Zacks Research Estimates BankUnited’s Q2 Earnings (NYSE:BKU)

BankUnited, Inc. (NYSE:BKU) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research upped their Q2 2026 EPS estimates for BankUnited in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, October 7th. Zacks Research analyst Team now expects that the financial services provider will post earnings per share of $0.85 for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $0.84. The consensus estimate for BankUnited’s current full-year earnings is $3.13 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for BankUnited’s Q1 2027 earnings at $0.87 EPS and Q3 2027 earnings at $1.02 EPS.

BankUnited (NYSE:BKU) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 23rd. The financial services provider reported $0.91 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.79 by $0.12. BankUnited had a net margin of 13.19% and a return on equity of 9.00%. The business had revenue of $273.93 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $267.17 million. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $0.72 earnings per share.

Several other research analysts have also commented on the stock. Citigroup raised their price objective on shares of BankUnited from $36.00 to $38.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 2nd. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price target on shares of BankUnited from $42.00 to $45.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 24th. Barclays lifted their price target on shares of BankUnited from $41.00 to $43.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 24th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of BankUnited in a research note on Wednesday. Finally, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods lifted their price target on shares of BankUnited from $38.00 to $42.00 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a research note on Monday, July 28th. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, BankUnited presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $41.91.

BankUnited Trading Up 0.1%

NYSE BKU opened at $39.95 on Wednesday. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $38.06 and a 200-day simple moving average of $35.77. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.76, a quick ratio of 0.84 and a current ratio of 0.84. BankUnited has a one year low of $28.21 and a one year high of $44.45. The firm has a market cap of $3.00 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.72 and a beta of 1.27.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On BankUnited

Institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. CWM LLC increased its holdings in shares of BankUnited by 31.7% in the 1st quarter. CWM LLC now owns 7,464 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $257,000 after acquiring an additional 1,798 shares during the period. Principal Financial Group Inc. increased its holdings in shares of BankUnited by 2.7% in the 1st quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 372,237 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $12,820,000 after acquiring an additional 9,750 shares during the period. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC acquired a new position in shares of BankUnited in the 1st quarter valued at $585,000. Jump Financial LLC acquired a new position in shares of BankUnited in the 1st quarter valued at $1,398,000. Finally, Bank of New York Mellon Corp increased its holdings in shares of BankUnited by 36.8% in the 1st quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 1,059,697 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $36,496,000 after acquiring an additional 285,092 shares during the period. 99.70% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Activity at BankUnited

In other news, insider Jay D. Richards sold 3,942 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, July 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $38.81, for a total transaction of $152,989.02. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 39,193 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,521,080.33. The trade was a 9.14% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, Director Douglas J. Pauls sold 3,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, July 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $38.79, for a total transaction of $135,765.00. Following the sale, the director owned 43,205 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,675,921.95. This represents a 7.49% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 1.15% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

BankUnited Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, October 31st. Stockholders of record on Friday, October 10th will be given a dividend of $0.31 per share. This represents a $1.24 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.1%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, October 10th. BankUnited’s payout ratio is currently 36.36%.

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.