Investors can expect a company’s stock to rise or fall based on the buying and selling of stock by its insiders. First Busey Corp shares valued at $112,500 were purchased by Jensen Karen M on Jun 13 ’25. At $22.50 per share, Jensen Karen M acquired 5,000 shares. The insider’s holdings grew to 81,068 shares worth approximately $1.82 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, BRADSHAW STANLEY J purchased 1,000 shares, netting a total of over 22,400 in proceeds. Following the buying of shares at $22.40 each, the insider now holds 492,769 shares.
Before that, CAPLE STEVEN W had added 3,300 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $73,887, the Director bought First Busey Corp shares for $22.39 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings increased to 3,300 shares, worth approximately $0.19 million.
As published in a research note from Stephens on October 14, 2024, First Busey Corp [BUSE] has been rated down from an Overweight to an Equal-weight. Analysts at Raymond James upgraded the stock from ‘”a Mkt perform”‘ to ‘”an Outperform”‘ outlook in a report released in late January. As of April 09, 2020, Stephens has increased its “an Equal-weight” rating to a “an Overweight” for BUSE. Earlier on February 03, 2020, DA Davidson downgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Neutral” for BUSE stock which previously was a “a Buy”.
Analyzing BUSE Stock Performance
On last trading session,, First Busey Corp [NASDAQ: BUSE] rose 1.08% to $22.48. The stock’s lowest price that day was $22.145, but it reached a high of $22.66 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -1.10%. Over the course of the year, First Busey Corp shares have dropped approximately -4.62%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $25.60 on 02/07/25 and a 52-week low of $18.40 on 04/07/25.
Support And Resistance Levels for First Busey Corp (BUSE)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 22.20, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 21.91. In the upper region, resistance lies at 22.71. The next price resistance is at 22.94. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 53.24 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.
Is First Busey Corp subject to short interest?
Stocks of First Busey Corp saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-05-30 dropping by 86150.0 shares to 1.48 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-04-30 was 1.57 million shares. A decline of -5.82% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 3.39 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 3.39.
Which companies own the most shares of First Busey Corp (BUSE)?
In terms of First Busey Corp share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 27.5 in the next 12 months, up nearly 23.65% from the previous closing price of $22.24. Analysts anticipate First Busey Corp stock to reach 32 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 26. In spite of this, 2 analysts ranked First Busey Corp stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On January 09, 2020, B. Riley FBR assigned a price target of “a Buy” to the stock and upgraded coverage with a $29.
