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 $67,050 were purchased by BRADSHAW STANLEY J on Jul 31 ’25. At $22.35 per share, BRADSHAW STANLEY J acquired 3,000 shares. The insider’s holdings grew to 498,568 shares worth approximately $11.09 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Jensen Karen M purchased 2,500 shares, netting a total of over 58,125 in proceeds. Following the buying of shares at $23.25 each, the insider now holds 83,568 shares.
Before that, BRADSHAW STANLEY J had added 2,500 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $58,125, the Director bought First Busey Corp shares for $23.25 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings increased to 2,500 shares, worth approximately $11.02 million.
As published in their initiating research note from Piper Sandler on July 01, 2025, First Busey Corp [BUSE] has been an Overweight and the price target has been revised to $30. Analysts at Hovde Group started covering the stock with ‘”a Market perform”‘ outlook in a report released in late June. As of October 14, 2024, Stephens has decreased its “an Overweight” rating to a “an Equal-weight” for BUSE. Earlier on January 31, 2022, Raymond James upgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “an Outperform” for BUSE stock which previously was a “a Mkt perform”.
Analyzing BUSE Stock Performance
On last trading session, First Busey Corp [NASDAQ: BUSE] plunged -0.71% to $22.25. The stock’s lowest price that day was $22.17, but it reached a high of $22.435 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -1.64%. Over the course of the year, First Busey Corp shares have dropped approximately -13.05%.
Is First Busey Corp subject to short interest?
Stocks of First Busey Corp saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-07-15 dropping by -0.12 million shares to 1.42 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-06-13 was 1.54 million shares. A decline of -8.77% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 2.3 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 2.3.
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 22.71% from the previous closing price of $22.41. 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.
