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The price of BankUnited Inc (NYSE: BKU) closed at $35.74 in the last session, up 3.06% from day before closing price of $34.68. In other words, the price has increased by $3.06 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.59 million shares were traded. BKU stock price reached its highest trading level at $35.89 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $35.1.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at BKU’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.33 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.28.
On November 13, 2024, Wells Fargo Upgraded its rating to Overweight which previously was Equal Weight and also upped its target price recommendation from $38 to $48.
Hovde Group reiterated its Outperform rating for the stock on July 19, 2024, while the target price for the stock was revised from $33 to $41.
Insider Transactions:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Mar 13 ’25 when SOBTI SANJIV bought 1,000 shares for $32.83 per share. The transaction valued at 32,830 led to the insider holds 21,782 shares of the business.
SOBTI SANJIV bought 2,000 shares of BKU for $64,140 on Mar 11 ’25. The Director now owns 20,782 shares after completing the transaction at $32.07 per share. On Mar 05 ’25, another insider, Malcolm Kevin A., who serves as the Officer of Subsidiary of the company, sold 3,234 shares for $35.18 each. As a result, the insider received 113,772 and left with 12,250 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, BKU now has a Market Capitalization of 2671604480 and an Enterprise Value of 5891786752. As of this moment, BankUnited’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 11.60, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 9.81. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.51. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.32 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.95. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 6.148.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for BKU is 1.20, which has changed by 0.3330847 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.10838497 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, BKU has reached a high of $44.45, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $24.34. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -5.71%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -2.07%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, BKU traded on average about 772.66K shares per day over the past 3-months and 967890 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 74.75M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 74.01M. Insiders hold about 0.99% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 100.40% stake in the company. Shares short for BKU as of 1740700800 were 2472133 with a Short Ratio of 3.20, compared to 1738281600 on 2573966. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 2472133 and a Short% of Float of 5.3100000000000005.
Dividends & Splits
The forward annual dividend rate for BKU is 1.16, which was 1.16 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.033448674The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 3.19.
