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First Busey Corporation (BUSE)

Financial Services | Banks - Regional | Leawood, United States | NasdaqGS
29.43 USD +0.17 (0.581%) ⇧ (Oct. 16, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 29.43

Short-term:★★⯪☆☆Long-term:★★⯪☆☆Dividends:★★★☆☆
Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 4:46 a.m. EDT

First Busey presents a classic value trap candidate where the math looks attractive but the trend warns of caution. The stock trades at a reasonable multiple of book value with a healthy 3.5% yield, yet the price history tells a story of stagnation rather than growth. Over the last nine years, the share price has barely moved, and the most recent annual performance was negative, signaling that the market has already priced in the lack of expansion. While the company recently beat earnings estimates, the broader revenue trajectory remains flat, and the departure of a board member adds a layer of governance uncertainty. The options market is quietly betting on a sideways grind, with traders eyeing the $30 ceiling but ignoring the potential for a deeper pullback. For investors seeking capital appreciation, the lack of multi-year momentum makes this a difficult setup; however, the dividend provides a floor that makes it suitable only for defensive portfolios willing to accept low growth.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
MSTL ✓0.036020
AutoARIMA0.040046
AutoTheta0.040200
AutoETS0.040206

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL

Forecast Reliability
Score 50%
H-stat 5.56
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.712
Excess Kurtosis -0.57
Attribute Value
Sector Financial Services
Ex Dividend Date 2026-07-23
Last Dividend Date 2026-07-23
Revenue per Share 8.975
Market Cap 2,430,240,000
Trailing P/E 12.16
Forward P/E 10.74
Beta 0.74
Profit Margins 29.51%
Website https://www.busey.com

As of Oct. 10, 2026, 4:46 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for a range-bound scenario with heavy interest in the $30 strike calls across multiple expirations, suggesting a bullish bias toward testing resistance. However, the October expiration shows a distinct lack of out-of-the-money volume, indicating limited appetite for a rapid breakout. Put activity is sparse and evenly distributed, offering minimal downside protection but confirming that fear is not currently driving the market.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.87% 3.99% 4.18% 4.10%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-07-24 0.26 0.871022
2026-04-24 0.26 0.993125
2026-01-23 0.26 1.056481
2025-10-24 0.25 1.064736
2025-07-18 0.25 1.025851
2025-04-17 0.25 1.252505
2025-01-24 0.25 1.092657
2024-10-18 0.24 0.923077
2024-07-19 0.24 0.889218
2024-04-18 0.24 1.097896
2024-01-18 0.24 1.040312
2023-10-19 0.24 1.241593
2023-07-20 0.24 1.075269
2023-04-20 0.24 1.263158
2023-01-19 0.24 1.004604
2022-10-20 0.23 0.987124
2022-07-21 0.23 0.948063
2022-04-21 0.23 0.946502
2022-01-20 0.23 0.835149
2021-10-21 0.23 0.881226
2021-07-22 0.23 1.018601
2021-04-22 0.23 0.939543
2021-01-21 0.23 1.008330
2020-10-22 0.22 1.184069
2020-07-23 0.22 1.238042
2020-04-23 0.22 1.359703
2020-01-23 0.22 0.815419
2019-10-17 0.21 0.841683
2019-07-18 0.21 0.811124
2019-04-17 0.21 0.815851
2019-01-24 0.21 0.813008
2018-10-18 0.20 0.687758
2018-07-19 0.20 0.619003
2018-04-19 0.20 0.658762
2018-01-25 0.20 0.630716
2017-10-19 0.18 0.561798
2017-07-19 0.18 0.627834
2017-04-19 0.18 0.628272
2017-01-25 0.18 0.586510
2016-10-19 0.17 0.739130
2016-07-20 0.17 0.755892
2016-04-20 0.17 0.807217
2016-01-20 0.17 0.892857
2015-10-21 0.17 0.860759
2015-07-22 0.15 0.754148
2015-04-22 0.15 0.763359
2015-01-21 0.15 0.829187
2014-10-15 0.15 0.857633
2014-07-16 0.15 0.891266
2014-04-15 0.15 0.880282
2014-01-22 0.12 0.679117
2013-10-23 0.12 0.763359
2013-07-17 0.12 0.824742
2013-04-17 0.12 0.936768
2012-12-20 0.24 1.646091
2012-10-17 0.12 0.838574
2012-07-18 0.12 0.816327
2012-04-18 0.12 0.881057
2012-01-18 0.12 0.767754
2011-10-19 0.12 0.816327
2011-07-20 0.12 0.767754
2011-04-19 0.12 0.772201
2011-01-19 0.12 0.852878
2010-10-22 0.12 0.858369
2010-07-23 0.12 0.852878
2010-04-23 0.12 0.753296
2010-01-29 0.12 1.126761
2009-10-23 0.12 0.932401
2009-07-17 0.24 1.271860
2009-04-24 0.24 0.980392
2009-01-23 0.60 1.731602
2008-10-17 0.60 1.159420
2008-07-18 0.60 1.398601
2008-04-18 0.60 0.980873
2008-01-17 0.60 1.121076
2007-10-19 0.54 0.878906
2007-07-13 0.54 0.911854
2007-04-13 0.54 0.889328
2007-01-19 0.69 0.974576
2006-10-13 0.48 0.678541
2006-07-14 0.48 0.808898
2006-04-13 0.48 0.780869
2006-01-12 0.48 0.777832
2005-10-14 0.42 0.749064
2005-07-15 0.42 0.727273
2005-04-15 0.42 0.767123
2005-01-13 0.42 0.699301
2004-10-15 0.39 0.695559
2004-07-16 0.38 0.677120
2004-04-16 0.38 0.691412
2004-01-15 0.38 0.701625
2003-10-17 0.34 0.638858
2003-07-11 0.34 0.657640
2003-04-11 0.34 0.723712
2003-01-16 0.34 0.717602
2002-10-10 0.30 0.667557
2002-07-12 0.30 0.706880
2002-04-12 0.30 0.688705
2002-01-17 0.30 0.730994
2001-10-12 0.26 0.671835
2001-07-13 0.26 0.593336
2001-04-12 0.26 0.642292
2001-01-19 0.26 0.652038
2000-10-13 0.24 0.659794
2000-07-14 0.24 0.623377
2000-04-14 0.24 0.596273
2000-01-13 0.24 0.558140
1999-10-15 0.22 0.501425
1999-07-16 0.20 0.426667
1999-04-16 0.20 0.533333
1999-01-14 0.20 0.555556
1998-10-16 0.20 0.526316
Additional Data
dividendRate 1.04
dividendYield 3.54
exDividendDate 2026-07-24
trailingAnnualDividendRate 1.02
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.034859877
lastDividendValue 0.26
lastDividendDate 2026-07-24
dividendDate 2026-07-31

