NASDAQ:BUSEFirst Busey Stock Price, Forecast & News

First Busey's stock was trading at $18.09 on March 11th, 2020 when Coronavirus (COVID-19) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, BUSE shares have decreased by 4.7% and is now trading at $17.24.
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3 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for First Busey in the last year. There are currently 2 hold ratings and 1 buy rating for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold."
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First Busey is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, October 27th 2020.
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First Busey Co. (NASDAQ:BUSE) issued its earnings results on Tuesday, July, 28th. The bank reported $0.47 EPS for the quarter, topping the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.26 by $0.21. The bank had revenue of $98.78 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $98.26 million. First Busey had a return on equity of 8.54% and a net margin of 20.37%.
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First Busey declared a quarterly dividend on Monday, July 13th. Shareholders of record on Friday, July 24th will be paid a dividend of $0.22 per share on Friday, July 31st. This represents a $0.88 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 5.10%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, July 23rd.
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3 analysts have issued 12-month target prices for First Busey's shares. Their forecasts range from $22.00 to $29.00. On average, they expect First Busey's stock price to reach $25.50 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 47.9% from the stock's current price.
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News headlines about BUSE stock have been trending negative this week, according to InfoTrie. The research firm rates the sentiment of news coverage by analyzing more than six thousand blog and news sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. First Busey earned a daily sentiment score of -2.9 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave news headlines about the bank a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, indicating that recent news coverage is extremely likely to have an effect on the company's share price in the near future.
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First Busey trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "BUSE."

First Busey's stock is owned by a number of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Skyline Asset Management LP (0.79%), Investors Financial Group LLC (0.11%), First Trust Advisors LP (0.09%), UBS Group AG (0.05%), Denali Advisors LLC (0.04%) and SG Americas Securities LLC (0.04%). Company insiders that own First Busey stock include David J Downey, Gregory B Lykins, Jeffrey David Jones, John Joseph Powers, Robin N Elliott, Stanley J Bradshaw, Stephen V King, Thomas G Sloan and Van A Dukeman.
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BUSE stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including First Trust Advisors LP, Investors Financial Group LLC, UBS Group AG, and First Financial Corp IN.
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BUSE stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Denali Advisors LLC, Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank , SG Americas Securities LLC, Skyline Asset Management LP, and Strs Ohio. Company insiders that have bought First Busey stock in the last two years include David J Downey, Gregory B Lykins, Jeffrey David Jones, John Joseph Powers, Robin N Elliott, Stanley J Bradshaw, Stephen V King, Thomas G Sloan, and Van A Dukeman.
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Shares of BUSE can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.

One share of BUSE stock can currently be purchased for approximately $17.24.

First Busey has a market capitalization of $937.86 million and generates $472.65 million in revenue each year. The bank earns $102.95 million in net income (profit) each year or $2.15 on an earnings per share basis. First Busey employs 1,531 workers across the globe.

The official website for First Busey is www.busey.com.

First Busey's mailing address is 100 W. University Avenue, Champaign IL, 61820. The bank can be reached via phone at 217-365-4544 or via email at [email protected]