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First Busey Corporation Stock AnalysisComprehensive stock analysis for First Busey Corporation (BUSE) including live price, Snowflake performance metrics, financial statements, and investment research.Stock AnalysisBUSE
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First Busey Corporation

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First Busey Corporation

🇺🇸BUSE•NASDAQ
Market cap
$2.57B
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Mkt Cap
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Company Overview

Overview

What the company does, where it operates, and who runs it.

About First Busey Corporation

Industry
Banks - Regional
Sector
Financial Services
CEO
Van A. Dukeman CFA
Headquarters
100 West University Avenue, Champaign, IL, US
Industry
Banks - Regional
Sector
Financial Services
CEO
Van A. Dukeman CFA
Headquarters
100 West University Avenue, Champaign, IL, US
Description

First Busey Corporation operates as the bank holding company for Busey Bank that provides 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, FirsTech, and Wealth Management.

It offers customary types of demand and savings deposits; and commercial, agricultural, real estate construction, commercial and residential real estate, and consumer loans, as well as home equity lines of credit.

The company also provides money transfer, safe deposit, IRA, and other fiduciary services through banking center, ATM and technology-based networks.

In addition, it offers investment management, trust, estate advisory, and financial planning services, as well as business succession and employee retirement planning services; investment strategy consulting and fiduciary services; and security brokerage services.

Further, the company provides asset management, philanthropic advisory, tax preparation, and professional farm management services; and commercial depository services, such as cash management services.

Additionally, it offers payment technology solutions through its payment platform, such as walk-in payment processing for customers at retail pay agents; online bill payment solutions; customer service payments accepted over the telephone; mobile bill pay; direct debit services; electronic concentration of payments delivered to automated clearing house network; money management and credit card networks; and lockbox remittance processing to make payments by mail, as well as provides tools related to billing, reconciliation, bill reminders, and treasury services.

The company has 46 banking centers in Illinois; 8 in Missouri; 3 in southwest Florida; and 1 in Indianapolis, Indiana. First Busey Corporation was founded in 1868 and is headquartered in Champaign, Illinois.

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Financial Data

Stock Data

Price chart, volume, and trading data.

Fair Value

What FRC thinks it is worth vs. the current price.

FRC's fair value estimate for First Busey Corporation, and the rating behind it. BUSE last traded at $30.44, 10.9× trailing earnings — the estimate is read against that market price. FRC analysts run the firm's valuation model across the companies on this platform to estimate what each one is worth, rather than republishing a consensus average. Shows the current estimate, our rating, and when it was last revised. A free account covers 7 company valuations a month; a paid subscription is unlimited.

Financial Ratios

Profitability, returns, valuation, and leverage ratios.

Valuation, profitability, liquidity and leverage ratios for First Busey Corporation. Starting points for First Busey Corporation: P/E 10.9, EPS $2.59, beta 0.70 — an Banks - Regional name. P/E, P/B, EV/EBITDA, margins, return on equity, current ratio and debt coverage, each shown against the company's own history.

Dividend Analysis

Yield, payout ratio, and dividend coverage metrics.

Dividend history, yield and payout sustainability for First Busey Corporation. First Busey Corporation paid $1.03 per share over the last year — a 3.4% yield at the current $30.44 price. Per-share payments, yield over time, payout ratio and growth streak, with coverage measured against free cash flow.

Earnings Analysis

EPS history, beat rate, and upcoming earnings reports.

Reported vs. expected earnings history for First Busey Corporation. Trailing twelve-month EPS for First Busey Corporation stands at $2.59. EPS surprises by quarter, revenue against estimates, and the upcoming reporting date.

Financial Statements

Income statement, balance sheet, and cash flow statements.

Income statement, balance sheet and cash flow history for First Busey Corporation. First Busey Corporation has reported as a listed company since 1998. Annual and quarterly filings with period-over-period comparison, so you can trace how revenue, margins and cash generation have moved.

Peer Comparison

Comparables

List of peer companies in the same industry.

First Busey Corporation valued side by side against its closest peers. First Busey Corporation is measured against Banks - Regional peers within the Financial Services sector. Peer-relative multiples and operating metrics, so the valuation is read in the context of its own sector rather than in isolation.

Ownership & News

Institutional Ownership

Premium

Which funds and firms own the stock.

Which institutions hold First Busey Corporation, and how their positions are changing. At a $2.57B market value, institutional positions materially move First Busey Corporation's register. Top holders, position sizes, and quarter-over-quarter accumulation or distribution from regulatory filings. Included with FRC Premium.

Insider Trading

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Recent buying and selling by company executives.

Buying and selling by First Busey Corporation executives and directors. Shares of First Busey Corporation have traded between $18.40 and $28.30 over the past 52 weeks — context for the timing of the transactions below. Insider transactions as disclosed to regulators, with role, size and date — the clearest read on how the people running the company are positioned. Included with FRC Premium.

Senate Trading

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U.S. Senator disclosures filed under the STOCK Act.

U.S. Senate disclosures naming First Busey Corporation. First Busey Corporation is a $2.57B Financial Services company. Senators' reported transactions in this security, alongside the fundamentals — a signal most research platforms leave out entirely. Included with FRC Premium.

House Trading

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U.S. Representative disclosures filed under the STOCK Act.

U.S. House of Representatives disclosures naming First Busey Corporation. Representatives' reported transactions in this security, shown next to the company's fundamentals. Included with FRC Premium.

News

Latest headlines and market coverage.

Latest headlines and company announcements for First Busey Corporation. Coverage tracks First Busey Corporation within Banks - Regional (Financial Services). Press releases and market coverage, newest first.

Peer companies

  • BANR — Banner Corporation
  • CUBI — Customers Bancorp, Inc.
  • EFSC — Enterprise Financial Services Corp
  • FBNC — First Bancorp
  • FRME — First Merchants Corporation
  • HTH — Hilltop Holdings Inc.
  • NBTB — NBT Bancorp Inc.
  • NIC — Nicolet Bankshares, Inc.

More Banks - Regional companies

  • MPCB — Mountain Pacific Bancorp, Inc.
  • MRBK — Meridian Corporation
  • MSBB — Mercer Bancorp, Inc.
  • MSBC — Mission Bancorp
  • MSBI — Midland States Bancorp, Inc.
  • MSBIP — Midland States Bancorp, Inc.
  • MSWV — Main Street Financial Services Corp.
  • MTB — M&T Bank Corporation
  • MTFC — Minster Financial Corp.
  • MTPOF — Metropolitan Bank & Trust Company
  • MTPOY — Metropolitan Bank & Trust Company
  • MVBF — MVB Financial Corp.

ETFs holding First Busey Corporation

  • SMCP — SMART Mid Cap ETF (4.71%)
  • CSB — VictoryShares US Small Cap High Div Volatility Wtd ETF (1.36%)
  • TCV — Towle Value ETF (1.34%)
  • DGRS — WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Quality Dividend Growth Fund (1.24%)
  • SMDV — ProShares - Russell 2000 Dividend Growers ETF (1.06%)
  • QABA — First Trust NASDAQ ABA Community Bank Index Fund (1.03%)
  • KBE — State Street SPDR S&P Bank ETF (1.02%)
  • KRE — State Street SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF (0.58%)

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