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BFST

Business First Bancshares Inc

31.47

Jul 27 • 3:59 PM ET +0.31 (0.99%)

31.47

Aftermarket • 4:15 PM ET 0.00 (0.00%)

Financial Banks - Regional USA Small NASD

Jul 23, 8:15 PMBusiness First Bancshares Inc reports fiscal Q2 2026 results with non-GAAP EPS $0.71 (+8% YoY) and revenue $91.8M (+13% YoY), beats EPS and revenue estimates

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Index	RUT
Market Cap	1.03B
Enterprise Value	-
Income	87.55M
Sales	536.43M
Book/sh	28.79
Cash/sh	-
Dividend Est.	0.61 (1.94%)
Dividend TTM	0.59 (1.87%)
Dividend Ex-Date	Aug 14, 2026
Dividend Gr. 3/5Y	5.90% 7.34%
Payout	20.42%
Employees	842
IPO	Apr 11, 2018

P/E	11.20
Forward P/E	9.59
PEG	-
P/S	1.92
P/B	1.09
P/C	-
P/FCF	11.28
EV/EBITDA	-
EV/Sales	-
Quick Ratio	-
Current Ratio	0.48
Debt/Eq	0.59
LT Debt/Eq	0.56
Option/Short	Yes / Yes

EPS (ttm)	2.81
EPS next Y	3.28
EPS next Q	0.75
EPS this Y	6.33%
EPS next Y	9.07%
EPS next 5Y	-
EPS past 3/5Y	6.37% 11.16%
Sales past 3/5Y	24.62% 24.79%
EPS Y/Y TTM	11.73%
Sales Y/Y TTM	8.88%
EPS Q/Q	-0.20%
Sales Q/Q	10.23%
Earnings	Jul 23 AMC
EPS/Sales Surpr.	1.43% 0.55%

Insider Own	6.11%
Insider Trans	-5.22%
Inst Own	51.34%
Inst Trans	4.81%
ROA	1.10%
ROE	10.01%
ROIC	5.90%
Gross Margin	-
Oper. Margin	22.29%
Profit Margin	16.32%
SMA20	2.69%
SMA50	7.22%
SMA200	14.86%
Trades

Shs Outstand	32.54M
Shs Float	30.68M
Short Float	3.07%
Short Ratio	3.99
Short Interest	0.94M
52W High	31.57 -0.30%
52W Low	22.56 39.49%
Volatility	2.87% 2.53%
ATR (14)	0.74
RSI (14)	62.91
Beta	0.77
Rel Volume	0.89
Avg Volume	235.85K
Volume	209,841

Perf Week	2.57%
Perf Month	4.59%
Perf Quarter	11.36%
Perf Half Y	15.44%
Perf YTD	20.39%
Perf Year	23.90%
Perf 3Y	85.01%
Perf 5Y	34.09%
Perf 10Y	-
Recom	1.20
Target Price	34.70
Prev Close	31.16
Price	31.47
Change	0.99%

Date	Action	Analyst	Rating Change	Price Target Change
Jul-24-26	Reiterated	Hovde Group	Outperform	$32.50 → $36
Nov-25-25	Resumed	DA Davidson	Buy	$32
Jan-24-25	Upgrade	Hovde Group	Market Perform → Outperform	$31.50 → $33
Dec-19-24	Upgrade	Raymond James	Mkt Perform → Outperform	$30
Nov-13-24	Downgrade	Hovde Group	Outperform → Market Perform	$30 → $31.50
Jul-26-24	Reiterated	Hovde Group	Outperform	$29 → $30
Jan-05-24	Downgrade	Raymond James	Outperform → Mkt Perform
Jul-28-23	Upgrade	Raymond James	Mkt Perform → Outperform	$20
Jan-05-23	Downgrade	Raymond James	Outperform → Mkt Perform
Dec-13-22	Initiated	Piper Sandler	Overweight	$27
Oct-31-22	Initiated	Raymond James	Outperform	$28
Oct-25-21	Upgrade	Raymond James	Mkt Perform → Strong Buy	$33
May-20-21	Upgrade	DA Davidson	Neutral → Buy	$26.50 → $27.50

