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

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

First Busey declared a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, January 14th. Shareholders of record on Friday, January 24th will be given a dividend of $0.22 per share on Friday, January 31st. This represents a $0.88 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.32%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, January 23rd. This is a boost from First Busey's previous quarterly dividend of $0.21. View First Busey's Dividend History.

First Busey Co. (NASDAQ:BUSE) posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, October, 22nd. The bank reported $0.45 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.52 by $0.07. The bank had revenue of $104.41 million for 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.

3 brokers have issued 12-month target prices for First Busey's stock. Their forecasts range from $29.00 to $29.00. On average, they anticipate First Busey's stock price to reach $29.00 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 9.4% 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 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 on Wednesday, according to InfoTrie. The research firm ranks the sentiment of press coverage by reviewing more than six thousand blog and news sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. First Busey earned a news impact score of -1.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned news coverage about the bank a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, meaning that recent press coverage is extremely likely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the near future. View News Stories for First Busey.

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First Busey's stock is owned by many different of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include BKD Wealth Advisors LLC (0.33%), California Public Employees Retirement System (0.22%), Investors Financial Group LLC (0.12%), Cozad Asset Management Inc. (0.05%), Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC (0.01%) and SG Americas Securities LLC (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 California Public Employees Retirement System and Cozad Asset Management Inc.. View Insider Buying and Selling for First Busey.

BUSE stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including BKD Wealth Advisors LLC, Investors Financial Group LLC, Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC, Duncker Streett & Co. Inc., Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank and SG Americas Securities LLC. 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 $26.52.

First Busey has a market capitalization of $1.46 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]