Zacks Research Boosts Earnings Estimates for BankUnited

Key Points

• Zacks Research has raised its earnings per share (EPS) estimate for BankUnited for FY2025 from $3.15 to $3.26, exceeding the current consensus estimate of $3.13.
• Barclays and Keefe, Bruyette & Woods have both increased their price targets for BankUnited, setting them at $43.00 and $42.00 respectively, while the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Hold."
• BankUnited recently announced a quarterly dividend of $0.31, delivering an annualized yield of 3.3% and maintaining a dividend payout ratio of 36.36%.

BankUnited, Inc. (NYSE:BKU - Free Report) - Stock analysts at Zacks Research lifted their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of BankUnited in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, August 13th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the financial services provider will post earnings of $3.26 per share for the year, up from their previous forecast of $3.15. 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 $0.87 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.94 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $3.47 EPS and Q1 2027 earnings at $0.88 EPS.

BKU has been the subject of several other reports. Barclays lifted their price objective on BankUnited from $41.00 to $43.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a report on Thursday, July 24th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods lifted their price objective on BankUnited from $38.00 to $42.00 and gave the company a "market perform" rating in a report on Monday, July 28th. Wall Street Zen raised BankUnited from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Saturday, July 26th. Citigroup lifted their price objective on BankUnited from $36.00 to $38.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a report on Wednesday, July 2nd. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group lowered their price target on BankUnited from $38.00 to $34.00 and set a "sell" rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, April 30th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have given a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $41.55.

BankUnited Price Performance

NYSE BKU traded down $0.47 during midday trading on Thursday, hitting $37.55. The company had a trading volume of 13,664 shares, compared to its average volume of 823,106. The company has a market capitalization of $2.82 billion, a PE ratio of 11.01 and a beta of 1.32. The company has a current ratio of 0.84, a quick ratio of 0.84 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.76. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $36.28 and a 200-day moving average price of $35.55. BankUnited has a twelve month low of $28.21 and a twelve month high of $44.45.

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

Institutional Investors Weigh In On BankUnited

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. WINTON GROUP Ltd grew its position in shares of BankUnited by 7.5% in the 2nd quarter. WINTON GROUP Ltd now owns 35,635 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $1,268,000 after buying an additional 2,482 shares during the last quarter. Cerity Partners LLC grew its position in shares of BankUnited by 17.7% in the 2nd quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 9,556 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $340,000 after buying an additional 1,439 shares during the last quarter. Federated Hermes Inc. grew its position in shares of BankUnited by 0.8% in the 2nd quarter. Federated Hermes Inc. now owns 537,669 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $19,136,000 after buying an additional 4,262 shares during the last quarter. Baird Financial Group Inc. grew its position in shares of BankUnited by 14.4% in the 2nd quarter. Baird Financial Group Inc. now owns 13,215 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $470,000 after buying an additional 1,661 shares during the last quarter. Finally, First Trust Advisors LP grew its position in shares of BankUnited by 20.3% in the 2nd quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 179,247 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $6,379,000 after buying an additional 30,292 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 99.70% of the company's stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other BankUnited news, Director John N. Digiacomo sold 1,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, May 28th. The stock was sold at an average price of $34.43, for a total value of $34,430.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 14,516 shares of the company's stock, valued at $499,785.88. This represents a 6.44% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, insider Jay D. Richards sold 3,942 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Friday, July 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $38.81, for a total value of $152,989.02. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 39,193 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $1,521,080.33. The trade was a 9.14% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 8,442 shares of company stock valued at $323,184 in the last 90 days. Corporate insiders own 1.15% of the company's stock.

BankUnited Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, July 31st. Shareholders of record on Friday, July 11th were issued a $0.31 dividend. This represents a $1.24 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.3%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, July 11th. BankUnited's dividend payout ratio is presently 36.36%.

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.

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