First Busey (NASDAQ:BUSE) reported quarterly earnings of $0.57 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $0.53 by 7.55 percent. This is a 21.28 percent increase over earnings of $0.47 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $124.95 million which missed the analyst consensus estimate of $140.77 million by 11.24 percent. This is a 12.81 percent increase over sales of $110.77 million the same period last year.