Lowest-Rated StocksLowest-RatedNYSE:BKU BankUnited (BKU) Stock Forecast, Price & News $23.45 +0.73 (+3.21%) (As of 06/7/2023 ET) Add Compare Share Share Today's Range$22.79▼$23.7350-Day Range$16.38▼$23.4552-Week Range$15.83▼$41.34Volume1.02 million shsAverage Volume1.13 million shsMarket Capitalization$1.74 billionP/E Ratio6.78Dividend Yield4.61%Price Target$30.88 ProfileProfileAnalyst RatingsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsInsider TradesInstitutional OwnershipHeadlinesOptions ChainSEC FilingsShort InterestSocial MediaProfileAnalyst RatingsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsInsider TradesInstitutional OwnershipHeadlinesOptions ChainSEC FilingsShort InterestSocial Media BankUnited MarketRank™ ForecastAnalyst RatingHold2.00 Rating ScoreUpside/Downside31.7% Upside$30.88 Price TargetShort InterestBearish8.82% of Float Sold ShortDividend StrengthStrongBased on Four FactorsSustainabilityN/ANews Sentiment0.50Based on 5 Articles This WeekInsider TradingN/AProj. Earnings Growth1.31%From $3.05 to $3.09 Per ShareSee Full Details Hide Full Details Overall MarketRank™MarketRank is calculated as an average of available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.2.71 out of 5 starsFinance Sector223rd out of 838 stocksFederal Savings Institutions Industry13th out of 37 stocks 4.0 Analyst's Opinion Consensus RatingBankUnited has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on 1 buy rating, 4 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.Price Target Upside/DownsideAccording to analysts' consensus price target of $30.88, BankUnited has a forecasted upside of 31.7% from its current price of $23.45.Amount of Analyst CoverageBankUnited has been the subject of 7 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock. Previous Next 1.0 Short Interest Percentage of Shares Shorted8.82% of the float of BankUnited has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverBankUnited has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.7.Change versus previous monthShort interest in BankUnited has recently increased by 22.18%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly. Previous Next 3.3 Dividend Strength Dividend LeadershipBankUnited is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 5.20%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.Dividend GrowthBankUnited has only been increasing its dividend for 2 years.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of BankUnited is 31.21%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.Dividend SustainabilityBased on earnings estimates, BankUnited will have a dividend payout ratio of 34.95% next year. This indicates that BankUnited will be able to sustain or increase its dividend. Previous Next N/A Sustainability and ESG Overall ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) ScoreThere is no current Upright™ data available for BKU. Previous Next 3.1 News and Social Media Coverage News SentimentBankUnited has a news sentiment score of 0.50. 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 0.60 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 5 news articles for BankUnited this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.Search Interest2 people have searched for BKU on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 30 days.MarketBeat Follows5 people have added BankUnited to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 150% compared to the previous 30 days. Previous Next 0.0 Company Ownership Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, BankUnited insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.Percentage Held by InsidersOnly 1.09% of the stock of BankUnited is held by insiders. Previous Next 2.5 Earnings and Valuation Earnings GrowthEarnings for BankUnited are expected to grow by 1.31% in the coming year, from $3.05 to $3.09 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of BankUnited is 6.78, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 145.94.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of BankUnited is 6.78, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 158.37.Price to Book Value per Share RatioBankUnited has a P/B Ratio of 0.74. