First Busey (NASDAQ:BUSE) reported quarterly earnings of $0.67 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $0.58 by 15.52 percent. This is a 17.54 percent increase over earnings of $0.57 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $196.234 million which missed the analyst consensus estimate of $197.567 million by 0.67 percent. This is a 57.04 percent increase over sales of $124.954 million the same period last year.