First Busey (NASDAQ:BUSE) reported quarterly earnings of $0.53 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $0.51 by 3.92 percent. This is a 1.92 percent increase over earnings of $0.52 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $116.99 million which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $116.45 million by 0.47 percent. This is a 8.44 percent increase over sales of $107.89 million the same period last year.