Symbols / BUSE Stock $27.58 +0.51% First Busey Corporation

Financial Services • Banks - Regional • United States • NMS
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Index EQUITY
Sector Financial Services
Industry Banks - Regional
CEO Mr. Van A. Dukeman CFA
Exch · Country NMS · United States
Market Cap 2.33B
Enterprise Value 2.71B
Income 200.77M
Sales 780.66M
FCF (ttm) —
Book/sh 28.22
Cash/sh 3.89
Employees 1,832
Insider 10d —
IPO Oct 06, 1998
Div forward ($/yr)
Div TTM ($/yr)
Dividend Yield
Ex-Div Date
5Y Avg Yield
Yield vs 5Y Avg
Payout 41.56%
P/E 11.35
Forward P/E 10.16
PEG 1.91
P/S 2.99
P/B 0.98
P/C —
EV/EBITDA —
EV/Sales 3.47
Quick Ratio —
Current Ratio —
Debt/Eq —
LT Debt/Eq —
EPS (ttm) 2.43
EPS next Y 2.71
EPS Growth —
Revenue Growth 143.40%
EPS Gr Q/Q —
Rev Gr Q/Q —
Earnings (next) 2026-07-28
Earnings (prior) 2026-04-28
ROA 1.15%
ROE 9.37%
ROIC —
Gross Margin 0.00%
Oper. Margin 36.44%
Profit Margin 27.57%
Shs Outstand 84.58M
Shs Float 81.79M
Insider Own 6.55%
Instit Own 66.32%
Short Float 4.67%
Short Ratio 7.02
Short Interest 3.83M
52W High 27.88
vs 52W High -1.08%
52W Low 21.63
vs 52W Low 27.51%
Beta 0.72
Impl. Vol. 1.45%
Rel Volume 1.37
Avg Volume 611.51K
Volume 835.18K
Target (mean) $28.86
Tgt Median $28.00
Tgt Low $27.00
Tgt High $32.00
# Analysts 7
Recom Buy
Prev Close $27.44
Price $27.58
Change 0.51%
About

First Busey Corporation operates as the bank holding company for Busey Bank that engages in the provision of retail and commercial banking products and services to individual, corporate, institutional, and governmental customers in the United States. The company operates through three segments: Banking, Wealth Management, and FirsTech. It offers demand and savings deposits, money transfers, safe deposit services, individual retirement accounts and other fiduciary services, automated teller machines, and technology-based networks, as well as various loan products, including residential real estate, home equity lines of credit, and consumer loans to individual customers; and commercial, commercial real estate, real estate construction, and agricultural loans, as well as cash management services to corporate customers. The company also provides asset management, investment, brokerage, fiduciary, philanthropic advisory, tax preparation, and farm management services; trust and estate advisory services and financial planning; succession planning and employee retirement plan; and investment strategy consulting services to individuals, businesses, and foundations. In addition, its payment technology solution offers text-based mobile bill pay; interactive voice response; electronic payment concentration delivered to automated clearing house networks, money management, and credit card networks; walk-in payment processing for customers at retail pay agents; customer service payments made over a telephone; direct debit services; merchant services referral solutions; lockbox remittance processing for customers to make payments by mail; and tools for billing, reconciliation, bill reminders, and treasury services. The company was founded in 1868 and is headquartered in Leawood, Kansas.

Valuation Models

Price estimates from analyst targets and simple models.

