BankUnited, Inc. to Post Q2 2025 Earnings of $0.80 Per Share, Wedbush Forecasts (NYSE:BKU)

BankUnited, Inc. (NYSE:BKU) – Equities research analysts at Wedbush lifted their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for BankUnited in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, September 24th. Wedbush analyst D. Chiaverini now anticipates that the financial services provider will earn $0.80 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $0.79. Wedbush currently has a “Neutral” rating and a $40.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for BankUnited’s current full-year earnings is $2.88 per share. Wedbush also issued estimates for BankUnited’s Q3 2025 earnings at $0.86 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.91 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $3.30 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $3.60 EPS.

BankUnited (NYSE:BKU) last released its earnings results on Thursday, July 18th. The financial services provider reported $0.72 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.65 by $0.07. The company had revenue of $250.20 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $243.65 million. BankUnited had a return on equity of 7.76% and a net margin of 8.41%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 4.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $0.78 EPS.

Several other equities analysts have also recently commented on the stock. Citigroup lowered their price target on shares of BankUnited from $42.00 to $39.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, September 11th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price target on BankUnited from $34.50 to $41.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 23rd. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price target on BankUnited from $32.00 to $35.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Monday, July 22nd. Hovde Group raised their price objective on shares of BankUnited from $33.00 to $41.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, July 19th. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada lifted their target price on shares of BankUnited from $29.00 to $31.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 9th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have given a hold rating and one has given a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $35.10.

BankUnited Stock Performance

Shares of BKU opened at $35.71 on Wednesday. The company has a market capitalization of $2.67 billion, a PE ratio of 15.39 and a beta of 1.33. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.22, a quick ratio of 0.87 and a current ratio of 0.87. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $36.65 and its 200 day moving average price is $31.15. BankUnited has a 52 week low of $20.84 and a 52 week high of $39.51.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On BankUnited

Several hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in BKU. WINTON GROUP Ltd boosted its holdings in BankUnited by 0.9% during the second quarter. WINTON GROUP Ltd now owns 34,582 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $1,012,000 after purchasing an additional 303 shares in the last quarter. Arizona State Retirement System boosted its stake in BankUnited by 1.9% in the 2nd quarter. Arizona State Retirement System now owns 20,821 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $609,000 after buying an additional 379 shares in the last quarter. Natixis Advisors LLC grew its position in BankUnited by 1.0% in the second quarter. Natixis Advisors LLC now owns 48,005 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $1,405,000 after acquiring an additional 497 shares during the period. Louisiana State Employees Retirement System raised its stake in BankUnited by 2.2% during the second quarter. Louisiana State Employees Retirement System now owns 37,600 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $1,101,000 after acquiring an additional 800 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Inspire Investing LLC raised its stake in BankUnited by 6.8% during the first quarter. Inspire Investing LLC now owns 12,632 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $354,000 after acquiring an additional 807 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 99.70% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other BankUnited news, Director Douglas J. Pauls sold 3,500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, July 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $36.50, for a total transaction of $127,750.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director now directly owns 43,654 shares in the company, valued at $1,593,371. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. In related news, insider Jay D. Richards sold 10,143 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, July 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $36.61, for a total transaction of $371,335.23. Following the transaction, the insider now owns 37,187 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,361,416.07. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, Director Douglas J. Pauls sold 3,500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, July 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $36.50, for a total transaction of $127,750.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director now owns 43,654 shares in the company, valued at $1,593,371. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 21,507 shares of company stock worth $802,400 in the last quarter. 1.19% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

BankUnited Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, October 31st. Investors of record on Friday, October 11th will be paid a $0.29 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, October 11th. This represents a $1.16 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.25%. BankUnited’s payout ratio is presently 50.00%.

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.