First Busey Corporation and CrossFirst Bankshares, Inc. have received shareholder approval for their proposed merger, which is expected to close in the first or second quarter of 2025. The combined entity will create a premier full-service commercial bank with significant scale and enhanced financial capabilities.
First Busey Corporation Class A Common Stock (BUSE)
First Busey Corporation is a financial holding company whose subsidiaries provide retail and commercial banking services, remittance processing, and offer financial products and services with banking centers in Illinois, Missouri, Florida, and Indiana. The company's operations are managed through three operating segments consisting of Banking, FirsTech, and Wealth Management. The banking segment generates a vast majority of its revenue.
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The chart shows the growth of an initial investment of $10,000 in First Busey Corporation Class A Common Stock, comparing it to the performance of the S&P 500 index.
All prices have been adjusted for splits and dividends.
Returns By Period
First Busey Corporation Class A Common Stock (BUSE) has returned 7.47% so far this year and 36.08% over the past 12 months. Looking at the last ten years, BUSE has achieved an annualized return of 2.33%, underperforming the Benchmark (SPY), which averaged 12.23% per year.
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Monthly Returns
The table below presents the monthly returns of First Busey Corporation Class A Common Stock (BUSE) with color gradation from worst to best to easily spot seasonal factors.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3.44% | 2.26% | 1.57% | 0.99% | ||||||||
| 2025 | 2.27% | 1.78% | -9.96% | -2.85% | 6.40% | 3.88% | -2.87% | 12.22% | -5.20% | -2.78% | 5.23% | 2.10% |
| 2024 | -4.31% | -2.37% | 5.16% | -7.69% | -0.13% | 5.44% | 14.05% | -1.42% | -2.84% | -6.36% | 9.25% | -11.26% |
| 2023 | -3.40% | 1.39% | -15.74% | -10.66% | 2.52% | 6.74% | 8.63% | -6.48% | -5.65% | 3.71% | 9.71% | 15.28% |
| 2022 | 1.49% | -0.18% | -7.28% | -12.50% | 4.18% | -1.80% | 8.88% | -7.18% | -4.97% | 18.54% | -0.99% | -4.89% |
| 2021 | -4.92% | 9.47% | 10.23% | -1.85% | 6.31% | -8.46% | -5.18% | 0.64% | 3.40% | 2.70% | 0.31% | 1.69% |
| 2020 | -7.58% | -13.04% | -22.05% | 12.59% | 0.11% | 4.66% | -8.16% | 3.52% | -9.82% | 13.22% | 9.34% | 6.52% |
| 2019 | 1.89% | 7.93% | -9.63% | 5.34% | -4.74% | 6.79% | 1.43% | -8.96% | 3.95% | 4.15% | 0.04% | 2.69% |
| 2018 | 2.96% | -4.17% | 0.34% | -0.20% | 8.48% | -1.77% | 0.03% | 0.79% | -3.18% | -10.46% | 2.43% | -15.32% |
| 2017 | -5.77% | 5.10% | -6.67% | 1.84% | -5.52% | 2.91% | -0.88% | -2.20% | 8.29% | -0.77% | 1.47% | -5.94% |
| 2016 | 0.10% | 8.56% | -2.91% | 6.07% | 3.32% | -3.00% | 2.94% | 18.50% | 11.40% |
Performance Indicators
The charts below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for First Busey Corporation Class A Common Stock (BUSE) and compare them to a Benchmark (SPY). These indicators evaluate an investment's returns against its associated risks.
Sharpe ratio
Sortino ratio
Omega ratio
Calmar ratio
Martin ratio
sharpe ratio
The Sharpe ratio helps investors understand how much return they're getting for the level of risk taken. A higher Sharpe ratio indicates better risk-adjusted performance, meaning more reward for each unit of risk.
These values reflect how efficiently the investment has delivered returns relative to its volatility over different time periods. All figures are annualized and based on daily total returns.
The chart below shows the rolling Sharpe ratio of BUSE compared to the benchmark. This view highlights how the investment's risk-adjusted performance has changed over time.
Volatility Chart
The current First Busey Corporation Class A Common Stock volatility is 1.21%, representing the standart deviation of percentage change in the investments's value, either up or down over the past month. The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.
Drawdowns Chart
The Drawdowns chart displays portfolio losses from any high point along the way. It shows the maximum percentage drop from a peak to a trough over a specified period, indicating the risk of significant losses.
Although chart shows positive values, it represents the percentage drop from the peak, so a value of 10% means the portfolio has dropped 10% from its highest point.
Income Statement
The income statement provides a summary of a company's revenues, expenses, and profits over a specific period. It shows how much money the company earned (revenues) and how much it spent (expenses), leading to the net income or profit. This statement is crucial for understanding a company's financial performance and profitability.
| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liabilities And Equity (USD) | 18.10B | 12.05B | 12.28B | 12.34B | 12.86B | 10.54B | 9.70B | 7.70B | 7.86B | 5.43B | 4.00B | 3.67B | 3.54B | 3.62B | 3.40B |
| Equity Attributable To Parent (USD) | 2.47B | 1.38B | 1.27B | 1.15B | 1.32B | 1.27B | 1.22B | 994.96M | 935.00M | 594.31M | 373.19M | 433.64M | 415.36M | 408.80M | 409.27M |
| Equity Attributable To Noncontrolling Interest (USD) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Equity (USD) | 2.47B | 1.38B | 1.27B | 1.15B | 1.32B | 1.27B | 1.22B | 994.96M | 935.00M | 594.31M | 373.19M | 433.64M | 415.36M | 408.80M | 409.27M |
| Long-term Debt (USD) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 50.00M | 50.00M | - | 80.00M | 50.00M | - | 7.00M | 19.42M |
| Noncurrent Liabilities (USD) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Current Liabilities (USD) | 15.64B | 10.66B | 11.01B | 11.19B | 11.54B | 9.27B | 8.48B | 6.71B | 6.93B | 4.83B | 3.63B | 3.23B | 3.12B | 3.21B | 2.99B |
| Liabilities (USD) | 15.64B | 10.66B | 11.01B | 11.19B | 11.54B | 9.27B | 8.48B | 6.71B | 6.93B | 4.83B | 3.63B | 3.23B | 3.12B | 3.21B | 2.99B |
| Intangible Assets (USD) | 97.45M | 32.28M | 35.99M | 46.42M | 58.05M | 51.99M | 61.59M | 32.87M | 38.73M | 18.46M | 7.43M | 6.69M | 9.57M | 12.70M | 16.02M |
| Fixed Assets (USD) | - | 118.82M | 122.59M | 126.52M | 136.15M | 135.19M | 151.27M | 117.67M | 116.91M | 77.86M | 63.09M | 63.97M | 65.83M | 71.07M | 69.40M |
| Noncurrent Assets (USD) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Current Assets (USD) | 18.10B | 12.05B | 12.28B | 12.34B | 12.86B | 10.54B | 9.70B | 7.70B | 7.86B | 5.43B | 4.00B | 3.67B | 3.54B | 3.62B | 3.40B |
| Assets (USD) | 18.10B | 12.05B | 12.28B | 12.34B | 12.86B | 10.54B | 9.70B | 7.70B | 7.86B | 5.43B | 4.00B | 3.67B | 3.54B | 3.62B | 3.40B |
News and Insights

