Analyzing First Busey Corp (BUSE) After Recent Trading Activity

Roman Campbell

In a filing, First Busey Corp revealed its Director Cassens Michael David unloaded Company’s shares for reported $19028.0 on Dec 15 ’25. In the deal valued at $25.37 per share,750 shares were sold. As a result of this transaction, Cassens Michael David now holds 140,781 shares worth roughly $3.47 million.

Then, Maddox Mike bought 1,000 shares, generating $25,519 in total proceeds. Upon buying the shares at $25.52, the President now owns 40,280 shares.

Before that, Cassens Michael David sold 750 shares. First Busey Corp shares valued at $17,190 were divested by the Director at a price of $22.92 per share. As a result of the transaction, Cassens Michael David now holds 141,531 shares, worth roughly $3.49 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 Monday, First Busey Corp [NASDAQ:BUSE] saw its stock fall -1.36% to $24.66. Over the last five days, the stock has lost -2.30%. First Busey Corp shares have risen nearly 1.57% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have risen 4.62% over the past one year. While a 52-week high of $25.62 was reached on 12/17/25, 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 24.44, which if violated will result in even more drops to 24.22. On the upside, there is a resistance level at 25.07. A further resistance level may holdings at 25.48.

How much short interest is there in First Busey Corp?

A steep rise in short interest was recorded in First Busey Corp stocks on 2025-11-28, growing by 29638.0 shares to a total of 1.95 million shares. Yahoo Finance data shows the prior-month short interest on 2025-10-31 was 1.92 million shares. There was a rise of 1.52%, which implies that there is a positive sentiment for the stock.

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