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities. Previous Next See Top Rated MarketRank™ Stocks Here About BankUnited (NYSE:BKU) StockBankUnited, Inc. is a holding company, which engages in the provision of commercial and consumer banking services through its subsidiary, BankUnited, N.A.. Its services include corporate banking, commercial real estate, treasury management, business checking accounts, business online banking solutions, and home mortgages. The company was founded on May 21, 2009 and is headquartered in Miami Lakes, FL.Read More Receive BKU Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for BankUnited and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address BKU Stock News HeadlinesJune 6, 2023 | markets.businessinsider.comUS Stocks Take a Breather: Regional Banks Rally, While Crypto Companies Face TroublesJune 2, 2023 | fool.comBankUnited (NYSE: BKU)June 8, 2023 | Legacy Research (Affiliate) (Ad)Sell Every Stock, Except ONE (Ticker Revealed)We saw one of the longest bull markets in history, with the S&P surging well over 800% But now the chickens have come home to roost. However, Jeff Clark couldn’t care less because he ignores almost every single stock in the market.May 31, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comExpert Healthcare Banker Craig Evans Joins BankUnited Corporate BankingMay 31, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comBear of the Day: Bankunited (BKU)May 26, 2023 | bizjournals.comBankUnited builds on past to set course to a more inclusive futureMay 25, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comBankUnited, Inc. (BKU) Down 10.8% Since Last Earnings Report: Can It Rebound?May 20, 2023 | americanbankingnews.comBankUnited (NYSE:BKU) Now Covered by Analysts at StockNews.comJune 8, 2023 | Legacy Research (Affiliate) (Ad)Sell Every Stock, Except ONE (Ticker Revealed)We saw one of the longest bull markets in history, with the S&P surging well over 800% But now the chickens have come home to roost. However, Jeff Clark couldn’t care less because he ignores almost every single stock in the market.May 19, 2023 | 247wallst.comGoldman Sachs Maintains BankUnited Sell RecommendationMay 19, 2023 | msn.comGoldman Sachs Maintains BankUnited (BKU) Sell RecommendationMay 19, 2023 | americanbankingnews.comBankUnited (NYSE:BKU) Shares Gap Up to $16.94May 17, 2023 | americanbankingnews.comBankUnited, Inc. (NYSE:BKU) Receives $33.71 Average PT from AnalystsMay 16, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comBankUnited Announces Election of Dr. Germaine Smith-Baugh to its Board of DirectorsMay 14, 2023 | americanbankingnews.comBankUnited, Inc. (NYSE:BKU) Forecasted to Post Q2 2023 Earnings of $0.78 Per ShareMay 10, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comBankUnited Announces New Corporate Banking Team In New YorkMay 4, 2023 | americanbankingnews.comBankUnited, Inc. (NYSE:BKU) Short Interest Up 6.8% in AprilMay 2, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comBankUnited, Inc. (NYSE:BKU) Q1 2023 Earnings Call TranscriptApril 30, 2023 | americanbankingnews.comBankUnited (NYSE:BKU) Receives "Upgrade" Rating from VNET GroupApril 30, 2023 | americanbankingnews.comWedbush Comments on BankUnited, Inc.'s Q3 2023 Earnings (NYSE:BKU)April 28, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comBankUnited First Quarter 2023 Earnings: Misses ExpectationsApril 27, 2023 | americanbankingnews.comAnalysts Issue Forecasts for BankUnited, Inc.'s Q2 2023 Earnings (NYSE:BKU)April 27, 2023 | americanbankingnews.comBankUnited (NYSE:BKU) Hits New 52-Week Low Following Weak EarningsApril 27, 2023 | americanbankingnews.comBankUnited (NYSE:BKU) Sets New 1-Year Low on Disappointing EarningsApril 27, 2023 | americanbankingnews.comBankUnited (NYSE:BKU) Upgraded to "Neutral" at Piper SandlerApril 27, 2023 | americanbankingnews.comBankUnited (NYSE:BKU) Upgraded to Neutral by JPMorgan Chase & Co.April 26, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comBankUnited (BKU) Falls as Q1 Earnings Lag, Deposits DeclineSee More Headlines BKU Price History View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart 30 days | 90 days | 365 days | Advanced Chart BKU Company Calendar Ex-Dividend for 4/28 Dividend4/11/2023Last Earnings4/25/2023Dividend Payable4/28/2023Today6/07/2023Next Earnings (Estimated)7/20/2023Fiscal Year End12/31/2023Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNYSE Industry Federal savings institutions Sub-IndustryRegional Banks SectorFinance Current SymbolNYSE:BKU CUSIP06652K10 CIK1504008 Webwww.bankunited.com Phone(877) 779-2265Fax305-569-2019Employees1,636Year Founded2009Price Target and Rating Average Stock Price Forecast$30.88 High Stock Price