Wedbush Weighs in on BankUnited, Inc.’s Q1 2025 Earnings (NYSE:BKU)

BankUnited, Inc. (NYSE:BKU) – Equities research analysts at Wedbush issued their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for shares of BankUnited in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, March 27th. Wedbush analyst D. Chiaverini expects that the financial services provider will post earnings of $0.69 per share for the quarter. Wedbush has a “Neutral” rating and a $31.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for BankUnited’s current full-year earnings is $2.72 per share. Wedbush also issued estimates for BankUnited’s Q2 2025 earnings at $0.71 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $0.73 EPS and Q4 2025 earnings at $0.72 EPS.

BankUnited (NYSE:BKU) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Friday, January 26th. The financial services provider reported $0.27 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.69 by ($0.42). The business had revenue of $500.30 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $244.11 million. BankUnited had a net margin of 9.19% and a return on equity of 8.38%. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $0.82 EPS.

Several other analysts have also weighed in on the company. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price objective on BankUnited from $26.00 to $28.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Monday, January 29th. StockNews.com lowered shares of BankUnited from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note on Friday, February 16th. Royal Bank of Canada reissued a “sector perform” rating and set a $33.00 price objective on shares of BankUnited in a research note on Monday, January 29th. The Goldman Sachs Group lifted their price target on BankUnited from $26.00 to $29.00 and gave the company a “sell” rating in a report on Monday, December 18th. Finally, Citigroup cut their price objective on shares of BankUnited from $34.00 to $33.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, January 29th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating and seven have issued a hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, BankUnited has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $30.33.

BankUnited Stock Performance

Shares of BKU stock opened at $28.17 on Thursday. BankUnited has a 12 month low of $15.83 and a 12 month high of $34.22. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.10 billion, a P/E ratio of 11.84 and a beta of 1.35. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.98, a current ratio of 0.92 and a quick ratio of 0.92. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $27.35 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $26.65.

BankUnited Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, April 30th. Investors of record on Friday, April 12th will be paid a dividend of $0.29 per share. This represents a $1.16 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.12%. This is a boost from BankUnited’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.27. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, April 11th. BankUnited’s dividend payout ratio is presently 45.38%.

Insider Transactions at BankUnited

In related news, insider Kevin A. Malcolm sold 2,285 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, March 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $27.18, for a total value of $62,106.30. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now directly owns 11,750 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $319,365. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. 1.09% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On BankUnited

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in BKU. Advisor Group Holdings Inc. raised its holdings in shares of BankUnited by 83.4% in the 4th quarter. Advisor Group Holdings Inc. now owns 2,918 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $99,000 after purchasing an additional 1,327 shares during the period. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC raised its holdings in BankUnited by 106.4% in the 4th quarter. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC now owns 3,879 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $126,000 after acquiring an additional 2,000 shares during the period. GAMMA Investing LLC acquired a new stake in BankUnited during the fourth quarter worth approximately $147,000. US Bancorp DE increased its stake in shares of BankUnited by 347.0% during the first quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 3,558 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $157,000 after purchasing an additional 2,762 shares during the period. Finally, Centiva Capital LP bought a new stake in BankUnited in the 2nd quarter valued at $200,000. Institutional investors own 99.70% of the company’s stock.

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.