US · BUSE
First Busey Corporation
- Sector
- Financial Services · Banks - Regional
- Headquarters
- Champaign, IL 61820
- Website
- busey.com
Price · as of 2025-12-31
$26.61
Market cap 2.24B
Valuation summary
Four models, one snapshot. Upside is target ÷ current − 1.
| Valuation method | Value, $ | Upside, % |
|---|---|---|
| Artificial Intelligence(AI) | $22.73 | -14.58% |
| Intrinsic Value(DCF) | $964.81 | +3,525.74% |
| Graham-Dodd Method(GD) | $29.89 | +12.33% |
| Graham Formula(GF) | $95.94 | +260.53% |
Valuation history
Annual price (USD per share) overlaid with each model's fair value. Y-axis is log scale.
| Year | Price | AI | DCF | Graham-Dodd | Graham Formula |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | $8.53 | $30.64 | $20.66 | $9.24 | $0.00 |
| 2012 | $8.71 | $45.20 | $33.56 | $4.71 | $3.24 |
| 2013 | $12.07 | $31.66 | $32.66 | $11.36 | $1.62 |
| 2014 | $13.27 | $33.56 | $29.00 | $10.93 | $6.56 |
| 2015 | $13.98 | $36.04 | $29.29 | $9.11 | $23.09 |
| 2016 | $21.30 | $44.08 | $28.14 | $11.39 | $54.19 |
| 2017 | $23.12 | $404.92 | $44.08 | $12.15 | $52.17 |
| 2018 | $19.68 | $38.74 | $39.31 | $13.00 | $58.55 |
| 2019 | $16.21 | $43.91 | $123.92 | $13.60 | $61.22 |
| 2020 | $21.57 | $26.05 | $46.35 | $13.56 | $4.75 |
| 2021 | $22.74 | $22.06 | $59.67 | $15.48 | $11.73 |
| 2022 | $19.72 | $34.54 | $53.08 | $12.76 | $47.20 |
| 2023 | $21.78 | $31.48 | $40.24 | $13.90 | $67.47 |
| 2024 | $21.58 | $29.91 | $33.19 | $14.23 | $36.31 |
| 2025 | $25.68 | $22.73 | $290.57 | $29.89 | $95.94 |
AI valuation
Our deep-learning model estimates First Busey Corporation's (BUSE) per-share fair value from quarterly fundamentals, sector trend, and historical valuation patterns.
- AI fair value
- $22.73
- Current price
- $26.61
- AI upside
- -14.58%
Methodology and confidence bands appear in the dedicated valuation theory section. The AI score is an estimate, not a recommendation.
Intrinsic value (DCF)
Open DCF calculatorThree textbook valuation models, recomputed daily from the latest financial statements. The DCF uses our Chepakovich model. Graham-Dodd and Graham Formula are conservative reference points.
DCF
$964.81
+3,525.74% upside
Graham-Dodd
$29.89
+12.33% upside
Graham Formula
$95.94
+260.53% upside
Peer comparison
Same-industry comparables, ranked by market cap.