Forecast$40.00 Low Stock Price Forecast$22.00 Forecasted Upside/Downside+31.7%Consensus RatingHold Rating Score (0-4)2.00 Research Coverage6 Analysts Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$3.46 Trailing P/E Ratio6.78 Forward P/E Ratio7.69 P/E GrowthN/ANet Income$284.97 million Net Margins17.87% Pretax Margin23.65% Return on Equity10.93% Return on Assets0.73% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio3.04 Current Ratio0.97 Quick Ratio0.97 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$1.31 billion Price / Sales1.33 Cash Flow$5.19 per share Price / Cash Flow4.52 Book Value$31.53 per share Price / Book0.74Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares74,410,000Free Float73,596,000Market Cap$1.74 billion OptionableOptionable Beta1.18 Social Links Key ExecutivesRajinder P. SinghChairman, President & Chief Executive OfficerThomas M. CornishChief Operating OfficerLeslie N. LunakChief Financial OfficerMark P. BagnoliSenior Executive Vice PresidentAdam HoffmanHead-Treasury Management & Executive VPKey CompetitorsProvident Financial ServicesNYSE:PFSColumbia FinancialNASDAQ:CLBKOceanFirst FinancialNASDAQ:OCFCEastern BanksharesNASDAQ:EBCCapitol Federal FinancialNASDAQ:CFFNView All CompetitorsInsiders & InstitutionsAurora Investment CounselBought 5,744 shares on 6/6/2023Ownership: 0.047%Aurora Investment CounselSold 28,392 shares on 6/5/2023Ownership: 0.001%ProShare Advisors LLCSold 1,307 shares on 5/26/2023Ownership: 0.015%Ameriprise Financial Inc.Bought 26,374 shares on 5/22/2023Ownership: 1.289%New York State Common Retirement FundSold 24,810 shares on 5/18/2023Ownership: 0.066%View All Insider TransactionsView All Institutional Transactions BKU Stock - Frequently Asked Questions Should I buy or sell BankUnited stock right now? 6 Wall Street equities research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for BankUnited in the last twelve months. There are currently 1 sell rating, 4 hold ratings and 1 buy rating for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street equities 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. View BKU analyst ratings or view top-rated stocks. What is BankUnited's stock price forecast for 2023? 6 brokerages have issued 1 year price objectives for BankUnited's stock. Their BKU share price forecasts range from $22.00 to $40.00. On average, they anticipate the company's stock price to reach $30.88 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 31.7% from the stock's current price. View analysts price targets for BKU or view top-rated stocks among Wall Street analysts. How have BKU shares performed in 2023? BankUnited's stock was trading at $33.97 on January 1st, 2023. Since then, BKU shares have decreased by 31.0% and is now trading at $23.45. View the best growth stocks for 2023 here. Are investors shorting BankUnited? BankUnited saw a increase in short interest in the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 6,500,000 shares, an increase of 22.2% from the April 30th total of 5,320,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 1,380,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 4.7 days. Currently, 8.8% of the company's shares are short sold. View BankUnited's Short Interest. When is BankUnited's next earnings date? The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, July 20th 2023. View our BKU earnings forecast. How were BankUnited's earnings last quarter? BankUnited, Inc. (NYSE:BKU) released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, April, 25th. The financial services provider reported $0.70 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.93 by $0.23. The financial services provider had revenue of $456.95 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $264.73 million. BankUnited had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 10.93% and a net margin of 17.87%. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $0.79 EPS. How often does BankUnited pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for BankUnited? BankUnited declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, February 23rd. