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BankUnited Stock Price, News & Analysis (NYSE:BKU)

$29.74
+0.16 (+0.54%)
(As of 12/8/2023 ET)
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Today's Range
$29.29
$30.09
50-Day Range
$21.25
$29.74
52-Week Range
$15.83
$40.22
Volume
774,732 shs
Average Volume
972,879 shs
Market Capitalization
$2.21 billion
P/E Ratio
10.15
Dividend Yield
3.63%
Price Target
$27.14

BankUnited MarketRank™ Stock Analysis

Analyst Rating
Hold
2.00 Rating Score
Upside/​Downside
8.7% Downside
$27.14 Price Target
Short Interest
Bearish
7.78% of Float Sold Short
Dividend Strength
Strong
Based on Four Factors
Sustainability
N/A
News Sentiment
0.79mentions of BankUnited in the last 14 days
Based on 2 Articles This Week
Insider Trading
N/A
Proj. Earnings Growth
2.42%
From $2.89 to $2.96 Per Share

Overall MarketRank

MarketRank is calculated as an average of available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

1.79 out of 5 stars

Finance Sector

586th out of 772 stocks

Federal Savings Institutions Industry

24th out of 30 stocks


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About BankUnited Stock (NYSE:BKU)

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. Its loans portfolio includes commercial loans, including equipment loans, secured and unsecured lines of credit, formula-based lines of credit, owner-occupied commercial real estate term loans and lines of credit, mortgage warehouse lines, capital call lines, letters of credit, commercial credit cards, small business administration and U.S. department of agriculture product offerings, export-import bank financing products, trade finance, and business acquisition finance credit facilities; commercial real estate loans; residential mortgages; and other consumer loans. The company also offers online, mobile, and telephone banking services. It operates through a network of banking centers located in Florida counties and the New York metropolitan area, as well as Dallas, Texas. The company was formerly known as BU Financial Corporation. BankUnited, Inc. was incorporated in 2009 and is headquartered in Miami Lakes, Florida.

BKU Stock Price History

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Company Calendar

Ex-Dividend for 10/31 Dividend
10/12/2023
Last Earnings
10/19/2023
Dividend Payable
10/31/2023
Today
12/09/2023
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2023
Next Earnings (Estimated)
1/18/2024

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Industry
Federal savings institutions
Sub-Industry
Regional Banks
Sector
Finance
CUSIP
06652K10
Employees
1,636
Year Founded
2009

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target
$27.14
High Stock Price Target
$33.00
Low Stock Price Target
$25.00
Potential Upside/Downside
-8.7%
Consensus Rating
Hold
Rating Score (0-4)
2.00
Research Coverage
7 Analysts

Profitability

Net Income
$284.97 million
Pretax Margin
15.74%

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$996.22 million
Cash Flow
$4.63 per share
Book Value
$31.53 per share

Miscellaneous

Free Float
73,571,000
Market Cap
$2.21 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.38

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BKU Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Should I buy or sell BankUnited stock right now?

7 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for BankUnited in the last twelve months. There are currently 1 sell rating, 5 hold ratings and 1 buy rating for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "hold" BKU shares. A hold rating indicates that analysts believe investors should maintain any existing positions they have in BKU, but not buy additional shares or sell existing shares.
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What is BankUnited's stock price target for 2024?

7 equities research analysts have issued 12 month price targets for BankUnited's stock. Their BKU share price targets range from $25.00 to $33.00. On average, they anticipate the company's stock price to reach $27.14 in the next year. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 8.7%.
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How have BKU shares performed in 2023?

BankUnited's stock was trading at $33.97 at the beginning of the year. Since then, BKU stock has decreased by 12.5% and is now trading at $29.74.
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Are investors shorting BankUnited?

BankUnited saw a increase in short interest in October. As of October 31st, there was short interest totaling 5,520,000 shares, an increase of 13.1% from the October 15th total of 4,880,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 757,200 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 7.3 days. Currently, 7.5% of the shares of the stock are sold short.
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When is BankUnited's next earnings date?

The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, January 18th 2024.
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How were BankUnited's earnings last quarter?

BankUnited, Inc. (NYSE:BKU) released its earnings results on Thursday, October, 19th. The financial services provider reported $0.63 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.71 by $0.08. The financial services provider had revenue of $498.26 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $239.38 million. BankUnited had a net margin of 11.86% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 8.91%. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $1.12 earnings per share.

How often does BankUnited pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for BankUnited?

BankUnited announced a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, September 27th. Stockholders of record on Friday, October 13th will be given a dividend of $0.27 per share on Tuesday, October 31st. This represents a $1.08 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.63%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, October 12th.
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Is BankUnited a good dividend stock?

BankUnited (NYSE:BKU) pays an annual dividend of $1.08 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 3.66%. The company has been increasing its dividend for 2 consecutive year(s), indicating that it does not yet have a strong track record of dividend growth. The dividend payout ratio is 36.86%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, BKU will have a dividend payout ratio of 36.49% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
Read our dividend analysis for BKU.

What is Raj Singh's approval rating as BankUnited's CEO?

18 employees have rated BankUnited Chief Executive Officer Raj Singh on Glassdoor.com. Raj Singh has an approval rating of 62% among the company's employees. This puts Raj Singh in the bottom 25% of approval ratings compared to other CEOs of publicly-traded companies.

What other stocks do shareholders of BankUnited own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other BankUnited investors own include Citigroup (C), Wells Fargo & Company (WFC), Boeing (BA), General Motors (GM), Intel (INTC), KeyCorp (KEY), AT&T (T), Toronto-Dominion Bank (TD), Exxon Mobil (XOM) and Bank of America (BAC).

Who are BankUnited's major shareholders?

BankUnited's stock is owned by a number of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include JPMorgan Chase & Co. (3.45%), American Century Companies Inc. (3.41%), LSV Asset Management (3.15%), FMR LLC (2.07%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (1.81%) and Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. (1.66%). Insiders that own company stock include A Gail Prudenti, Douglas J Pauls, Jay D Richards, John N Digiacomo, Kevin A Malcolm and Sanjiv Sobti.
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How do I buy shares of BankUnited?

Shares of BKU stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include WeBull, Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.
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This page (NYSE:BKU) was last updated on 12/9/2023 by MarketBeat.com Staff

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