FY2026 EPS Estimates for BankUnited Raised by Zacks Research

BankUnited, Inc. (NYSE:BKU) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research lifted their FY2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of BankUnited in a research note 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 previous estimate 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 commented on BKU. The Goldman Sachs Group boosted their target price on BankUnited from $36.00 to $42.00 and gave the stock a “sell” rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 26th. Royal Bank of Canada increased their target price on BankUnited from $42.00 to $43.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 23rd. Barclays reduced their price target on shares of BankUnited from $45.00 to $44.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, December 20th. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price target on shares of BankUnited from $48.00 to $50.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 23rd. Finally, Compass Point lifted their price objective on shares of BankUnited from $42.00 to $49.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, December 10th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have issued a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $43.40.

BankUnited Stock Up 0.4 %

Shares of BKU stock opened at $40.38 on Friday. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $39.63 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $38.15. BankUnited has a 52 week low of $24.34 and a 52 week high of $44.45. The stock has a market cap of $3.02 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.11 and a beta of 1.37. 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 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.72 by $0.19. BankUnited had a net margin of 11.48% and a return on equity of 8.48%. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $0.26 EPS.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On BankUnited

Institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Cramer Rosenthal Mcglynn LLC bought a new position in BankUnited in the fourth quarter worth approximately $18,663,000. Basswood Capital Management L.L.C. purchased a new stake in shares of BankUnited in the 3rd quarter worth $17,745,000. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its position in shares of BankUnited by 12.9% during the 4th quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 2,821,480 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $107,696,000 after buying an additional 322,368 shares in the last quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. increased its stake in shares of BankUnited by 37.3% during the third quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 868,806 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $31,659,000 after buying an additional 236,174 shares during the period. Finally, Vanguard Group Inc. raised its holdings in shares of BankUnited by 1.9% in the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 9,598,953 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $366,392,000 after acquiring an additional 181,493 shares in the last quarter. 99.70% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Activity at BankUnited

In other BankUnited news, insider Jay D. Richards sold 2,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated 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 sale, the insider now directly owns 34,687 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,428,410.66. The trade was a 6.72 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. 1.19% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

BankUnited Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, January 31st. Investors of record on Friday, January 10th were paid a dividend of $0.29 per share. This represents a $1.16 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.87%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, January 10th. BankUnited’s dividend payout ratio is currently 37.66%.

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.