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CompanyCurrent Price50-Day Moving Average52-Week RangeMarket CapBetaAvg. VolumeToday's Volume
First Busey Corporation stock logo
BUSE
First Busey
$24.66
+0.0%
$23.41
$18.40
$28.30
$2.20B0.81521,431 shs253,434 shs
Community Trust Bancorp, Inc. stock logo
CTBI
Community Trust Bancorp
$58.71
-0.1%
$55.03
$44.60
$61.67
$1.06B0.6258,683 shs17,697 shs
First Community Bancshares, Inc. stock logo
FCBC
First Community Bancshares
$38.10
+0.2%
$38.51
$32.81
$49.02
$697.80M0.6543,703 shs30,697 shs
First Merchants Corporation stock logo
FRME
First Merchants
$41.65
-0.3%
$39.40
$33.13
$46.13
$2.40B1.08285,491 shs102,364 shs
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Compare Price Performance

Company1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year Performance
First Busey Corporation stock logo
BUSE
First Busey
+0.86%+6.11%+7.03%+10.79%-7.47%
Community Trust Bancorp, Inc. stock logo
CTBI
Community Trust Bancorp
+0.05%+4.67%+5.38%+14.36%+18.53%
First Community Bancshares, Inc. stock logo
FCBC
First Community Bancshares
-0.37%+6.05%-1.58%-0.45%-12.76%
First Merchants Corporation stock logo
FRME
First Merchants
+0.89%+5.80%+4.34%+10.29%+8.63%
CompanyOverall ScoreAnalyst's OpinionShort Interest ScoreDividend StrengthESG ScoreNews and Social Media SentimentCompany OwnershipEarnings & Valuation
First Busey Corporation stock logo
BUSE
First Busey
4.9703 of 5 stars
3.35.04.23.13.12.52.5
Community Trust Bancorp, Inc. stock logo
CTBI
Community Trust Bancorp
4.3688 of 5 stars
2.54.04.20.03.83.31.9
First Community Bancshares, Inc. stock logo
FCBC
First Community Bancshares
3.113 of 5 stars
0.05.03.32.72.70.01.3
First Merchants Corporation stock logo
FRME
First Merchants
4.8775 of 5 stars
2.55.04.22.53.71.72.5
CompanyConsensus Rating ScoreConsensus RatingConsensus Price Target% Upside from Current Price
First Busey Corporation stock logo
BUSE
First Busey
2.50
Moderate Buy$27.1710.16% Upside
Community Trust Bancorp, Inc. stock logo
CTBI
Community Trust Bancorp
3.00
Buy$64.509.86% Upside
First Community Bancshares, Inc. stock logo
FCBC
First Community Bancshares
0.00
N/AN/AN/A
First Merchants Corporation stock logo
FRME
First Merchants
3.00
Buy$48.2515.85% Upside

Current Analyst Ratings Breakdown

Latest FCBC, BUSE, CTBI, and FRME Analyst Ratings

DateCompanyBrokerageActionRatingPrice TargetDetails
8/18/2025
Community Trust Bancorp, Inc. stock logo
CTBI
Community Trust Bancorp
Piper Sandler
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Initiated CoverageOverweight$66.00
7/28/2025
First Merchants Corporation stock logo
FRME
First Merchants
Piper Sandler
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Lower Price TargetOverweight ➝ Overweight$49.00 ➝ $48.00
7/24/2025
First Busey Corporation stock logo
BUSE
First Busey
DA Davidson
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Boost Price TargetNeutral ➝ Neutral$23.00 ➝ $26.00
7/24/2025
First Busey Corporation stock logo
BUSE
First Busey
Keefe, Bruyette & Woods
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Lower Price TargetOutperform ➝ Outperform$30.00 ➝ $29.00
7/17/2025
Community Trust Bancorp, Inc. stock logo
CTBI
Community Trust Bancorp
Raymond James Financial
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Reiterated RatingOutperform ➝ Outperform$58.00 ➝ $63.00
7/8/2025
First Busey Corporation stock logo
BUSE
First Busey
Raymond James Financial
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Boost Price TargetOutperform ➝ Outperform$25.00 ➝ $27.00
7/1/2025
First Busey Corporation stock logo
BUSE
First Busey
Piper Sandler
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Initiated CoverageOverweight$30.00
6/30/2025
First Busey Corporation stock logo
BUSE
First Busey
Hovde Group
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Initiated CoverageMarket Perform$25.00
(Data available from 8/28/2022 forward. View 10+ years of historical ratings with our analyst ratings screener.)
CompanyAnnual RevenuePrice/SalesCashflowPrice/CashBook ValuePrice/Book
First Busey Corporation stock logo
BUSE
First Busey
$663.36M3.31$2.75 per share8.98$27.09 per share0.91
Community Trust Bancorp, Inc. stock logo
CTBI
Community Trust Bancorp
$376.01M2.83$5.00 per share11.74$44.55 per share1.32
First Community Bancshares, Inc. stock logo
FCBC
First Community Bancshares
$155.52M4.49$3.16 per share12.07$27.45 per share1.39
First Merchants Corporation stock logo
FRME
First Merchants
$1.07B2.24$3.98 per share10.47$40.23 per share1.04
CompanyNet IncomeEPSTrailing P/E RatioForward P/E RatioP/E GrowthNet MarginsReturn on Equity (ROE)Return on Assets (ROA)Next Earnings Date
First Busey Corporation stock logo
BUSE
First Busey
$113.69M$1.1222.028.74N/A9.48%8.76%1.04%10/28/2025 (Estimated)
Community Trust Bancorp, Inc. stock logo
CTBI
Community Trust Bancorp
$82.81M$5.0811.5610.97N/A23.33%11.77%1.47%10/15/2025 (Estimated)
First Community Bancshares, Inc. stock logo
FCBC
First Community Bancshares
$51.60M$2.7313.96N/A27.07%9.68%1.54%N/A
First Merchants Corporation stock logo
FRME
First Merchants
$201.40M$3.8610.7910.26N/A21.35%9.88%1.23%10/23/2025 (Estimated)

