Weekly Analysts’ Ratings Updates for BankUnited (BKU)

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

• 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, Inc. 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 had its “equal weight” rating reaffirmed by Wells Fargo & Company. 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 Inc..
• 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.
• 8/26/2026 – BankUnited had its “buy (b)” rating reaffirmed by Weiss Ratings.
• 8/19/2026 – BankUnited was downgraded by Zacks Research from “hold” to “strong sell”.

BankUnited Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, October 30th. Stockholders of record on Friday, October 9th will be issued a $0.33 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, October 9th. This represents a $1.32 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.1%. BankUnited’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 36.16%.

Insider Activity

In other news, Director Douglas Pauls sold 3,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, August 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $47.90, for a total value of $143,700.00. Following the sale, the director owned 42,472 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,034,408.80. The trade was a 6.60% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. 1.00% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

BankUnited, Inc (NYSE:BKU) is the bank holding company for BankUnited, N.A., a regional financial institution headquartered in Miami Lakes, Florida. The bank serves businesses, professionals, institutions and individual consumers through a range of commercial and personal banking products.

BankUnited’s offerings include commercial and industrial lending, commercial real estate financing, residential mortgage warehouse lending, consumer loans, checking and savings accounts, certificates of deposit, and treasury management services.