First Busey Stock Price, News & Analysis (NASDAQ:BUSE)

First Busey trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "BUSE."

First Busey announced a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, October 8th. Shareholders of record on Friday, October 18th will be paid a dividend of $0.21 per share on Friday, October 25th. This represents a $0.84 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.39%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, October 17th. View First Busey's Dividend History.

First Busey Co. (NASDAQ:BUSE) issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, July, 23rd. The bank reported $0.53 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.52 by $0.01. The bank had revenue of $101.32 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $102.67 million. First Busey had a return on equity of 10.01% and a net margin of 24.14%. View First Busey's Earnings History.

First Busey is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, October 22nd 2019. View Earnings Estimates for First Busey.

3 Wall Street analysts have issued twelve-month target prices for First Busey's stock. Their forecasts range from $27.00 to $31.00. On average, they expect First Busey's stock price to reach $29.00 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 16.9% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for First Busey.

3 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for First Busey in the last year. There are currently 3 hold ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for First Busey.

News headlines about BUSE stock have trended negative on Sunday, InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis reports. The research group identifies positive and negative media coverage by reviewing more than six thousand news and blog 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 news impact score of -2.6 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave media headlines about the bank a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, meaning that recent media coverage is extremely likely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the next several days. View News Stories for First Busey.

First Busey saw a decline in short interest during the month of September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totalling 521,700 shares, a decline of 22.8% from the August 30th total of 676,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 121,800 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 4.3 days. Approximately 1.0% of the shares of the company are short sold. View First Busey's Current Options Chain.

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First Busey's stock is owned by a variety of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Skyline Asset Management LP (0.77%). Company insiders that own First Busey stock include David J Downey, George Barr, Gregory B Lykins, Jon D Stewart, Stanley J Bradshaw, Stephen V King and Thomas G Sloan. View Institutional Ownership Trends for First Busey.

BUSE stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Skyline Asset Management LP. Company insiders that have bought First Busey stock in the last two years include David J Downey, Gregory B Lykins, Jon D Stewart, Stanley J Bradshaw, Stephen V King and Thomas G Sloan. View Insider Buying and Selling for First Busey.

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 $24.80.

First Busey has a market capitalization of $1.37 billion and generates $376.03 million in revenue each year. The bank earns $98.93 million in net income (profit) each year or $2.10 on an earnings per share basis. First Busey employs 1,270 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About First Busey.

The official website for First Busey is http://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]