First Busey (BUSE) Stock Forecast & Price Target

$24.30 +0.16 (+0.66%)

(As of 05:45 PM ET)

First Busey - Analysts' Recommendations and Stock Price Forecast (2025)

MarketBeat calculates consensus analyst ratings for stocks using the most recent rating from each Wall Street analyst that has rated a stock within the last twelve months. Each analyst's rating is normalized to a standardized rating score of 1 (sell), 2 (hold), 3 (buy) or 4 (strong buy). Analyst consensus ratings scores are calculated using the mean average of the number of normalized sell, hold, buy and strong buy ratings from Wall Street analysts. Each stock's consensus analyst rating is derived from its calculated consensus ratings score (0 to .5 = Strong Sell, .5 to 1 = Sell, 1 to 1.5 = Reduce, 1.5 to 2.5 = Hold, 2.5 to 3.0 = Moderate Buy, 3.0 to 3.5 = Buy, >3.5 = Strong Buy). MarketBeat's consensus price targets are a mean average of the most recent available price targets set by each analyst that has set a price target for the stock in the last twelve months. MarketBeat's consensus ratings and consensus price targets may differ from those calculated by other firms due to differences in methodology and available data.

Consensus Rating

Hold

Based on 3 Analyst Ratings

Sell
0

Hold
2

Buy
1

Based on 3 Wall Street analysts who have issued ratings for First Busey in the last 12 months, the stock has a consensus rating of "Hold." Out of the 3 analysts, 2 have given a hold rating, and 1 has given a buy rating for BUSE.

Consensus Price Target

$30.00
23.46% Upside

According to the 3 analysts' twelve-month price targets for First Busey, the average price target is $30.00. The highest price target for BUSE is $34.00, while the lowest price target for BUSE is $27.00. The average price target represents a forecasted upside of 23.46% from the current price of $24.30.

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BUSE Analyst Ratings Over Time

Type	Current Forecast 12/24/23 to 12/23/24	1 Month Ago 11/24/23 to 11/23/24	3 Months Ago 9/25/23 to 9/24/24	1 Year Ago 12/24/22 to 12/24/23
Strong Buy	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)
Buy	1 Buy rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)
Hold	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)
Sell	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Sell rating(s)
Consensus Price Target	$30.00	$27.80	$28.60	$24.60
Forecasted Upside	23.46% Upside	1.79% Upside	9.08% Upside	-2.61% Downside
Consensus Rating	Hold	Moderate Buy	Moderate Buy	Moderate Buy

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BUSE Analyst Recommendations By Month

The chart below shows how a company's ratings by analysts have changed over time. Each bar represents the previous year of ratings for that month. Within each bar, the sell ratings are shown in red, the hold ratings are shown in yellow, the buy ratings are shown in green, and the strong buy ratings are shown in dark green.

BUSE Price Targets by Month

The chart below shows how a company's share price and consensus price target have changed over time. The dark blue line represents the company's actual price. The lighter blue line represents the stock's consensus price target. The even lighter blue range in the background of the two lines represents the low price target and the high price target for each stock.

First Busey Stock vs. The Competition

Type	First Busey	Finance Companies	S&P 500
Consensus Rating Score	2.33	2.50	2.51
Consensus Rating	Hold	Hold	Moderate Buy
Predicted Upside	23.46% Upside	19.60% Upside	14.41% Upside
News Sentiment Rating	Neutral News See Recent BUSE News	Positive News	Positive News

Recent Analyst Forecasts and Stock Ratings

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Date	Brokerage	Analyst Name	Action	Rating	Price Target	Upside/Downside on Report Date
12/4/2024	Keefe, Bruyette & Woods 4 of 5 stars		Boost Target	Outperform ➝ Outperform	$32.00 ➝ $34.00	+27.25%
10/14/2024	Stephens 4 of 5 stars	T. Mcevoy Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Downgrade	Overweight ➝ Equal Weight	$28.00 ➝ $27.00	+6.85%
8/28/2024	DA Davidson 3 of 5 stars		Boost Target	Neutral ➝ Neutral	$28.00 ➝ $29.00	+6.38%
12/12/2023	Raymond James Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Outperform ➝ Outperform	$24.00 ➝ $27.00	+13.88%
11/28/2023	Piper Sandler Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Overweight ➝ Overweight	$21.00 ➝ $23.00	+10.10%
4/27/2023	VNET Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Reiterated Rating	Maintains

Analyst ratings data on MarketBeat is provided by Benzinga and other data providers. This page was last refreshed on Monday at 09:32 PM ET.

BUSE Forecast - Frequently Asked Questions

: According to the research reports of 3 Wall Street equities research analysts, the average twelve-month stock price forecast for First Busey is $30.00, with a high forecast of $34.00 and a low forecast of $27.00.
: 3 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for First Busey in the last year. There are currently 2 hold ratings and 1 buy rating for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street analysts is that investors should "hold" BUSE shares. A hold rating indicates that analysts believe investors should maintain any existing positions they have in BUSE, but not buy additional shares or sell existing shares.
: According to analysts, First Busey's stock has a predicted upside of 23.46% based on their 12-month stock forecasts.
: Over the previous 90 days, First Busey's stock had 1 downgrade by analysts.
: First Busey has been rated by research analysts at Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, and Stephens in the past 90 days.
: Analysts like First Busey less than other "finance" companies. The consensus rating score for First Busey is 2.33 while the average consensus rating score for "finance" companies is 2.50. Learn more on how BUSE compares to other companies.

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This page (NASDAQ:BUSE) was last updated on 12/23/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff

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First Busey (BUSE) Stock Forecast & Price Target