First Busey (BUSE)
Combines relationship banking, wealth management, and payment technology across regional markets.
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Provides commercial and consumer banking, wealth management, and payment technology through Busey Bank and FirsTech. Revenue centers on lending and deposit spreads, with fee income from advisory, treasury, and payment services across a multi-region franchise shaped by the CrossFirst acquisition.
Provides commercial and consumer banking through Busey Bank, including deposits, commercial and real estate lending, treasury management, cards, and branch services. Wealth Management adds investment management, brokerage, fiduciary, tax, philanthropic advisory, and farm-management services, while FirsTech handles bill payment, merchant processing, money movement, and lockbox services nationwide.
Combines local relationship teams with centralized product specialists, using a regional operating model to connect banking clients with wealth and payments capabilities. The CrossFirst integration broadened the franchise from its Midwest base into Texas, the Great Plains, Mountain West, and Florida.
Revenue is anchored in loan and investment spreads, supplemented by wealth and payment fees. The lending book is weighted toward commercial borrowers and commercial real estate, while deposit funding, credit quality, capital requirements, and bank and payments regulation shape operations.
Company facts
Target rangeAs of Sep 22, 2026
Latest analyst notes
| Date | Firm | Action | Prior | Current |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 30, 2026 | DA Davidson | Reiterate | Rating: —Target: $26 | Target: $31 |
| Jul 30, 2026 | Piper Sandler | Reiterate | Rating: —Target: $30 | Target: $35 |
| Jul 1, 2026 | Raymond James | Reiterate | Rating: —Target: $28 | Target: $32 |
| Apr 30, 2026 | Stephens | Target | Target: $27 | Target: $28 |
| Apr 30, 2026 | Piper Sandler | Reiterate | Rating: —Target: $29 | Target: $30 |
EPSReportedEstimate
RevenueReportedEstimate
Balance sheet, Jun 30, 2026Cash & short-term investments $665.4M · Total debt $464.2M · Total assets $18.19B · Shareholders' equity $2.38B
- Revenue
- $106.0M
- Operating income
- −$63.7M
- Net income
- $63.2M
HistoryDividendAnnual yield
| Institutions | 66.99% | 56.66M shares | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 260 holders · as of Jun 30, 2026 | |||
| Insiders | 3.86% | 3.27M shares | |
| 27 holders · as of Sep 16, 2026 | |||
| Other | 29.15% | 24.65M shares | |
| remainder | |||
84.58M company shares as of Sep 23, 2026 · institutions as of Jun 30, 2026 · holders as of their latest filing
Top shareholders13F · 13D/G · Form 4
| Holder | Stake | Shares | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
BlackRock, Inc.Institution | 9.24% | 7.81M | as of Jun 30, 2026 |
Dimensional Fund Advisors LPInstitution | 6.12% | 5.18M | as of Jun 30, 2026 |
Wellington Management Group LLPInstitution | 5.75% | 4.87M | as of Jun 30, 2026 |
Vanguard Capital Management LLCInstitution | 4.26% | 3.60M | as of Jun 30, 2026 |
State Street CorpInstitution | 4.10% | 3.47M | as of Jun 30, 2026 |
Insider tradesForm 4
| Date | Insider | Role | Shares | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 15, 2026 | Michael David Cassens | director | −1,441 | $30.45 |
| Aug 17, 2026 | Michael David Cassens | director | −1,441 | $31.08 |
| Jul 15, 2026 | Michael David Cassens | director | −1,441 | $29.34 |
| Jun 15, 2026 | Michael David Cassens | director | −6,278 | $28.99 |
| May 15, 2026 | Michael David Cassens | director | −750 | $26.11 |
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Compare
| Company | Price | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Busey | $29.85 | +0.45% | $2.51B | 10.7 | 11.2 | 2.7 | −1.9% |
| Commerce Bancshares | $55.82 | +0.25% | $8.12B | 13.5 | 12.7 | 3.7 | +11.9% |
| UMB Financial | $134.52 | +0.23% | $10.19B | 11.2 | 10.2 | 2.2 | +22.9% |
| Wintrust Financial | $145.22 | +0.36% | $9.76B | 11.5 | 11.0 | 2.2 | +10.1% |
| Old National Bancorp | $25.03 | −0.02% | $9.58B | 11.0 | 9.2 | 2.4 | +12.3% |
| Enterprise Financial Services | $60.33 | −0.10% | $2.19B | 12.0 | 10.7 | 2.2 | +30.9% |
| Texas Capital | $94.99 | +0.55% | $4.11B | 12.4 | 12.4 | 2.1 | +9.1% |
| Simmons First National | $23.15 | +2.88% | $3.26B | — | 10.6 | 5.7 | +69,452.9% |
| First Mid Bancshares | $49.08 | −0.27% | $1.31B | 12.2 | 10.3 | 2.9 | +26.7% |
| Median | 12.0 | 10.6 | 2.3 | +17.6% |