First Busey (BUSE) News Today $21.69 +0.59 (+2.80%) Closing price 05/2/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$20.53 -1.16 (-5.34%) As of 04:07 AM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Headlines Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock All Sources Trusted Sources MarketBeat Benzinga Bloomberg GuruFocus MarketWatch Motley Fool NASDAQ PR Newswire Reuters Seeking Alpha TalkMarkets The Street TipRanks The Wall Street Journal Wall Street Zen Yahoo Finance Source Sentiment refers to the positivity or negativity of each headline according to our language processing algorithm. Sentiment All Sentiments Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Most Recent May 2025 April 2025 March 2025 February 2025 January 2025 December 2024 November 2024 October 2024 September 2024 August 2024 July 2024 June 2024 May 2024 April 2024 March 2024 February 2024 January 2024 December 2023 November 2023 October 2023 September 2023 August 2023 July 2023 June 2023 May 2023 April 2023 March 2023 February 2023 January 2023 December 2022 November 2022 October 2022 September 2022 August 2022 July 2022 June 2022 Time Period First Busey Co. (NASDAQ:BUSE) Shares Acquired by Tudor Investment Corp ET ALTudor Investment Corp ET AL increased its stake in shares of First Busey Co. (NASDAQ:BUSE - Free Report) by 194.5% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 170,695 shares of the bank's stock after puMay 4 at 4:47 AM | marketbeat.comDimensional Fund Advisors LP Purchases 110,895 Shares of First Busey Co. (NASDAQ:BUSE)Dimensional Fund Advisors LP lifted its position in First Busey Co. (NASDAQ:BUSE - Free Report) by 3.3% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 3,500,343 shares of the bank's sMay 2 at 4:06 AM | marketbeat.comEmerald Mutual Fund Advisers Trust Takes $4.85 Million Position in First Busey Co. (NASDAQ:BUSE)Emerald Mutual Fund Advisers Trust purchased a new stake in First Busey Co. (NASDAQ:BUSE - Free Report) in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor purchased 205,771 shares of the bank's stock, valued at aMay 1, 2025 | marketbeat.comFirst Busey Co. (NASDAQ:BUSE) Position Raised by Barclays PLCBarclays PLC raised its stake in First Busey Co. (NASDAQ:BUSE - Free Report) by 15.9% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 156,570 shares of the bank's stock after buying an additional 21,501 shares during the period. BApril 30, 2025 | marketbeat.comFirst Busey Co. (NASDAQ:BUSE) Given Consensus Recommendation of "Moderate Buy" by BrokeragesFirst Busey Co. (NASDAQ:BUSE - Get Free Report) has been given an average rating of "Moderate Buy" by the five analysts that are currently covering the firm, Marketbeat reports. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and three have issued a buy recommendation on theApril 29, 2025 | marketbeat.comAnalysts Set Expectations for First Busey FY2025 EarningsApril 29, 2025 | americanbankingnews.comFY2025 EPS Estimates for First Busey Increased by AnalystFirst Busey Co. (NASDAQ:BUSE - Free Report) - Investment analysts at DA Davidson lifted their FY2025 earnings per share estimates for First Busey in a research report issued to clients and investors on Thursday, April 24th. DA Davidson analyst J. Rulis now forecasts that the bank will post earninApril 29, 2025 | marketbeat.comFirst Busey (NASDAQ:BUSE) Cut to "Sell" at StockNews.comApril 28, 2025 | americanbankingnews.comWhat is DA Davidson's Forecast for First Busey Q2 Earnings?First Busey Co. (NASDAQ:BUSE - Free Report) - Investment analysts at DA Davidson issued their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for First Busey in a note issued to investors on Thursday, April 24th. DA Davidson analyst J. Rulis expects that the bank will earn $0.65 per share for the quarter. DA Davidson currApril 27, 2025 | marketbeat.comDark Forest Capital Management LP Makes New $864,000 Investment in First Busey Co. (NASDAQ:BUSE)Dark Forest Capital Management LP acquired a new stake in shares of First Busey Co. (NASDAQ:BUSE - Free Report) during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor acquired 36,639 shares of theApril 26, 2025 | marketbeat.comFirst Busey's (BUSE) "Equal Weight" Rating Reaffirmed at StephensApril 26, 2025 | americanbankingnews.comFirst Busey Co. (NASDAQ:BUSE) Shares Purchased by Jump Financial LLCJump Financial LLC boosted its stake in shares of First Busey Co. (NASDAQ:BUSE - Free Report) by 114.5% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 31,104 shares of the bank's stock after acquiring an additional 16,604 shares during the period. Jump FApril 25, 2025 | marketbeat.comAfter losing 4.2% in the past year, First Busey Corporation (NASDAQ:BUSE) institutional owners must be relieved by the recent gainApril 24, 2025 | uk.finance.yahoo.comFirst Busey (BUSE) Receives a Buy from KBWApril 24, 2025 | markets.businessinsider.comFirst Busey price target lowered to $25 from $27 at Raymond JamesApril 24, 2025 | markets.businessinsider.comFirst Busey (NASDAQ:BUSE) Releases Earnings Results, Beats Expectations By $0.03 EPSFirst Busey (NASDAQ:BUSE - Get Free Report) announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday. The