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First Busey Corporation

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Sector
Financial Services · Banks - Regional
Headquarters
Leawood, KS 66211
Website
busey.com

Price · as of 2025

$30.66

Market cap 2.65B

Valuation

MetricValueUpside
IC Value$21.27-31%
P/E15.96
P/B0.87
P/S2.07
EV/EBITDA12.06
PEG
P/TBV1.09

Valuation history

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Annual price and model valuations for BUSE, USD per share
YearPriceAIICGraham-DoddGraham Formula
2011$8.38$18.63
2012$8.55$26.72
2013$11.84$24.69
2014$13.03$22.82
2015$13.72$25.94
2016$20.91$21.96
2017$22.69$233.63
2018$19.31$48.59
2019$15.91$33.11
2020$21.17$47.75
2021$22.32$29.00
2022$19.36$33.29
2023$21.38$38.52
2024$21.18$36.87
2025$24.22$10.44

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        About First Busey Corporation

        First Busey Corporation operates as the parent entity for Busey Bank, delivering a comprehensive suite of banking and financial services throughout the United States. Its diverse clientele includes individual consumers, corporate entities, institutional clients, and governmental organizations. The company's operations are strategically divided into three key segments: Banking, FirsTech, and Wealth Management. The core banking division offers a variety of demand and savings deposit accounts, alongside an extensive range of loan products. These encompass commercial, agricultural, real estate (including construction, commercial, and residential), and consumer loans, in addition to home equity lines of credit. Complementing these are services such as money transfers, safe deposit boxes, and IRA administration, all accessible via its network of physical banking centers, ATMs, and digital platforms. Through its Wealth Management arm, First Busey provides sophisticated services including investment management, trust and estate advisory, and financial planning. This segment also specializes in business succession planning, employee retirement programs, investment strategy consulting, fiduciary services, and securities brokerage. Further enhancing its offerings, the corporation delivers asset management, philanthropic advisory, tax preparation, and professional farm management services, as well as commercial depository solutions like cash management. A distinct focus is FirsTech, which provides advanced payment technology solutions. Its platform supports a broad spectrum of payment methods, from walk-in processing at retail agents to online bill payment, telephone-based customer service payments, and mobile bill pay. FirsTech also facilitates direct debits, electronic payment aggregation via the automated clearing house (ACH) network, money management, credit card network services, and lockbox remittance processing for mailed payments. Additionally, it offers tools for billing, reconciliation, payment reminders, and treasury management. First Busey Corporation maintains a significant presence with 46 banking centers located in Illinois, 8 in Missouri, 3 in southwest Florida, and 1 in Indianapolis, Indiana. The company was established in 1868 and its primary corporate office is situated in Champaign, Illinois.

        CEO
        Van A. Dukeman
        Employees
        1.91K
        Beta
        0.71

        Peer comparison

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        Peer comparison for BUSE: basic info, valuation models, ratios, profitability, leverage, growth, cash flow, dividends, enterprise value, and Altman Z-score.
        Basic InfoIC ValuationCore ValuationProfitabilityLeverage & LiquidityGrowthCash FlowDividendsEnterprise ValueRisk
        TickerCompany NamePriceMarket CapValueUpsideP/EP/BP/SEV/EBITDAPEGP/TBVGross MarginOperating MarginNet MarginROEROICROADebt/EquityInterest CoverageCurrent RatioQuick RatioNet Debt/EBITDAEPS GrowthSales GrowthFCF GrowthFCF YieldOp Cash Flow RatioCash ROICDividend YieldDividend PayoutShareholder YieldEV/EBITEV/FCFEV/SalesAltman Z-Score
        BUSEFirst Busey Corporation$30.662.65B$10.44-66%15.960.872.0712.061.0963.88%17.88%12.96%7.02%10.01%0.90%0.200.580.070.071.51-25.76%57.56%0.65%8.01%0.0512.79%4.21%67.30%7.45%13.2314.272.36-0.04
        BANRBanner Corporation$70.642.4B$42.46-40%38.821.022.438.46249.291.2779.04%29.45%23.84%2.75%10.00%0.31%0.191.110.020.020.7515.57%-0.95%-11.27%12.46%0.0212.56%3.39%131.80%5.15%8.858.622.61-0.76
        CUBICustomers Bancorp, Inc.$82.722.8B$75.32-9%9.871.051.5610.9745.281.0551.59%21.97%15.84%11.34%40.24%0.95%0.810.510.010.014.6721.81%3.94%317.81%15.08%0.0355.62%0.49%4.80%7.18%12.4111.562.73-0.51
        EFSCEnterprise Financial Serv…$66.882.42B$78.14+17%9.680.962.147.7097.401.2268.43%31.10%22.07%10.42%10.83%1.22%0.251.0827.2035.581.039.94%12.03%-24.34%9.31%25.309.76%2.51%24.30%3.23%7.9112.362.460.28
        FBNCFirst Bancorp$64.872.68B$29.93-54%19.651.324.020.3943.041.8870.11%26.56%20.45%7.16%-16.27%0.89%0.050.910.240.24-0.4745.65%2.32%15.55%9.12%0.02-28.19%1.71%33.60%1.75%0.420.310.11-0.39
        FRMEFirst Merchants Corporati…$43.372.72B$57.99+34%9.220.841.985.5266.891.2060.96%24.67%21.52%9.47%12.33%1.21%0.410.670.200.203.1713.78%-0.32%6.55%13.61%0.0415.48%4.07%37.50%6.32%6.145.611.52-0.12
        HTHHilltop Holdings Inc.$39.782.28B$13.54-66%13.091.001.33-0.4225.311.1478.42%13.60%10.19%7.60%-134.91%1.03%0.430.640.240.63-1.2951.72%5.45%-135.64%-4.39%-0.0274.58%2.09%27.40%10.59%-0.451.04-0.060.07
        NBTBNBT Bancorp Inc.$53.222.77B$55.84+5%11.451.022.238.6391.611.4072.14%25.30%19.51%9.89%9.51%1.14%0.171.051.601.600.5912.50%10.36%23.80%11.30%1.5912.30%3.75%42.90%4.27%9.489.502.400.29
        NICNicolet Bankshares, Inc.$174.173.01B$125.33-28%14.801.774.035.8468.842.5569.47%33.83%27.27%12.40%151.27%1.68%0.111.145079.455427.76-2.6021.49%6.39%27.48%6.70%104.80150.02%0.84%12.40%11.56%6.317.902.141.37
        OZKBank OZK$51.605.63B$40.20-22%6.570.771.674.871344.090.8655.43%33.30%25.50%12.09%14.55%1.81%0.080.870.800.000.440.49%1.15%-0.96%15.57%0.2214.88%4.53%29.80%7.61%5.537.051.840.35
        SYBTStock Yards Bancorp, Inc.$84.802.5B$59.03-30%13.091.713.2511.8259.212.1469.18%31.56%24.83%13.90%15.51%1.52%0.421.070.020.012.0222.11%12.69%15.78%8.39%0.0217.04%2.02%26.50%4.36%12.3414.283.89-0.63

        Disclaimer: Information on this page is provided for educational purposes only and does not constitute investment advice. Upside computed as ($21.27 ÷ $30.66) − 1 = -30.63% (IC, example).