Latest FCBC, BUSE, CTBI, and FRME Earnings

DateQuarterCompanyConsensus EstimateReported EPSBeat/MissGap EPSRevenue EstimateActual RevenueDetails
7/23/2025Q2 2025
First Merchants Corporation stock logo
FRME
First Merchants
$0.94$0.98+$0.04$0.98$172.13 million$170.52 million
7/22/2025Q2 2025
First Busey Corporation stock logo
BUSE
First Busey
$0.61$0.63+$0.02$0.52$193.91 million$192.05 million
7/22/2025Q2 2025
First Community Bancshares, Inc. stock logo
FCBC
First Community Bancshares
$0.65$0.67+$0.02$0.67$40.60 million$41.00 million
7/16/2025Q2 2025
Community Trust Bancorp, Inc. stock logo
CTBI
Community Trust Bancorp
$1.27$1.38+$0.11$1.38$68.00 million$70.21 million
CompanyAnnual PayoutDividend Yield3-Year Dividend GrowthPayout RatioYears of Consecutive Growth
First Busey Corporation stock logo
BUSE
First Busey
$1.004.06%N/A89.29%10 Years
Community Trust Bancorp, Inc. stock logo
CTBI
Community Trust Bancorp
$1.883.20%N/A37.01%44 Years
First Community Bancshares, Inc. stock logo
FCBC
First Community Bancshares
$1.243.25%N/A45.42%13 Years
First Merchants Corporation stock logo
FRME
First Merchants
$1.443.46%N/A37.31%13 Years

Latest FCBC, BUSE, CTBI, and FRME Dividends

AnnouncementCompanyPeriodAmountYieldEx-Dividend DateRecord DatePayable Date
7/22/2025
Community Trust Bancorp, Inc. stock logo
CTBI
Community Trust Bancorp
quarterly$0.533.74%9/15/20259/15/202510/1/2025
8/15/2025
First Merchants Corporation stock logo
FRME
First Merchants
quarterly$0.363.71%9/5/20259/5/20259/19/2025
7/22/2025
First Community Bancshares, Inc. stock logo
FCBC
First Community Bancshares
quarterly$0.313.1%8/8/20258/8/20258/22/2025
7/8/2025
First Busey Corporation stock logo
BUSE
First Busey
quarterly$0.254.14%7/18/20257/18/20257/25/2025
(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)
CompanyDebt-to-Equity RatioCurrent RatioQuick Ratio
First Busey Corporation stock logo
BUSE
First Busey
0.11
0.90
0.90
Community Trust Bancorp, Inc. stock logo
CTBI
Community Trust Bancorp
0.08
0.93
0.93
First Community Bancshares, Inc. stock logo
FCBC
First Community Bancshares
N/A
1.03
1.03
First Merchants Corporation stock logo
FRME
First Merchants
0.41
0.90
0.90

Institutional Ownership

CompanyInstitutional Ownership
First Busey Corporation stock logo
BUSE
First Busey
56.49%
Community Trust Bancorp, Inc. stock logo
CTBI
Community Trust Bancorp
60.20%
First Community Bancshares, Inc. stock logo
FCBC
First Community Bancshares
34.95%
First Merchants Corporation stock logo
FRME
First Merchants
73.92%