bank reported $0.57 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.54 by $0.03. First Busey had a return on equity of 8.94% and a net margin of 17.14%.April 24, 2025 | marketbeat.comFirst Busey Reports Q1 2025 Results Amid AcquisitionApril 24, 2025 | tipranks.comFirst Busey Q1 2025 slides: CrossFirst acquisition drives asset growth, NIM expansionApril 22, 2025 | investing.comFirst Busey Corporation Announces 2025 First Quarter ResultsApril 22, 2025 | globenewswire.comFirst Busey's Earnings OutlookApril 21, 2025 | benzinga.comAlliancebernstein L.P. Cuts Stake in First Busey Co. (NASDAQ:BUSE)Alliancebernstein L.P. decreased its stake in shares of First Busey Co. (NASDAQ:BUSE - Free Report) by 94.4% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 56,856 shares of the bank's stock after selling 960,336 shares during the quarApril 21, 2025 | marketbeat.comRenaissance Technologies LLC Has $9.14 Million Holdings in First Busey Co. (NASDAQ:BUSE)Renaissance Technologies LLC trimmed its holdings in First Busey Co. (NASDAQ:BUSE - Free Report) by 5.8% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 387,831 shares of the bank's stoApril 20, 2025 | marketbeat.comFirst Busey Co. (NASDAQ:BUSE) Shares Bought by Keeley Teton Advisors LLCKeeley Teton Advisors LLC grew its stake in First Busey Co. (NASDAQ:BUSE - Free Report) by 26.4% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 89,973 shares of the bank's stock after purchasiApril 18, 2025 | marketbeat.comRep. Jefferson Shreve Buys Shares of First Busey Co. (NASDAQ:BUSE)Representative Jefferson Shreve (R-Indiana) recently bought shares of First Busey Co. (NASDAQ:BUSE). In a filing disclosed on April 11th, the Representative disclosed that they had bought between $15,001 and $50,000 in First Busey stock on March 13th. Representative Jefferson Shreve also recently mApril 17, 2025 | marketbeat.comFirst Busey (BUSE) to Release Earnings on TuesdayFirst Busey (NASDAQ:BUSE) will be releasing earnings after the market closes on Tuesday, April 22, Financial Modeling Prep reports.April 16, 2025 | marketbeat.comLSV Asset Management Sells 38,700 Shares of First Busey Co. (NASDAQ:BUSE)LSV Asset Management reduced its holdings in First Busey Co. (NASDAQ:BUSE - Free Report) by 3.1% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 1,215,457 shares of the bank's stock after selling 38,700 shares duringApril 14, 2025 | marketbeat.comJPMorgan Chase & Co. Purchases 189,115 Shares of First Busey Co. (NASDAQ:BUSE)JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its holdings in First Busey Co. (NASDAQ:BUSE - Free Report) by 39.2% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 671,402 shares of the bank's stock after buying an additional 189,115 shaApril 14, 2025 | marketbeat.comDynamic Technology Lab Private Ltd Makes New Investment in First Busey Co. (NASDAQ:BUSE)Dynamic Technology Lab Private Ltd purchased a new stake in First Busey Co. (NASDAQ:BUSE - Free Report) in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund purchased 23,438 shares of the bank's stock, valued at approximately $552,000. A number of other institutional iApril 10, 2025 | marketbeat.comExodusPoint Capital Management LP Has $2.83 Million Holdings in First Busey Co. (NASDAQ:BUSE)ExodusPoint Capital Management LP grew its holdings in shares of First Busey Co. (NASDAQ:BUSE - Free Report) by 12.3% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 120,251 shares of the bank's stock after buying an additional 13,1April 9, 2025 | marketbeat.comFirst Busey (NASDAQ:BUSE) Hits New 12-Month Low - Should You Sell?First Busey (NASDAQ:BUSE) Reaches New 52-Week Low - Here's What HappenedApril 9, 2025 | marketbeat.comWellington Management Group LLP Lowers Stake in First Busey Co. (NASDAQ:BUSE)Wellington Management Group LLP cut its holdings in First Busey Co. (NASDAQ:BUSE - Free Report) by 2.0% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 1,723,105 shares of the bank's stock after selling 35,226 shares during the quaApril 8, 2025 | marketbeat.comFirst Busey Co. (NASDAQ:BUSE) Shares Sold by Arrowstreet Capital Limited PartnershipArrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership cut its holdings in shares of First Busey Co. (NASDAQ:BUSE - Free Report) by 16.9% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 452,934 shares of the bank's stock after sellinApril 7, 2025 | marketbeat.comFirst Busey Co. (NASDAQ:BUSE) Receives Consensus Recommendation of "Moderate Buy" from AnalystsFirst Busey Co. (NASDAQ:BUSE - Get Free Report) has been assigned an average recommendation of "Moderate Buy" from the four brokerages that are covering the company, MarketBeat reports. Two analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and two have issued a buy recommendation on the coApril 4, 2025 | marketbeat.comRaymond James Has Lowered Expectations for First Busey (NASDAQ:BUSE) Stock PriceRaymond James decreased their price objective on First Busey from $29.00 to $27.