Show Previous Ratings

Jul-24-26 01:00AM	Business First Bancshares Inc (BFST) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Highlights: Strong Loan Production ... (GuruFocus.com)
Jul-23-26 04:49PM	Business First: Q2 Earnings Snapshot (Associated Press)
04:05PM	Business First Bancshares, Inc., Announces Financial Results for Q2 2026 (GlobeNewswire)
Jul-09-26 08:21AM	Louisiana bank buys financial consulting firm (Banking Dive)
Jul-07-26 04:03PM	Business First Bancshares, Inc. Acquires American Planning Corporation, Strengthening Community Bank Advisory Services Through Smith Shellnut Wilson (GlobeNewswire)
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Jul-02-26 04:30PM	Business First Bancshares, Inc. Schedules Q2 2026 Earnings Release and Conference Call for July 23 (GlobeNewswire)
Apr-28-26 08:30AM	Business First Bancshares, Inc. Q1 2026 Earnings Call Summary (Moby)
03:02AM	Business First Bancshares Inc (BFST) Q1 2026 Earnings Call Highlights: Strong Asset Growth ... (GuruFocus.com)
Apr-27-26 08:13AM	Business First: Q1 Earnings Snapshot (Associated Press)
08:02AM	Business First Bancshares, Inc., Announces Financial Results for Q1 2026 (GlobeNewswire)
Apr-02-26 04:30PM	Business First Bancshares, Inc. Completes $85.0 Million Private Placement of Subordinated Notes (GlobeNewswire)
02:30PM	b1BANK Names Ben Marmande Director of Corporate Banking (GlobeNewswire)
Apr-01-26 05:30PM	Business First Bancshares, Inc. Schedules Q1 2026 Earnings Release and Conference Call for April 27 (GlobeNewswire)
Feb-17-26 06:10PM	b1BANK partners with Covecta to deploy agentic AI (GlobeNewswire)
Jan-23-26 12:00AM	Business First Bancshares Inc (BFST) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Highlights: Strong EPS Growth and ... (GuruFocus.com)
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Jan-22-26 06:42PM	Business First Bancshares Q4 Earnings Call Highlights (MarketBeat)
06:00PM	Business First (BFST) Reports Q4 Earnings: What Key Metrics Have to Say (Zacks)
05:20PM	Business First (BFST) Beats Q4 Earnings and Revenue Estimates (Zacks)
04:27PM	Business First: Q4 Earnings Snapshot (Associated Press Finance)
04:09PM	Business First Bancshares, Inc., Announces Financial Results for Fiscal Year 2025 and Q4 2025 (GlobeNewswire)
Jan-21-26 09:15AM	Gear Up for Business First (BFST) Q4 Earnings: Wall Street Estimates for Key Metrics (Zacks) +5.62%
Jan-06-26 05:45PM	Business First Bancshares, Inc. Announces Fourth Quarter 2025 Earnings Release Date and Conference Call (GlobeNewswire)
Jan-05-26 09:00AM	Business First Bancshares, Inc. Completes Acquisition of Progressive Bank (GlobeNewswire)
Dec-01-25 09:55AM	Business First (BFST) Now Trades Above Golden Cross: Time to Buy? (Zacks)
Nov-19-25 09:41AM	Is Business First Bancshares (BFST) Stock Undervalued Right Now? (Zacks)
Nov-18-25 09:55AM	Wall Street Analysts Think Business First (BFST) Could Surge 27.42%: Read This Before Placing a Bet (Zacks)
Nov-13-25 10:00AM	Is the Options Market Predicting a Spike in Business First Bancshares Stock? (Zacks)
09:40AM	Is Bank First National (BFC) Stock Undervalued Right Now? (Zacks)
Oct-28-25 04:30PM	Business First Bancshares, Inc. Announces Stock Repurchase Program (GlobeNewswire)
09:55AM	Wall Street Analysts Believe Business First (BFST) Could Rally 26.55%: Here's is How to Trade (Zacks)
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09:40AM	Should Value Investors Buy Business First Bancshares (BFST) Stock? (Zacks)
Oct-23-25 11:03PM	Business First Bancshares Inc (BFST) Q3 2025 Earnings Call Highlights: Solid Profitability Amid ... (GuruFocus.com) +6.88%