| Basic Info | Model Valuation | Core Valuation | Profitability | Leverage & Liquidity | Growth | Cash Flow | Dividends | Enterprise Value | Risk | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Ticker | Company Name | Price | Market Cap | AI Upside | DCF Upside | GD Upside | GF Upside | P/E | P/B | P/S | EV/EBITDA | PEG | P/TBV | Gross Margin | Operating Margin | Net Margin | ROE | ROIC | ROA | Debt/Equity | Interest Coverage | Current Ratio | Quick Ratio | Net Debt/EBITDA | EPS Growth | Sales Growth | FCF Growth | FCF Yield | Op Cash Flow Ratio | Cash ROIC | Dividend Yield | Dividend Payout | Shareholder Yield | EV/EBIT | EV/FCF | EV/Sales | Altman Z-Score |
| BUSE | First Busey Corporation | $26.61 | 2.24B | -15% | +3,526% | +12% | +261% | 16.92 | 0.93 | 2.19 | 1.42 | — | 1.15 | 63.88% | 17.88% | 12.96% | 7.02% | 68.36% | 0.90% | 0.19 | 0.58 | 0.64 | 0.64 | 0.80 | -2576.00% | 5756.00% | 1207.00% | 8.41% | 0.05 | 97.33% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 1.55 | 1.51 | 0.28 | 0.11 |
| BANR | Banner Corporation | $58.85 | 2.01B | -15% | -6% | -24% | -30% | 10.57 | 1.06 | 2.52 | 8.76 | 67.87 | 1.31 | 79.04% | 29.45% | 23.84% | 10.50% | 10.00% | 1.20% | 0.19 | 1.11 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.75 | 1557.00% | -95.00% | -5127.00% | 6.59% | 0.01 | 6.90% | 3.27% | 34.60% | 4.80% | 9.17 | 16.25 | 2.70 | -0.76 |
| CUBI | Customers Bancorp, Inc. | $67.44 | 2.31B | -4% | +374% | +33% | +16% | 10.54 | 1.12 | 1.67 | 5.88 | 48.32 | 1.12 | 51.59% | 21.97% | 15.84% | 11.34% | -65.45% | 0.95% | 0.81 | 0.51 | 1.19 | 1.19 | 4.67 | 2181.00% | 394.00% | 50225.00% | 20.37% | 0.03 | -130.40% | 0.46% | 4.80% | 6.73% | 6.65 | 4.30 | 1.46 | 0.39 |
| EFSC | Enterprise Financial Serv… | $57.10 | 2.11B | -16% | +92% | -48% | +87% | 10.57 | 1.04 | 2.33 | 6.59 | 106.39 | 1.33 | 68.43% | 31.10% | 22.07% | 10.42% | 12.52% | 1.22% | 0.00 | 1.08 | 0.01 | 0.01 | -0.71 | 994.00% | 1203.00% | -6842.00% | 3.56% | 0.01 | 4.71% | 4.77% | 50.40% | 5.43% | 6.77 | 25.35 | 2.11 | -0.73 |
| FBNC | First Bancorp | $56.79 | 2.35B | -37% | -17% | -50% | -51% | 21.59 | 1.45 | 4.41 | 1.79 | 47.30 | 2.07 | 70.11% | 26.56% | 20.45% | 7.16% | -16.27% | 0.89% | 0.05 | 0.91 | 0.24 | 0.24 | -0.47 | 4565.00% | 232.00% | 1042.00% | 7.93% | 0.02 | -26.94% | 1.55% | 33.60% | 1.60% | 1.92 | 1.46 | 0.51 | -0.38 |
| FRME | First Merchants Corporati… | $39.08 | 2.46B | -37% | -10% | -29% | -22% | 10.05 | 0.92 | 2.16 | 6.17 | 72.92 | 1.30 | 60.96% | 24.67% | 21.52% | 9.47% | 12.33% | 1.21% | 0.41 | 0.67 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 3.17 | 1378.00% | -32.00% | 655.00% | 12.49% | 0.04 | 15.48% | 3.73% | 37.50% | 5.80% | 6.87 | 6.28 | 1.70 | -0.11 |
| HTH | Hilltop Holdings Inc. | $37.43 | 2.3B | -30% | +203% | -13% | -6% | 14.50 | 1.11 | 1.48 | 10.10 | 28.04 | 1.27 | 78.42% | 13.60% | 10.19% | 7.60% | 18.67% | 1.03% | 0.49 | 0.64 | 0.24 | 0.24 | -0.76 | 5172.00% | 545.00% | -13564.00% | -3.96% | -0.02 | -10.32% | 1.89% | 27.40% | 9.55% | 10.10 | -23.48 | 1.37 | 0.08 |
| NBTB | NBT Bancorp Inc. | $42.72 | 2.23B | -20% | +70% | -40% | +52% | 11.91 | 1.06 | 2.32 | 1.34 | 95.27 | 1.45 | 72.14% | 25.30% | 19.51% | 9.89% | 19.95% | 1.14% | 0.17 | 1.05 | 13.83 | 13.83 | 0.65 | 1250.00% | 1036.00% | -4040.00% | 5.23% | 0.71 | 12.43% | 3.60% | 42.90% | 3.60% | 1.34 | 2.80 | 0.34 | 0.33 |
