NASDAQ:BUSE - First Busey Stock Price, Forecast & News

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

First Busey announced a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, January 14th. Shareholders of record on Friday, January 24th will be paid a dividend of $0.22 per share on Friday, January 31st. This represents a $0.88 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.30%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, January 23rd. This is a positive change from First Busey's previous quarterly dividend of $0.21. View First Busey's Dividend History.

First Busey Co. (NASDAQ:BUSE) announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, October, 22nd. The bank reported $0.45 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the Zacks' consensus estimate of $0.52 by $0.07. The bank earned $104.41 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $103.17 million. First Busey had a net margin of 22.18% and a return on equity of 9.79%. View First Busey's Earnings History.

First Busey is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, January 28th 2020. View Earnings Estimates for First Busey.

3 equities research analysts have issued 12 month price objectives for First Busey's shares. Their forecasts range from $29.00 to $29.00. On average, they anticipate First Busey's share price to reach $29.00 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 8.7% 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 1 hold rating and 2 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for First Busey.

News headlines about BUSE stock have been trending somewhat negative recently, according to InfoTrie. The research group identifies positive and negative media coverage by analyzing 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 five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. First Busey earned a media sentiment score of -1.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned press coverage about the bank a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, indicating that recent media coverage is extremely likely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the near future. View News Stories for First Busey.

First Busey saw a increase in short interest in December. As of December 13th, there was short interest totalling 298,100 shares, an increase of 13.7% from the November 28th total of 262,100 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 105,100 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 2.8 days. Approximately 0.6% 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 investors include BKD Wealth Advisors LLC (0.33%), Cozad Asset Management Inc. (0.05%), Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC (0.01%) and Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank (0.01%). Company insiders that own First Busey stock include David J Downey, 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 Cozad Asset Management Inc.. View Insider Buying and Selling for First Busey.

BUSE stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including BKD Wealth Advisors LLC, Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC and Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank . 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 $26.69.

First Busey has a market capitalization of $1.47 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]