05:25PM	Business First (BFST) Q3 Earnings and Revenues Beat Estimates (Zacks)
04:21PM	Business First: Q3 Earnings Snapshot (Associated Press Finance)
04:05PM	Business First Bancshares, Inc., Announces Financial Results for Q3 2025 (GlobeNewswire)
Oct-22-25 12:10PM	Why Business First (BFST) is Poised to Beat Earnings Estimates Again (Zacks)
09:41AM	Business First Bancshares Inc (BFST) Q3 2025 Earnings Report Preview: What To Look For (GuruFocus.com)
Oct-01-25 05:30PM	Business First Bancshares, Inc. Announces Third Quarter 2025 Earnings Release Date and Conference Call (GlobeNewswire)
Jul-29-25 03:03AM	Business First Bancshares Inc (BFST) Q2 2025 Earnings Call Highlights: Strong Financial ... (GuruFocus.com)
Jul-28-25 10:00AM	Business First (BFST) Reports Q2 Earnings: What Key Metrics Have to Say (Zacks)
09:30AM	Business First (BFST) Q2 Earnings and Revenues Beat Estimates (Zacks)
08:29AM	Business First: Q2 Earnings Snapshot (Associated Press Finance)
08:20AM	Business First Bancshares, Inc., Announces Financial Results for Q2 2025 (GlobeNewswire)
Jul-25-25 09:25AM	What to Expect from Business First Bancshares Inc (BFST) Q2 2025 Earnings (GuruFocus.com)
Jul-24-25 05:45PM	Isabella Bank Corporation (ISBA) Q2 Earnings Meet Estimates (Zacks)
Jul-22-25 05:20PM	CNB Financial (CCNE) Tops Q2 Earnings and Revenue Estimates (Zacks)
Jul-15-25 05:40PM	Fulton Financial (FULT) Q2 Earnings and Revenues Top Estimates (Zacks)
08:45AM	b1BANK Promotes Heather Roemer to Chief Administrative Officer (GlobeNewswire)
Jul-08-25 07:55AM	Business First Bancshares enters deal to buy Progressive Bancorp (Retail Banker International)
07:51AM	Louisiana takes a turn as small-bank M&A epicenter (Banking Dive)
Jul-07-25 04:01PM	Business First Bancshares, Inc. Announces Agreement to Acquire Progressive Bancorp, Inc. and Progressive Bank (GlobeNewswire)
Jul-02-25 08:16PM	Business First Bancshares, Inc. Announces Second Quarter 2025 Earnings Release Date and Conference Call (GlobeNewswire)
Apr-30-25 05:50PM	Business First Bancshares, Inc. Appoints Alejandro M. Sanchez to its Board of Directors (GlobeNewswire)
Apr-27-25 02:56AM	Business First Bancshares: A Small, Solid, And Undervalued Bank (Seeking Alpha)
Apr-24-25 11:32PM	Business First Bancshares, Inc. (BFST) Q1 2025 Earnings Call Transcript (Seeking Alpha)
06:00PM	Business First (BFST) Q1 Earnings: How Key Metrics Compare to Wall Street Estimates (Zacks)
05:15PM	Business First (BFST) Tops Q1 Earnings and Revenue Estimates (Zacks)
04:11PM	Business First: Q1 Earnings Snapshot (Associated Press Finance)
04:01PM	Business First Bancshares, Inc., Announces Financial Results for Q1 2025 (GlobeNewswire)
Apr-17-25 05:25PM	Bar Harbor Bankshares (BHB) Misses Q1 Earnings and Revenue Estimates (Zacks)
10:01AM	Business First (BFST) Earnings Expected to Grow: Should You Buy? (Zacks)
Apr-15-25 01:25PM	Synchrony Extends Deal With Ashley to Offer Enhanced Financing Options (Zacks)
Apr-01-25 05:30PM	Business First Bancshares, Inc. Announces First Quarter 2025 Earnings Release Date and Conference Call (GlobeNewswire)
Mar-19-25 09:35AM	Why Business First Bancshares (BFST) Stock Might be a Great Pick (Zacks)
Feb-13-25 05:51PM	b1BANK Announces Senna Bayasgalan as Chief Marketing Officer (GlobeNewswire)
Feb-10-25 09:40AM	Is Business First Bancshares (BFST) Outperforming Other Finance Stocks This Year? (Zacks)
Feb-04-25 12:20PM	Earnings Estimates Moving Higher for Business First (BFST): Time to Buy? (Zacks)
Jan-24-25 08:13AM	Q4 2024 Business First Bancshares Inc Earnings Call (Thomson Reuters StreetEvents) +8.84%
