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First Busey Corporation (BUSE)

Financial Services | Banks - Regional | Leawood, United States | NasdaqGS
26.98 USD +0.78 (2.977%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 26.96 -0.02 (-0.022%) ⇩ (April 17, 2026, 5:48 p.m. EDT)

Short-term: ★★★☆☆ | Long-term: ★★★★☆ | Dividends: ★★★★★
Hot Take | April 11, 2026, 3:12 p.m. EDT

First Busey Corporation (BUSE) shows a stable dividend yield with a consistent payout history, making it an attractive option for income-focused investors. The recent price movement has been relatively flat, with a slight uptick near the end of the observed period. While the short-term price forecast is modestly positive, the long-term fundamentals and dividend stability suggest a 'buy and hold' approach. The options activity hints at a potential for upward momentum, but caution is advised due to mixed signals.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.030241
MSTL0.030703
AutoARIMA0.031090
AutoETS0.031321

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 80%
H-stat 0.67
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.429
Excess Kurtosis -0.93
Attribute Value
Sector Financial Services
Ex Dividend Date 2026-04-23
Last Dividend Date 2026-01-22
Revenue per Share 7.938
Market Cap 2,326,416,384
Trailing P/E 18.35
Forward P/E 9.93
Beta 0.71
Profit Margins 20.28%
Website https://www.busey.com

As of April 11, 2026, 3:12 p.m. EDT: Options activity suggests a mixed sentiment. The calls for May 15 show higher open interest and volume on out-of-the-money strikes, indicating potential for upward movement. However, puts for April 17 show elevated implied volatility, suggesting caution or bearish sentiment. The overall options data does not strongly indicate a clear direction, but there's a hint of speculation around potential price increases, especially with the May 15 expiration.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
1.06% 4.47% 4.61% 4.54%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-01-23 0.26 1.056481
2025-10-24 0.25 1.075613
2025-07-18 0.25 1.047631
2025-04-17 0.25 1.292332
2025-01-24 0.25 1.141672
2024-10-18 0.24 0.975037
2024-07-19 0.24 0.947939
2024-04-18 0.24 1.180831
2024-01-18 0.24 1.131296
2023-10-19 0.24 1.364264
2023-07-20 0.24 1.196168
2023-04-20 0.24 1.420091
2023-01-19 0.24 1.143556
2022-10-20 0.23 1.134998
2022-07-21 0.23 1.100584
2022-04-21 0.23 1.109228
2022-01-20 0.23 0.987750
2021-10-21 0.23 1.050601
2021-07-22 0.23 1.225094
2021-04-22 0.23 1.141144
2021-01-21 0.23 1.235967
2020-10-22 0.22 1.465683
2020-07-23 0.22 1.551349
2020-04-23 0.22 1.725504
2020-01-23 0.22 1.049010
2019-10-17 0.21 1.091628
2019-07-18 0.21 1.060880
2019-04-17 0.21 1.075755
2019-01-24 0.21 1.080797
2018-10-18 0.20 0.921682
2018-07-19 0.20 0.835144
2018-04-19 0.20 0.894315
2018-01-25 0.20 0.861951
2017-10-19 0.18 0.772564
2017-07-19 0.18 0.868275
2017-04-19 0.18 0.874324
2017-01-25 0.18 0.821342
2016-10-19 0.17 1.041167
2016-07-20 0.17 1.072879
2016-04-20 0.17 1.154317
2016-01-20 0.17 1.287201
2015-10-21 0.17 1.251909
2015-07-22 0.15 1.106235
2015-04-22 0.15 1.128427
2015-01-21 0.15 1.235151
2014-10-15 0.15 1.287927
2014-07-16 0.15 1.349834
2014-04-15 0.15 1.344935
2014-01-22 0.12 1.046801
2013-10-23 0.12 1.184698
2013-07-17 0.12 1.289827
2013-04-17 0.12 1.477209
2012-12-20 0.24 2.619901
2012-10-17 0.12 1.356865
2012-07-18 0.12 1.331966
2012-04-18 0.12 1.449368
2012-01-18 0.12 1.273869
2011-10-19 0.12 1.365063
2011-07-20 0.12 1.293910
2011-04-19 0.12 1.311262
2011-01-19 0.12 1.459401
2010-10-22 0.12 1.480960
2010-07-23 0.12 1.484118
2010-04-23 0.12 1.322155
2010-01-29 0.12 1.992829
2009-10-23 0.12 1.668143
2009-07-17 0.24 2.296339
2009-04-24 0.24 1.792466
2009-01-23 0.60 3.197494
2008-10-17 0.60 2.178756
2008-07-18 0.60 2.658103
2008-04-18 0.60 1.891210
2008-01-17 0.60 2.182945
2007-10-19 0.54 1.729438
2007-07-13 0.54 1.809230
2007-04-13 0.54 1.780584
2007-01-19 0.69 1.968559
2006-10-13 0.48 1.384019
2006-07-14 0.48 1.661155
2006-04-13 0.48 1.616405
2006-01-12 0.48 1.622877
2005-10-14 0.42 1.574983
2005-07-15 0.42 1.540806
2005-04-15 0.42 1.637140
2005-01-13 0.42 1.503803
2004-10-15 0.39 1.506149
2004-07-16 0.38 1.476593
2004-04-16 0.38 1.517881
2004-01-15 0.38 1.551193
2003-10-17 0.34 1.422341
2003-07-11 0.34 1.473303
2003-04-11 0.34 1.632187
2003-01-16 0.34 1.630210
2002-10-10 0.30 1.527476
2002-07-12 0.30 1.628488
2002-04-12 0.30 1.597784
2002-01-17 0.30 1.707916
2001-10-12 0.26 1.581659
2001-07-13 0.26 1.406278
2001-04-12 0.26 1.531359
2001-01-19 0.26 1.564614
2000-10-13 0.24 1.593834
2000-07-14 0.24 1.515872
2000-04-14 0.24 1.458829
2000-01-13 0.24 1.373773
1999-10-15 0.22 1.241106
1999-07-16 0.20 1.061315
1999-04-16 0.20 1.332406
1999-01-14 0.20 1.395365
1998-10-16 0.20 1.329108
Additional Data
dividendRate 1.04
dividendYield 3.85
exDividendDate 2026-04-24
trailingAnnualDividendRate 1.0
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.03816794
lastDividendValue 0.26
lastDividendDate 2026-01-23
dividendDate 2026-01-30

