Q1 Earnings Forecast for BankUnited Issued By Zacks Research

BankUnited, Inc. (NYSE:BKU) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research raised their Q1 2026 earnings estimates for shares of BankUnited in a research report issued on Wednesday, February 11th. Zacks Research analyst Team now anticipates that the financial services provider will post earnings per share of $0.93 for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $0.81. The consensus estimate for BankUnited’s current full-year earnings is $3.13 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for BankUnited’s Q2 2026 earnings at $0.95 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $0.95 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $1.07 EPS, Q4 2027 earnings at $1.14 EPS and FY2028 earnings at $4.85 EPS.

Several other equities research analysts also recently issued reports on BKU. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of BankUnited in a report on Wednesday, January 21st. Cantor Fitzgerald reissued an “overweight” rating and issued a $44.00 price objective on shares of BankUnited in a research report on Thursday, October 23rd. Piper Sandler raised their target price on shares of BankUnited from $42.00 to $52.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 22nd. Citigroup lifted their target price on shares of BankUnited from $49.00 to $53.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, January 23rd. Finally, Barclays upped their price target on shares of BankUnited from $47.00 to $55.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 22nd. Seven investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $52.45.

BankUnited Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE BKU opened at $49.30 on Thursday. The company has a current ratio of 0.82, a quick ratio of 0.83 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.51. The company has a market capitalization of $3.70 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.93 and a beta of 1.31. BankUnited has a 12 month low of $28.21 and a 12 month high of $52.11. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $46.57 and a 200-day moving average of $41.56.

BankUnited (NYSE:BKU) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, January 21st. The financial services provider reported $0.94 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.85 by $0.09. The firm had revenue of $288.20 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $279.76 million. BankUnited had a return on equity of 9.09% and a net margin of 14.14%.During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $0.91 earnings per share.

BankUnited Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, January 30th. Investors of record on Friday, January 9th were given a dividend of $0.31 per share. This represents a $1.24 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.5%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, January 9th. BankUnited’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 35.03%.

Insider Transactions at BankUnited

In other BankUnited news, Director Sanjiv Sobti sold 5,000 shares of BankUnited stock in a transaction dated Monday, February 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $50.88, for a total value of $254,400.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 18,816 shares in the company, valued at $957,358.08. The trade was a 20.99% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, insider Jay D. Richards sold 3,506 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, February 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $49.83, for a total transaction of $174,703.98. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 35,687 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,778,283.21. This represents a 8.95% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. 1.15% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On BankUnited

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Royal Bank of Canada raised its holdings in BankUnited by 15.3% in the 1st 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 in the last quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. increased its position in shares of BankUnited by 4.6% in the first quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 44,380 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $1,528,000 after purchasing an additional 1,934 shares during the period. Jane Street Group LLC bought a new position in shares of BankUnited in the first quarter worth $9,100,000. Strs Ohio acquired a new position in BankUnited in the first quarter valued at about $28,000. Finally, Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC lifted its position in BankUnited by 7.9% during the second quarter. Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC now owns 16,262 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $579,000 after purchasing an additional 1,184 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 99.70% of the company’s stock.

About BankUnited

BankUnited, Inc is a bank holding company based in Miami Lakes, Florida, operating through its subsidiary BankUnited, National Association. The company provides a broad range of commercial banking products and services, including deposit accounts, commercial lending and treasury management. It serves middle-market and small-business clients, offering tailored financing solutions across a variety of industry sectors.

The bank’s lending portfolio includes commercial and industrial loans, commercial real estate loans and construction financing, as well as residential mortgage lending.