First Busey Corporation (BUSE) Stock Analysis
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Financial Services · Banks - Regional
Hold if already holding. Not a fresh buy at $26.21, but acceptable to hold if already in. Reasons: Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining; V7 low-quality RISK_OFF penalty: -0.5 (Q=5.5).
First Busey Corporation is a $18.10 billion Midwest community bank holding company operating 79 banking centers across Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, and Florida, with a primary focus on commercial banking, wealth management, and payment processing through its FirsTech subsidiary.
Hold if already holding. Not a fresh buy at $26.21, but acceptable to hold if already in. Reasons: Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining; V7 low-quality RISK_OFF penalty: -0.5 (Q=5.5). Chart setup: RSI 56 mid-range, Bollinger mid-band. Maintain position. Not compelling to add more. Score 6.3/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 7/9 gates (positive momentum, clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, news events none recent, earnings proximity 70d clear, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on favorable risk/reward ratio. Suitability: aggressive.
Recent Developments — First Busey Corporation
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- Scott Phillips Purchases 5,000 Shares of First Busey (NASDAQ:BUSE) Stock - MarketBeat — MarketBeat positive
- First Busey: Preferred Stock Offers A Very Attractive Yield (NASDAQ:BUSE) - Seeking Alpha — Seeking Alpha positive
- First Busey (BUSE) Could Be a Great Choice - Yahoo Finance — Yahoo Finance positive
- Piper Sandler Maintains Overweight on First Busey, Raises Price Target to $30 — benzinga Apr 30, 2026 positive
- Stephens & Co. Maintains Equal-Weight on First Busey, Raises Price Target to $28 — benzinga Apr 30, 2026 positive
Generated 2026-05-20T21:06:21Z.
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Hold if already holding. Not a fresh buy at $26.21, but acceptable to hold if already in. Reasons: Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining; V7 low-quality RISK_OFF penalty: -0.5 (Q=5.5). Chart setup: RSI 56 mid-range, Bollinger mid-band. Maintain position. Not compelling to add more. Target $26.49 (+1.1%), stop $25.15 (−4.2%), A.R:R -1.0:1. Score 6.3/10, moderate confidence.
Take-profit target: $26.49 (+1.1% upside). Target $26.49 (+1.1%), stop $25.15 (−4.2%), A.R:R -1.0:1. Stop-loss: $25.15.
Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining; V7 low-quality RISK_OFF penalty: -0.5 (Q=5.5).
First Busey Corporation trades at a P/E of 10.8 (forward 9.7). TrendMatrix value score: 7.7/10. Verdict: Hold.
14 analysts cover BUSE with a consensus score of 3.9/5. Average price target: $29.
What does First Busey Corporation do?First Busey Corporation is a $18.10 billion Midwest community bank holding company operating 79 banking centers across...
First Busey Corporation is a $18.10 billion Midwest community bank holding company operating 79 banking centers across Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, and Florida, with a primary focus on commercial banking, wealth management, and payment processing through its FirsTech subsidiary.