BankUnited Inc’s filing revealed that its Director PAULS DOUGLAS J unloaded Company’s shares for reported $0.14 million on Jul 25 ’25. In the deal valued at $38.79 per share,3,500 shares were sold. As a result of this transaction, PAULS DOUGLAS J now holds 43,205 shares worth roughly $1.64 million.
Then, Richards Jay D. sold 3,942 shares, generating $152,989 in total proceeds. Upon selling the shares at $38.81, the Officer of Subsidiary now owns 39,193 shares.
Before that, Richards Jay D. bought 3,942 shares. BankUnited Inc shares valued at $152,989 were divested by the Officer at a price of $38.81 per share.
Cantor Fitzgerald initiated its BankUnited Inc [BKU] rating to an Overweight in a research note published on September 10, 2025; the price target was $44. A number of analysts have revised their coverage, including Hovde Group’s analysts, who remained covering the stock and in late July has reiterated a ‘”an Outperform”‘ rating for it. Piper Sandler also remained covering BKU and has decreased its forecast on July 24, 2025 with a “Neutral” recommendation from previously “an Overweight” rating. Jefferies started covering the stock on May 21, 2025. It rated BKU as “a Hold”.
Price Performance Review of BKU
On Tuesday, BankUnited Inc [NYSE:BKU] saw its stock fall -0.97% to $37.91. Over the last five days, the stock has lost -1.35%. BankUnited Inc shares have risen nearly 9.19% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have fallen -0.68% over the past one year.
How much short interest is there in BankUnited Inc?
A steep rise in short interest was recorded in BankUnited Inc stocks on 2025-08-29, dropping by -0.64 million shares to a total of 2.17 million shares. Yahoo Finance data shows the prior-month short interest on 2025-07-31 was 2.81 million shares. There was a decline of -29.56%, which implies that there is a negative sentiment for the stock.
The most recent change occurred on March 25, 2025 when Hovde Group resumed its ‘”an Outperform”‘ rating for the stock and retained the price target to $44.