Insider Ownership

CompanyInsider Ownership
First Busey Corporation stock logo
BUSE
First Busey
3.85%
Community Trust Bancorp, Inc. stock logo
CTBI
Community Trust Bancorp
4.30%
First Community Bancshares, Inc. stock logo
FCBC
First Community Bancshares
3.67%
First Merchants Corporation stock logo
FRME
First Merchants
1.37%
CompanyEmployeesShares OutstandingFree FloatOptionable
First Busey Corporation stock logo
BUSE
First Busey
1,54889.07 million85.64 millionOptionable
Community Trust Bancorp, Inc. stock logo
CTBI
Community Trust Bancorp
98018.11 million17.33 millionOptionable
First Community Bancshares, Inc. stock logo
FCBC
First Community Bancshares
63018.32 million17.64 millionOptionable
First Merchants Corporation stock logo
FRME
First Merchants
2,12057.73 million56.94 millionOptionable

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First Busey stock logo

First Busey NASDAQ:BUSE

$24.66 +0.01 (+0.04%)
Closing price 03:59 PM Eastern
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$24.66 +0.00 (+0.02%)
As of 04:04 PM Eastern
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First Busey Corporation operates as the bank holding company for Busey Bank that engages in the provision of retail and commercial banking products and services to individual, corporate, institutional, and governmental customers in the United States. It operates through three segments: Banking, Wealth Management, and FirsTech. The Banking segment provides banking services to individual customers, such as demand and savings deposits, money transfers, safe deposit services, individual retirement accounts and other fiduciary services, automated teller machines, and technology-based networks, as well as loan products, including residential real estate, home equity lines of credit, and consumer loans. This segment also offers banking services to corporate customers, including commercial, commercial real estate, real estate construction, and agricultural loans, as well as cash management services. The Wealth Management segment offers a range of investment and asset management, investment, brokerage, investment strategy consulting, fiduciary, philanthropic advisory, tax preparation, business succession planning, and employee retirement plan services to individuals, businesses, and foundations; and professional farm management services to the agricultural industry. The FirsTech segment provides payment technology solutions comprising online, mobile, and voice-recognition bill payments; money management and credit card networks; direct debit services; lockbox remittance processing for payments made by mail; and walk-in payments, as well as tools to help clients with billing, reconciliation, bill reminders, and treasury services. The company was founded in 1868 and is headquartered in Champaign, Illinois.

Community Trust Bancorp stock logo

Community Trust Bancorp NASDAQ:CTBI

$58.71 -0.07 (-0.12%)
Closing price 03:59 PM Eastern
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$58.62 -0.09 (-0.16%)
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Community Trust Bancorp, Inc. operates as the bank holding company for Community Trust Bank, Inc. that engages in the provision of commercial and personal banking, and trust and wealth management services to small and mid-sized communities in eastern, northeastern, central, and south-central Kentucky, as well as southern West Virginia, and northeastern Tennessee. The company accepts time and demand deposits, checking accounts, savings accounts and savings certificates, individual retirement accounts and Keogh plans, and money market accounts. Its loan portfolio includes commercial, construction, mortgage, and personal loans; lease-financing, lines of credit, revolving lines of credit, and term loans, as well as other specialized loans, including asset-based financing; residential and commercial real estate loans; and consumer loans. The company also provides cash management, renting safe deposit boxes, and funds transfer services; issues letters of credit; and acts as a trustee of personal trusts, executor of estates, trustee for employee benefit trusts, and paying agent for bond and stock issues, as well as an investment agent and depositor for securities. In addition, it offers securities brokerage services; debit cards; annuity and life insurance products; and repurchase agreements, as well as mobile, internet banking, and e-statement services. The company was founded in 1903 and is headquartered in Pikeville, Kentucky.

First Community Bancshares stock logo

First Community Bancshares NASDAQ:FCBC

$38.10 +0.08 (+0.21%)
Closing price 03:59 PM Eastern
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$38.10 0.00 (0.00%)
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First Community Bankshares, Inc. operates as the financial holding company for First Community Bank that provides various banking products and services. It offers demand deposit accounts, savings and money market accounts, certificates of deposit, and individual retirement plans; and commercial, consumer real estate, and consumer and other loans. The company also provides trust management, estate administration, and investment advisory services; and investment management services. It serves individuals and businesses across various industries, such as education, government, and health services; coal mining and gas extraction; retail trade; construction; manufacturing; tourism; and transportation. The company operates through branches in West Virginia, Virginia, North Carolina, and Tennessee. Community Bankshares, Inc. was founded in 1874 and is headquartered in Bluefield, Virginia.

First Merchants stock logo

First Merchants NASDAQ:FRME

$41.65 -0.14 (-0.34%)
Closing price 03:59 PM Eastern
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$41.63 -0.02 (-0.05%)
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First Merchants Corporation operates as the financial holding company for First Merchants Bank that provides community banking services. The company offers a range of financial services, including time, savings, and demand deposits; and consumer, commercial, agri-business, public finance, and real estate mortgage loans. It also provides personal and corporate trust; brokerage and private wealth management; and letters of credit, repurchase agreements, and other corporate services. The company operates banking locations in Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, and Michigan counties. It also offers its services through electronic and mobile delivery channels. First Merchants Corporation was founded in 1893 and is headquartered in Muncie, Indiana.