Q4 Earnings Forecast for BankUnited Issued By Zacks Research

Key Points

• Zacks Research lowered BankUnited’s Q4 2026 EPS forecast to $1.16 from $1.17 and maintains a “Strong Sell” rating. The full-year 2026 consensus EPS estimate is $4.01.
• BankUnited’s latest quarterly results fell short of expectations, with EPS of $0.97 versus the $1.00 consensus and revenue of $284.57 million versus $290.33 million, although revenue increased 3.9% year over year.
• The stock has a “Hold” consensus rating and a $51.64 average price target, while BankUnited pays a quarterly dividend of $0.33, yielding approximately 2.8% annually.

BankUnited, Inc. (NYSE:BKU - Free Report) - Analysts at Zacks Research cut their Q4 2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of BankUnited in a research note issued on Thursday, August 20th. Zacks Research analyst Team now expects that the financial services provider will post earnings of $1.16 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $1.17. Zacks Research has a "Strong Sell" rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for BankUnited's current full-year earnings is $4.01 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for BankUnited's Q1 2027 earnings at $1.08 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $1.12 EPS, FY2027 earnings at $4.52 EPS and Q1 2028 earnings at $1.27 EPS.

BankUnited (NYSE:BKU - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 22nd. The financial services provider reported $0.97 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.00 by ($0.03). BankUnited had a return on equity of 9.13% and a net margin of 14.76%.The business had revenue of $284.57 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $290.33 million. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $0.91 earnings per share. The company's revenue was up 3.9% compared to the same quarter last year.

Several other brokerages have also commented on BKU. Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of BankUnited from a "buy (b-)" rating to a "buy (b)" rating in a research note on Friday, May 29th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods reduced their price objective on shares of BankUnited from $51.00 to $49.00 and set a "market perform" rating for the company in a research report on Monday, August 3rd. Jefferies Financial Group restated a "buy" rating on shares of BankUnited in a report on Wednesday, July 22nd. Royal Bank Of Canada dropped their target price on shares of BankUnited from $53.00 to $50.00 and set a "sector perform" rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, July 23rd. Finally, Hovde Group cut their price target on shares of BankUnited from $55.00 to $53.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, July 27th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have given a Buy rating, four have given a Hold rating and three have assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, BankUnited currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $51.64.

BankUnited Price Performance

BKU stock opened at $46.34 on Friday. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $47.79 and a 200 day moving average price of $47.09. The stock has a market cap of $3.30 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.70 and a beta of 1.18. BankUnited has a fifty-two week low of $35.10 and a fifty-two week high of $52.11. The company has a quick ratio of 0.82, a current ratio of 0.82 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.54.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On BankUnited

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Royal Bank of Canada lifted its position in BankUnited by 15.3% during the 1st quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 18,092 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $623,000 after acquiring an additional 2,394 shares during the period. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. grew its stake in shares of BankUnited by 4.6% in the 1st quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 44,380 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $1,528,000 after purchasing an additional 1,934 shares during the last quarter. Jane Street Group LLC acquired a new position in shares of BankUnited in the first quarter valued at approximately $9,100,000. Strs Ohio acquired a new position in shares of BankUnited in the first quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Finally, Invesco Ltd. raised its stake in shares of BankUnited by 1.2% during the second quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 570,879 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $20,318,000 after purchasing an additional 6,815 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 99.70% of the company's stock.

Insider Activity

In other BankUnited news, insider Jay D. Richards sold 4,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Monday, June 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $48.67, for a total transaction of $194,680.00. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 40,502 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $1,971,232.34. This trade represents a 8.99% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, Director John N. Digiacomo sold 1,000 shares of BankUnited stock in a transaction on Monday, June 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $45.97, for a total transaction of $45,970.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 15,027 shares in the company, valued at approximately $690,791.19. This represents a 6.24% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold 8,000 shares of company stock valued at $384,350 in the last ninety days. 1.00% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

BankUnited Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, July 31st. Stockholders of record on Friday, July 10th were issued a $0.33 dividend. This represents a $1.32 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.8%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, July 10th. BankUnited's payout ratio is presently 36.16%.

BankUnited Company Profile

BankUnited, Inc is a bank holding company based in Miami Lakes, Florida, operating through its subsidiary BankUnited, National Association. The company provides a broad range of commercial banking products and services, including deposit accounts, commercial lending and treasury management. It serves middle-market and small-business clients, offering tailored financing solutions across a variety of industry sectors.

The bank's lending portfolio includes commercial and industrial loans, commercial real estate loans and construction financing, as well as residential mortgage lending.

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