The buying and selling of stock by a company’s insider give investors a sense that the stock will rise or fall in the future. First Busey Corp shares valued at $19,028 were sold by Cassens Michael David on Dec 15 ’25. At $25.37 per share, Cassens Michael David sold 750 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 140,781 shares worth approximately $3.41 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Maddox Mike purchased 1,000 shares, netting a total of over 25,519 in proceeds. Following the buying of shares at $25.52 each, the insider now holds 40,280 shares.
Before that, Cassens Michael David had sold 750 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $17,190, the Director traded First Busey Corp shares for $22.92 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 750 shares, worth approximately $3.43 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] rose 2.11% to $24.2. The stock’s lowest price that day was $23.71, but it reached a high of $24.22 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 1.04%. Over the course of the year, First Busey Corp shares have jumped approximately 10.20%.
Is First Busey Corp subject to short interest?
Stocks of First Busey Corp saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-12-31 dropping by -0.39 million shares to 1.55 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-11-28 was 1.95 million shares. A decline of -25.33% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 3.23 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 3.23.
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 16.03% from the previous closing price of $23.7. Analysts anticipate First Busey Corp stock to reach 32 by 2026, with the lowest price target being 26. In spite of this, 2 analysts ranked First Busey Corp stock as Buy at the end of 2026.
