First Busey Stock Forecast, Price & News

First Busey's stock was trading at $18.09 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 (Coronavirus) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, BUSE shares have increased by 16.1% and is now trading at $21.01.
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4 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for First Busey in the last year. There are currently 3 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, January 26th 2021.
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First Busey Co. (NASDAQ:BUSE) announced its earnings results on Sunday, November, 1st. The bank reported $0.56 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the Zacks' consensus estimate of $0.41 by $0.15. The bank had revenue of $102.04 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $99.48 million. First Busey had a net margin of 22.18% and a return on equity of 8.62%.
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First Busey declared a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, October 13th. Shareholders of record on Friday, October 23rd will be given a dividend of $0.22 per share on Friday, October 30th. This represents a $0.88 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.19%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, October 22nd.
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4 Wall Street analysts have issued 1-year price objectives for First Busey's shares. Their forecasts range from $22.00 to $29.00. On average, they anticipate First Busey's share price to reach $25.50 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 21.4% from the stock's current price.
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First Busey trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "BUSE."

First Busey's stock is owned by many different retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include BlackRock Inc. (6.79%), State Street Corp (2.11%), LSV Asset Management (2.06%), Segall Bryant & Hamill LLC (1.17%), Skyline Asset Management LP (0.80%) and Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. (0.60%). 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 BlackRock Inc., State Street Corp, Acadian Asset Management LLC, Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, Mendon Capital Advisors Corp, Wells Fargo & Company MN, US Bancorp DE, and Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc..
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BUSE stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Segall Bryant & Hamill LLC, LSV Asset Management, Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership, Trexquant Investment LP, First Trust Advisors LP, Campbell & CO Investment Adviser LLC, Denali Advisors LLC, and GSA Capital Partners LLP. 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 $21.01.

First Busey has a market capitalization of $1.15 billion 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]