First Busey Corp’s recent filing unveils that its Director Jensen Karen M acquired Company’s shares for reported $0.11 million on Jun 13 ’25. In the deal valued at $22.50 per share,5,000 shares were bought. As a result of this transaction, Jensen Karen M now holds 81,068 shares worth roughly $1.92 million.
Then, BRADSHAW STANLEY J bought 1,000 shares, generating $22,400 in total proceeds. Upon buying the shares at $22.40, the Director now owns 492,769 shares.
Before that, CAPLE STEVEN W bought 3,300 shares. First Busey Corp shares valued at $73,887 were divested by the Director at a price of $22.39 per share. As a result of the transaction, CAPLE STEVEN W now holds 8,344 shares, worth roughly $0.2 million.
Piper Sandler initiated its First Busey Corp [BUSE] rating to an Overweight in a research note published on July 01, 2025; the price target was $30. A number of analysts have revised their coverage, including Hovde Group’s analysts, who began to cover the stock in late June with a ‘”a Market perform”‘ rating. Stephens also remained covering BUSE and has decreased its forecast on October 14, 2024 with a “an Equal-weight” recommendation from previously “an Overweight” rating. Raymond James revised its rating on January 31, 2022. It rated BUSE as “an Outperform” which previously was an “a Mkt perform”.
Price Performance Review of BUSE
On Tuesday, First Busey Corp [NASDAQ:BUSE] saw its stock fall -3.03% to $23.68. Over the last five days, the stock has lost -2.55%. First Busey Corp shares have fallen nearly -6.66% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have risen 0.47% over the past one year. While a 52-week high of $28.97 was reached on 02/07/25, a 52-week low of $18.40 was recorded on 04/07/25.
Levels Of Support And Resistance For BUSE Stock
The 24-hour chart illustrates a support level at 23.41, which if violated will result in even more drops to 23.14. On the upside, there is a resistance level at 24.19. A further resistance level may holdings at 24.70.
How much short interest is there in First Busey Corp?
A steep rise in short interest was recorded in First Busey Corp stocks on 2025-06-13, dropping by -0.15 million shares to a total of 1.54 million shares. Yahoo Finance data shows the prior-month short interest on 2025-05-15 was 1.69 million shares. There was a decline of -9.43%, which implies that there is a negative sentiment for the stock.
