NASDAQ:BUSEFirst Busey Stock Price, Forecast & 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 0.5% and is now trading at $18.18.
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3 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for First Busey in the last year. There are currently 2 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) posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, July, 28th. The bank reported $0.47 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the Thomson Reuters' 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 8.54% 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 paid a dividend of $0.22 per share on Friday, July 31st. This represents a $0.88 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.84%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, July 23rd.
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3 brokers 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 40.3% from the stock's current price.
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Media headlines about BUSE stock have been trending negative recently, according to InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis. The research firm identifies positive and negative media coverage by analyzing more than six thousand blog and news sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. First Busey earned a news impact score of -2.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave media stories about the bank a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, meaning that recent media coverage is extremely unlikely to have an impact on the company's share price in the immediate future.
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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 LSV Asset Management (1.74%), Skyline Asset Management LP (0.79%), Russell Investments Group Ltd. (0.43%), Mendon Capital Advisors Corp (0.30%), Swiss National Bank (0.20%) and Investors Financial Group LLC (0.11%). 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 First Trust Advisors LP, Investors Financial Group LLC, UBS Group AG, Cozad Asset Management Inc., and First Financial Corp IN.
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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, Russell Investments Group Ltd., Swiss National Bank, Denali Advisors LLC, Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank , SG Americas Securities LLC, 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, 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 $18.18.

First Busey has a market capitalization of $988.99 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]