First Busey Dividends and Buybacks

Dividend criteria checks 5/6

First Busey is a dividend paying company with a current yield of 3.96% that is well covered by earnings.

Key information

4.0%

Dividend yield

0.3%

Buyback Yield

Total Shareholder Yield	4.3%
Future Dividend Yield	4.2%
Dividend Growth	3.9%
Next dividend pay date	n/a
Ex dividend date	n/a
Dividend per share	US$0.960
Payout ratio	48%

Recent dividend and buyback updates

Recent updates

First Busey's (NASDAQ:BUSE) Dividend Will Be $0.24

Oct 13

The Merger Between First Busey And CrossFirst Has A Clear Winner

Aug 28

First Busey (NASDAQ:BUSE) Will Pay A Dividend Of $0.24

Jul 13

First Busey (NASDAQ:BUSE) Is Paying Out A Dividend Of $0.24

Apr 14

First Busey (NASDAQ:BUSE) Has Announced A Dividend Of $0.24

Jan 13

First Busey (NASDAQ:BUSE) Is Due To Pay A Dividend Of $0.24

Jul 15

Should You Be Adding First Busey (NASDAQ:BUSE) To Your Watchlist Today?

Jun 08

First Busey (NASDAQ:BUSE) Will Pay A Larger Dividend Than Last Year At $0.24

Apr 15

First Busey goes ex dividend tomorrow

Oct 19

First Busey (NASDAQ:BUSE) Has Affirmed Its Dividend Of $0.23

Oct 18

First Busey (NASDAQ:BUSE) Is Due To Pay A Dividend Of $0.23

Jul 16

First Busey: Getting Paid To Wait

Jan 28

First Busey's (NASDAQ:BUSE) Dividend Will Be US$0.23

Jan 15

It's Unlikely That The CEO Of First Busey Corporation (NASDAQ:BUSE) Will See A Huge Pay Rise This Year

May 13

Do First Busey's (NASDAQ:BUSE) Earnings Warrant Your Attention?

May 08

First Busey EPS beats by $0.17, misses on revenue

Apr 27

Have Insiders Been Buying First Busey Corporation (NASDAQ:BUSE) Shares?

Mar 09

Why You Might Be Interested In First Busey Corporation (NASDAQ:BUSE) For Its Upcoming Dividend

Jan 16

Stability and Growth of Payments

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Stable Dividend: BUSE's dividends per share have been stable in the past 10 years.

Growing Dividend: BUSE's dividend payments have increased over the past 10 years.

Dividend Yield vs Market

First Busey Dividend Yield vs Market

How does BUSE dividend yield compare to the market?
Segment	Dividend Yield
Company (BUSE)	4.0%
Market Bottom 25% (US)	1.4%
Market Top 25% (US)	4.5%
Industry Average (Banks)	2.6%
Analyst forecast (BUSE) (up to 3 years)	4.2%

Notable Dividend: BUSE's dividend (3.96%) is higher than the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the US market (1.43%).

High Dividend: BUSE's dividend (3.96%) is low compared to the top 25% of dividend payers in the US market (4.45%).

Current Payout to Shareholders

Earnings Coverage: With its reasonably low payout ratio (48.5%), BUSE's dividend payments are well covered by earnings.

Future Payout to Shareholders

Future Dividend Coverage: BUSE's dividends in 3 years are forecast to be well covered by earnings (36.6% payout ratio).

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

Data	Last Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis	2024/12/26 08:06
End of Day Share Price	2024/12/24 00:00
Earnings	2024/09/30
Annual Earnings	2023/12/31

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Company Financials	10 years	Income statement Cash flow statement Balance sheet	SEC Form 10-K SEC Form 10-Q
Analyst Consensus Estimates	+3 years	Forecast financials Analyst price targets	Analyst Research Reports Blue Matrix
Market Prices	30 years	Stock prices Dividends, Splits and Actions	ICE Market Data SEC Form S-1
Ownership	10 years	Top shareholders Insider trading	SEC Form 4 SEC Form 13D
Management	10 years	Leadership team Board of directors	SEC Form 10-K SEC Form DEF 14A
Key Developments	10 years	Company announcements	SEC Form 8-K

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Analyst Sources

First Busey Corporation is covered by 11 analysts. 6 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

Analyst	Institution
Stephen Moss	B. Riley Securities, Inc.
Jeffrey Rulis	D.A. Davidson & Co.
Robert Ramsey	FBR Capital Markets & Co.