1. Analyst consensus
$28.86
Mean price target
2. Current target
$27.58
Latest analyst target
3. DCF / Fair value
$36.45
Fallback: EPS × 15 (assumed fair P/E). No FCF data; use with …
Ratings
Current target
$27.58
Low
$27.00
High
$32.00
Mean
$28.86

Latest analyst rating changes

Date Action Analyst Rating Change Price Target
2026-04-30 main Piper Sandler Overweight → Overweight $30
2026-04-30 main Stephens & Co. Equal-Weight → Equal-Weight $28
2026-01-30 main Piper Sandler Overweight → Overweight $29
2026-01-29 main DA Davidson Neutral → Neutral $27
2025-10-31 main Piper Sandler Overweight → Overweight $26
2025-10-30 reit Raymond James Outperform → Outperform $26
2025-08-29 reit Raymond James Outperform → Outperform $28
2025-07-24 main Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Outperform → Outperform $29
2025-07-24 main DA Davidson Neutral → Neutral $26
2025-07-08 main Raymond James Outperform → Outperform $27
2025-06-30 init Hovde Group — → Market Perform $25
2025-04-23 reit Stephens & Co. Equal-Weight → Equal-Weight $26
2025-04-02 main Raymond James Outperform → Outperform $27
2025-02-25 main DA Davidson Neutral → Neutral $25
2025-02-24 reit Stephens & Co. Equal-Weight → Equal-Weight $26
2025-01-30 main DA Davidson Neutral → Neutral $25
2025-01-30 reit Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Outperform → Outperform $33
2025-01-30 main Piper Sandler Overweight → Overweight $28
2025-01-29 reit Stephens & Co. Equal-Weight → Equal-Weight $29
2024-12-04 main Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Outperform → Outperform $34
News
RSS: Latest BUSE news
Insider Transactions
Filed Date Insider Relationship Transaction Shares Price Value SEC
2026-05-15 CASSENS MICHAEL DAVID Director — 750 $26.11 $19,582
2026-05-12 BRADSHAW STANLEY J Director — 600 $25.99 $15,594
2026-05-01 FAUSS AMY Chief Technology Officer — 643 $0.00 $8,649
2026-05-01 JENSEN KAREN M. Director — 244 $0.00 $0
2026-05-01 BOWE MONICA L Officer — 463 $0.00 $3,150
2026-05-01 PHILLIPS SCOTT A Officer — 1,132 $0.00 $21,250
2026-05-01 WHITE TIFFANY B Director — 100 $0.00 $0
2026-05-01 JORSTAD CHIP S Officer — 667 $0.00 $8,723
2026-05-01 CHAN CHRISTOPHER H M Chief Financial Officer — 329 $0.00 $0
2026-05-01 HAMMOND THOMAS ANTHONY Officer — 121 $0.00 $0
Financials
Statement View
Amounts in millions (2 decimals, no suffix) • EPS per share (2 decimals) • Trend = period evolution • YoY Growth = previous period %
Line Item Trend 2025-12-31 2024-12-31 2023-12-31 2022-12-31
Total Revenue
719.58
+55.94%
461.44
+4.72%
440.67
-2.09%
450.05
Operating Revenue
719.58
+55.94%
461.44
+4.72%
440.67
-2.09%
450.05
Selling General And Administration
299.46
+65.24%
181.22
+7.71%
168.25
+3.17%
163.07
General And Administrative Expense
299.46
+65.24%
181.22
+7.71%
168.25
+3.17%
163.07
Salaries And Wages
289.06
+64.60%
175.62
+8.01%
162.60
+2.25%
159.02
Other Gand A
—
—
—
—
Reconciled Depreciation
30.20
+46.92%
20.56
-9.46%
22.70
-11.48%
25.65
Total Unusual Items
0.00
-100.00%
7.72
0.00
0.00
Total Unusual Items Excluding Goodwill
0.00
-100.00%
7.72
0.00
0.00
Net Income
135.26
+18.97%
113.69
-7.24%
122.56
-4.48%
