FY2026 EPS Estimate for BankUnited Increased by Analyst

BankUnited, Inc. (NYSE:BKU - Free Report) - Research analysts at Zacks Research boosted their FY2026 earnings estimates for BankUnited in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, February 12th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the financial services provider will post earnings per share of $3.31 for the year, up from their prior forecast of $2.98. The consensus estimate for BankUnited's current full-year earnings is $3.01 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for BankUnited's Q4 2026 earnings at $0.87 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $3.87 EPS.

BankUnited (NYSE:BKU - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, January 22nd. The financial services provider reported $0.91 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.72 by $0.19. BankUnited had a net margin of 11.48% and a return on equity of 8.48%. During the same period last year, the company earned $0.26 EPS.

BKU has been the topic of a number of other research reports. Barclays cut their price target on shares of BankUnited from $45.00 to $44.00 and set an "equal weight" rating on the stock in a report on Friday, December 20th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods lifted their target price on shares of BankUnited from $38.00 to $45.00 and gave the stock a "market perform" rating in a research note on Wednesday, December 4th. The Goldman Sachs Group lifted their price target on shares of BankUnited from $36.00 to $42.00 and gave the company a "sell" rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 26th. Royal Bank of Canada lifted their price target on shares of BankUnited from $42.00 to $43.00 and gave the company a "sector perform" rating in a research note on Thursday, January 23rd. Finally, Compass Point lifted their price target on shares of BankUnited from $42.00 to $49.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Tuesday, December 10th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have given a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $43.40.

BankUnited Price Performance

BankUnited stock traded down $0.14 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $40.53. The company had a trading volume of 480,860 shares, compared to its average volume of 738,692. BankUnited has a fifty-two week low of $24.34 and a fifty-two week high of $44.45. The company has a current ratio of 0.86, a quick ratio of 0.88 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.04. The company has a market cap of $3.03 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.16 and a beta of 1.37. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $39.58 and a 200 day simple moving average of $38.23.

BankUnited Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, January 31st. Investors of record on Friday, January 10th were issued 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 dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 37.66%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in BKU. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its position in shares of BankUnited by 1.9% in the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 9,598,953 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $366,392,000 after purchasing an additional 181,493 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its holdings in shares of BankUnited by 12.9% in the 4th quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 2,821,480 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $107,696,000 after buying an additional 322,368 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of BankUnited by 1.2% in the 3rd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 1,719,596 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $62,674,000 after buying an additional 20,218 shares during the last quarter. Royce & Associates LP increased its holdings in shares of BankUnited by 3.3% in the 4th quarter. Royce & Associates LP now owns 1,149,827 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $43,889,000 after buying an additional 36,328 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Balyasny Asset Management L.P. purchased a new stake in shares of BankUnited in the 4th quarter valued at $34,525,000. 99.70% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

About BankUnited

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.