First Busey (BUSE) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

First Busey Corporation is a financial holding company headquartered in Champaign, Illinois. Its principal subsidiary, Busey Bank, provides banking and financial services to individuals, families, businesses, institutions and municipalities.

Busey Bank offers consumer and commercial deposit accounts, residential and commercial real estate lending, business loans, treasury management, trust services and other financial solutions. Through Busey Wealth Management, the company also provides investment management, financial planning, private banking and fiduciary services. Its payments subsidiary, FirsTech, provides electronic payment processing and related technology solutions.

The company traces its banking history to 1868 and serves customers through banking operations primarily in Illinois, as well as selected markets in Indiana, Missouri and Florida. First Busey is led by President and Chief Executive Officer Van A. Dukeman, who also serves as president and CEO of Busey Bank.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $28.95 to $29.46
• 50-Day Range: $28.93 to $31.27
• 52-Week Range: $22.00 to $31.70
• Volume: 468,889 shs
• Average Volume: 709,795 shs
• Market Capitalization: $2.41 billion
• P/E Ratio: 12.07
• Dividend Yield: 3.56%
• Price Target: $31.00
• Consensus Rating: Hold

First Busey Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

First Busey scored higher than 76% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 387th out of 847 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.7 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

First Busey has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.43, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 3 buy ratings, 4 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside/Downside

The consensus price target for First Busey is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

First Busey has been the subject of 5 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 2.24%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for First Busey are expected to grow by 2.24% in the coming year, from $2.68 to $2.74 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of First Busey is 12.07, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.80.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of First Busey is 12.07, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 24.78.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

First Busey has a P/B Ratio of 1.05. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

6.26% of the float of First Busey has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

First Busey has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.2.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in First Busey has recently increased by 11.25%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Leadership

First Busey is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 3.56%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

First Busey has been increasing its dividend for 10 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of First Busey is 42.98%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, First Busey will have a dividend payout ratio of 37.96% next year. This indicates that First Busey will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.80

News Sentiment

First Busey has a news sentiment score of 0.80. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.66 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 4 news articles for First Busey this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, First Busey insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $88,665.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

3.77% of the stock of First Busey is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

56.49% of the stock of First Busey is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 7/31 Dividend: 7/24/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 7/31 Dividend: 7/24/2026
• Last Earnings: 7/28/2026
• Dividend Payable: 7/31/2026
• Today: 10/15/2026
• Record date for 10/30 Dividend: 10/23/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 10/30 Dividend: 10/23/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/27/2026
• Dividend Payable: 10/30/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: Banks
• Sub-Industry: Regional Banks
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:BUSE
• CIK: 314489
• Web: www.busey.com
• Phone: (217) 365-4544
• Fax: 217-365-4879
• Employees: 1,948
• Year Founded: 1868

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for First Busey: $31.00
• High Price Target: $34.00
• Low Price Target: $28.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +6.0%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.43
• Research Coverage: 7 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $2.42
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 12.08
• Forward P/E Ratio: 10.91
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $135.26 million
• Net Margins: 21.00%
• Pretax Margin: 27.30%
• Return on Equity: 10.48%
• Return on Assets: 1.40%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.11
• Current Ratio: 0.90
• Quick Ratio: 0.90

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $789.53 million
• Price / Sales: 3.06
• Cash Flow: $2.72 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 10.75
• Book Value: $27.93 per share
• Price / Book: 1.05

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 82,577,000
• Free Float: 79,464,000
• Market Cap: $2.42 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.75