First Busey stock
BUSENASDAQFirst Busey Corporation, Financial ServicesISIN US3193832041
64Score 64 out of 100, Neutral
Price and trend
57 / 100
Price history
+25% in one yearThe chart shows daily closes over 20 years, adjusted for stock splits and without dividends. Click into the chart to set a price alert at that price.
Above the 200-day line: the price is 2.7% above it.
Since August 2025 the 50-day line has been above the 200-day line; the trend has turned up.
Normal: the price is neither overheated nor sold off (RSI 35).
The price is 8.5% below its 52-week high. Largest decline in 20 years: 87% (February 2007 to November 2009).
Chart figures for advanced users
- SMA 50$29.65
- Average price of the last 50 trading days, shows the short-term trend.
- SMA 200$28.11
- Average price of the last 200 trading days, shows the long-term trend.
- RSI (14)35
- Relative strength over the last 14 days on a scale from 0 to 100. Above 70 the price counts as overheated, below 30 as sharply fallen.
- MACDbelow the signal line
- Compares a fast and a slow price average. Above its signal line momentum is rising, below it momentum is fading.
- Support$22.17
- The lowest closing price of the last twelve months.
- Resistance$31.58
- The highest closing price of the last twelve months.
Snapshot
Computed from the data by fixed rules, no AI
- First Busey Corporation belongs to the Banks (Regional) industry (United States) and, with a market value of $2.57B, is number 225 of 420 companies in its industry on MEQIRI.
- In fiscal 2025 it reported revenue of $719.58M (up 55.9% year on year) and earnings of $135.26M (up 19%).
- For fiscal 2026, analysts expect on average revenue of $782.58M (up 8.8%) and adjusted earnings per share of $2.48.
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- MEQIRI Score 64 out of 100 (Neutral): rank 614 of 975 in Financial Services, median 68.
- The P/E is 11.2 (Banks (Regional) median 12.2, own median of recent years 12.2).
- Our model puts fair value at $32.00, with the price 10% below it.
In plain words
The numbers on this page in plain words, written by an AI
Strengths
- Reliable dividendNo dividend cut for 17 years.
- Consistently profitableProfit in all 10 fiscal years from 2016 to 2025.Fundamentals 78
- Growing faster than its industryRevenue up 12.4% a year since 2020, Banks (Regional) median 7.5%.Growth 62
Weaknesses
- DilutionShare count up 63% since 2020.Capital allocation 36
- Margin fallingOperating margin 25.9%, average of the prior years 34.9% (to 2024).Profitability 47
Its standout strengths are stability and fundamentals, while profitability and capital allocation hold the score back.
Daily figure as of 13 Nov 2026
How the score is calculatedScore overview
The fundamentals are strong overall.
Score history
The full history of up to 20 years comes with MEQIRI Pro.
See plansCrash risk low
How well MEQIRI warnsOne of the 30% with the lowest crash risk among smaller stocks.
From 2016 to 2025, 14 in 100 such stocks fell 30% or more within a year, against a group average of 23 in 100.
What lowers it
- calm price action
- solid fundamentals
Valuation
Valuation signal
Modestly undervaluedIn our model the price counts as cheap below $26.66 and expensive above $40.00 (uncertainty low, based on the price swings of the past year).
The two parts of the fair value come to $32.45 (excess return model) and $31.55 (industry comparison), and the gap between them shows how uncertain the estimate is. The price is below both.
Calculated with a cost of equity of 8.8%. At 9.8% the fair value would be $29.29, at 7.8% it would be $36.05.
Valuation metrics
Half from the excess return model, half from earnings times the industry P/E (12.2).
Calculate with your own assumptionsCompany performance
This shows several years of history with an automatic assessment.
Revenue
In the twelve months to 30 Sep 2026, revenue rose 12.5% on the twelve months before. Revenue has grown solidly since 2006, at about 11% per year.
Margins
- Operating margin
- Net margin
In fiscal 2025: operating 26%, net 19%. Banks and insurers have no gross margin, and their net margin is not comparable with other industries. The score leaves both out. Last 12 months: net 32%.