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday.April 4, 2025 | marketbeat.comFirst Busey (NASDAQ:BUSE) Sets New 12-Month Low - Time to Sell?First Busey (NASDAQ:BUSE) Sets New 52-Week Low - Should You Sell?April 3, 2025 | marketbeat.com6BUSE : The Analyst Verdict: First Busey In The Eyes Of 7...April 3, 2025 | benzinga.comSei Investments Co. Has $6.88 Million Holdings in First Busey Co. (NASDAQ:BUSE)Sei Investments Co. grew its position in First Busey Co. (NASDAQ:BUSE - Free Report) by 65.8% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 292,056 shares of the bank's stock after acquiring an additional 115,864 shares during the period. Sei Investments CoApril 2, 2025 | marketbeat.comAmerican Century Companies Inc. Has $26.47 Million Stock Holdings in First Busey Co. (NASDAQ:BUSE)American Century Companies Inc. increased its stake in First Busey Co. (NASDAQ:BUSE - Free Report) by 5.5% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 1,122,896 shares of the bank's stock after aMarch 31, 2025 | marketbeat.comFirst Busey Co. (NASDAQ:BUSE) Shares Purchased by Thrivent Financial for LutheransThrivent Financial for Lutherans boosted its position in First Busey Co. (NASDAQ:BUSE - Free Report) by 193.7% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 85,027 shares of the bank's stock afterMarch 30, 2025 | marketbeat.comShort Interest in First Busey Co. (NASDAQ:BUSE) Drops By 54.6%First Busey Co. (NASDAQ:BUSE - Get Free Report) saw a large decline in short interest during the month of March. As of March 15th, there was short interest totalling 1,380,000 shares, a decline of 54.6% from the February 28th total of 3,040,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 410,100 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 3.4 days. Approximately 2.6% of the shares of the company are short sold.March 29, 2025 | marketbeat.com11,866 Shares in First Busey Co. (NASDAQ:BUSE) Bought by EntryPoint Capital LLCEntryPoint Capital LLC bought a new stake in First Busey Co. (NASDAQ:BUSE - Free Report) in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm bought 11,866 shares of the bank's stock, valued at approximately $280,0March 29, 2025 | marketbeat.comQuantbot Technologies LP Buys 14,498 Shares of First Busey Co. (NASDAQ:BUSE)Quantbot Technologies LP grew its stake in First Busey Co. (NASDAQ:BUSE - Free Report) by 114.3% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 27,185 shares of the bank's stock afterMarch 28, 2025 | marketbeat.comIntech Investment Management LLC Grows Stake in First Busey Co. (NASDAQ:BUSE)Intech Investment Management LLC grew its stake in shares of First Busey Co. (NASDAQ:BUSE - Free Report) by 162.8% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 22,635 shares of the bank's stock afterMarch 25, 2025 | marketbeat.comActor Gary Busey to seek pre-trial program on charges he groped women at N.J. conventionMarch 25, 2025 | msn.comEmerald Advisers LLC Takes $9.12 Million Position in First Busey Co. (NASDAQ:BUSE)Emerald Advisers LLC purchased a new position in First Busey Co. (NASDAQ:BUSE - Free Report) during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund purchased 386,726 shares of the bank's stock, valued at approximately $9,115,000March 24, 2025 | marketbeat.comSemanteon Capital Management LP Invests $417,000 in First Busey Co. (NASDAQ:BUSE)Semanteon Capital Management LP purchased a new position in shares of First Busey Co. (NASDAQ:BUSE - Free Report) in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund purchased 17,709 shares of the bank's stock, valued at approximateMarch 23, 2025 | marketbeat.comFirst Merchants (FRME) Gets a Buy from KBWMarch 21, 2025 | markets.businessinsider.comCharles Schwab Investment Management Inc. Purchases 12,879 Shares of First Busey Co. (NASDAQ:BUSE)Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. grew its holdings in shares of First Busey Co. (NASDAQ:BUSE - Free Report) by 1.9% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 707,323 shares of the bank's stock aMarch 21, 2025 | marketbeat.comConnor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. Purchases 59,077 Shares of First Busey Co. (NASDAQ:BUSE)Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. increased its holdings in First Busey Co. (NASDAQ:BUSE - Free Report) by 442.2% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 72,438 shares of the bank'sMarch 20, 2025 | marketbeat.comFirst Busey Co. (NASDAQ:BUSE) Short Interest Up 20.6% in FebruaryFirst Busey Co. (NASDAQ:BUSE - Get Free Report) was the target of a significant growth in short interest during the month of February. As of February 28th, there was short interest totalling 3,040,000 shares, a growth of 20.6% from the February 13th total of 2,520,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 369,800 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 8.2 days. Currently, 5.8% of the shares of the company are sold short.March 19, 2025 | marketbeat.com Get First Busey News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for BUSE and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address BUSE Media Mentions By Week BUSE Media Sentiment Learn about the media sentiment score. Each headline receives a score ranging from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). 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