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CompanyCurrent Price50-Day Moving Average52-Week RangeMarket CapBetaAvg. VolumeToday's Volume
First Busey Corporation stock logo
BUSE
First Busey
$24.26
+0.0%
$22.67
$18.40
$28.97
$2.17B0.77411,257 shs314,452 shs
Cathay General Bancorp stock logo
CATY
Cathay General Bancorp
$48.47
+0.4%
$44.41
$36.06
$55.29
$3.38B0.93373,613 shs331,766 shs
First Merchants Corporation stock logo
FRME
First Merchants
$41.59
+1.0%
$38.02
$33.13
$46.13
$2.40B1.02274,253 shs292,031 shs
Five Star Bancorp stock logo
FSBC
Five Star Bancorp
$30.31
+0.3%
$28.30
$22.22
$35.13
$644.78M0.5151,815 shs35,677 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
+0.04%-0.41%+4.98%+24.86%-0.21%
Cathay General Bancorp stock logo
CATY
Cathay General Bancorp
+0.41%+1.01%+7.64%+29.88%+27.82%
First Merchants Corporation stock logo
FRME
First Merchants
+1.02%+2.15%+10.11%+21.86%+23.34%
Five Star Bancorp stock logo
FSBC
Five Star Bancorp
+0.26%-0.35%+6.58%+20.33%+26.29%
CompanyOverall ScoreAnalyst's OpinionShort Interest ScoreDividend StrengthESG ScoreNews and Social Media SentimentCompany OwnershipEarnings & Valuation
First Busey Corporation stock logo
BUSE
First Busey
4.7745 of 5 stars
2.33.04.23.12.72.52.5
Cathay General Bancorp stock logo
CATY
Cathay General Bancorp
3.8914 of 5 stars
1.23.02.52.72.72.51.9
First Merchants Corporation stock logo
FRME
First Merchants
4.7135 of 5 stars
2.43.04.22.53.01.72.5
Five Star Bancorp stock logo
FSBC
Five Star Bancorp
4.0018 of 5 stars
2.43.02.50.01.53.33.1
CompanyConsensus Rating ScoreConsensus RatingConsensus Price Target% Upside from Current Price
First Busey Corporation stock logo
BUSE
First Busey
2.50
Moderate Buy$27.6714.04% Upside
Cathay General Bancorp stock logo
CATY
Cathay General Bancorp
2.33
Hold$50.173.50% Upside
First Merchants Corporation stock logo
FRME
First Merchants
2.80
Moderate Buy$46.4011.57% Upside
Five Star Bancorp stock logo
FSBC
Five Star Bancorp
2.80
Moderate Buy$35.0015.47% Upside

Current Analyst Ratings Breakdown

Latest FSBC, BUSE, CATY, and FRME Analyst Ratings

DateCompanyBrokerageActionRatingPrice TargetDetails
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
5/21/2025
Cathay General Bancorp stock logo
CATY
Cathay General Bancorp
Jefferies Financial Group
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Set Price TargetBuy$53.00
4/30/2025
Five Star Bancorp stock logo
FSBC
Five Star Bancorp
Citigroup
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Reiterated RatingOutperform ➝ Outperform
4/30/2025
Five Star Bancorp stock logo
FSBC
Five Star Bancorp
DA Davidson
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Lower Price TargetBuy ➝ Buy$38.50 ➝ $37.00
4/30/2025
Five Star Bancorp stock logo
FSBC
Five Star Bancorp
Raymond James Financial
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Lower Price TargetOutperform ➝ Outperform$35.00 ➝ $31.00
4/28/2025
First Merchants Corporation stock logo
FRME
First Merchants
Piper Sandler
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Lower Price TargetOverweight ➝ Overweight$55.00 ➝ $49.00
4/25/2025
First Merchants Corporation stock logo
FRME
First Merchants
Keefe, Bruyette & Woods
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Lower Price TargetOutperform ➝ Outperform$52.00 ➝ $49.00
4/23/2025
First Busey Corporation stock logo
BUSE
First Busey
Stephens
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Reiterated RatingEqual Weight ➝ Equal Weight$26.00 ➝ $26.00
4/22/2025
Cathay General Bancorp stock logo
CATY
Cathay General Bancorp
Stephens
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Reiterated RatingOverweight ➝ Overweight$51.00 ➝ $51.00
(Data available from 7/11/2022 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
$663.36M3.27$2.72 per share8.91$24.31 per share1.00
Cathay General Bancorp stock logo
CATY
Cathay General Bancorp
$1.39B2.44$5.15 per share9.41$39.97 per share1.21
First Merchants Corporation stock logo
FRME
First Merchants
$1.07B2.26$4.00 per share10.41$38.86 per share1.07
Five Star Bancorp stock logo
FSBC
Five Star Bancorp
$213.40M3.03$2.32 per share13.06$18.60 per share1.63
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$1.0722.678.60N/A8.32%8.46%0.96%7/22/2025 (Estimated)
Cathay General Bancorp stock logo
CATY
Cathay General Bancorp
$285.98M$3.9612.2410.20N/A20.55%10.23%1.25%7/22/2025 (Estimated)
First Merchants Corporation stock logo
FRME
First Merchants
$201.40M$3.5611.6810.24N/A19.63%9.28%1.14%7/24/2025 (Estimated)
Five Star Bancorp stock logo
FSBC
Five Star Bancorp
$45.67M$2.2813.299.75N/A21.64%12.24%1.22%7/23/2025 (Estimated)