128.31
Pretax Income
186.64
+21.75%
153.30
-0.39%
153.90
-4.84%
161.74
Net Interest Income
566.65
+76.11%
321.76
+0.72%
319.45
-1.23%
323.44
Interest Expense
324.25
+61.26%
201.07
+25.73%
159.92
+337.57%
36.55
Interest Income
890.90
+70.40%
522.83
+9.07%
479.37
+33.16%
359.99
Gain On Sale Of Security
-10.73
-75.78%
-6.10
-177.49%
-2.20
-3.09%
-2.13
Tax Provision
51.38
+29.70%
39.61
+26.40%
31.34
-6.24%
33.43
Tax Rate For Calcs
0.00
+6.53%
0.00
+26.66%
0.00
-1.29%
0.00
Tax Effect Of Unusual Items
0.00
-100.00%
2.00
0.00
0.00
Net Income Including Noncontrolling Interests
135.26
+18.97%
113.69
-7.24%
122.56
-4.48%
128.31
Net Income From Continuing Operation Net Minority Interest
135.26
+18.97%
113.69
-7.24%
122.56
-4.48%
128.31
Net Income From Continuing And Discontinued Operation
135.26
+18.97%
113.69
-7.24%
122.56
-4.48%
128.31
Net Income Continuous Operations
135.26
+18.97%
113.69
-7.24%
122.56
-4.48%
128.31
Normalized Income
135.26
+25.29%
107.96
-11.91%
122.56
-4.48%
128.31
Net Income Common Stockholders
135.26
+18.97%
113.69
-7.24%
122.56
-4.48%
128.31
Diluted EPS
1.47
-25.76%
1.98
-9.17%
2.18
-4.80%
2.29
Basic EPS
1.49
-25.87%
2.01
-9.05%
2.21
-4.74%
2.32
Basic Average Shares
90.78
+60.36%
56.61
+2.12%
55.43
+0.08%
55.39
Diluted Average Shares
92.01
+59.91%
57.54
+2.29%
56.26
+0.21%
56.14
Diluted NI Availto Com Stockholders
135.26
+18.97%
113.69
-7.24%
122.56
-4.48%
128.31
Amortization
16.61
+65.20%
10.06
-3.59%
10.43
-10.29%
11.63
Amortization Of Intangibles Income Statement
16.61
+65.20%
10.06
-3.59%
10.43
-10.29%
11.63
Depreciation Amortization Depletion Income Statement
16.61
+65.20%
10.06
-3.59%
10.43
-10.29%
11.63
Depreciation And Amortization In Income Statement
16.61
+65.20%
10.06
-3.59%
10.43
-10.29%
11.63
Insurance And Claims
10.40
+85.56%
5.60
-0.83%
5.65
+39.23%
4.06
Occupancy And Equipment
37.99
+48.72%
25.54
+2.28%
24.97
-6.73%
26.77
Other Non Interest Expense
107.33
+49.35%
71.87
-3.24%
74.27
-2.63%
76.28
Professional Expense And Contract Services Expense
18.81
+46.88%
12.80
+79.15%
7.15
+16.69%
6.12
Line Item Trend 2025-12-31 2024-12-31 2023-12-31 2021-12-31
Total Assets
18,104.74
+50.29%
12,046.72
-1.93%
12,283.42
—
Cash And Cash Equivalents
294.05
-57.85%
697.66
-3.05%
719.58
—
Cash Financial
181.04
+39.86%
129.44
-3.89%
134.68
—
Other Short Term Investments
2,182.55
+20.57%
1,810.22
-13.29%
2,087.57
—
Net PPE
223.65
+72.80%
129.43
-3.14%
133.62
—
Gross PPE
339.38
+43.02%
237.30
+1.63%
233.50
—
Accumulated Depreciation
-115.74
-7.29%
-107.88
-8.00%
-99.88
—
Land And Improvements
50.15
+17.81%
42.56
-1.19%
43.08
—
Buildings And Improvements
194.93
+49.73%
130.19
+1.45%
128.32
—
Machinery Furniture Equipment
64.11
+18.84%
53.95
+5.62%
51.08
—
Other Properties
30.20
+184.73%
10.61
-3.80%
11.03
—
Goodwill And Other Intangible Assets
480.73
+31.36%
365.98
+3.42%
353.86
—
Goodwill
383.28
+14.86%
333.69
+4.98%
317.87
—
Other Intangible Assets
97.45
+201.89%
32.28
-10.31%
35.99
—
Investments And Advances
2,923.85
+10.22%
2,652.71
-10.68%
2,970.01
—
Total Liabilities Net Minority Interest
15,635.75
+46.63%
10,663.45
-3.16%
11,011.43
—
Current Debt And Capital Lease Obligation