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, April 12th will be given a dividend of $0.27 per share on Friday, April 28th. This represents a $1.08 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.61%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, April 11th. This is a positive change from the stock's previous quarterly dividend of $0.25. Read our dividend analysis for BKU. What ETFs hold BankUnited's stock? ETFs with the largest weight of BankUnited (NYSE:BKU) stock in their portfolio include Invesco KBW Regional Banking ETF (KBWR), SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF (KRE), SPDR S&P Bank ETF (KBE), Invesco S&P SmallCap Financials ETF (PSCF), ETC 6 Meridian Small Cap Equity ETF (SIXS), Direxion Daily Regional Banks Bull 3x Shares (DPST), Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF (VIOV) and iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF (IJS). 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 5.20%. BKU has a dividend yield higher than 75% of all dividend-paying stocks, making it a leading dividend payer. 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 31.21%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, BKU will have a dividend payout ratio of 34.95% 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). What is BankUnited's stock symbol? BankUnited trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "BKU." Who are BankUnited's major shareholders? BankUnited's stock is owned by a number of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include BlackRock Inc. (15.00%), State Street Corp (6.46%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (6.39%), American Century Companies Inc. (3.65%), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (3.44%) and LSV Asset Management (2.98%). Insiders that own company stock include A Gail Prudenti, Douglas J Pauls, Douglas J Pauls, Jay D Richards, John N Digiacomo, Kevin A Malcolm, Leslie Lunak, Rajinder P Singh and Sanjiv Sobti. View institutional ownership trends. 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. Compare Top Brokerages Here. What is BankUnited's stock price today? One share of BKU stock can currently be purchased for approximately $23.45. How much money does BankUnited make? BankUnited (NYSE:BKU) has a market capitalization of $1.74 billion and generates $1.31 billion in revenue each year. The financial services provider earns $284.97 million in net income (profit) each year or $3.46 on an earnings per share basis. How many employees does BankUnited have? The company employs 1,636 workers across the globe. How can I contact BankUnited? BankUnited's mailing address is 14817 OAK LANE, MIAMI LAKES FL, 33016. The official website for the company is www.bankunited.com. The financial services provider can be reached via phone at (877) 779-2265, via email at llunak@bankunited.com, or via fax at 305-569-2019. This page (NYSE:BKU) was last updated on 6/8/2023 by MarketBeat.com Staff Adding Choose a watchlist: Watchlist Adding You have already added five stocks to your watchlist. Upgrade to MarketBeat All Access to add more stocks to your watchlist. Adding BankUnited, Inc. Please log in to your account or sign up in order to add this asset to your watchlist. Get 30 Days of MarketBeat All Access Free Sign up for MarketBeat All Access to gain access to MarketBeat's full suite of research tools: Best-in-Class Portfolio Monitoring View the latest news, buy/sell ratings, SEC filings and insider transactions for your stocks. Compare your portfolio performance to leading indices and get personalized stock ideas based on your portfolio. Stock Ideas and Recommendations Get daily stock ideas from top-performing Wall Street analysts. Get short term trading ideas from the MarketBeat Idea Engine. View which stocks are hot on social media with MarketBeat's trending stocks report. Advanced Stock Screeners and Research Tools Identify stocks that meet your criteria using seven unique stock screeners. See what's happening in the market right now with MarketBeat's real-time news feed. Export data to Excel for your own analysis. Start Your 30-Day Free Trial Sign in to your free account to enjoy these benefits In-depth profiles and analysis for 20,000 public companies. Real-time analyst ratings, insider transactions, earnings data, and more. Our daily ratings and market update email newsletter. Sign in to your free account to enjoy all that MarketBeat has to offer. Sign In Create Account Your Email Address: Your Password: or Sign in with Facebook Sign in with Google Forgot your password? Your Email Address: Choose a Password: Create My Account (Free) or Sign in with Facebook Sign in with Google By creating a free account, you agree to our terms of service. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.