First Busey Corporation
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First Busey Corporation (NASDAQ:BUSE) is a publicly traded company in the Finance sector. Wiseek has independently scored 11 items for BUSE at importance 7 or higher on its 1–10 market-impact scale. Its most recent item scored 7 or higher is dated 2026-07-28, rated 7/10. Across its 11 most recent items scored 7 or higher, the top rating is 9/10, with 4 rated 8 or above. Recent SEC coverage for BUSE spans 8-K, 10-Q, DEF 14A, 10-K.
Recent high-impact activity:
- First Busey Q2 EPS Beats on Record Wealth Management Fees, Active Buybacks
- First Busey Reports Q2 2026 Earnings: $0.69 Adjusted EPS, Strong Wealth Management, and Active Buybacks
- First Busey Locks in CEO Van Dukeman Through 2029 with $2.07M Retention Grant
- First Busey Expands Share Repurchase Program by 4 Million Shares, Approves Equity Incentive Plan
- First Busey Reports Strong Q1 Earnings & $66.1M Share Repurchase Amidst Rising Classified Loans
Financial Snapshot
Short Interest & Short Volume
7.50 days to coverFINRA reported short interest of 4,473,669 shares in BUSE as of the September 15, 2026 settlement, a 16.7% increase from the prior period — about 7.5 days to cover at its recent average daily volume. On October 2, 2026, 81.0% of BUSE volume reported to FINRA trade-reporting facilities was marked short.
Daily short sale volume covers trades reported to FINRA trade-reporting facilities and is not the same as short interest (bi-monthly reported positions). Source: FINRA — FINRA is the owner and source of this short interest and short sale volume data; it may not be redistributed.
Dilution Risk
Low riskFiling-implied dilution signals for BUSE, detected from its recent SEC filings · based on capital-structure filings through 2026-09-16.
Automatic Shelf Registration Filed · No Immediate Dilution
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