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In the latest session, First Busey Corp (NASDAQ: BUSE) closed at $23.08 down -0.30% from its previous closing price of $23.15. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.30 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.39 million shares were traded. BUSE stock price reached its highest trading level at $23.17 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $22.84.
Ratios:
For a deeper understanding of First Busey Corp’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.19 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.13.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of. The stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, Piper Sandler on July 01, 2025, initiated with a Overweight rating and assigned the stock a target price of $30.
Insider Transactions:
Additionally, insider trades can be beneficial to investors who want to learn what the management thinks about stock prices in the future. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Sep 12 ’25 when Jensen Karen M bought 3,000 shares for $24.60 per share. The transaction valued at 73,800 led to the insider holds 86,798 shares of the business.
Maddox Mike bought 10,000 shares of BUSE for $255,162 on Sep 04 ’25. The President now owns 31,780 shares after completing the transaction at $25.52 per share. On Sep 05 ’25, another insider, Maddox Mike, who serves as the President of the company, bought 8,420 shares for $25.44 each. As a result, the insider paid 214,205 and bolstered with 39,280 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, BUSE now has a Market Capitalization of 2137581952 and an Enterprise Value of 1781257216. As of this moment, First’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 20.62, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 8.82. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.54 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.85. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 3.573.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for BUSE is 0.78, which has changed by -0.061232746 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.17342639 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, BUSE has reached a high of $28.30, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $18.40. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -2.66%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 0.25%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, BUSE has traded an average of 530.68K shares per day and 652200 over the past ten days. A total of 89.10M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 84.96M. Insiders hold about 4.61% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 60.83% stake in the company. Shares short for BUSE as of 1757894400 were 1201491 with a Short Ratio of 2.26, compared to 1755216000 on 1223542. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 1201491 and a Short% of Float of 1.39.
Dividends & Splits
According to the company, the forward annual dividend rate for BUSE is 0.99, from 0.98 in the trailing year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.042332616. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 4.05. The current Payout Ratio is 48.59% for BUSE, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-07-18 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-07-18. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2015-09-08 when the company split stock in a 1:3 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
The dynamic stock of First Busey Corp (BUSE) is currently being evaluated by a team of 7.0 analysts, each contributing to its current rating.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.64, with high estimates of $0.66 and low estimates of $0.61.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $2.5 and $2.4 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $2.47. EPS for the following year is $2.65, with 7.0 analysts recommending between $2.65 and $2.63.
Revenue Estimates
A total of 6 analysts believe the company’s revenue will be $196.06M this quarter.It ranges from a high estimate of $197.2M to a low estimate of $195M. As of. The current estimate, First Busey Corp’s year-ago sales were $117.69MFor the next quarter, 6 analysts are estimating revenue of $197.52M. There is a high estimate of $198.8M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $196M.
A total of 6 analysts have provided revenue estimates for BUSE’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $729.6M, while the lowest revenue estimate was $716.8M, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $724.13M. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $460.67MBased on 6 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $806.31M in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $814.4M and the low estimate is $796.55M.
