BankUnited (BKU) – Research Analysts’ Weekly Ratings Updates

BankUnited (NYSE: BKU) recently received a number of ratings updates from brokerages and research firms:

• 10/28/2026 – BankUnited had its price target lowered by Piper Sandler from $47.00 to $44.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 10/22/2026 – BankUnited had its price target lowered by Royal Bank Of Canada from $49.00 to $48.00. They now have a “sector perform” rating on the stock.
• 10/22/2026 – BankUnited had its price target lowered by Citigroup from $42.00 to $40.00. They now have a “sell” rating on the stock.
• 10/21/2026 – BankUnited had its “outperform” rating reaffirmed by Raymond James Financial.
• 10/14/2026 – BankUnited had its price target lowered by Cantor Fitzgerald from $54.00 to $52.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 10/9/2026 – BankUnited had its price target lowered by Royal Bank Of Canada from $50.00 to $49.00. They now have a “sector perform” rating on the stock.
• 10/6/2026 – BankUnited had its price target lowered by Raymond James Financial from $52.00 to $49.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 10/2/2026 – BankUnited had its price target lowered by Piper Sandler from $50.00 to $47.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 9/29/2026 – BankUnited was downgraded by Wells Fargo & Company from “overweight” to “equal weight”. They now have a $47.00 price target on the stock, down from $54.00.
• 9/29/2026 – BankUnited was downgraded by Wells Fargo & Company from “overweight” to “equal weight”. They now have a $47.00 price target on the stock, down from $54.00.
• 9/22/2026 – BankUnited had its “sell” rating reaffirmed by Citigroup.
• 9/14/2026 – BankUnited had its price target lowered by Hovde Group from $53.00 to $52.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.

BankUnited Stock Performance

Shares of BKU opened at $44.04 on Tuesday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.82, a current ratio of 0.83 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.68. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $43.84 and its 200-day moving average price is $46.29. BankUnited, Inc. has a 52 week low of $38.01 and a 52 week high of $52.11. The stock has a market cap of $3.14 billion, a P/E ratio of 11.87 and a beta of 1.20.

BankUnited (NYSE:BKU) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October 21st. The financial services provider reported $1.03 earnings per share for the quarter, hitting the consensus estimate of $1.03. The company had revenue of $280.44 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $292.50 million. BankUnited had a return on equity of 9.36% and a net margin of 15.01%. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $0.95 EPS. Equities research analysts anticipate that BankUnited, Inc. will post 3.90 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

BankUnited Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, October 30th. Stockholders of record on Friday, October 9th were paid a $0.33 dividend. This represents a $1.32 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, October 9th. BankUnited’s dividend payout ratio is currently 35.58%.

Insider Buying and Selling at BankUnited

In other news, Director Douglas Pauls sold 3,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, August 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $47.90, for a total transaction of $143,700.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 42,472 shares in the company, valued at $2,034,408.80. This trade represents a 6.60% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. 1.00% of the stock is owned by insiders.

BankUnited, Inc (NYSE:BKU) is the bank holding company for BankUnited, N.A., a full-service commercial bank headquartered in Miami Lakes, Florida. The company provides banking and financial services to businesses, institutions and individual customers, with an emphasis on commercial banking.

BankUnited offers commercial and industrial loans, commercial real estate and multifamily financing, residential lending, mortgage warehouse facilities, consumer loans and deposit products. Its services also include treasury management, cash management, online and mobile banking, wealth management and other financial solutions designed to support business and personal banking needs.

The bank primarily serves customers in Florida and the New York metropolitan area, while its commercial banking activities extend to selected markets in other parts of the United States.