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.35646057
Address1 11,440 Tomahawk Creek Parkway
All Time High 72.21
All Time Low 9.0
Ask 27.03
Ask Size 5
Audit Risk 3
Average Analyst Rating 2.3 - Buy
Average Daily Volume10 Day 518,530
Average Daily Volume3 Month 655,424
Average Volume 655,424
Average Volume10Days 518,530
Beta 0.71
Bid 26.86
Bid Size 5
Board Risk 5
Book Value 28.177
City Leawood
Compensation Risk 2
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 26.98
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,774,915,200
Day High 27.195
Day Low 26.4516
Display Name First Busey
Dividend Date 1,769,731,200
Dividend Rate 1.04
Dividend Yield 3.85
Earnings Growth 0.269
Earnings Quarterly Growth 1.162
Earnings Timestamp 1,777,406,400
Earnings Timestamp End 1,777,406,400
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,777,406,400
Ebitda Margins 0.0
Enterprise To Revenue 3.804
Enterprise Value 2,536,887,552
Eps Current Year 2.55571
Eps Forward 2.71571
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 1.47
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,776,988,800
Exchange NMS
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 25.743
Fifty Day Average Change 1.2369995
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.04805188
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 35.646057
Fifty Two Week High 27.65
Fifty Two Week High Change -0.6700001
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.024231467
Fifty Two Week Low 19.55
Fifty Two Week Low Change 7.4300003
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.3800512
Fifty Two Week Range 19.55 - 27.65
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 907,680,600,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 4.04
Float Shares 83,431,955
Forward Eps 2.71571
Forward P E 9.934787
Full Exchange Name NasdaqGS
Full Time Employees 1,880
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,775,001,600
Gross Margins 0.0
Gross Profits 666,841,024
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.06474
Held Percent Institutions 0.64362997
Implied Shares Outstanding 86,227,450
Industry Banks - Regional
Industry Disp Banks - Regional
Industry Key banks-regional
Ir Website http://ir.busey.com/CorporateProfile.aspx?iid=100703
Is Earnings Date Estimate 0
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,769,126,400
Last Dividend Value 0.26
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Last Split Date 1,441,670,400
Last Split Factor 1:3
Long Business Summary 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.
Long Name First Busey Corporation
Market us_market
Market Cap 2,326,416,384
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_372741
Most Recent Quarter 1,767,139,200
Net Income To Common 125,386,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 2,304,655,935
Number Of Analyst Opinions 7
Open 26.52
Operating Cashflow 192,571,008
Operating Margins 0.17586
Overall Risk 3
Payout Ratio 0.6803
Peg Ratio 1.91
Phone 217 365 4544
Post Market Change -0.021799088
Post Market Change Percent -0.08079721
Post Market Price 26.9582
Post Market Time 1,776,462,488
Previous Close 26.2
Price Eps Current Year 10.556753
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 0.9575185
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 3.488712
Profit Margins 0.20284
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key buy
Recommendation Mean 2.28571
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.779999
Regular Market Change Percent 2.97709
Regular Market Day High 27.195
Regular Market Day Low 26.4516
Regular Market Day Range 26.4516 - 27.195
Regular Market Open 26.52
Regular Market Previous Close 26.2
Regular Market Price 26.98
Regular Market Time 1,776,456,001
Regular Market Volume 629,099
Return On Assets 0.00897
Return On Equity 0.07022
Revenue Growth 0.705
Revenue Per Share 7.938
Sand P52 Week Change 0.38150132
Sector Financial Services
Sector Disp Financial Services
Sector Key financial-services
Share Holder Rights Risk 2
Shares Outstanding 85,420,902
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0358
Shares Short 3,060,065
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,772,150,400
Shares Short Prior Month 2,130,210
Short Name First Busey Corporation
Short Percent Of Float 0.0369
Short Ratio 4.69
Source Interval 15
State KS
Symbol BUSE
Target High Price 30.0
Target Low Price 26.0
Target Mean Price 28.0
Target Median Price 28.0
Total Cash 321,739,008
Total Cash Per Share 3.731
Total Debt 532,209,984
Total Revenue 666,841,024
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 1.0
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.03816794
Trailing Eps 1.47
Trailing P E 18.35374
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 24.3017
Two Hundred Day Average Change 2.678299
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.11021035
Type Disp Equity
Volume 629,099
Website https://www.busey.com
Zip 66,211