BankUnited, Inc. (NYSE:BKU) Forecasted to Post Q2 2025 Earnings of $0.70 Per Share

BankUnited, Inc. (NYSE:BKU) – Investment analysts at Wedbush decreased their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of BankUnited in a report issued on Wednesday, October 9th. Wedbush analyst D. Chiaverini now expects that the financial services provider will earn $0.70 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.80. 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 $2.86 per share. Wedbush also issued estimates for BankUnited’s Q3 2025 earnings at $0.70 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.68 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $2.80 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $2.85 EPS.

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

Other equities research analysts have also recently issued research reports about the company. Barclays boosted their price target on BankUnited from $35.00 to $39.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Friday, September 27th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price target on shares of BankUnited from $34.50 to $41.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Tuesday, July 23rd. Citigroup decreased their price objective on shares of BankUnited from $42.00 to $39.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, September 11th. Wells Fargo & Company raised their target price on BankUnited from $35.00 to $38.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Tuesday, October 1st. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada upped their price target on BankUnited from $29.00 to $31.00 and gave the stock 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 assigned a hold rating and one has issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, BankUnited presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $35.80.

BankUnited Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE BKU opened at $36.58 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.22, a current ratio of 0.87 and a quick ratio of 0.87. BankUnited has a one year low of $21.02 and a one year high of $39.51. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $36.18 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $31.83. The company has a market capitalization of $2.73 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.77 and a beta of 1.33.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. CWM LLC grew its holdings in shares of BankUnited by 118.3% during the third quarter. CWM LLC now owns 4,208 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $153,000 after purchasing an additional 2,280 shares during the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC grew its holdings in BankUnited by 17.4% during the 3rd quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 4,637 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $169,000 after acquiring an additional 686 shares during the last quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC acquired a new stake in BankUnited in the 3rd quarter valued at about $181,000. Point72 Asia Singapore Pte. Ltd. bought a new position in shares of BankUnited in the second quarter worth about $169,000. Finally, Point72 Asset Management L.P. lifted its position in shares of BankUnited by 741.7% during the second quarter. Point72 Asset Management L.P. now owns 397,271 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $11,628,000 after purchasing an additional 350,071 shares in the last quarter. 99.70% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Activity at BankUnited

In other BankUnited news, Director Douglas J. Pauls sold 3,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, July 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $36.50, for a total value of $127,750.00. Following the sale, the director now owns 43,654 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,593,371. The trade was a 0.00 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. In related news, Director Douglas J. Pauls sold 3,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, July 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $36.50, for a total value of $127,750.00. Following the sale, the director now owns 43,654 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,593,371. The trade was a 0.00 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, Director William S. Rubenstein sold 7,864 shares of the 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 transaction, the director now owns 10,282 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $396,576.74. This represents a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 21,507 shares of company stock worth $802,400. 1.19% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

BankUnited Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, October 31st. Shareholders of record on Friday, October 11th will be given a $0.29 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, October 11th. This represents a $1.16 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.17%. BankUnited’s dividend payout ratio is currently 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.