BankUnited (BKU) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

BankUnited, Inc. (NYSE:BKU) is the bank holding company for BankUnited, N.A., a national bank headquartered in Miami Lakes, Florida. The company provides banking products and services to commercial and middle-market businesses, public-sector organizations, and individual consumers.

Its offerings include commercial and industrial lending, commercial real estate financing, residential and commercial mortgage lending, consumer loans, deposit accounts, treasury management, online and mobile banking, and other cash-management services. BankUnited also operates specialized lending businesses that serve customers beyond its branch footprint.

BankUnited was established in 2009 following the acquisition of the deposits and certain assets of the former BankUnited FSB. The bank primarily serves customers in Florida and the New York metropolitan area, while some lending and specialty businesses operate on a broader geographic basis. Thomas M. Cornish serves as the company’s President and Chief Executive Officer.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $43.57 to $44.26
• 50-Day Range: $43.40 to $48.29
• 52-Week Range: $35.10 to $52.11
• Volume: 804,004 shs
• Average Volume: 955,090 shs
• Market Capitalization: $3.11 billion
• P/E Ratio: 11.96
• Dividend Yield: 3.02%
• Price Target: $51.55
• Consensus Rating: Hold

BankUnited Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

BankUnited scored higher than 93% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 137th out of 851 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.6 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

BankUnited has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.36, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 6 buy ratings, 4 hold ratings, and 3 sell ratings.

Upside Potential

BankUnited has a consensus price target of $51.55, representing about 18.1% upside from its current price of $43.65.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

BankUnited has been the subject of 10 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 12.47%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for BankUnited are expected to grow by 12.47% in the coming year, from $4.01 to $4.51 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of BankUnited is 11.96, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.92.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of BankUnited is 11.96, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 24.95.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

BankUnited has a P/B Ratio of 1.07. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

4.73% of the float of BankUnited has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

BankUnited has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.61, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in BankUnited has recently increased by 16.34%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

BankUnited pays a meaningful dividend of 3.04%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

BankUnited has only been increasing its dividend for 4 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of BankUnited is 36.16%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, BankUnited will have a dividend payout ratio of 29.27% next year. This indicates that BankUnited will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.5 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.55

News Sentiment

BankUnited has a news sentiment score of 0.55. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.69 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 8 news articles for BankUnited this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

1 people have searched for BKU on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

1 people have added BankUnited to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, BankUnited insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $143,700.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

1.00% of the stock of BankUnited is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

99.70% of the stock of BankUnited is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 7/31 Dividend: 7/10/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 7/31 Dividend: 7/10/2026
• Last Earnings: 7/22/2026
• Dividend Payable: 7/31/2026
• Today: 9/26/2026
• Record date for 10/30 Dividend: 10/09/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 10/30 Dividend: 10/09/2026
• Next Earnings (Confirmed): 10/21/2026
• Dividend Payable: 10/30/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: Banks
• Sub-Industry: Regional Banks
• Current Symbol: NYSE:BKU
• CIK: 1504008
• Web: www.bankunited.com
• Phone: (305) 569-2000
• Fax: 305-569-2019
• Employees: 1,803
• Year Founded: 2009

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for BankUnited: $51.55
• High Price Target: $60.00
• Low Price Target: $42.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +18.1%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.36
• Research Coverage: 14 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $3.65
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 11.96
• Forward P/E Ratio: 10.88
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $268.35 million
• Net Margins: 14.76%
• Pretax Margin: 19.63%
• Return on Equity: 9.13%
• Return on Assets: 0.79%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.54
• Current Ratio: 0.82
• Quick Ratio: 0.82

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $1.90 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.64
• Cash Flow: $4.05 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 10.78
• Book Value: $40.64 per share
• Price / Book: 1.07

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 71,230,000
• Free Float: 70,520,000
• Market Cap: $3.11 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.17