Macroeconomic conditionsmixed · 2 filings
“Increases were primarily attributable to Company-wide investments in technology enhancements, as well as inflation-driven price increases.”10-Q · Aug 6, 2026 ↗
First Busey Corporation
BUSE
Market read
First Busey Corporation's current read is isolated; its market group is not confirming.
No new filing conclusion is available. 0 of 12 group members are active now; 0 filing-linked outsiders are moving with the group, and 0 of 0 directly disclosed connections are confirming.
Company+0.4% todayVolume comparison unavailable
Market group0 of 12 activeRegional Banks · unavailable
Disclosed network0 of 0 confirmingRelationship data unavailable
What would change this read
Watch this read- BUSE's market-adjusted activity becomes unusual and at least one connected name confirms.
Invalidation: The isolated read changes if BUSE's group or a disclosed connection begins moving with it.
Research brief
The story so far
No new filing conclusion is available. 0 of 12 group members are active now; 0 filing-linked outsiders are moving with the group, and 0 of 0 directly disclosed connections are confirming.
Evidence that supports
No thresholded supportive filing evidence is available yet.
Evidence that challenges
No thresholded adverse filing evidence is available yet.
What would clarify the read
- BUSE's market-adjusted activity becomes unusual and at least one connected name confirms.
Company research
Understand the business, not just the ticker
Business model and earnings drivers
Use the company’s filings to identify the few operating, demand, cost, capital and regulatory variables that determine its earnings power.
Key research questions
- Which operating variable is changing?
- Is that change durable, cyclical or one-off?
- What evidence would disprove the current interpretation?
Annual periods4
Price observations327
Usable filing statements71
Verified relationships1
Evidence supporting the case
- Latest annual revenue changed +55.7% year over year.
Evidence challenging the case
- Net margin changed -5.8 percentage points in the latest annual period.
- Diluted shares increased 47.9% in the latest annual period.
Questions before a position
- P/E is 64% above the available filing-peer median; determine whether growth and quality justify the difference.
- EV/sales is 94% below the available filing-peer median; determine whether growth and quality justify the difference.
Longer-term price context
Price as of Sep 10, 2026
30.376m+22.1%12m+23.0%24m—
Annual trajectory
Reported annual revenue and per-share history. This is accounting history, not a forecast.
PeriodRevenueYoYDiluted EPSShare change
2022-12-31$450.2M———
2023-12-31$441.8M-1.9%—+0.2%
2024-12-31$462.3M+4.6%—+2.3%
2025-12-31$719.6M+55.7%—+47.9%
What management says matters
Persistent and emerging business drivers
Pricing and mixmixed · 2 filings
“Increases were primarily attributable to Company-wide investments in technology enhancements, as well as inflation-driven price increases.”10-Q · Aug 6, 2026 ↗
Restructuring and cost reductionspositive · 2 filings
“Growth in noninterest expense was primarily attributable to acquisition and restructuring expenses related to the CrossFirst acquisition, added costs for operating expenses for two banks from March 1, 2025, until the banks were merged on June 20, 2025, and in…”10-Q · Nov 6, 2025 ↗
Legal and regulatory exposurenegative · 1 filings
“Busey’s maximum exposure to loss related to its investments in these unconsolidated variable interest entities is limited to the carrying amount of the investments and previously recorded tax credits which remain subject to recapture by taxing authorities bas…”10-K · Feb 26, 2026 ↗
Valuation discipline
Descriptive valuation snapshot
Price/sales 3.6× · EV/sales 3.2×. Comparisons use only industry-matched filing peers.
Scenario scaffold
Scenarios are withheld for Financial Services until sector-specific earnings and capital metrics are available; generic revenue/P/S scaffolds would be misleading.
Price action
How the market is pricing the story
30.32+0.4% today
Jodie does not have enough daily observations to draw a useful short-term chart for this asset. The latest quoted price was checked 11 Sept, 12:10 GMT-4; this is a coverage limitation, not a flat-price conclusion.
Developments
No sourced recent-development timeline yet
Jodie has not returned a relevant primary source or news item for BUSE. This is an evidence-coverage gap, not a conclusion that nothing material happened.
Business and financial condition
Reported financial figures are not available yet
Jodie has not returned structured SEC XBRL fundamentals for this asset. This is a coverage limitation, not an assessment of the business or its financial health.
Filing analysis
No comparable filing assessment is available yet
Jodie has not yet found a suitable current-versus-prior filing comparison for BUSE. This does not mean the latest filing was neutral or immaterial.
Business ecosystem
The relationships behind BUSE
Customers, suppliers, partners and competitors named in company filings—not inferred from headlines.
Filing peers
Companies whose filings use similar operating language.
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What is moving around it
Live connections
BUSE is currently a Follower in the organic co-movement group Regional Banks. This group is discovered from market behaviour rather than assigned from an industry taxonomy. No verified filing-linked names are available yet.
Context history
Theme membership history
No durable theme membership has been observed for this name yet.