Q1 Earnings Forecast for BankUnited Issued By Zacks Research

BankUnited, Inc. (NYSE:BKU) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research decreased their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of BankUnited in a note issued to 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 prior forecast 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 research analysts have also weighed in on the stock. Barclays increased their price objective on shares of BankUnited from $35.00 to $39.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Friday, September 27th. Wedbush increased their price target on BankUnited from $39.00 to $40.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Tuesday, September 24th. Wells Fargo & Company upgraded BankUnited from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and boosted their price objective for the company from $38.00 to $48.00 in a research report on Wednesday, November 13th. Royal Bank of Canada reaffirmed a “sector perform” rating and issued a $37.00 target price on shares of BankUnited in a research report on Wednesday, October 23rd. Finally, Citigroup reduced their price target on shares of BankUnited from $42.00 to $39.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, September 11th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have assigned a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $37.40.

BankUnited Stock Up 2.2 %

Shares of NYSE:BKU opened at $42.72 on Friday. The company’s fifty day moving average is $37.12 and its two-hundred day moving average is $34.11. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.28, a quick ratio of 0.88 and a current ratio of 0.88. BankUnited has a 1-year low of $24.34 and a 1-year high of $42.83. The stock has a market capitalization of $3.19 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.51 and a beta of 1.33.

BankUnited (NYSE:BKU) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, October 22nd. The financial services provider reported $0.81 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.74 by $0.07. The business had revenue of $515.24 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $258.65 million. BankUnited had a return on equity of 8.09% and a net margin of 9.06%. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $0.63 EPS.

BankUnited Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, October 31st. Stockholders of record on Friday, October 11th were issued a $0.29 dividend. This represents a $1.16 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.72%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, October 11th. BankUnited’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 47.54%.

Insider Activity

In other news, insider Jay D. Richards sold 2,500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, November 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $41.18, for a total transaction of $102,950.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now owns 34,687 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,428,410.66. This trade represents a 6.72 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through 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 transaction of $421,527.58. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief operating officer now directly owns 100,000 shares in the company, valued at $3,911,000. This represents a 9.73 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders own 1.19% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On BankUnited

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. CWM LLC lifted its holdings in shares of BankUnited by 307.6% during the second quarter. CWM LLC now owns 1,928 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $56,000 after purchasing an additional 1,455 shares during the last quarter. Meeder Asset Management Inc. purchased a new stake in BankUnited during the second quarter valued at about $74,000. Point72 Asia Singapore Pte. Ltd. acquired a new position in shares of BankUnited in the second quarter worth about $169,000. GAMMA Investing LLC increased its position in shares of BankUnited by 17.4% in the third quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 4,637 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $169,000 after acquiring an additional 686 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Picton Mahoney Asset Management purchased a new position in shares of BankUnited in the second quarter worth approximately $175,000. 99.70% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

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.