First Busey (BUSE) stock

Banking services , market cap $2.4B

Banking services

Worth $2.4B

$29.11

-0.14%

As of Tuesday's close · Live for Pro members at the open

Quality Score

Average

In its industry

#89of 168

Banks

Checks firing

2of 14

Choppy

From 52-week high

-8.2%

under its best in a year

BUSE's Quality Score rose 1 point on Tue, Nov 10, to 8. It closed near its high of the day (2 chart checks started).

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Why BUSE beats the market

Up 32% in a year while the S&P 500 rose 12%.

10-year Treasury yield went from 4.11% on Nov 7, 2025 to 4.88% on Nov 9, 2026 (U.S. Treasury, daily yield curve).

Sources: Price history, Nov 9, 2026; U.S. Treasury, daily yield curve, Nov 9, 2026

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Key facts on BUSE

Key facts on BUSE
The company	Profit up 124% to $230M
Latest filing	10-Q, Nov 5 Filed its quarterly report (10-Q) for the quarter to Sep 30, 2026

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BUSE in the news

Wed Oct 28FIRST BUSEY ($BUSE) Releases Q3 2026 Earnings quiver quantitative and 3 more · yesterday 5:00 PM ET BUSE closed −3.1% that day.

What moves banks

Rate gap, 10-year minus 2-year+0.25 pt-0.09 ptTue Nov 10in a week

The 10-year Treasury yield minus the 2-year. Banks pay deposit rates tied to the short end and lend at rates tied to the long end, so this gap is one measure of their lending spread.

U.S. Treasury, daily yield curve, Tue Nov 10. Change over the week.

Net interest margin, deposits, 10-year Treasury yield, and 5 more, for Pro members.

BUSE catalysts

Coming up

After its last 4 reports it closed -1.8% on average, higher 1 of 4 times.

Why BUSE scores 8

Averagefor quality, not price, 2 of 14 chart checks firingWhat the Quality Score means

+2Chart checks 2 of 14 firing right now, one point each
+3Long-term trend above a rising 200-⁠day average, near its 52-⁠week high

Profit addsRead on the last four quarters against the four before, or the last full year where no quarters are filed.
Growth addsSales and margins against a year earlier: up to +3 for fast growth and widening margins, down to -2 when both shrink.

No effect today: Run-up, Size, Dilution, Volatility, Cash flow, Persistence, and News.

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How BUSE ranks in Banks

BUSE is #89 of 168 by Quality Score.

How BUSE ranks in Banks
Rank	Stock	Checks	Quality Score
1	TMPTompkins Financial	8/14	18
2	CBCCentral Bancompany	10/14	18
3	CHCOCity	8/14	17
	BSACBanco Santander-⁠Chile		Open for its score
	BSBRBanco Santander		Open for its score
	CCitigroup		Open for its score
	CASHPathward Financial		Open for its score
89	BUSEFirst Busey	2/14	8

Net income over four quarters: BUSE $230M, WSBC $362M, FFBC $294M, FRME $198M.

When does BUSE report earnings, and what happens after?

Expected to report Tue Jan 26, after the close (in 77 days).

What an earnings report is: every 3 months, a company tells everyone how much it sold and earned. We read the figures, the outlook, and how the stock moved after.

What BUSE reported on Oct 27, 2026

The quarter

A profit of $0.61 a share.

“Quarterly provision expense increased to $9.6 million, compared to $2.2 million in the prior quarter, primarily as a result of this credit.”

The quarter that ended Sep 30, from the company's press release

The press release The filing on EDGAR

Where the sales came from

Where the quarter's sales came from
Line	September 30, 2026	June 30, 2026	September 30, 2025
Net securities (gains) lossesup 144%	$703K39%	-$2.4M–	$288K4%

Each quarter's sales and their share of its total. Figures as filed (SEC filing, Oct 27)

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The outlook

No outlook figures read from this release.

In the company's words

“Net interest income increased by $0.7 million in the third quarter of 2026, compared to the second quarter of 2026, driven by growth in average earning assets.”

