Q4 Earnings Forecast for BankUnited Issued By Zacks Research

BankUnited, Inc. (NYSE:BKU) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research lifted their Q4 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for BankUnited in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, November 12th. Zacks Research analyst Team now forecasts that the financial services provider will earn $0.83 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $0.80. The consensus estimate for BankUnited’s current full-year earnings is $3.13 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for BankUnited’s Q1 2026 earnings at $0.81 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.89 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.89 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $3.44 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $0.94 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $3.83 EPS.

Other research analysts have also recently issued research reports about the stock. Jefferies Financial Group decreased their target price on shares of BankUnited from $42.00 to $40.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, October 22nd. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their price objective on shares of BankUnited from $45.00 to $42.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, October 23rd. Hovde Group increased their price objective on shares of BankUnited from $43.00 to $44.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 24th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of BankUnited in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada restated a “sector perform” rating and set a $42.00 price target on shares of BankUnited in a research report on Thursday, October 23rd. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $41.91.

BankUnited Stock Down 1.2%

Shares of NYSE:BKU opened at $39.53 on Thursday. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $38.80 and a 200 day moving average price of $37.03. The company has a current ratio of 0.83, a quick ratio of 0.84 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.69. The company has a market capitalization of $2.97 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.14 and a beta of 1.34. BankUnited has a 12-month low of $28.21 and a 12-month high of $44.45.

BankUnited (NYSE:BKU) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, October 22nd. The financial services provider reported $0.95 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.84 by $0.11. BankUnited had a return on equity of 9.18% and a net margin of 13.98%.The company had revenue of $275.68 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $280.33 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $0.81 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter was down 7.1% on a year-over-year basis.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On BankUnited

Institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP boosted its holdings in BankUnited by 1.1% in the third quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 4,596,455 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $175,400,000 after purchasing an additional 51,926 shares during the period. American Century Companies Inc. increased its holdings in BankUnited by 9.4% during the 3rd quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 2,163,936 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $82,576,000 after purchasing an additional 185,937 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its position in BankUnited by 0.8% in the 2nd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 1,776,183 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $63,223,000 after purchasing an additional 13,555 shares in the last quarter. Cramer Rosenthal Mcglynn LLC boosted its stake in shares of BankUnited by 20.9% in the 3rd quarter. Cramer Rosenthal Mcglynn LLC now owns 1,535,274 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $58,586,000 after buying an additional 265,439 shares during the period. Finally, Ameriprise Financial Inc. boosted its stake in shares of BankUnited by 1.0% in the 2nd quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 1,475,797 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $52,524,000 after buying an additional 14,358 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 99.70% of the company’s stock.

BankUnited Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, October 31st. Shareholders of record on Friday, October 10th were issued a dividend of $0.31 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, October 10th. This represents a $1.24 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.1%. BankUnited’s dividend payout ratio is 34.93%.

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.