02:07AM	Business First Bancshares Inc (BFST) Q4 2024 Earnings Call Highlights: Strong Loan and Deposit ... (GuruFocus.com)
Jan-23-25 04:40PM	Business First: Q4 Earnings Snapshot (Associated Press Finance)
04:01PM	Business First Bancshares, Inc., Announces Financial Results for Fiscal Year 2024 and Q4 2024 (GlobeNewswire)
Jan-22-25 07:08AM	Business First Bancshares Inc (BFST) Q4 2024 Earnings Report Preview: What To Look For (GuruFocus.com)
Jan-20-25 09:15AM	Curious about Business First (BFST) Q4 Performance? Explore Wall Street Estimates for Key Metrics (Zacks)
Jan-07-25 12:10PM	Why Business First (BFST) Could Beat Earnings Estimates Again (Zacks)
Jan-03-25 04:30PM	Business First Bancshares, Inc. Announces Fourth Quarter 2024 Earnings Release Date and Conference Call (GlobeNewswire)
Dec-25-24 09:35AM	Down -10.06% in 4 Weeks, Here's Why Business First (BFST) Looks Ripe for a Turnaround (Zacks)
Nov-15-24 12:00PM	What Makes Business First (BFST) a Strong Momentum Stock: Buy Now? (Zacks)
Nov-01-24 12:20PM	Can Business First (BFST) Run Higher on Rising Earnings Estimates? (Zacks)
Oct-25-24 10:13AM	Q3 2024 Business First Bancshares Inc Earnings Call (Thomson Reuters StreetEvents)
03:21AM	Business First Bancshares Inc (BFST) Q3 2024 Earnings Call Highlights: Strong Deposit Growth ... (GuruFocus.com)
Oct-24-24 06:30PM	Compared to Estimates, Business First (BFST) Q3 Earnings: A Look at Key Metrics (Zacks)
04:41PM	Business First: Q3 Earnings Snapshot (Associated Press Finance)
04:10PM	Business First Bancshares, Inc., Announces Financial Results for Q3 2024 (GlobeNewswire)
Oct-23-24 09:10AM	What To Expect From Business First Bancshares Inc (BFST) Q3 2024 Earnings (GuruFocus.com)
Oct-17-24 05:10PM	b1BANK Promotes Jerry Vascocu to President (GlobeNewswire)
Oct-15-24 08:41AM	b1BANK Chooses Spiral to Promote Financial Wellness and Support Community Impact Through Everyday Banking (Business Wire)
Oct-02-24 04:01PM	Business First Bancshares, Inc. Announces Third Quarter 2024 Earnings Release Date and Conference Call (GlobeNewswire)
Oct-01-24 05:30PM	Business First Bancshares, Inc., completes acquisition of Oakwood Bancshares, Inc. (GlobeNewswire)
Sep-11-24 01:10AM	Director Mark Folse Sells 7,346 Shares of Business First Bancshares Inc (BFST) (GuruFocus.com)
Sep-10-24 08:36AM	Implied Volatility Surging for Business First (BFST) Stock Options (Zacks)
Sep-03-24 06:19PM	Business First Bancshares, Inc. Receives Regulatory Approval of its Merger with Oakwood Bancshares, Inc. (GlobeNewswire)
Aug-15-24 04:01PM	Business First Bancshares, Inc. announces the appointment of Zeenat Sidi to its Board of Directors (GlobeNewswire)
Aug-01-24 07:02PM	Insider Sale: Director Joseph Johnson Sells Shares of Business First Bancshares Inc (BFST) (GuruFocus.com) -5.42%
Jul-30-24 06:12PM	Business First Bancshares, Inc. Names David R. Jude Melville III, Board Chair and Rolfe H. McCollister Jr., Lead Independent Director (GlobeNewswire)
Jul-26-24 11:36AM	Q2 2024 Business First Bancshares Inc Earnings Call (Thomson Reuters StreetEvents)
Jul-25-24 04:18PM	Business First: Q2 Earnings Snapshot (Associated Press Finance)
04:01PM	Business First Bancshares, Inc., Announces Financial Results for Q2 2024 (GlobeNewswire)
Jul-12-24 06:21AM	Business First (BFST) Surges 6.0%: Is This an Indication of Further Gains? (Zacks)
Jul-02-24 04:30PM	Business First Bancshares, Inc. Announces Second Quarter 2024 Earnings Release Date and Conference Call (GlobeNewswire)
May-21-24 08:50AM	Is the Options Market Predicting a Spike in Business First (BFST) Stock? (Zacks)