—
0.00
-100.00%
12.00
-32.12%
17.68
Current Debt
—
0.00
-100.00%
12.00
-32.12%
17.68
Other Current Borrowings
—
0.00
-100.00%
12.00
-32.12%
17.68
Long Term Debt And Capital Lease Obligation
323.13
+3.04%
313.58
-6.72%
336.18
—
Long Term Debt
284.31
-6.03%
302.54
-6.88%
324.88
—
Long Term Capital Lease Obligation
38.82
+251.63%
11.04
-2.37%
11.31
—
Stockholders Equity
2,468.98
+78.49%
1,383.27
+8.75%
1,271.98
—
Common Stock Equity
2,468.98
+78.49%
1,383.27
+8.75%
1,271.98
—
Capital Stock
0.09
+55.00%
0.06
+3.45%
0.06
—
Common Stock
0.09
+55.00%
0.06
+3.45%
0.06
—
Share Issued
92.69
+55.67%
59.55
+2.46%
58.12
—
Ordinary Shares Number
87.62
+54.01%
56.90
+2.99%
55.24
—
Treasury Shares Number
5.07
+91.30%
2.65
-7.75%
2.87
+7.11%
2.68
Additional Paid In Capital
2,375.51
+74.60%
1,360.53
+2.79%
1,323.60
—
Retained Earnings
336.71
+14.51%
294.05
+23.97%
237.20
—
Gains Losses Not Affecting Retained Earnings
-124.47
+39.88%
-207.04
+5.38%
-218.80
—
Treasury Stock
118.86
+84.74%
64.34
-8.18%
70.07
—
Other Equity Adjustments
-124.47
+39.88%
-207.04
+5.38%
-218.80
—
Total Equity Gross Minority Interest
2,468.98
+78.49%
1,383.27
+8.75%
1,271.98
—
Total Capitalization
2,753.29
+63.32%
1,685.81
+5.57%
1,596.86
—
Invested Capital
2,753.29
+63.32%
1,685.81
+5.57%
1,596.86
—
Total Debt
323.13
+3.04%
313.58
-6.72%
336.18
—
Net Debt
—
—
—
—
Capital Lease Obligations
38.82
+251.63%
11.04
-2.37%
11.31
—
Net Tangible Assets
1,988.25
+95.45%
1,017.29
+10.80%
918.12
—
Tangible Book Value
1,988.25
+95.45%
1,017.29
+10.80%
918.12
—
Available For Sale Securities
14.92
-5.96%
15.86
+61.66%
9.81
—
Cash Cash Equivalents And Federal Funds Sold
371.06
-50.37%
747.59
+3.03%
725.58
—
Held To Maturity Securities
726.38
-12.13%
826.63
-5.27%
872.63
—
Line Item Trend 2025-12-31 2024-12-31 2023-12-31 2022-12-31
Operating Cash Flow
192.57
+8.02%
178.27
+2.81%
173.39
+4.59%
165.79
Cash Flow From Continuing Operating Activities
192.57
+8.02%
178.27
+2.81%
173.39
+4.59%
165.79
Net Income From Continuing Operations
135.26
+18.97%
113.69
-7.24%
122.56
-4.48%
128.31
Depreciation Amortization Depletion
30.20
+46.92%
20.56
-9.46%
22.70
-11.48%
25.65
Depreciation
12.93
+36.02%
9.50
+0.16%
9.49
-9.48%
10.48
Amortization Cash Flow
17.28
+56.30%
11.05
-16.37%
13.22
-12.86%
15.17
Depreciation And Amortization
30.20
+46.92%
20.56
-9.46%
22.70
-11.48%
25.65
Amortization Of Intangibles
17.28
+56.30%
11.05
-16.37%
13.22
-12.86%
15.17
Other Non Cash Items
-1.59
-118.09%
8.81
+834.17%
-1.20
-104.92%
24.37
Pension And Employee Benefit Expense
—
—
—
—
Stock Based Compensation
17.12
+121.59%
7.73
+17.15%
6.59
-26.46%
8.97
Asset Impairment Charge
0.86
+35.32%
0.64
+530.69%
0.10
-90.19%
1.03
Deferred Tax
8.07
+483.38%
1.38
-77.23%
6.08
+20.11%
5.06
Deferred Income Tax
8.07
+483.38%
1.38
-77.23%
6.08
+20.11%
5.06
Operating Gains Losses
13.56
+623.55%
-2.59
-124.24%
-1.16
+59.03%
-2.82
Gain Loss On Investment Securities
15.24
+116.72%
7.03
+25017.86%
0.03
+156.00%
-0.05
Unrealized Gain Loss On Investment Securities
-4.52
-385.07%
-0.93
-142.88%
2.17
-0.55%
2.18
Gain Loss On Sale Of PPE
-0.00
+99.97%
-7.86
-1647.11%
-0.45
