BankUnited (BKU) Expected to Announce Quarterly Earnings on Wednesday

BankUnited (NYSE:BKU) is anticipated to release its Q2 2025 earnings data before the market opens on Wednesday, July 23rd. Analysts expect BankUnited to post earnings of $0.79 per share and revenue of $267.17 million for the quarter.

BankUnited (NYSE:BKU) last released its earnings results on Monday, April 28th. The financial services provider reported $0.78 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.74 by $0.04. BankUnited had a return on equity of 8.66% and a net margin of 12.26%. The firm had revenue of $255.41 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $264.35 million. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $0.64 EPS. On average, analysts expect BankUnited to post $3 EPS for the current fiscal year and $3 EPS for the next fiscal year.

BankUnited Stock Down 3.7%

Shares of NYSE BKU opened at $36.31 on Wednesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.73 billion, a P/E ratio of 11.28 and a beta of 1.29. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $35.27 and its 200 day moving average is $35.77. BankUnited has a 52 week low of $28.21 and a 52 week high of $44.45. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.83, a quick ratio of 0.84 and a current ratio of 0.84.

BankUnited Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, July 31st. Shareholders of record on Friday, July 11th will be issued a $0.31 dividend. This represents a $1.24 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.42%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, July 11th. BankUnited’s dividend payout ratio is currently 38.51%.

Insider Buying and Selling at BankUnited

In related news, CFO Leslie Lunak sold 22,776 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, May 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $33.56, for a total value of $764,362.56. Following the sale, the chief financial officer owned 59,899 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,010,210.44. The trade was a 27.55% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, Director John N. Digiacomo sold 1,000 shares of BankUnited stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, May 28th. The stock was sold at an average price of $34.43, for a total value of $34,430.00. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 14,516 shares in the company, valued at $499,785.88. The trade was a 6.44% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 1.15% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Trading of BankUnited

Institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Strs Ohio bought a new stake in shares of BankUnited in the 1st quarter valued at $28,000. Jane Street Group LLC acquired a new position in BankUnited in the first quarter valued at $9,100,000. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. boosted its position in BankUnited by 4.6% during the first quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 44,380 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $1,528,000 after acquiring an additional 1,934 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada boosted its position in BankUnited by 15.3% during the first quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 18,092 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $623,000 after acquiring an additional 2,394 shares during the last quarter. 99.70% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research firms recently issued reports on BKU. The Goldman Sachs Group reduced their price target on shares of BankUnited from $38.00 to $34.00 and set a “sell” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, April 30th. Barclays raised their target price on BankUnited from $38.00 to $41.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Tuesday, July 8th. Jefferies Financial Group assumed coverage on BankUnited in a report on Wednesday, May 21st. They set a “hold” rating and a $39.00 price target for the company. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their price objective on BankUnited from $50.00 to $42.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, April 9th. Finally, Wall Street Zen cut shares of BankUnited from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, March 18th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have issued a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, BankUnited presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $40.58.

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.