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BankUnited (BKU) Stock Forecast & Price Target

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$47.25 -0.68 (-1.42%)
Closing price 05/7/2026 03:59 PM Eastern
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$47.28 +0.03 (+0.07%)
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BankUnited - Analysts' Recommendations and Stock Price Forecast (2026)

Consensus Rating

Sell
1
Hold
6
Buy
7

Based on 14 Wall Street analysts who have issued ratings for BankUnited in the last 12 months, the stock has a consensus rating of "Hold." Out of the 14 analysts, 1 has given a sell rating, 6 have given a hold rating, and 7 have given a buy rating for BKU.

Consensus Price Target

$53.27
12.75% Upside
According to the 14 analysts' twelve-month price targets for BankUnited, the average price target is $53.27. The highest price target for BKU is $60.00, while the lowest price target for BKU is $49.00. The average price target represents a forecasted upside of 12.75% from the current price of $47.25.
MarketBeat calculates consensus analyst ratings for stocks using the most recent rating from each Wall Street analyst that has rated a stock within the last twelve months. Each analyst's rating is normalized to a standardized rating score of 1 (sell), 2 (hold), 3 (buy) or 4 (strong buy). Analyst consensus ratings scores are calculated using the mean average of the number of normalized sell, hold, buy and strong buy ratings from Wall Street analysts. Each stock's consensus analyst rating is derived from its calculated consensus ratings score (0 to .5 = Strong Sell, .5 to 1 = Sell, 1 to 1.5 = Reduce, 1.5 to 2.5 = Hold, 2.5 to 3.0 = Moderate Buy, 3.0 to 3.5 = Buy, >3.5 = Strong Buy). MarketBeat's consensus price targets are a mean average of the most recent available price targets set by each analyst that has set a price target for the stock in the last twelve months. MarketBeat's consensus ratings and consensus price targets may differ from those calculated by other firms due to differences in methodology and available data.
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BKU Analyst Ratings Over Time

TypeCurrent Forecast
5/8/25 to 5/8/26
1 Month Ago
4/8/25 to 4/8/26
3 Months Ago
2/7/25 to 2/7/26
1 Year Ago
5/8/24 to 5/8/25
Strong Buy
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
Buy
7 Buy rating(s)
7 Buy rating(s)
7 Buy rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
Hold
6 Hold rating(s)
5 Hold rating(s)
5 Hold rating(s)
6 Hold rating(s)
Sell
1 Sell rating(s)
1 Sell rating(s)
1 Sell rating(s)
1 Sell rating(s)
Consensus Price Target$53.27$53.82$52.45$40.55
Forecasted Upside12.75% Upside14.33% Upside2.95% Upside17.98% Upside
Consensus RatingHoldModerate BuyHoldHold

BKU Analyst Recommendations By Month

The chart below shows how a company's ratings by analysts have changed over time. Each bar represents the previous year of ratings for that month. Within each bar, the sell ratings are shown in red, the hold ratings are shown in yellow, the buy ratings are shown in green, and the strong buy ratings are shown in dark green.
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BKU Price Targets by Month

The chart below shows how a company's share price and consensus price target have changed over time. The dark blue line represents the company's actual price. The lighter blue line represents the stock's consensus price target. The even lighter blue range in the background of the two lines represents the low price target and the high price target for each stock.
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BankUnited Stock vs. The Competition

TypeBankUnitedFinance CompaniesS&P 500
Consensus Rating Score
2.43
2.31
2.52
Consensus RatingHoldHoldModerate Buy
Predicted Upside12.75% Upside25.87% Upside14.93% Upside
News Sentiment Rating
Positive News

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Positive News
Positive News
DateBrokerageAnalystActionRatingPrice TargetReport Date
Upside/Downside
Details
5/1/2026 UpgradeBuy (B-)Buy (B)
4/24/2026
Citigroup Inc. logo
Citigroup
4 of 5 stars
Lower TargetNeutral$53.00 ➝ $50.00+8.84%
4/23/2026
Wood Lay
Wood Lay
4 of 5 stars
Lower TargetMarket Perform$55.00 ➝ $50.00+6.53%
4/23/2026 Lower TargetOutperform$57.00 ➝ $53.00+15.49%
4/22/2026 Reiterated RatingOutperform
4/14/2026 DowngradeStrong-BuyHold
4/7/2026Lower TargetEqual Weight$55.00 ➝ $53.00+16.46%
3/30/2026Boost TargetOverweight$50.00 ➝ $55.00+23.59%
3/3/2026Boost TargetOverweight$51.00 ➝ $56.00+22.70%
2/2/2026Reiterated RatingSell
2/2/2026Lower TargetBuy$65.00 ➝ $60.00+26.37%
1/22/2026Boost TargetNeutral$42.00 ➝ $52.00+3.29%
1/22/2026Boost TargetSector Perform$48.00 ➝ $53.00+3.07%
1/21/2026 UpgradePositive
12/10/2024 Boost TargetBuy$42.00 ➝ $49.00+18.39%
9/24/2024 Boost TargetNeutral$39.00 ➝ $40.00+10.53%
7/23/2024 Boost TargetNeutral$34.50 ➝ $41.00+9.80%

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BKU Forecast - Frequently Asked Questions

According to the research reports of 14 Wall Street equities research analysts, the average twelve-month stock price forecast for BankUnited is $53.27, with a high forecast of $60.00 and a low forecast of $49.00.

14 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for BankUnited in the last twelve months. There is currently 1 sell rating, 6 hold ratings and 7 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street 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.

According to analysts, BankUnited's stock has a predicted upside of 12.75% based on their 12-month stock forecasts.

Over the previous 90 days, BankUnited's stock had 3 upgrades and 2 downgrades by analysts.

BankUnited has been rated by research analysts at Barclays, Cantor Fitzgerald, Citigroup, Hovde Group, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Raymond James Financial, Weiss Ratings, Wells Fargo & Company, and Zacks Research in the past 90 days.

Analysts like BankUnited more than other "finance" companies. The consensus rating score for BankUnited is 2.43 while the average consensus rating score for "finance" companies is 2.31. Learn more on how BKU compares to other companies.


This page (NYSE:BKU) was last updated on 5/8/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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