Investors need to pay close attention to First Busey (BUSE) stock based on the movements in the options market lately.

The headline numbers for First Busey (BUSE) give insight into how the company performed in the quarter ended March 2024, but it may be worthwhile to compare some of its key metrics to Wall Street estimates and the year-ago actuals.

First Busey (BUSE) delivered earnings and revenue surprises of -4.08% and 1.57%, respectively, for the quarter ended March 2024. Do the numbers hold clues to what lies ahead for the stock?
CHAMPAIGN, Ill., April 23, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- First Busey Corporation (Nasdaq: BUSE)

First Busey (BUSE) buys Merchants and Manufacturers Bank. The deal is set to aid geographical expansion, increase the deposit balance, and expand the commercial banking and wealth management businesses.
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. and OAKBROOK TERRACE, Ill., April 01, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- First Busey Corporation (“Busey”) (NASDAQ: BUSE), the holding company for Busey Bank, announced the completion of its acquisition of Merchants and Manufacturers Bank Corporation (“M&M”), the holding company for Merchants and Manufacturers Bank (“M&M Bank”), effective April 1, 2024. The transaction was previously announced on November 27, 2023.
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. and OAKBROOK TERRACE, Ill., March 26, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- First Busey Corporation (“Busey”) (NASDAQ:BUSE), the holding company for Busey Bank, and Merchants and Manufacturers Bank Corporation (“M&M”), the holding company for Merchants and Manufacturers Bank (“M&M Bank”), today jointly announced that the election deadline for M&M shareholders of record to make merger consideration elections in connection with the previously announced merger between Busey and M&M is 5:00 p.m., Eastern Standard Time, on March 29, 2024. M&M shareholders may elect to receive either $117.74 in cash, 5.7294 shares of Busey common stock, or mixed consideration of $34.55 in cash and 4.0481 shares of Busey common stock, in exchange for each share of M&M common stock owned, subject to adjustment and proration as provided in the merger agreement.

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