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.26363242
Address1 11,440 Tomahawk Creek Parkway
All Time High 72.21
All Time Low 9.0
Ask 37.7
Ask Size 2
Audit Risk 3
Average Analyst Rating 2.4 - Buy
Average Daily Volume10 Day 721,750
Average Daily Volume3 Month 764,637
Average Volume 764,637
Average Volume10Days 721,750
Beta 0.743
Bid 21.53
Bid Size 2
Board Risk 6
Book Value 28.647
City Leawood
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 2
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 29.43
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,790,726,400
Day High 29.96
Day Low 29.365
Display Name First Busey
Dividend Date 1,785,456,000
Dividend Rate 1.04
Dividend Yield 3.54
Earnings Growth 0.327
Earnings Quarterly Growth 0.333
Earnings Timestamp 1,793,131,200
Earnings Timestamp End 1,793,131,200
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,793,131,200
Ebitda Margins 0.0
Enterprise To Revenue 2.854
Enterprise Value 2,234,129,920
Eps Current Year 2.69143
Eps Forward 2.74
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 2.42
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,784,851,200
Exchange NMS
Exchange Data Delayed By 15
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 30.0824
Fifty Day Average Change -0.65239906
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.021687068
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 26.363241
Fifty Two Week High 31.7
Fifty Two Week High Change -2.2700005
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.07160885
Fifty Two Week Low 22.12
Fifty Two Week Low Change 7.3099995
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.33047011
Fifty Two Week Range 22.12 - 31.7
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 907,680,600,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 3.97
Float Shares 79,560,420
Forward Eps 2.74
Forward P E 10.740876
Full Exchange Name NasdaqGS
Full Time Employees 1,833
Fullday Change 0.17000008
Fullday Change Percent 0.5809982
Fullday Price 29.43
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,790,812,800
Gross Margins 0.0
Gross Profits 782,878,016
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.04281
Held Percent Institutions 0.69004995
Implied Shares Outstanding 82,576,956
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 1,784,851,200
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 2,430,240,000
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_372741
Most Recent Quarter 1,782,777,600
Net Income To Common 212,104,992
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 2,447,580,975
Number Of Analyst Opinions 7
Open 29.37
Operating Cashflow 227,696,992
Operating Margins 0.47087002
Overall Risk 3
Payout Ratio 0.42150003
Peg Ratio 1.91
Phone 217 365 4544
Post Market Change 0.0
Post Market Change Percent 0.0
Post Market Price 29.43
Post Market Time 1,792,180,857
Previous Close 29.26
Price Eps Current Year 10.934708
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 1.0273328
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 3.1042385
Profit Margins 0.29507
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key buy
Recommendation Mean 2.42857
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.17
Regular Market Change Percent 0.580998
Regular Market Day High 29.96
Regular Market Day Low 29.365
Regular Market Day Range 29.365 - 29.96
Regular Market Open 29.37
Regular Market Previous Close 29.26
Regular Market Price 29.43
Regular Market Time 1,792,180,801
Regular Market Volume 728,789
Return On Assets 0.01245
Return On Equity 0.09634
Revenue Growth -0.009
Revenue Per Share 8.975
Sand P52 Week Change 0.13723719
Sector Financial Services
Sector Disp Financial Services
Sector Key financial-services
Share Holder Rights Risk 3
Shares Outstanding 82,576,956
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.060300004
Shares Short 4,977,109
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,788,134,400
Shares Short Prior Month 3,835,080
Short Name First Busey Corporation
Short Percent Of Float 0.0622
Short Ratio 6.32
Source Interval 15
State KS
Symbol BUSE
Target High Price 35.0
Target Low Price 30.0
Target Mean Price 32.42857
Target Median Price 33.0
Total Cash 704,849,984
Total Cash Per Share 8.536
Total Debt 508,740,000
Total Revenue 782,878,016
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 1.02
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.034859877
Trailing Eps 2.42
Trailing P E 12.161157
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 27.63765
Two Hundred Day Average Change 1.7923508
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.06485178
Type Disp Equity
Volume 728,789
Website https://www.busey.com
Zip 66,211