The stock of BankUnited Inc (NYSE: BKU) has decreased by -10.58 when compared to last closing price of 34.50.Despite this, the company has seen a loss of -12.33% in its stock price over the last five trading days. businesswire.com reported 2025-03-28 that MIAMI LAKES, Fla.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Earnings advisory for Q1 2025.
Is It Worth Investing in BankUnited Inc (NYSE: BKU) Right Now?
BankUnited Inc (NYSE: BKU) has a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.01x that is above its average ratio. Additionally, the 36-month beta value for BKU is 1.29. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 2 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 1 rating it as “overweight,” 6 rating it as “hold,” and 0 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for BKU is 74.01M and currently, short sellers hold a 3.42% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of BKU on April 04, 2025 was 776.78K shares.
BKU’s Market Performance
BKU’s stock has seen a -12.33% decrease for the week, with a -11.38% drop in the past month and a -19.18% fall in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 3.80%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 3.18% for BankUnited Inc The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -9.32% for BKU’s stock, with a simple moving average of -16.06% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of BKU
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for BKU stocks, with Hovde Group repeating the rating for BKU by listing it as a “Outperform.” The predicted price for BKU in the upcoming period, according to Hovde Group is $44 based on the research report published on March 25, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Piper Sandler, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see BKU reach a price target of $41. The rating they have provided for BKU stocks is “Overweight” according to the report published on March 11th, 2025.
Wells Fargo gave a rating of “Overweight” to BKU, setting the target price at $48 in the report published on November 13th of the previous year.
BKU Trading at -16.97% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought BKU to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -30.60% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 3.18%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 3.80%, as shares sank -8.86% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -22.08% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, BKU fell by -12.33%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +14.05% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $34.02. In addition, BankUnited Inc saw -19.18% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at BKU starting from SOBTI SANJIV, who purchase 1,000 shares at the price of $32.83 back on Mar 13 ’25. After this action, SOBTI SANJIV now owns 21,782 shares of BankUnited Inc, valued at $32,830 using the latest closing price.
SOBTI SANJIV, the Director of BankUnited Inc, purchase 2,000 shares at $32.07 during a trade that took place back on Mar 11 ’25, which means that SOBTI SANJIV is holding 20,782 shares at $64,140 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for BKU
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- -0.05 for the present operating margin
- 1.15 for the gross margin
The net margin for BankUnited Inc stands at 0.18. The total capital return value is set at -0.0. Equity return is now at value 9.90, with 0.75 for asset returns.
Based on BankUnited Inc (BKU), the company’s capital structure generated 0.56 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.05. The debt to equity ratio resting at 1.29. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is -0.07.
When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 3.55. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.06.
Conclusion
In conclusion, BankUnited Inc (BKU) has seen bad performance in recent times. Analysts have a mixed opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others rating it as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
