First Busey Corporation (BUSE): Price and Financial Metrics
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BUSE POWR Grades
- BUSE scores best on the Stability dimension, with a Stability rank ahead of 97.64% of US stocks.
- BUSE's strongest trending metric is Growth; it's been moving up over the last 177 days.
- BUSE ranks lowest in Quality; there it ranks in the 24th percentile.
BUSE Stock Summary
- With a one year PEG ratio of 1,163.37, FIRST BUSEY CORP is expected to have a higher PEG ratio (a measure of how expensive a stock is relative to its expected earnings growth) than 97.6% of US stocks.
- BUSE's equity multiplier -- a measure of assets relative to shareholders'equity -- is greater than that of 91.6% of US stocks.
- In terms of volatility of its share price, BUSE is more volatile than just 5.54% of stocks we're observing.
- Stocks that are quantitatively similar to BUSE, based on their financial statements, market capitalization, and price volatility, are WTFC, SAL, SPFI, LCNB, and LBAI.
- Visit BUSE's SEC page to see the company's official filings. To visit the company's web site, go to www.busey.com.
BUSE Valuation Summary
- BUSE's price/sales ratio is 3; this is 150% higher than that of the median Financial Services stock.
- Over the past 243 months, BUSE's price/earnings ratio has gone down 7.6.
Below are key valuation metrics over time for BUSE.
Stock | Date | P/S | P/B | P/E | EV/EBIT |
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BUSE | 2023-01-23 | 3.0 | 1.2 | 10.7 | 10.1 |
BUSE | 2023-01-20 | 3.0 | 1.2 | 10.7 | 10.1 |
BUSE | 2023-01-19 | 3.0 | 1.2 | 10.7 | 10.1 |
BUSE | 2023-01-18 | 3.0 | 1.2 | 10.7 | 10.1 |
BUSE | 2023-01-17 | 3.1 | 1.2 | 11.1 | 10.4 |
BUSE | 2023-01-13 | 3.2 | 1.2 | 11.1 | 10.4 |
BUSE Growth Metrics
- Its 3 year cash and equivalents growth rate is now at 45.04%.
- Its 5 year cash and equivalents growth rate is now at -21.99%.
- Its 5 year revenue growth rate is now at 57.32%.

The table below shows BUSE's growth in key financial areas (numbers in millions of US dollars).
Date | Revenue | Operating Cash Flow | Net Income to Common Stock |
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2022-09-30 | 436.582 | 177.534 | 123.85 |
2022-06-30 | 427.591 | 153.429 | 114.13 |
2022-03-31 | 421.55 | 158.98 | 114.072 |
2021-12-31 | 418.603 | 162.012 | 123.449 |
2021-09-30 | 408.564 | 170.381 | 121.868 |
2021-06-30 | 399.17 | 196.834 | 126.756 |
BUSE's Quality Factors
The “Quality” component of the POWR Ratings focuses on 31 different factors of a companies fundamentals and operational strength. Here are some key insights as we drill into the specifics of these quality attributes.- BUSE has a Quality Grade of C, ranking ahead of 31.08% of graded US stocks.
- BUSE's asset turnover comes in at 0.035 -- ranking 280th of 428 Banking stocks.
- FCNCA, BANR, and BCOR are the stocks whose asset turnover ratios are most correlated with BUSE.
The table below shows BUSE's key quality metrics over time.
Period | Asset Turnover | Gross Margin | ROIC |
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2021-09-30 | 0.035 | 1 | 0.014 |
2021-06-30 | 0.036 | 1 | 0.015 |
2021-03-31 | 0.036 | 1 | 0.016 |
2020-12-31 | 0.035 | 1 | 0.013 |
2020-09-30 | 0.036 | 1 | 0.013 |
2020-06-30 | 0.037 | 1 | 0.013 |
BUSE Price Target
For more insight on analysts targets of BUSE, see our BUSE price target page. And for a list of of all stocks sorted by upside potential based on analyst target price, see our Top Price Target page.
Average Price Target | $27.83 | Average Broker Recommendation | 1.57 (Moderate Buy) |
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BUSE Price/Volume Stats
Current price | $22.85 | 52-week high | $28.84 |
Prev. close | $22.53 | 52-week low | $21.66 |
Day low | $22.30 | Volume | 194,800 |
Day high | $22.91 | Avg. volume | 131,528 |
50-day MA | $24.91 | Dividend yield | 4.2% |
200-day MA | $23.98 | Market Cap | 1.26B |
First Busey Corporation (BUSE) Company Bio
First Busey Corporation offers retail and commercial banking products and services to individual, corporate, institutional, and governmental customers in Illinois, Florida, and Indiana. The company was founded in 1868 and is based in Champaign, Illinois.
Latest BUSE News From Around the Web
Below are the latest news stories about FIRST BUSEY CORP that investors may wish to consider to help them evaluate BUSE as an investment opportunity.
First Busey (BUSE) Lags Q4 Earnings and Revenue EstimatesFirst Busey (BUSE) delivered earnings and revenue surprises of -12.16% and 1.83%, respectively, for the quarter ended December 2022. Do the numbers hold clues to what lies ahead for the stock? |
First Busey Announces 2022 Fourth Quarter EarningsFirst Busey Reports Fourth Quarter Net Income of $34.4 million and diluted EPS of $0.61CHAMPAIGN, Ill., Jan. 24, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- First Busey Corporation (Nasdaq: BUSE) Message from our Chairman & CEO Fourth Quarter 2022 Highlights: Adjusted quarterly net income1 of $36.3 million and adjusted diluted EPS1 of $0.65Net interest margin1 of 3.24% reflects a 24-basis point increase over prior quarterCore loan growth1 of $56.2 million, representing a 2.90% annualized growth rateNon-performing |
4 Stocks to Watch That Recently Raised Their DividendsFranco-Nevada Corporation (FNV), Mercantile Bank Corporation (MBWM), Apogee Enterprises (APOG) and First Busey Corporation (BUSE) recently hiked dividends. |
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First Busey (BUSE) Earnings Expected to Grow: What to Know Ahead of Q4 ReleaseFirst Busey (BUSE) possesses the right combination of the two key ingredients for a likely earnings beat in its upcoming report. Get prepared with the key expectations. |
BUSE Price Returns
1-mo | -7.16% |
3-mo | -10.19% |
6-mo | -5.77% |
1-year | -13.03% |
3-year | -0.60% |
5-year | -11.93% |
YTD | -6.63% |
2022 | -5.49% |
2021 | 30.66% |
2020 | -17.89% |
2019 | 15.79% |
2018 | -15.89% |
BUSE Dividends
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