BUSEFirst Busey Corporation

$30.32+41% 1Y

What is the market doing?

Mixed

No clear lean: nothing decisive, though in an uptrend.

1 good, 2 neutral
TrendUptrendderived · Oct 23, 2026

In an uptrend, above its rising 50- and 200-day averages. Price is +10% vs its 200-day average.

Insider conviction−$131K (90 days to Oct 22, 2026)SEC EDGAR · Oct 22, 2026

Insiders were net sellers over the 90 days ending Oct 22, 2026; selling is often routine (taxes, diversification).

Short interest5.7% of sharesFINRA · Sep 30, 2026

Moderately shorted, settled Sep 30, 2026, about a week of normal trading to cover. Up 11% since the previous count, up from 4.3% of shares outstanding three months ago.

Against the whole market›

Percentile against every name Ryufin tracks. Higher is better; the tick marks the middle of the market. Context, not one of the checks above.

1-year returnbetter than 78% of the market
vs 200-day avgbetter than 73% of the market

Where this answer is blind. Insider selling is often routine (taxes, diversification); only cluster buying is a strong tell.

How BUSE is trading

First Busey Corporation is +41% over the past year while the S&P 500 is +16%: 25 points ahead of the market.

+41%

1-year return · S&P 500 +16%

vs 200-day average
+10%

vs 200-day average · a clear uptrend

RSI (14)
60

RSI (14) · neutral

Below its 52-week high
4.0%

Below its 52-week high

Oct 15, 2024$18.20 – $31.58 · dashed line: 200-day averageOct 23, 2026
Details›
Last close2026-10-23
$30.32
1 monthS&P 500 −0.94%
+1.1%
1 yearS&P 500 +16%
+41%
5 yearsS&P 500 +86%
+44%
vs 50-day average$30.00
+1.1%
52-week high
$31.58
52-week low
$21.73
Annualised volatility
27%
Insider buying, net, 6 monthsForms 3/4/5 to 2026-10-22
$145K
Calendar-year price return
YearReturn
2026 (year to date)+30%
2025+5.5%
2024−1.2%
2023+5.1%
2022−5.5%
2021+31%
2020−18%
2019+16%
2018−16%
2017−0.36%
Average return by calendar month, 2016–2026
MonthYearsPositiveAverage
Jan105 of 10−0.24%
Feb105 of 10+0.67%
Mar103 of 10−5.4%
Apr105 of 10−0.68%
May107 of 10+2.2%
Jun107 of 10+2.8%
Jul118 of 11+3.0%
Aug115 of 11−0.55%
Sep113 of 11−2.2%
Oct117 of 11+3.6%
Nov109 of 10+6.0%
Dec106 of 10+0.71%

End-of-day closes from IEX; the S&P 500 comparison uses SPY over the same window. Prices are a reference point, not a basis for trading decisions.

Where the price stands

Its trend against the 50-day and 200-day averages, and the levels it keeps coming back to.

What it has returned

With dividends, year by year, month by month, and by calendar month on average.