Q1 Earnings Estimate for BankUnited Issued By Zacks Research

BankUnited, Inc. (NYSE:BKU) – Zacks Research lifted their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of BankUnited in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, February 12th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the financial services provider will post earnings per share of $0.72 for the quarter, up from their previous forecast 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.

BankUnited (NYSE:BKU) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, January 22nd. The financial services provider reported $0.91 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate 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 period in the previous year, the firm earned $0.26 earnings per share.

BKU has been the subject of several other research reports. Wells Fargo & Company raised their target price on BankUnited from $48.00 to $50.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 23rd. Barclays cut their price objective on BankUnited from $45.00 to $44.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a report on Friday, December 20th. Compass Point increased their price objective on BankUnited from $42.00 to $49.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, December 10th. The Goldman Sachs Group increased 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. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada raised their target price on BankUnited from $42.00 to $43.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a report on Thursday, January 23rd. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have issued a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $43.40.

BankUnited Stock Performance

Shares of BankUnited stock opened at $40.53 on Monday. The stock has a market cap of $3.03 billion, a PE 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. The company has a quick ratio of 0.88, a current ratio of 0.86 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.04. BankUnited has a 12 month low of $24.34 and a 12 month high of $44.45.

BankUnited Dividend Announcement

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

Hedge Funds Weigh In On BankUnited

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in BKU. Balyasny Asset Management L.P. bought a new position in shares of BankUnited in the fourth quarter worth about $34,525,000. Freestone Grove Partners LP acquired a new stake in BankUnited during the fourth quarter worth about $30,499,000. Cramer Rosenthal Mcglynn LLC acquired a new stake in BankUnited during the fourth quarter worth about $18,663,000. Basswood Capital Management L.L.C. acquired a new stake in BankUnited during the third quarter worth about $17,745,000. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its stake 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 valued at $107,696,000 after purchasing an additional 322,368 shares during the period. 99.70% of the stock is currently owned by 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.