BankUnited (NYSE:BKU) Director Douglas Pauls Sells 3,000 Shares of Stock

BankUnited, Inc. (NYSE:BKU) Director Douglas Pauls sold 3,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, August 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $47.90, for a total value of $143,700.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 42,472 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,034,408.80. This trade represents a 6.60% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink.

BankUnited Stock Performance

BKU traded up $0.34 during trading on Thursday, hitting $47.79. 338,924 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 897,827. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.40 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.09 and a beta of 1.18. BankUnited, Inc. has a 1-year low of $35.10 and a 1-year high of $52.11. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $47.82 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $47.08. The company has a quick ratio of 0.82, a current ratio of 0.82 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.54.

BankUnited (NYSE:BKU) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 22nd. The financial services provider reported $0.97 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.00 by ($0.03). The firm had revenue of $284.57 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $290.33 million. BankUnited had a net margin of 14.76% and a return on equity of 9.13%. BankUnited’s quarterly revenue was up 3.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $0.91 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that BankUnited, Inc. will post 4.09 earnings per share for the current year.

BankUnited Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, July 31st. Investors of record on Friday, July 10th were given a $0.33 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, July 10th. This represents a $1.32 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.8%. BankUnited’s dividend payout ratio is 36.16%.

BankUnited News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting BankUnited this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Zacks raised its Q2 2028 EPS forecast to $1.38 from $1.36, indicating modestly improved expectations for that quarter.
• Neutral Sentiment: Zacks maintained its estimate of $4.09 EPS for the current year. Its forecasts imply earnings growth to $4.53 in fiscal 2027 and $5.33 in fiscal 2028, although those longer-term figures were also revised lower.
• Negative Sentiment: The broader revision trend was unfavorable. Zacks cut its Q3 2026 EPS forecast to $1.07 from $1.15 and Q4 2026 to $1.17 from $1.30, reducing expected second-half earnings momentum.
• Negative Sentiment: Forecasts were also lowered for Q1 2027 to $1.09 from $1.12, Q2 2027 to $1.11 from $1.12, Q3 2027 to $1.13 from $1.17, and Q4 2027 to $1.21 from $1.28. The full-year 2027 estimate declined to $4.53 from $4.68.
• Negative Sentiment: Zacks reduced its Q1 2028 forecast to $1.28 from $1.33 and fiscal 2028 EPS to $5.33 from $5.69. These cuts may weigh on sentiment because they point to lower profitability expectations beyond the current year.

Institutional Trading of BankUnited

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. PEAK6 LLC acquired a new position in shares of BankUnited during the second quarter worth about $963,000. Quantbot Technologies LP acquired a new stake in BankUnited in the second quarter valued at about $5,238,000. Ieq Capital LLC purchased a new stake in BankUnited in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $2,438,000. Allworth Financial LP purchased a new stake in BankUnited in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $26,000. Finally, BlackRock Inc. purchased a new stake in BankUnited in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $518,492,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 99.70% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

BKU has been the topic of several research reports. Jefferies Financial Group reissued a “buy” rating on shares of BankUnited in a research report on Wednesday, July 22nd. Barclays reduced their target price on shares of BankUnited from $50.00 to $48.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a report on Monday, August 3rd. Wells Fargo & Company started coverage on BankUnited in a report on Monday. They set an “overweight” rating and a $54.00 price target on the stock. Hovde Group dropped their price target on BankUnited from $55.00 to $53.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, July 27th. Finally, Weiss Ratings raised BankUnited from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “buy (b)” rating in a research note on Friday, May 29th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have given a Buy rating, five have assigned a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $51.64.

BankUnited Company Profile

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.