Lowest-Rated StocksLowest-Rated BankUnited Stock Price, News & Analysis (NYSE:BKU) $29.74 +0.16 (+0.54%) (As of 12/8/2023 ET) Add Compare Share Share Today's Range$29.29▼$30.0950-Day Range$21.25▼$29.7452-Week Range$15.83▼$40.22Volume774,732 shsAverage Volume972,879 shsMarket Capitalization$2.21 billionP/E Ratio10.15Dividend Yield3.63%Price Target$27.14 Stock AnalysisStock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSocial MediaStock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSocial Media BankUnited MarketRank™ Stock AnalysisAnalyst RatingHold2.00 Rating ScoreUpside/Downside8.7% Downside$27.14 Price TargetShort InterestBearish7.78% of Float Sold ShortDividend StrengthStrongBased on Four FactorsSustainabilityN/ANews Sentiment0.79Based on 2 Articles This WeekInsider TradingN/AProj. Earnings Growth2.42%From $2.89 to $2.96 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.1.79 out of 5 starsFinance Sector586th out of 772 stocksFederal Savings Institutions Industry24th out of 30 stocks 1.0 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, 5 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.Price Target Upside/DownsideAccording to analysts' consensus price target of $27.14, BankUnited has a forecasted downside of 8.7% from its current price of $29.74.Amount of Analyst CoverageBankUnited has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days. Previous Next 1.0 Short Interest Percentage of Shares Shorted7.78% of the float of BankUnited has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverBankUnited has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 7.4.Change versus previous monthShort interest in BankUnited has recently increased by 3.80%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing. Previous Next 3.3 Dividend Strength Dividend LeadershipBankUnited is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 3.66%, 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 36.86%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.Dividend SustainabilityBased on earnings estimates, BankUnited will have a dividend payout ratio of 36.49% 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 2.1 News and Social Media Coverage News SentimentBankUnited has a news sentiment score of 0.79. 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 higher news sentiment than the 0.60 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for BankUnited this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.MarketBeat FollowsOnly 1 people have added BankUnited to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -50% compared to the previous 30 days. Previous Next 1.7 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.Percentage Held by Institutions99.70% of the stock of BankUnited is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company. Previous Next 2.5 Earnings and Valuation Earnings GrowthEarnings for BankUnited are expected to grow by 2.42% in the coming year, from $2.89 to $2.96 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of BankUnited is 10.15, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 117.16.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of BankUnited is 10.15, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 51.76.Price to Book Value per Share RatioBankUnited has a P/B Ratio of 0.94. 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 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.Read More BKU Stock Price History View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart 30 days | 90 days | 365 days | Advanced Chart BKU Stock News HeadlinesDecember 4, 2023 | seekingalpha.comBankUnited: Balance Sheet Optimization Poised To Create UpsideDecember 3, 2023 | americanbankingnews.comCitigroup Initiates Coverage on BankUnited (NYSE:BKU)December 9, 2023 | DTI Trader (Ad)New CBOE “special perk” helps traders target income every weekendYou might not immediately realize what you’re reading. Let me help you out a little… What you're looking at is a “special perk” set up by the Chicago Board of Options Exchange. November 30, 2023 | americanbankingnews.comBankUnited, Inc. (NYSE:BKU) Receives Average Recommendation of "Hold" from BrokeragesNovember 5, 2023 | morningstar.comBankUnited Inc BKUOctober 23, 2023 | msn.comBankUnited (BKU) Stock Declines as Q3 Earnings Miss EstimatesOctober 20, 2023 | markets.businessinsider.comWhere BankUnited Stands With AnalystsOctober 20, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comBankUnited, Inc. (NYSE:BKU) Q3 2023 Earnings Call TranscriptDecember 9, 2023 | DTI Trader (Ad)New CBOE “special perk” helps traders target income every weekendYou might not immediately realize what you’re reading. Let me help you out a little… What you're looking at is a “special perk” set up by the Chicago Board of Options Exchange. October 20, 2023 | markets.businessinsider.comAnalysts Offer Insights on Financial Companies: BankUnited (BKU) and Equifax (EFX)October 19, 2023 | markets.businessinsider.comBankUnited’s Financial Performance: Balance Sheet Optimization and Loan Provision Impact – A Hold Rating PerspectiveOctober 19, 2023 | seekingalpha.comBankUnited, Inc. 2023 Q3 - Results - Earnings Call PresentationOctober 19, 2023 | markets.businessinsider.comBankUnited Q3 Profit Slips On Higher Credit Losses, Misses Street View; Stock Down In Pre-marketOctober 19, 2023 | msn.comBankUnited, Inc. (BKU) Q3 Earnings: How Key Metrics Compare to Wall Street EstimatesOctober 19, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comBankUnited, Inc. Reports Third Quarter 2023 ResultsOctober 19, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comBankUnited, Inc. (BKU) Lags Q3 Earnings EstimatesOctober 19, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comBankUnited Inc (BKU) Q3 2023 Earnings: Net Income Drops Amid Economic Slowdown PreparationsOctober 18, 2023 | markets.businessinsider.comWhat Wall Street expects from BankUnited's earningsOctober 18, 2023 | benzinga.comEarnings Outlook For BankUnitedOctober 12, 2023 | bizjournals.comSouth Florida public company buys New York media business with loan from BankUnitedOctober 11, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comBankUnited Inc's Dividend AnalysisOctober 4, 2023 | msn.comWells Fargo Maintains BankUnited (BKU) Equal-Weight RecommendationOctober 4, 2023 | markets.businessinsider.comAnalyst Expectations for BankUnited's FutureOctober 4, 2023 | markets.businessinsider.comWells Fargo Sticks to Their Hold Rating for BankUnited (BKU)September 27, 2023 | msn.comBankUnited declares $0.27 dividendSeptember 20, 2023 | seekingalpha.comBankUnited: Dividend Yield Of 4.37%, But It's Not All That Makes This Stock A BuySeptember 17, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comShareholders in BankUnited (NYSE:BKU) are in the red if they invested a year agoSee More Headlines 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 Company Calendar Ex-Dividend for 10/31 Dividend10/12/2023Last Earnings10/19/2023Dividend Payable10/31/2023Today12/09/2023Fiscal Year End12/31/2023Next Earnings (Estimated)1/18/2024Get 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 Target$27.14 High Stock Price Target$33.00 Low Stock Price Target$25.00 Potential Upside/Downside-8.7%Consensus RatingHold Rating Score (0-4)2.00 Research Coverage7 Analysts Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$2.93 Trailing P/E Ratio10.15 Forward P/E Ratio10.29 P/E GrowthN/ANet Income$284.97 million Net Margins11.86% Pretax Margin15.74% Return on Equity8.91% Return on Assets0.61% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio2.05 Current Ratio0.92 Quick Ratio0.92 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$996.22 million Price / Sales2.22 Cash Flow$4.63 per share Price / Cash Flow6.43 Book Value$31.53 per share Price / Book0.94Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares74,382,000Free Float73,571,000Market Cap$2.21 billion OptionableOptionable Beta1.38 Social Links 13 Stocks Institutional Investors Won't Stop BuyingWhich stocks are major institutional investors including hedge funds and endowments buying in today's market? Click the link below and we'll send you MarketBeat's list of thirteen stocks that institutional investors are buying up as quickly as they can.Get This Free Report Key ExecutivesMr. Rajinder P. Singh (Age 52)Chairman, President & CEO Comp: $2.65MMs. Leslie N. Lunak (Age 65)Chief Financial Officer Comp: $941.09kMr. Thomas M. Cornish (Age 64)Chief Operating Officer Comp: $1.55MMr. Rishi Bansal (Age 49)Chief Investment Officer of BankUnited, National Association Comp: $900.89kMr. Jay D. Richards (Age 52)Chief Risk Officer of BankUnited, National Association Comp: $788.73kMr. Christopher PerryExecutive VP & Director of Human ResourcesMs. Claire RaleySenior VP & Community Development OfficerMr. Joseph DiSantiSenior Vice President of Corporate BankingMs. Lisa ShimExecutive VP & Head of Consumer and Small BusinessMr. Benjamin StacksExecutive VP & Manager of Commercial Real Estate Lending for North RegionMore ExecutivesKey CompetitorsEastern BanksharesNASDAQ:EBCColumbia FinancialNASDAQ:CLBKAxos FinancialNYSE:AXProvident Financial ServicesNYSE:PFSBrookline BancorpNASDAQ:BRKLView All CompetitorsInsiders & InstitutionsCitigroup Inc.Sold 101,701 shares on 12/6/2023Ownership: 0.117%Wellington Management Group LLPBought 51,252 shares on 12/1/2023Ownership: 0.069%American Century Companies Inc.Sold 301,191 shares on 11/30/2023Ownership: 3.405%Deutsche Bank AGSold 163,874 shares on 11/24/2023Ownership: 0.070%Aurora Investment CounselBought 3,394 shares on 11/22/2023Ownership: 0.065%View All Insider TransactionsView All Institutional Transactions 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. View BKU analyst ratings or view top-rated stocks. 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%. 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 at the beginning of the year. Since then, BKU stock has decreased by 12.5% and is now trading at $29.74. View the best growth stocks for 2023 here. 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. 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, January 18th 2024. View our BKU earnings forecast. 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. Read our dividend analysis for BKU. 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 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 Bank ETF (KBE), SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF (KRE), Direxion Daily Regional Banks Bull 3x Shares (DPST), Invesco S&P SmallCap Financials ETF (PSCF), WBI Power Factor High Dividend ETF (WBIY), First Trust Small Cap Value AlphaDEX Fund (FYT) and First Trust Active Factor Small Cap ETF (AFSM). 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. 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. This page (NYSE:BKU) was last updated on 12/9/2023 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. 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