Business First Bancshares, Inc. is a financial holding company, which engages in the provision of banking products and services through its subsidiary. It also offers commercial and personal banking, treasury management, and wealth solutions services. The company was founded on July 20, 2006 and is headquartered in Baton Rouge, LA.

ChairmanMr. David R. Melville III

Executive VPMr. Gregory Robertson

Executive VP & COOMr. Keith Mansfield

Executive VP & Chief Banking OfficerMr. Philip Jordan

President of b1BANKMr. Norman Jerome Vascocu Jr.

Insider Trading	Relationship	Date	Transaction	Cost	#Shares	Value ($)	#Shares Total	SEC Form 4
Johnson Joseph Vernon	Director	Jul 28 '26	Proposed Sale	31.16	12,000	373,920		Jul 27 03:56 PM
Cummings George W. III	Director	Jun 10 '26	Sale	28.89	15,000	433,350	266,180	Jun 12 04:06 PM
Cummings George W. III	Director	Jun 11 '26	Sale	28.78	5,000	143,900	261,180	Jun 12 04:06 PM
Cummings George W. III	Director	Jun 08 '26	Sale	28.54	15,000	428,100	281,180	Jun 09 06:31 PM
George W. Cummings	Director	Jun 09 '26	Proposed Sale	28.69	20,445	586,567		Jun 09 06:00 PM
George W. Cummings	Director	Jun 08 '26	Proposed Sale	28.48	15,000	427,200		Jun 08 05:13 PM
Cummings George W. III	Director	May 27 '26	Sale	27.92	11,595	323,732	296,180	May 28 04:34 PM
George W. Cummings	Director	May 27 '26	Proposed Sale	28.13	11,595	326,167		May 27 04:45 PM
Cummings George W. III	Director	May 22 '26	Sale	27.99	10,000	279,900	307,775	May 27 04:08 PM
George W. Cummings	Director	May 22 '26	Proposed Sale	27.84	10,000	278,400		May 22 05:04 PM
Cummings George W. III	Director	Mar 04 '26	Sale	27.60	11,000	303,600	317,775	Mar 06 04:07 PM
Cummings George W. III	Director	Mar 05 '26	Proposed Sale	27.57	11,000	303,270		Mar 05 10:02 AM
Cummings George W. III	Director	Mar 03 '26	Sale	27.42	9,800	268,716	328,775	Mar 04 04:05 PM
Cummings George W. III	Director	Mar 02 '26	Sale	27.80	200	5,560	338,575	Mar 04 04:05 PM
Cummings George W. III	Director	Mar 04 '26	Proposed Sale	27.50	11,000	302,500		Mar 04 10:27 AM
Cummings George W. III	Director	Mar 02 '26	Proposed Sale	28.00	10,000	280,000		Mar 02 02:02 PM
Cummings George W. III	Director	Feb 25 '26	Sale	28.00	20,000	560,000	338,775	Feb 27 04:05 PM
Cummings George W. III	Director	Feb 25 '26	Proposed Sale	28.00	20,000	560,056		Feb 25 03:21 PM
Folse Mark P.	Director	Feb 09 '26	Sale	29.75	5,146	153,094	58,140	Feb 11 04:05 PM
Folse Mark P.	Director	Feb 10 '26	Sale	29.51	4,854	143,242	53,286	Feb 11 04:05 PM
Folse Mark P.	Director	Feb 09 '26	Proposed Sale	29.70	10,000	297,000		Feb 09 08:35 AM
Carter Donald Chad	EVP, Correspondent Banking	Jan 29 '26	Sale	27.27	3,778	103,026	13,863	Jan 30 04:42 PM
Carter Donald Chad	Officer	Jan 29 '26	Proposed Sale	27.36	3,778	103,366		Jan 29 01:00 PM
Day Rick D.	Director	Jan 27 '26	Buy	27.55	1,500	41,325	267,385	Jan 27 04:05 PM
ROBERTSON GREG	EVP and CFO	Dec 01 '25	Sale	26.41	1,400	36,974	67,835	Dec 02 05:40 PM
Day Rick D.	Director	Oct 28 '25	Buy	24.21	1,600	38,736	265,885	Oct 28 05:23 PM
Strong Saundra	EVP & General Counsel	Aug 22 '25	Sale	25.38	2,363	59,973	5,997	Aug 25 04:05 PM
SAUNDRA STRONG	Officer	Aug 22 '25	Proposed Sale	25.38	2,363	59,965		Aug 22 04:10 PM
Buquet James J. III	Director	Aug 04 '25	Sale	23.08	5,164	119,185	28,523	Aug 05 04:20 PM
JAMES J BUQUET	Director	Aug 04 '25	Proposed Sale	23.08	5,164	119,186		Aug 04 04:08 PM
Ducrest John P.	Director	Jul 31 '25	Buy	23.62	2,225	52,554	13,716	Aug 01 04:05 PM

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