BankUnited Isn't Ready For An Upgrade, Even As Earnings Near

2026-01-19 06:10:47 ET

Ever since early 2022, I have dedicated more time to the financial sector. It was always a glaring hole in my portfolio of industries in terms of understanding. But given the banking crisis that occurred back then, I felt as though it was high time to jump in with both feet. One of the banks that I eventually came across was BankUnited ( BKU ), a rather sizable institution with a market capitalization today of $3.40 billion. Although this does not make it anywhere near a giant in the banking sector, it is actually larger than most of the banks that assess. Unfortunately, I have not been able to be bullish on the business. In my last article about it, published in July of 2025, I reaffirmed it as a ‘hold’ candidate. But since then, the stock has outperformed the market, jumping 19.4% while the S&P 500 is up 10.6%....

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