BankUnited, Inc. (NYSE:BKU) Expected to Post Q3 2025 Earnings of $0.87 Per Share

BankUnited, Inc. (NYSE:BKU) – Analysts at Zacks Research increased their Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of BankUnited in a research note issued to investors on Thursday, September 26th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the financial services provider will earn $0.87 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $0.78. The consensus estimate for BankUnited’s current full-year earnings is $2.88 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for BankUnited’s FY2025 earnings at $3.21 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.85 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.85 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $3.43 EPS.

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

A number of other research analysts have also weighed in on the stock. Royal Bank of Canada raised their target price on shares of BankUnited from $29.00 to $31.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a report on Tuesday, July 9th. Wells Fargo & Company raised their target price on shares of BankUnited from $35.00 to $38.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Tuesday. Wedbush raised their target price on shares of BankUnited from $39.00 to $40.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Tuesday, September 24th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their target price on shares of BankUnited from $34.50 to $41.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Tuesday, July 23rd. Finally, Hovde Group raised their target price on shares of BankUnited from $33.00 to $41.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, July 19th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have issued a hold rating and one has given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $35.80.

BankUnited Trading Down 3.3 %

BKU stock opened at $35.24 on Monday. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $36.60 and a 200 day moving average price of $31.33. BankUnited has a fifty-two week low of $20.84 and a fifty-two week high of $39.51. 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 firm has a market cap of $2.63 billion, a PE ratio of 15.19 and a beta of 1.33.

Institutional Trading of BankUnited

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. CWM LLC raised its holdings in shares of BankUnited by 307.6% in the second quarter. CWM LLC now owns 1,928 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $56,000 after acquiring an additional 1,455 shares in the last quarter. Headlands Technologies LLC bought a new stake in shares of BankUnited in the first quarter valued at about $57,000. Meeder Asset Management Inc. bought a new stake in shares of BankUnited in the second quarter valued at about $74,000. Point72 Asia Singapore Pte. Ltd. bought a new stake in shares of BankUnited in the second quarter valued at about $169,000. Finally, Picton Mahoney Asset Management bought a new stake in shares of BankUnited in the second quarter valued at about $175,000. 99.70% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, Director Douglas J. Pauls sold 3,500 shares of BankUnited 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 directly owns 43,654 shares in the company, valued at $1,593,371. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. In other news, Director Douglas J. Pauls sold 3,500 shares of BankUnited 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 directly owns 43,654 shares in the company, valued at $1,593,371. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, Director William S. Rubenstein sold 7,864 shares of BankUnited stock in a transaction on Wednesday, July 31st. The stock was sold at an average price of $38.57, for a total value of $303,314.48. Following the sale, the director now owns 10,282 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $396,576.74. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 21,507 shares of company stock worth $802,400 over the last three months. 1.19% of the stock is owned by insiders.

BankUnited Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, October 31st. Investors of record on Friday, October 11th will be given 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 3.29%. BankUnited’s dividend payout ratio is presently 50.00%.

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.