+45.45%
-0.82
Change In Working Capital
-43.61
-722.96%
7.00
+173.96%
-9.46
+83.49%
-57.31
Change In Other Working Capital
-6.09
-43.78%
-4.24
-7.43%
-3.94
-7.62%
-3.66
Change In Other Current Assets
-10.32
-152.24%
19.75
+210.42%
-17.89
+68.22%
-56.28
Change In Other Current Liabilities
-27.20
-219.35%
-8.52
-168.88%
12.37
+369.62%
2.63
Investing Cash Flow
1,097.56
+66.83%
657.90
+19.40%
550.99
+289.44%
-290.86
Cash Flow From Continuing Investing Activities
1,097.56
+66.83%
657.90
+19.40%
550.99
+289.44%
-290.86
Net PPE Purchase And Sale
-18.68
-346.62%
-4.18
+18.11%
-5.11
-1008.03%
-0.46
Purchase Of PPE
-19.62
-205.10%
-6.43
+32.55%
-9.53
-91.08%
-4.99
Sale Of PPE
0.94
-58.34%
2.25
-49.22%
4.42
-2.27%
4.53
Capital Expenditure
-19.62
-205.10%
-6.43
+32.55%
-9.53
-91.08%
-4.99
Capital Expenditure Reported
—
—
—
—
Net Investment Purchase And Sale
538.56
+61.61%
333.24
-29.82%
474.81
+82.09%
260.76
Purchase Of Investment
-547.20
-156.87%
-213.03
-1149.19%
-17.05
+94.22%
-294.90
Sale Of Investment
1,085.75
+98.76%
546.26
+11.06%
491.87
-11.48%
555.67
Net Business Purchase And Sale
385.80
+1999.39%
18.38
0.00
0.00
Net Other Investing Changes
3.02
+107.68%
-39.38
-345.49%
16.04
+269.80%
-9.45
Financing Cash Flow
-1,693.74
-97.38%
-858.09
-269.93%
-231.96
+52.06%
-483.86
Cash Flow From Continuing Financing Activities
-1,693.74
-97.38%
-858.09
-269.93%
-231.96
+52.06%
-483.86
Net Issuance Payments Of Debt
-100.33
-48.75%
-67.45
+80.79%
-351.05
-211.30%
315.42
Issuance Of Debt
100.00
0.00
0.00
-100.00%
98.09
Repayment Of Debt
—
-67.45
+80.79%
-351.05
-211.56%
-112.68
Long Term Debt Issuance
40.00
0.00
0.00
-100.00%
98.09
Long Term Debt Payments
-129.17
-310.72%
-31.45
-95.90%
-16.05
+85.75%
-112.68
Net Long Term Debt Issuance
-89.17
-183.54%
-31.45
-95.90%
-16.05
-10.08%
-14.58
Short Term Debt Issuance
60.00
—
—
—
Short Term Debt Payments
-71.16
-97.66%
-36.00
+89.25%
-335.00
—
Net Short Term Debt Issuance
-11.16
+69.01%
-36.00
+89.25%
-335.00
-201.52%
330.00
Net Common Stock Issuance
-69.86
0.00
+100.00%
-4.48
+54.78%
-9.91
Common Stock Payments
-69.86
0.00
+100.00%
-4.48
+54.78%
-9.91
Common Stock Dividend Paid
-90.99
-67.97%
-54.17
-2.06%
-53.08
-4.35%
-50.86
Cash Dividends Paid
-90.99
-67.97%
-54.17
-2.06%
-53.08
-4.35%
-50.86
Repurchase Of Capital Stock
-69.86
0.00
+100.00%
-4.48
+54.78%
-9.91
Proceeds From Stock Option Exercised
1.39
+46533.33%
-0.00
-133.33%
0.01
0.00
Net Other Financing Charges
-6.20
-227.11%
-1.90
-73.47%
-1.09
+14.34%
-1.28
Changes In Cash
-403.61
-1741.10%
-21.92
-104.45%
492.42
+180.87%
-608.93
Beginning Cash Position
697.66
-3.05%
719.58
+216.77%
227.16
-72.83%
836.10
End Cash Position
294.05
-57.85%
697.66
-3.05%
719.58
+216.77%
227.16
Free Cash Flow
172.95
+0.65%
171.84
+4.87%
163.86
+1.90%
160.80
Interest Paid Supplemental Data
320.01
+53.58%
208.36
+53.79%
135.48
+283.83%
35.30
Income Tax Paid Supplemental Data
20.91
+62.00%
12.91
-49.20%
25.41
-17.17%
30.68
Issuance Of Capital Stock
207.45
0.00
0.00
—
Net Preferred Stock Issuance
207.45
0.00
0.00
—
Preferred Stock Issuance
207.45
0.00
0.00
—
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