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 paid 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 3.44%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, January 23rd. This is an increase 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 results on Tuesday, January, 28th. The bank reported $0.52 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the Zacks' consensus estimate of $0.54 by $0.02. The bank had revenue of $103.57 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $102.91 million. First Busey had a net margin of 21.78% and a return on equity of 9.85%. View First Busey's Earnings History.

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

3 brokers have issued 12 month price objectives for First Busey's shares. Their forecasts range from $29.00 to $29.00. On average, they expect First Busey's share price to reach $29.00 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 13.3% 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 3 hold ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for First Busey.

News coverage about BUSE stock has trended negative recently, according to InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis. The research group identifies negative and positive press coverage by monitoring more than six thousand blog and news sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. First Busey earned a coverage optimism score of -2.4 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave news coverage about the bank a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, meaning that recent press coverage is extremely unlikely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the near term. 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 shareholders include State Street Corp (2.00%), Renaissance Technologies LLC (1.87%), Geode Capital Management LLC (1.28%), THB Asset Management (0.75%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (0.73%) and Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. (0.56%). 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 Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Victory Capital Management Inc., Victory Capital Management Inc., THB Asset Management, Credit Suisse AG, Renaissance Technologies LLC, IndexIQ Advisors LLC and California Public Employees Retirement System. 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, Bank of New York Mellon Corp, State Street Corp, Investors Financial Group LLC, Martingale Asset Management L P, Geode Capital Management LLC, Thrivent Financial for Lutherans and UBS Group AG. 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 $25.59.

First Busey has a market capitalization of $1.41 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 1,270 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]