Q1 Earnings Estimate for BankUnited Issued By Zacks Research

BankUnited, Inc. (NYSE:BKU) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research cut their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for BankUnited in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, November 20th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the financial services provider will post earnings per share of $0.71 for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.72. The consensus estimate for BankUnited’s current full-year earnings is $2.89 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for BankUnited’s Q3 2025 earnings at $0.76 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.69 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $2.88 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.74 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.75 EPS and Q3 2026 earnings at $0.75 EPS.

Several other equities analysts have also recently issued reports on BKU. Royal Bank of Canada reissued a “sector perform” rating and issued a $37.00 price objective on shares of BankUnited in a report on Wednesday, October 23rd. Barclays lifted their target price on shares of BankUnited from $35.00 to $39.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Friday, September 27th. Wells Fargo & Company upgraded shares of BankUnited from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and raised their price target for the company from $38.00 to $48.00 in a research report on Wednesday, November 13th. Wedbush upped their price target on BankUnited from $39.00 to $40.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Tuesday, September 24th. Finally, Citigroup dropped their price objective on BankUnited from $42.00 to $39.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, September 11th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have given a hold rating and two have given a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $37.40.

BankUnited Trading Up 2.0 %

BankUnited stock opened at $41.80 on Friday. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $36.99 and a 200 day moving average price of $33.97. The company has a market capitalization of $3.12 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.13 and a beta of 1.33. BankUnited has a 52 week low of $24.34 and a 52 week high of $42.22. The company has a quick ratio of 0.88, a current ratio of 0.88 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.28.

BankUnited (NYSE:BKU) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, October 22nd. The financial services provider reported $0.81 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.74 by $0.07. BankUnited had a net margin of 9.06% and a return on equity of 8.09%. The company had revenue of $515.24 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $258.65 million. During the same period last year, the business earned $0.63 EPS.

Institutional Trading of BankUnited

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Millennium Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of BankUnited by 49.2% during the 2nd quarter. Millennium Management LLC now owns 2,247,271 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $65,778,000 after acquiring an additional 740,896 shares during the period. Bank of Montreal Can raised its stake in BankUnited by 3,901.0% during the second quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 574,068 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $16,803,000 after purchasing an additional 559,720 shares during the period. Basswood Capital Management L.L.C. purchased a new position in BankUnited during the third quarter worth about $17,745,000. Point72 Asset Management L.P. boosted its holdings in BankUnited by 741.7% in the 2nd quarter. Point72 Asset Management L.P. now owns 397,271 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $11,628,000 after purchasing an additional 350,071 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Federated Hermes Inc. raised its position in shares of BankUnited by 3,658.4% during the 2nd quarter. Federated Hermes Inc. now owns 325,812 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $9,537,000 after buying an additional 317,143 shares during the period. 99.70% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling at BankUnited

In other news, insider Jay D. Richards sold 2,500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, November 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $41.18, for a total value of $102,950.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now directly owns 34,687 shares in the company, valued at $1,428,410.66. This represents a 6.72 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, COO Thomas M. Cornish sold 10,778 shares of BankUnited stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, November 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $39.11, for a total value of $421,527.58. Following the transaction, the chief operating officer now owns 100,000 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,911,000. The trade was a 9.73 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 1.19% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

BankUnited Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, October 31st. Investors of record on Friday, October 11th were paid a $0.29 dividend. This represents a $1.16 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.78%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, October 11th. BankUnited’s dividend payout ratio is currently 47.54%.

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.