Free Trial
NYSE:BKU

BankUnited (BKU) Stock Price, News & Analysis

BankUnited logo
$35.78 +1.10 (+3.18%)
Closing price 03/24/2025 03:59 PM Eastern
Extended Trading
$35.74 -0.04 (-0.11%)
As of 03/24/2025 04:36 PM Eastern
Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more.

About BankUnited Stock (NYSE:BKU)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$35.10
$35.89
50-Day Range
$31.42
$41.69
52-Week Range
$24.34
$44.45
Volume
594,948 shs
Average Volume
706,518 shs
Market Capitalization
$2.67 billion
P/E Ratio
11.62
Dividend Yield
3.24%
Price Target
$43.18
Consensus Rating
Hold

Company Overview

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, subscription finance facilities, 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 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.

Remove Ads

BankUnited Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

See Top-Rated MarketRank™ Stocks
81st Percentile Overall Score

BKU MarketRank™: 

BankUnited scored higher than 81% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 292nd out of 939 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    BankUnited has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.27, and is based on 4 buy ratings, 6 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    BankUnited has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about BankUnited's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for BankUnited are expected to grow by 8.95% in the coming year, from $3.13 to $3.41 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of BankUnited is 11.62, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 23.53.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of BankUnited is 11.62, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 22.96.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    BankUnited has a P/B Ratio of 0.95. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about BankUnited's valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    3.34% of the float of BankUnited has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    BankUnited has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.4, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in BankUnited has recently decreased by 0.40%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.
  • Dividend Yield

    BankUnited pays a meaningful dividend of 3.35%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

    BankUnited does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of BankUnited is 37.66%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, BankUnited will have a dividend payout ratio of 34.02% next year. This indicates that BankUnited will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about BankUnited's dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    3.34% of the float of BankUnited has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    BankUnited has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.4, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in BankUnited has recently decreased by 0.40%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.
  • News Sentiment

    BankUnited has a news sentiment score of 1.12. 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 0.94 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 9 news articles for BankUnited this week, compared to 5 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    1 people have searched for BKU on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, BankUnited insiders have sold just slightly more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $96,970.00 in company stock and sold $113,772.00 in company stock. It is common for insiders to sell company stock at intervals simply to diversify their holdings.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 1.19% of the stock of BankUnited is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    99.70% of the stock of BankUnited is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about BankUnited's insider trading history.
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.

BKU Stock News Headlines

30-year market phenomenon opens up overnight opportunity
Imagine this: When things worked out, you woke up, checked your account, and saw that you’ve made money overnight. Sounds like a dream, right? Well, what if that wasn’t a dream anymore? Earning while you sleep isn’t easy, and it definitely doesn’t happen overnight for most people.
Brokerages Set BankUnited, Inc. (NYSE:BKU) Target Price at $43.18
BankUnited (NYSE:BKU) Downgraded by StockNews.com to "Hold"
See More Headlines

BKU Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

BankUnited's stock was trading at $38.17 at the beginning of the year. Since then, BKU stock has decreased by 6.3% and is now trading at $35.7840.
View the best growth stocks for 2025 here
.

BankUnited, Inc. (NYSE:BKU) released its earnings results on Wednesday, January, 22nd. The financial services provider reported $0.91 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.72 by $0.19. BankUnited had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 8.48% and a net margin of 11.48%.

Top institutional shareholders of BankUnited include Vanguard Group Inc. (12.84%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (6.13%), Alliancebernstein L.P. (4.37%) and JPMorgan Chase & Co. (3.77%). Insiders that own company stock include Thomas M Cornish, Douglas J Pauls, Jay D Richards, Sanjiv Sobti, John N Digiacomo, Kevin A Malcolm, William S Rubenstein and A Gail Prudenti.
View institutional ownership trends
.

Shares of BKU stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that BankUnited investors own include Tesla (TSLA), NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), Netflix (NFLX) and Home Depot (HD).

Company Calendar

Ex-Dividend for 1/31 Dividend
1/10/2025
Last Earnings
1/22/2025
Dividend Payable
1/31/2025
Today
3/24/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
4/16/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Sector
Finance
Industry
Federal savings institutions
Sub-Industry
Regional Banks
Current Symbol
NYSE:BKU
Employees
1,616
Year Founded
2009

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target
$43.18
High Stock Price Target
$50.00
Low Stock Price Target
$39.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+20.7%
Consensus Rating
Hold
Rating Score (0-4)
2.27
Research Coverage
11 Analysts

Profitability

Trailing P/E Ratio
11.62
Forward P/E Ratio
11.43
P/E Growth
N/A
Net Income
$232.47 million
Pretax Margin
15.63%

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$1.01 billion
Cash Flow
$3.26 per share
Price / Cash Flow
10.96
Book Value
$37.65 per share
Price / Book
0.95

Miscellaneous

Free Float
73,859,000
Market Cap
$2.67 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.40

Social Links

The Next 7 Blockbuster Stocks for Growth Investors Cover

Wondering what the next stocks will be that hit it big, with solid fundamentals? Enter your email address to see which stocks MarketBeat analysts could become the next blockbuster growth stocks.

Get This Free Report

This page (NYSE:BKU) was last updated on 3/25/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
From Our Partners