First Busey (NASDAQ:BUSE) reported quarterly earnings of $0.68 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $0.62 by 9.68 percent. This is a 28.3 percent increase over earnings of $0.53 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $200.249 million which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $197.527 million by 1.38 percent. This is a 71.16 percent increase over sales of $116.995 million the same period last year.