Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. BankUnited Inc shares valued at $135,765 were sold by PAULS DOUGLAS J on Jul 25 ’25. At $38.79 per share, PAULS DOUGLAS J sold 3,500 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 43,205 shares worth approximately $1.58 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Richards Jay D. sold 3,942 shares, netting a total of over 152,989 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $38.81 each, the insider now holds 39,193 shares.
Before that, Richards Jay D. had added 3,942 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $152,989, the Officer bought BankUnited Inc shares for $38.81 each.
As published in a research note from Hovde Group on July 24, 2025, BankUnited Inc [BKU] has been retained to an Outperform and the price target has been revised to $44. Analysts at Piper Sandler downgraded the stock from ‘”an Overweight”‘ to ‘”a Neutral”‘ outlook in a report released in late July. As of May 21, 2025, Jefferies has initiated its “Hold” rating for BKU. Earlier on March 25, 2025, Hovde Group resumed its rating. Their recommendation was “an Outperform” for BKU stock.
Analyzing BKU Stock Performance
On last trading session, BankUnited Inc [NYSE: BKU] plunged -0.71% to $36.47. The stock’s lowest price that day was $36.0201, but it reached a high of $36.6801 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -6.03%. Over the course of the year, BankUnited Inc shares have dropped approximately -4.33%.
Support And Resistance Levels for BankUnited Inc (BKU)
RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 45.43 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.
Is BankUnited Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of BankUnited Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-07-15 jumping by 0.11 million shares to 3.21 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-06-13 was 3.1 million shares. A jump of 3.57% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 3.7 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 3.7.
Which companies own the most shares of BankUnited Inc (BKU)?
In terms of BankUnited Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 43 in the next 12 months, up nearly 17.07% from the previous closing price of $36.73. Analysts anticipate BankUnited Inc stock to reach 43 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 43. In spite of this, 10 analysts ranked BankUnited Inc stock as Hold at the end of 2025. On March 11, 2025, Piper Sandler assigned a price target of “an Overweight” to the stock and upgraded coverage with a $41.