Debt & balance sheet
latest quarterFor banks and insurers, deposits and liabilities are the business. Debt to equity and the current ratio say little here, and the score does not rate them.
Earnings
- Next earnings
- 26 Jan 2027in 74 days
- Last reported
- 27 Oct 2026EPS reported $0.63 (expected $0.67)below expectations
Analyst estimates
Earnings estimates have barely changed since 15 Oct 2026.
- Earnings per share
- $2.48−2.7%
- Revenue
- $782.58M−0.4%
- Earnings per share
- $2.67−2.6%
- Revenue
- $792.02M−1.2%
MEQIRI has stored the estimates since 15 Oct 2026. Until 30 days are available, the card shows the change since that day. Mean estimate according to Financial Modeling Prep. No price target and no recommendation.
Insiders
Open-market purchases and sales by executives, board members and major holders
No open-market purchases in the last 6 months. One insider sold, $374,490 in total.
Sales say less than purchases: many insiders sell on a fixed plan, for taxes or to diversify.
Partial trades from one filing are shown in one row, with the average price.
Source: Form 4 filings with the US Securities and Exchange Commission. Grants, option exercises, gifts and tax withholdings are hidden. Not a recommendation to buy.
What happened at First Busey
The key events of the last six months from our own data. A click takes you to the matching card.
Sector comparison
975 rated companies in Financial Services
- This company
- 64
- Sector median
- 68
Categories against the sector median
The median is the middle value: half of the companies in the sector lie above it, half below. Categories with too few comparable companies are left out.
Competitors in Banks (Regional)
The next larger and next smaller companies by market value
- NBT BancorpNBTB $2.73B70
- Bank of HawaiiBOH $2.73B65
- FB FinancialFBK $2.73B68
- First BancorpFBNC $2.68B63
- First MerchantsFRME $2.57B60
- Beacon FinancialBBT $2.56B65
- BannerBANR $2.52B65
- Merchants BancorpMBIN $2.46B76
ETFs that hold First Busey
Held by 15 ETFs on Xetra. Shown per index: the ETF with the largest weight.
| ETF | Weight | Cost | Fund size |
|---|---|---|---|
| Avantis Global Small Cap Value UCITS ETFAVWS | 0.15% | 0.39% | €1.49B |
| WisdomTree US Equity Income UCITS ETF EUR Hedged AccWTDY | 0.08% | 0.35% | €204.34M |
| State Street SPDR Russell 2000 U.S. Small Cap UCITS ETF (Acc)ZPRR | 0.08% | 0.30% | €4.28B |
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| WisdomTree US High Dividend UCITS ETF AccWTD9 | 0.08% | 0.29% | €182.46M |
| Xtrackers Russell 2000 UCITS ETF 1CXRS2 | 0.08% | 0.30% | €2.22B |
| L&G Russell 2000 US Small Cap Quality UCITS ETFETLZ | 0.07% | 0.30% | €185.82M |
| State Street SPDR MSCI USA Small Cap Value Weighted UCITS ETFZPRV | 0.06% | 0.30% | €964.08M |
| Invesco Global Buyback Achievers UCITS ETFBBCK | 0.04% | 0.39% | €190.04M |
Holdings as reported by the funds via FMP, excluding swap ETFs (their holdings are only collateral).
Data status and sources
- Score
- Daily value of 13 Nov 2026, recalculated nightly
- Price
- Closing price of 12 Nov 2026
- Latest annual report
- Fiscal year 2025, period end 31 Dec 2025
- Source
- Financial statements, ratios and prices from Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), based on the company's reports. MEQIRI calculates the score and fair value from them.
Mandatory disclosures for this rating
- ; time horizon around 12 months
- Rated Neutral, published since 7 Nov 2026 (in the score history since 24 Oct 2026)
- Valuation signal Fairly valued since 7 Nov 2026
- End-of-day prices, metrics cached for up to 24 hours
- Score and fair value are estimates from a disclosed model. They are not facts and not a price target.
- Produced by SSM Ventures UG (haftungsbeschränkt), responsible person Sven Brostmeyer, Managing Director, automatically according to the disclosed model.
- Not investment advice. Losses up to and including a total loss are possible. Personal circumstances are not considered.