BankUnited Valuation

Is BKU undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

4/6

Valuation Score 4/6

  • Below Fair Value

  • Significantly Below Fair Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair Value

What is the Fair Price of BKU when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: BKU ($28.77) is trading below our estimate of fair value ($36.56)

Significantly Below Fair Value: BKU is trading below fair value by more than 20%.


Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for BKU?

Other financial metrics that can be useful for relative valuation.

BKU key valuation metrics and ratios. From Price to Earnings, Price to Sales and Price to Book to Price to Earnings Growth Ratio, Enterprise Value and EBITDA.
Key Statistics
Enterprise Value/Revenuen/a
Enterprise Value/EBITDAn/a
PEG Ratio1x

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does BKU's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for BKU vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average14x
TOWN TowneBank
13.3x12.9%US$2.0b
PRK Park National
17.1x-0.9%US$2.2b
SFNC Simmons First National
13.2x7.2%US$2.2b
AUB Atlantic Union Bankshares
12.3x23.5%US$2.5b
BKU BankUnited
12.6x12.1%US$2.1b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: BKU is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (12.6x) compared to the peer average (14x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does BKU's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the US Banks Industry?

0 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Industry Avg.n/a7.8%
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No. of CompaniesPE048121620

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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: BKU is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (12.6x) compared to the US Banks industry average (9.6x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is BKU's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

BKU PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio12.6x
Fair PE Ratio12.8x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: BKU is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (12.6x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (12.8x).


Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

The above table shows the analyst BKU forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentUS$28.77
US$30.25
+5.1%
7.8%US$35.00US$28.00n/a12
Apr ’25US$27.44
US$31.67
+15.4%
7.7%US$35.00US$28.00n/a12
Mar ’25US$26.23
US$32.08
+22.3%
7.9%US$35.00US$28.00n/a12
Feb ’25US$26.61
US$32.25
+21.2%
7.4%US$35.00US$28.00n/a12
Jan ’25US$32.43
US$29.38
-9.4%
12.5%US$36.00US$23.50n/a12
Dec ’24US$29.52
US$27.71
-6.1%
10.0%US$33.00US$23.50n/a12
Nov ’24US$22.15
US$27.59
+24.6%
10.7%US$33.00US$23.50n/a11
Oct ’24US$22.70
US$29.18
+28.6%
10.4%US$33.00US$25.00n/a11
Sep ’24US$27.18
US$30.45
+12.0%
6.9%US$33.00US$26.00n/a11
Aug ’24US$29.60
US$31.41
+6.1%
9.6%US$37.50US$26.00n/a11
Jul ’24US$21.55
US$26.77
+24.2%
17.3%US$37.50US$20.00n/a11
Jun ’24US$19.58
US$26.41
+34.9%
18.5%US$37.50US$20.00n/a11
May ’24US$21.42
US$26.68
+24.6%
17.2%US$37.50US$22.00US$27.6911
Apr ’24US$22.58
US$31.68
+40.3%
18.1%US$40.00US$25.00US$27.4411
Mar ’24US$35.39
US$36.65
+3.6%
7.7%US$41.00US$32.00US$26.2310
Feb ’24US$38.26
US$36.90
-3.6%
8.1%US$41.00US$32.00US$26.6110
Jan ’24US$33.97
US$38.30
+12.7%
7.3%US$42.00US$32.00US$32.4310
Dec ’23US$36.52
US$39.20
+7.3%
7.3%US$45.00US$35.00US$29.5210
Nov ’23US$35.96
US$39.50
+9.8%
7.3%US$45.00US$35.00US$22.1510
Oct ’23US$34.17
US$42.10
+23.2%
7.2%US$46.00US$37.00US$22.7010
Sep ’23US$36.69
US$42.20
+15.0%
7.0%US$46.00US$37.00US$27.1810
Aug ’23US$38.56
US$41.80
+8.4%
6.4%US$46.00US$37.00US$29.6010
Jul ’23US$36.21
US$44.05
+21.7%
12.2%US$51.00US$36.00US$21.5510
Jun ’23US$41.69
US$45.79
+9.8%
7.3%US$51.00US$41.00US$19.5812
May ’23US$37.54
US$46.33
+23.4%
6.1%US$51.00US$43.00US$21.4212

Analyst Forecast: Target price is less than 20% higher than the current share price.


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