From its results filing (SEC filing · Oct 27)

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The numbers

Market value: $2.4B; today
Sales: $787M; up 23.7% on the year

Pays $1.04 a share a year.

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No analyst estimates on Breakaway: every figure here is filed.

The whole report on BUSE: every line of its sales, every outlook beside the one it replaced, and the company's words, for Pro members.

Close after the report, last 4

-2.6%-2.9%+1.6%-3.1%

Jan 27Apr 28Jul 28Oct 27

Reported	When	Gap	Reaction	5 days
Oct 27, 2026After close	After close	-2.3%	-3.1%	-4.3%
Jul 28, 2026After close	After close	-1.5%	+1.6%	+4.5%
Apr 28, 2026After close	After close	-1.6%	-2.9%	+0.1%
Jan 27, 2026After close	After close	0.0%	-2.6%	+2.8%

BUSE closed higher after 1 of its last 4 reports.

BUSE has 2 of 14 chart checks firing

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Volume1 of 3 shown

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Tight range1 of 3 shown

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Buying1 of 3 shown

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BUSE RSI today: 46.7, below its 50-day, above its 200-day

Not scored

RSI 46.7, MACD below signal, below its 50-day, above its 200-day. Not scored.13 readings

The deep dive on BUSE

Where it stands1 findingIts common equity tier 1 ratio, the capital regulators count first, was 12.5% on Sep 30, 2026.Filed figures, Sep 30, 2026
Who holds and trades it1 findingFor Pro members1 finding on who holds and trades BUSE, for Pro members
Against its closest peers4 peersNet income over four quarters: BUSE $230M, WSBC $362M, FFBC $294M, FRME $198M.

Is BUSE's dividend covered? What its financials say

Its dividends come to 37% of its free cash flow.

BUSE's dividend against its free cash flow
Dividend	$1.04 a share a year Paid 4 times a year
Paid out	About $83.5M a year $1.04 a share on 80.3M shares, the count on its cover page as of Nov 5, 2026
Free cash flow	$223M The last four quarters, to Sep 30, 2026
Record	Raised each of the last 2 years Against the payout a year before, each year

BUSE's officers and directors

Officers and directors with a Form 4 in the last 12 months.

Van A. DukemanPresident and CEO · no trades on file
Mike MaddoxPresident · 1 trade
Christopher H.m. ChanChief Financial Officer · no trades on file
Scott A. PhillipsChief Accounting Officer · 1 trade
Amy FaussChief Info & Tech Officer · no trades on file
Amy L. RandolphChief Operating Officer · no trades on file
Chip S. JorstadChief Credit Officer · no trades on file
John Joseph PowersEVP & General Counsel · no trades on file

14 more officers and directors file at BUSE.

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Which ETFs hold BUSE?

In ETFs: BUSE is under 0.1% of VTI, the most of the 24 funds Breakaway covers, by their holdings as filed for Jun 30, 2026.

About First Busey

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.

1,914 employeesLeawood, KSbusey.com

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As of Nov 10, 2026: BUSE's Quality Score is 8 (Average), #89 of 168 in Banks.

What does BUSE's Quality Score say?

BUSE scores 8 today, which Breakaway calls Average. It is #89 of 168 in Banks by Quality Score, with 2 of 14 chart checks firing. Up 32% in a year while the S&P 500 rose 12%. Breakaway does not say whether to buy any stock: the score does not know your situation, and it is not a recommendation to buy or sell anything. Please do your own research.

What is BUSE's Quality Score?

BUSE scores 8 today, which Breakaway calls Average (6 to 10). That is #89 of 168 in Banks by Quality Score. The score adds up the chart checks, the trend, the company's filed sales, its profits, the news, insider trades, and Congress trades. The section above lists the lines behind BUSE's 8.

When does BUSE report earnings?

Expected to report Tue Jan 26, after the close, a date Breakaway expects from the company's usual timing; the company has not confirmed it. BUSE closed higher after 1 of its last 4 reports. Past behavior, not a forecast.

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