| NIC | Nicolet Bankshares, Inc. | $152.76 | 2.26B | -29% | -4% | -41% | -6% | 15.51 | 1.86 | 4.23 | 9.69 | 72.18 | 2.67 | 69.47% | 33.83% | 27.27% | 12.40% | 27.63% | 1.68% | 0.11 | 1.14 | 0.95 | 0.95 | -2.81 | 2149.00% | 639.00% | 2748.00% | 6.39% | 0.02 | 27.40% | 0.80% | 12.40% | 10.48% | 9.69 | 12.13 | 3.28 | 0.36 |
| OZK | Bank OZK | $46.56 | 5.21B | -14% | +79% | +76% | +29% | 7.36 | 0.86 | 1.88 | 6.13 | 1505.53 | 0.96 | 55.43% | 33.30% | 25.50% | 12.09% | 14.55% | 1.81% | 0.08 | 0.87 | 0.80 | 0.00 | 0.50 | 49.00% | 115.00% | -10000.00% | 0.00% | 0.00 | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 6.13 | — | 2.04 | 0.36 |
| SYBT | Stock Yards Bancorp, Inc. | $64.14 | 1.89B | -39% | +44% | -46% | +50% | 13.54 | 1.76 | 3.36 | 5.83 | 61.26 | 2.18 | 69.18% | 31.56% | 24.83% | 13.90% | 48.01% | 1.52% | 0.02 | 1.07 | 0.15 | 0.16 | -4.82 | 2211.00% | 1269.00% | -7091.00% | 2.04% | 0.01 | 13.25% | 1.95% | 26.50% | 69.23% | 5.83 | 26.84 | 1.84 | -0.26 |
About First Busey Corporation
First Busey Corporation operates as the bank holding company for Busey Bank that provides retail and commercial banking products and services to individual, corporate, institutional, and governmental customers in the United States. The company operates through three segments: Banking, FirsTech, and Wealth Management. It offers customary types of demand and savings deposits; and commercial, agricultural, real estate construction, commercial and residential real estate, and consumer loans, as well as home equity lines of credit. The company also provides money transfer, safe deposit, IRA, and other fiduciary services through banking center, ATM and technology-based networks. In addition, it offers investment management, trust, estate advisory, and financial planning services, as well as business succession and employee retirement planning services; investment strategy consulting and fiduciary services; and security brokerage services. Further, the company provides asset management, philanthropic advisory, tax preparation, and professional farm management services; and commercial depository services, such as cash management services. Additionally, it offers payment technology solutions through its payment platform, such as walk-in payment processing for customers at retail pay agents; online bill payment solutions; customer service payments accepted over the telephone; mobile bill pay; direct debit services; electronic concentration of payments delivered to automated clearing house network; money management and credit card networks; and lockbox remittance processing to make payments by mail, as well as provides tools related to billing, reconciliation, bill reminders, and treasury services. The company has 46 banking centers in Illinois; 8 in Missouri; 3 in southwest Florida; and 1 in Indianapolis, Indiana. First Busey Corporation was founded in 1868 and is headquartered in Champaign, Illinois.
- CEO
- Van A. Dukeman
- Employees
- 1.97K
- Beta
- 0.76
Disclaimer: Information on this page is provided for educational purposes only and does not constitute investment advice. Upside computed as ($964.81 ÷ $26.61) − 1 = +3,525.74% (DCF, example).