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. Investors 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 dividend yield of 3.34%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, October 17th. View First Busey's Dividend History.

First Busey Co. (NASDAQ:BUSE) issued its earnings results on Tuesday, July, 23rd. The bank reported $0.53 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.52 by $0.01. The bank earned $101.32 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $102.67 million. First Busey had a net margin of 24.14% and a return on equity of 10.01%. 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 brokers have issued 1-year price objectives for First Busey's stock. Their predictions range from $27.00 to $31.00. On average, they expect First Busey's stock price to reach $29.00 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 15.4% 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.

Media stories about BUSE stock have been trending somewhat positive on Sunday, according to InfoTrie. The research group identifies negative and positive press coverage by monitoring more than six thousand news and blog sources. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. First Busey earned a media sentiment score of 0.8 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave media coverage about the bank a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, indicating that recent press coverage is extremely unlikely 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 decrease in short interest in September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totalling 521,700 shares, a decrease of 22.8% from the August 30th total of 676,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 121,800 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 4.3 days. Currently, 1.0% of the company's stock are sold short. View First Busey's Current Options Chain.

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First Busey's stock is owned by a number of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Skyline Asset Management LP (0.77%), Envestnet Asset Management Inc. (0.07%), Meeder Asset Management Inc. (0.01%) and Optimum Investment Advisors (0.01%). 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 sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Meeder Asset Management Inc. and Optimum Investment Advisors. View Insider Buying and Selling for First Busey.

BUSE stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Envestnet Asset Management Inc. and 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 $25.14.

First Busey has a market capitalization of $1.39 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]