First Busey Stock Forecast, Price & News

First Busey's stock was trading at $18.09 on March 11th, 2020 when Coronavirus reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, BUSE shares have decreased by 13.3% and is now trading at $15.69.
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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, October 27th 2020.
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First Busey Co. (NASDAQ:BUSE) released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, July, 28th. The bank reported $0.47 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.26 by $0.21. The bank earned $98.78 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $98.26 million. First Busey had a return on equity of 8.51% and a net margin of 20.37%.
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First Busey announced a quarterly dividend on Monday, July 13th. Stockholders of record on Friday, July 24th will be given a dividend of $0.22 per share on Friday, July 31st. This represents a $0.88 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 5.61%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, July 23rd.
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4 analysts have issued 1 year price targets for First Busey's shares. Their forecasts range from $22.00 to $29.00. On average, they anticipate First Busey's stock price to reach $25.50 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 62.5% 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 Vanguard Group Inc. (4.70%), Nuveen Asset Management LLC (2.31%), LSV Asset Management (1.74%), Skyline Asset Management LP (0.79%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (0.71%) and Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. (0.61%). 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 Nuveen Asset Management LLC, Goldman Sachs Group Inc., First Trust Advisors LP, Advisor Group Holdings Inc., Investors Financial Group LLC, UBS Group AG, AQR Capital Management LLC, and California Public Employees Retirement System.
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BUSE stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including LSV Asset Management, Mendon Capital Advisors Corp, EJF Capital LLC, Alberta Investment Management Corp, Vanguard Group Inc., Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc., Russell Investments Group Ltd., and Swiss National Bank. 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 $15.69.

First Busey has a market capitalization of $855.36 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]