Stock Upgrades, Downgrades From TheStreet.com Ratings

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BankUnited Financial(BKUNA Quote) operates as a holding company for BankUnited, FSB, which provides consumers and commercial banking products primarily in Florida. It has been downgraded to sell from hold.

BankUnited's revenue increased by 11.2% in the fourth quarter compared with the same period last year. However, the company's fourth-quarter earnings fell to 17 cents per share compared with 63 cents a share in the same period last year, continuing a year-long downward earnings trend. Its stock price has plummeted by 73.6% in the last 12 months, and while the tumble has made it cheaper (in proportion to its earnings over the past year) than most other stocks in its industry, TheStreet.com Ratings still believes it is not a good buy right now. BankUnited had been rated a hold since March 2007.

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