Latest FSBC, BUSE, CATY, and FRME Earnings

DateQuarterCompanyConsensus EstimateReported EPSBeat/MissGap EPSRevenue EstimateActual RevenueDetails
7/24/2025Q2 2025
First Merchants Corporation stock logo
FRME
First Merchants
$0.94N/AN/AN/A$172.13 millionN/A
7/23/2025Q2 2025
Five Star Bancorp stock logo
FSBC
Five Star Bancorp
$0.65N/AN/AN/A$37.60 millionN/A
7/22/2025Q2 2025
First Busey Corporation stock logo
BUSE
First Busey
$0.62N/AN/AN/A$193.91 millionN/A
7/22/2025Q2 2025
Cathay General Bancorp stock logo
CATY
Cathay General Bancorp
$1.09N/AN/AN/A$197.04 millionN/A
4/28/2025Q1 2025
Five Star Bancorp stock logo
FSBC
Five Star Bancorp
$0.61$0.62+$0.01$0.62$35.27 million$35.34 million
4/24/2025Q1 2025
First Merchants Corporation stock logo
FRME
First Merchants
$0.91$0.94+$0.03$0.94$171.23 million$160.32 million
4/22/2025Q1 2025
First Busey Corporation stock logo
BUSE
First Busey
$0.53$0.57+$0.04-$0.44$140.15 million$140.72 million
4/21/2025Q1 2025
Cathay General Bancorp stock logo
CATY
Cathay General Bancorp
$0.95$0.98+$0.03$0.98$186.17 million$187.84 million
CompanyAnnual PayoutDividend Yield3-Year Dividend GrowthPayout RatioYears of Consecutive Growth
First Busey Corporation stock logo
BUSE
First Busey
$1.004.12%N/A93.46%10 Years
Cathay General Bancorp stock logo
CATY
Cathay General Bancorp
$1.362.81%N/A34.34%N/A
First Merchants Corporation stock logo
FRME
First Merchants
$1.443.46%N/A40.45%13 Years
Five Star Bancorp stock logo
FSBC
Five Star Bancorp
$0.802.64%N/A35.09%N/A

Latest FSBC, BUSE, CATY, and FRME Dividends

AnnouncementCompanyPeriodAmountYieldEx-Dividend DateRecord DatePayable Date
7/8/2025
First Busey Corporation stock logo
BUSE
First Busey
quarterly$0.254.14%7/18/20257/18/20257/25/2025
5/16/2025
First Merchants Corporation stock logo
FRME
First Merchants
quarterly$0.363.68%6/6/20256/6/20256/20/2025
5/15/2025
Cathay General Bancorp stock logo
CATY
Cathay General Bancorp
quarterly$0.343.06%5/29/20255/29/20256/9/2025
4/17/2025
Five Star Bancorp stock logo
FSBC
Five Star Bancorp
quarterly$0.203.07%5/5/20255/5/20255/12/2025
(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)
CompanyDebt-to-Equity RatioCurrent RatioQuick Ratio
First Busey Corporation stock logo
BUSE
First Busey
0.18
0.90
0.90
Cathay General Bancorp stock logo
CATY
Cathay General Bancorp
0.08
1.04
1.04
First Merchants Corporation stock logo
FRME
First Merchants
0.45
0.90
0.90
Five Star Bancorp stock logo
FSBC
Five Star Bancorp
N/A
1.06
1.06

