FY2026 EPS Estimates for BankUnited Lifted by Zacks Research

BankUnited, Inc. (NYSE:BKU) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research increased their FY2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for BankUnited in a report issued on Wednesday, February 12th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts 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.

A number of other research firms also recently weighed in on BKU. Compass Point lifted their price objective on BankUnited from $42.00 to $49.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, December 10th. Barclays decreased their price objective on BankUnited from $45.00 to $44.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, December 20th. Royal Bank of Canada lifted their price objective on BankUnited from $42.00 to $43.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a report on Thursday, January 23rd. The Goldman Sachs Group lifted their price objective on BankUnited from $36.00 to $42.00 and gave the company a “sell” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 26th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price objective on BankUnited from $48.00 to $50.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, January 23rd. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have assigned a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $43.40.

BankUnited Stock Up 0.7 %

BKU stock opened at $40.64 on Friday. BankUnited has a twelve month low of $24.34 and a twelve month high of $44.45. The company has a market cap of $3.04 billion, a PE ratio of 13.20 and a beta of 1.37. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $39.61 and its 200 day simple moving average is $38.17. 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 (NYSE:BKU) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, January 22nd. The financial services provider reported $0.91 earnings per share 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 in the prior year, the firm earned $0.26 EPS.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of BKU. SG Americas Securities LLC bought a new position in BankUnited in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $181,000. CWM LLC raised its position in shares of BankUnited by 118.3% during the 3rd quarter. CWM LLC now owns 4,208 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $153,000 after acquiring an additional 2,280 shares during the last quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. raised its position in shares of BankUnited by 37.3% during the 3rd quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 868,806 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $31,659,000 after acquiring an additional 236,174 shares during the last quarter. Wolverine Asset Management LLC raised its position in shares of BankUnited by 25.8% during the 3rd quarter. Wolverine Asset Management LLC now owns 11,061 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $403,000 after acquiring an additional 2,267 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Versor Investments LP bought a new stake in shares of BankUnited during the 3rd quarter valued at $302,000. Institutional investors own 99.70% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at BankUnited

In related news, insider Jay D. Richards sold 2,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, November 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $41.18, for a total value of $102,950.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now owns 34,687 shares in the company, valued at $1,428,410.66. The trade was a 6.72 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. 1.19% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

BankUnited Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, January 31st. Stockholders of record on Friday, January 10th were issued a $0.29 dividend. This represents a $1.16 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.85%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, January 10th. BankUnited’s payout ratio is currently 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.