnited from $45.00 to $42.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, October 23rd. Cantor Fitzgerald reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and set a $44.00 price target on shares of BankUnited in a report on Thursday, October 23rd. Wall Street Zen raised shares of BankUnited from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, July 26th. Barclays upped their target price on BankUnited from $41.00 to $43.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 24th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada reaffirmed a “sector perform” rating and issued a $42.00 target price on shares of BankUnited in a report on Thursday, October 23rd. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $41.91.

BankUnited Price Performance

NYSE BKU traded down $0.02 on Thursday, hitting $39.98. 162,799 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 859,212. BankUnited has a 1-year low of $28.21 and a 1-year high of $44.45. The company has a current ratio of 0.83, a quick ratio of 0.84 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.69. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $38.80 and a two-hundred day moving average of $37.01. The company has a market cap of $3.00 billion, a P/E ratio of 11.26 and a beta of 1.34.

BankUnited (NYSE:BKU) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, October 22nd. The financial services provider reported $0.95 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.84 by $0.11. BankUnited had a return on equity of 9.18% and a net margin of 13.98%.The business had revenue of $275.68 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $280.33 million. During the same period last year, the business earned $0.81 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was down 7.1% compared to the same quarter last year.

BankUnited Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, October 31st. Shareholders of record on Friday, October 10th were given a dividend of $0.31 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, October 10th. This represents a $1.24 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.1%. BankUnited’s dividend payout ratio is presently 34.93%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On BankUnited

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of BKU. Wellington Management Group LLP grew its position in BankUnited by 893.2% in the 1st quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 1,150,879 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $39,636,000 after purchasing an additional 1,035,002 shares during the period. Boston Partners bought a new position in shares of BankUnited during the 1st quarter valued at approximately $26,299,000. Kodai Capital Management LP bought a new position in shares of BankUnited in the 1st quarter valued at about $16,986,000. Nuveen LLC purchased a new position in shares of BankUnited in the 1st quarter worth approximately $16,338,000. Finally, Cramer Rosenthal Mcglynn LLC lifted its holdings in shares of BankUnited by 64.9% in the 1st quarter. Cramer Rosenthal Mcglynn LLC now owns 806,468 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $27,775,000 after acquiring an additional 317,532 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 99.70% of the company’s stock.

About BankUnited

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.