First Busey Dividends and Buybacks

Dividend criteria checks 5/6

Key information

Recent dividend and buyback updates

First Busey's (NASDAQ:BUSE) Dividend Will Be $0.24

First Busey Corporation Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend, Payable on October 25, 2024

First Busey (NASDAQ:BUSE) Will Pay A Dividend Of $0.24

First Busey (NASDAQ:BUSE) Is Paying Out A Dividend Of $0.24

First Busey (NASDAQ:BUSE) Has Announced A Dividend Of $0.24

First Busey Corporation Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend, Payable on January 26, 2024

Recent updates

Third quarter 2024 earnings: EPS exceeds analyst expectations while revenues lag behind

First Busey Corporation Reports Net Charge-Offs for the Third Quarter Ended September 30, 2024

First Busey's (NASDAQ:BUSE) Dividend Will Be $0.24

Second quarter dividend of US$0.24 announced

First Busey Corporation Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend, Payable on October 25, 2024

The Merger Between First Busey And CrossFirst Has A Clear Winner

First Busey Corporation (NasdaqGS:BUSE) entered into a definitive agreement to acquire CrossFirst Bankshares, Inc. (NasdaqGS:CFB) for approximately $960 million.

Price target increased by 8.6% to US$29.50

First Busey Corporation Reports Net Charge-Offs for the Second Quarter Ended June 30, 2024

Second quarter 2024 earnings: EPS exceeds analyst expectations

First Busey Corporation Reports Net Charge-Offs for the Second Quarter of 2024

First Busey (NASDAQ:BUSE) Will Pay A Dividend Of $0.24

First quarter dividend of US$0.24 announced

Chairman & CEO recently sold US$389k worth of stock

First quarter 2024 earnings: EPS misses analyst expectations

First Busey (NASDAQ:BUSE) Is Paying Out A Dividend Of $0.24

Fourth quarter dividend of US$0.24 announced

New minor risk - Shareholder dilution

First Busey Corporation (NasdaqGS:BUSE) completed the acquisition of Merchants and Manufacturers Bank Corporation (M&M)

Full year 2023 earnings: EPS misses analyst expectations

Full year 2023 earnings: EPS misses analyst expectations

First Busey (NASDAQ:BUSE) Has Announced A Dividend Of $0.24

First Busey Corporation Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend, Payable on January 26, 2024

First Busey Corporation to Report Q1, 2024 Results on Apr 23, 2024

Price target increased by 7.9% to US$25.00

Independent Lead Director recently bought US$456k worth of stock

First Busey Corporation (NasdaqGS:BUSE) entered into an agreement and plan of merger to acquire Merchants and Manufacturers Bank Corporation for $45.3 million.

First Busey Corporation (NasdaqGS:BUSE) entered into an agreement and plan of merger to acquire Merchants and Manufacturers Bank Corporation for $45.3 million.

Independent Director notifies of intention to sell stock

First Busey Corporation Appoints Amy L. Randolph as Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer

Third quarter 2023 earnings: EPS and revenues exceed analyst expectations

First Busey Corporation Reports Net Charge-Offs for the Third Quarter Ended September 30, 2023

First Busey Corporation Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend, Payable on October 27, 2023

Insufficient new directors

First Busey Corporation to Report Q3, 2023 Results on Oct 24, 2023

Independent Director recently bought US$250k worth of stock

Price target increased by 7.4% to US$24.33

Second quarter 2023 earnings: EPS and revenues miss analyst expectations

First Busey Corporation Reports Net Charge-Offs for the Second Quarter Ended June 30, 2023

Independent Director notifies of intention to sell stock

First Busey (NASDAQ:BUSE) Is Due To Pay A Dividend Of $0.24

First Busey Corporation to Report Q2, 2023 Results on Jul 25, 2023

First Busey Corporation Declares A Quarterly Cash Dividend, Payable on July 28, 2023

Should You Be Adding First Busey (NASDAQ:BUSE) To Your Watchlist Today?

Price target decreased by 8.8% to US$22.50

Independent Lead Director recently bought US$152k worth of stock

First quarter 2023 earnings: EPS exceeds analyst expectations while revenues lag behind

First Busey (NASDAQ:BUSE) Will Pay A Larger Dividend Than Last Year At $0.24

Price target decreased by 8.5% to US$25.00

Price target decreased by 8.1% to US$26.50

Independent Lead Director recently bought US$108k worth of stock

Independent Director recently sold US$198k worth of stock

Independent Director recently sold US$199k worth of stock

Vice Chairman of the Board recently bought US$91k worth of stock

Full year 2022 earnings: EPS misses analyst expectations

First Busey Corporation to Report Q4, 2022 Results on Jan 24, 2023

First Busey Corporation Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend, Payable on January 27, 2023

Third quarter 2022 earnings: EPS in line with analyst expectations despite revenue beat

First Busey Corporation to Report Q3, 2022 Results on Oct 25, 2022

First Busey goes ex dividend tomorrow

First Busey (NASDAQ:BUSE) Has Affirmed Its Dividend Of $0.23

First Busey Corporation Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend on the Company’s Common Stock. the Dividend Will Be Paid on October 28, 2022

Second quarter 2022 earnings: EPS misses analyst expectations

First Busey Corporation to Report Q2, 2022 Results on Jul 26, 2022

First Busey (NASDAQ:BUSE) Is Due To Pay A Dividend Of $0.23

First Busey Corporation Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend, Payable on July 29, 2022

Independent Lead Director recently bought US$73k worth of stock

Independent Lead Director recently bought US$90k worth of stock

Price target decreased to US$28.00