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First Busey Corp has a consensus price target of $28.38 based on the ratings of 8 analysts. The high is $32 issued by Raymond James on July 1, 2026. The low is $25 issued by Hovde Group on June 30, 2025. The 3 most-recent analyst ratings were released by Raymond James, Piper Sandler, and Piper Sandler on July 1, 2026, June 26, 2026, and April 30, 2026, respectively. With an average price target of $31.33 between Raymond James, Piper Sandler, and Piper Sandler, there's an implied 7.01% upside for First Busey Corp from these most-recent analyst ratings.
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The latest price target for First Busey (NASDAQ:BUSE) was reported by Raymond James on July 1, 2026. The analyst firm set a price target for $32.00 expecting BUSE to rise to within 12 months (a possible 9.29% upside). 12 analyst firms have reported ratings in the last year.
The latest analyst rating for First Busey (NASDAQ:BUSE) was provided by Raymond James, and First Busey maintained their outperform rating.
There is no last upgrade for First Busey
The last downgrade for First Busey Corp happened on October 14, 2024 when Stephens & Co. changed their price target from $28 to $27 for First Busey Corp.
Analysts arrive at stock ratings after doing extensive research, which includes going through public financial statements, talking to executives and customers of First Busey, and listening in to earnings conference calls. Most analysts do this every three months, so you should get 4 ratings per company per firm each year. The last rating for First Busey was filed on July 1, 2026 so you should expect the next rating to be made available sometime around July 1, 2027.
While ratings are subjective and will change, the latest First Busey (BUSE) rating was a maintained with a price target of $28.00 to $32.00. The current price First Busey (BUSE) is trading at is $29.28, which is within the analyst’s predicted range.
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| 07/01/2026 | Buy Now | 9.29% | Raymond James | $28 → $32 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 06/26/2026 | Buy Now | 9.29% | Piper Sandler | $30 → $32 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 04/30/2026 | Buy Now | 2.46% | Piper Sandler | $29 → $30 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 04/30/2026 | Buy Now | -4.37% | Stephens & Co. | $27 → $28 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 03/27/2026 | Buy Now | -7.79% | Stephens & Co. | → $27 | Assumes | → Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 01/30/2026 | Buy Now | -0.96% | Piper Sandler | $26 → $29 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 01/29/2026 | Buy Now | -7.79% | DA Davidson | $27 → $27 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 10/31/2025 | Buy Now | -11.2% | Piper Sandler | $30 → $26 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 10/30/2025 | Buy Now | -11.2% | Raymond James | $28 → $26 | Reiterates | Outperform → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 08/29/2025 | Buy Now | -4.37% | Raymond James | $27 → $28 | Reiterates | Outperform → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 07/24/2025 | Buy Now | -0.96% | Keefe, Bruyette & Woods | $30 → $29 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 07/24/2025 | Buy Now | -11.2% | DA Davidson | $23 → $26 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 07/08/2025 | Buy Now | -7.79% | Raymond James | $25 → $27 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 07/01/2025 | Buy Now | 2.46% | Piper Sandler | → $30 | Assumes | → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 06/30/2025 | Buy Now | -14.62% | Hovde Group | → $25 | Initiates | → Market Perform | Get Alert |
| 04/23/2025 | Buy Now | -11.2% | Stephens & Co. | $26 → $26 | Reiterates | Equal-Weight → Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 04/02/2025 | Buy Now | -7.79% | Raymond James | $29 → $27 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 02/25/2025 | Buy Now | -14.62% | DA Davidson | $25 → $25 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 02/24/2025 | Buy Now | -11.2% | Stephens & Co. | $26 → $26 | Reiterates | Equal-Weight → Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 01/30/2025 | Buy Now | -14.62% | DA Davidson | $28 → $25 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 01/30/2025 | Buy Now | 12.7% | Keefe, Bruyette & Woods | $34 → $33 | Reiterates | Outperform → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 01/30/2025 | Buy Now | -4.37% | Piper Sandler | $32 → $28 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 01/29/2025 | Buy Now | -0.96% | Stephens & Co. | $29 → $29 | Reiterates | Equal-Weight → Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 12/04/2024 | Buy Now | 16.12% | Keefe, Bruyette & Woods | $32 → $34 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 10/14/2024 | Buy Now | -7.79% | Stephens & Co. | $28 → $27 | Downgrade | Overweight → Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 08/29/2024 | Buy Now | 5.87% | Stephens & Co. | $31 → $31 | Reiterates | Overweight → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 08/28/2024 | Buy Now | 12.7% | Keefe, Bruyette & Woods | $31 → $33 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 08/28/2024 | Buy Now | -0.96% | DA Davidson | $28 → $29 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 07/25/2024 | Buy Now | 5.87% | Keefe, Bruyette & Woods | $28 → $31 | Reiterates | Outperform → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 04/24/2024 | Buy Now | -4.37% | Stephens & Co. | $28 → $28 | Reiterates | Overweight → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 12/12/2023 | Buy Now | -7.79% | Raymond James | $24 → $27 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 11/29/2023 | Buy Now | -14.62% | Keefe, Bruyette & Woods | $24 → $25 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 11/28/2023 | Buy Now | -21.45% | Stephens & Co. | → $23 | Reiterates | Overweight → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 11/28/2023 | Buy Now | -21.45% | Piper Sandler | $21 → $23 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 10/26/2023 | Buy Now | -28.28% | Piper Sandler | $22 → $21 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 07/31/2023 | Buy Now | -18.03% | Raymond James | $22 → $24 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 07/27/2023 | Buy Now | -14.62% | Keefe, Bruyette & Woods | $24 → $25 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 07/26/2023 | Buy Now | -18.03% | Stephens & Co. | → $24 | Reiterates | Overweight → Overweight | Get Alert |