BUSEFirst Busey Corporation

$28.92+21% 1Y

What is the market doing?

Mixed

No clear lean: rangebound and insiders net selling (often routine).

3 neutral
TrendRangeboundderived · Oct 9, 2026

Choppy, but holding above its 200-day average. Price is +7% vs its 200-day average.

Insider conviction−$131K (90 days to Oct 8, 2026)SEC EDGAR · Oct 8, 2026

Insiders were net sellers over the 90 days ending Oct 8, 2026; selling is often routine (taxes, diversification).

Short interest5.1% of sharesFINRA · Sep 15, 2026

Moderately shorted, settled Sep 15, 2026, more than a week of normal trading to cover, a crowded exit.

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 returnmiddle of the market
vs 200-day avgbetter than 68% 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 +21% over the past year while the S&P 500 is +18%: 2.3 points ahead of the market.

+21%

1-year return · S&P 500 +18%

vs 200-day average
+7.0%

vs 200-day average · close to trend

RSI (14)
36

RSI (14) · neutral

Below its 52-week high
8.4%

Below its 52-week high

Sep 18, 2024$18.20 – $31.58 · dashed line: 200-day averageOct 9, 2026
Details›
Last close2026-10-09
$28.92
1 monthS&P 500 +2.7%
−4.8%
1 yearS&P 500 +18%
+21%
5 yearsS&P 500 +88%
+55%
vs 50-day average$30.27
−4.5%
52-week high
$31.58
52-week low
$21.52
Annualised volatility
27%
Insider buying, net, 6 monthsForms 3/4/5 to 2026-10-08
$145K
Calendar-year price return
YearReturn
2026 (year to date)+24%
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%
Oct116 of 11+3.2%
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.