Institutional Ownership

CompanyInstitutional Ownership
First Busey Corporation stock logo
BUSE
First Busey
56.49%
Cathay General Bancorp stock logo
CATY
Cathay General Bancorp
75.01%
First Merchants Corporation stock logo
FRME
First Merchants
73.92%
Five Star Bancorp stock logo
FSBC
Five Star Bancorp
46.94%

Insider Ownership

CompanyInsider Ownership
First Busey Corporation stock logo
BUSE
First Busey
3.85%
Cathay General Bancorp stock logo
CATY
Cathay General Bancorp
4.85%
First Merchants Corporation stock logo
FRME
First Merchants
1.37%
Five Star Bancorp stock logo
FSBC
Five Star Bancorp
21.70%
CompanyEmployeesShares OutstandingFree FloatOptionable
First Busey Corporation stock logo
BUSE
First Busey
1,54889.49 million86.05 millionOptionable
Cathay General Bancorp stock logo
CATY
Cathay General Bancorp
1,26670.11 million66.71 millionOptionable
First Merchants Corporation stock logo
FRME
First Merchants
2,12058.31 million57.51 millionOptionable
Five Star Bancorp stock logo
FSBC
Five Star Bancorp
18021.33 million16.70 millionOptionable

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First Busey stock logo

First Busey NASDAQ:BUSE

$24.26 +0.01 (+0.04%)
Closing price 07/10/2025 04:00 PM Eastern
Extended Trading
$24.20 -0.06 (-0.23%)
As of 04:32 AM 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.

Cathay General Bancorp stock logo

Cathay General Bancorp NASDAQ:CATY

$48.47 +0.20 (+0.41%)
Closing price 07/10/2025 04:00 PM Eastern
Extended Trading
$48.45 -0.02 (-0.04%)
As of 07/10/2025 04:20 PM Eastern
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Cathay General Bancorp operates as the holding company for Cathay Bank that offers various commercial banking products and services to individuals, professionals, and small to medium-sized businesses in the United States. The company offers various deposit products, including passbook accounts, checking accounts, money market deposit accounts, certificates of deposit, individual retirement accounts, and public funds deposits. It also provides loan products, such as commercial mortgage loans, commercial loans, small business administration loans, residential mortgage loans, real estate construction loans, and home equity lines of credit, as well as installment loans to individuals for household, and other consumer expenditures. In addition, the company offers trade financing, letter of credit, wire transfer, forward currency spot and forward contract, safe deposit, collection, automatic teller machine, Internet banking, investment, and other customary bank services, as well as securities and insurance products. Cathay General Bancorp was founded in 1962 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.

First Merchants stock logo

First Merchants NASDAQ:FRME

$41.59 +0.42 (+1.02%)
Closing price 07/10/2025 04:00 PM Eastern
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$41.59 0.00 (0.00%)
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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.

Five Star Bancorp stock logo

Five Star Bancorp NASDAQ:FSBC

$30.31 +0.08 (+0.26%)
Closing price 07/10/2025 04:00 PM Eastern
Extended Trading
$30.32 +0.01 (+0.02%)
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Five Star Bancorp operates as the bank holding company for Five Star Bank that provides a range of banking products and services to small and medium-sized businesses, professionals, and individuals in Northern California. It accepts various deposits, such as money market accounts, noninterest-bearing and interest checking accounts, savings accounts, term certificate accounts, and time deposits. The company also offers loan products, including commercial and residential real estate loans; commercial loans; commercial land loans; farmland loans; commercial and residential construction loans; and consumer and other loans, as well as operating lines of credit. In addition, it provides debit cards; and remote deposit capture, online and mobile banking, and direct deposit services. Five Star Bancorp was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Rancho Cordova, California.