Q1 Earnings Estimate for BankUnited Issued By Zacks Research

BankUnited, Inc. (NYSE:BKU) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research increased their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of BankUnited in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, February 12th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the financial services provider will earn $0.72 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $0.71. The consensus estimate for BankUnited’s current full-year earnings is $3.01 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for BankUnited’s Q2 2025 earnings at $0.75 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $0.77 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.77 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $3.02 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.76 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.79 EPS and Q3 2026 earnings at $0.88 EPS.

A number of other research firms have also commented on BKU. Barclays decreased their price target on BankUnited from $45.00 to $44.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, December 20th. Royal Bank of Canada upped their price objective on BankUnited from $42.00 to $43.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a report on Thursday, January 23rd. The Goldman Sachs Group upped their price objective on BankUnited from $36.00 to $42.00 and gave the stock a “sell” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 26th. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price objective on BankUnited from $48.00 to $50.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, January 23rd. Finally, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods increased their price target on BankUnited from $38.00 to $45.00 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, December 4th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have assigned a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, BankUnited has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $43.40.

BankUnited Stock Down 0.3 %

NYSE BKU opened at $40.53 on Monday. The firm has a market cap of $3.03 billion, a PE ratio of 13.16 and a beta of 1.37. BankUnited has a one year low of $24.34 and a one year high of $44.45. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $39.58 and its 200 day simple moving average is $38.23. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.04, a current ratio of 0.86 and a quick ratio of 0.88.

BankUnited (NYSE:BKU) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, January 22nd. The financial services provider reported $0.91 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.72 by $0.19. BankUnited had a return on equity of 8.48% and a net margin of 11.48%. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $0.26 EPS.

Institutional Trading of BankUnited

Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in BKU. Balyasny Asset Management L.P. acquired a new stake in BankUnited during the 4th quarter worth $34,525,000. Freestone Grove Partners LP bought a new position in BankUnited during the 4th quarter worth about $30,499,000. Cramer Rosenthal Mcglynn LLC bought a new position in BankUnited during the 4th quarter worth about $18,663,000. Basswood Capital Management L.L.C. bought a new position in BankUnited during the 3rd quarter worth about $17,745,000. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its holdings in BankUnited by 12.9% during the 4th quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 2,821,480 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $107,696,000 after purchasing an additional 322,368 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 99.70% of the company’s stock.

BankUnited Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, January 31st. Investors of record on Friday, January 10th were paid a dividend of $0.29 per share. This represents a $1.16 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.86%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, January 10th. BankUnited’s payout ratio is presently 37.66%.

BankUnited Company Profile

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.