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BFST

Business First Bancshares, Inc.

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31.80 USD +0.03 +0.09%
As of Oct 30, 2026 Extended hours 31.80 0.00%
Bid
31.77 × 2
Ask
31.80 × 1
31.69 Day range 32.33
24.25 52-week range 32.28
YTD
+21.65%
1 year
+29.58%
Open
32.12
Prev close
31.77
Mkt cap
1.03B
Vol
171.76K
Avg vol
203.55K
EPS
2.79
P/E
11.40
Div yield
1.89%
More statistics
Low
31.69
High
32.33
Forward P/E
9.62
Beta
0.78
Short ratio
5.55
Inst. own
59.53%
Dividend
0.60
Ex-div date
Nov 12, 2026
Earnings
Jan 28, 2027
50-d avg
31.09
200-d avg
29.33
1y target
37.05

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Key statistics

Market cap
1.03B
Enterprise value
902.59M
Trailing P/E
11.40
Forward P/E
9.62
PEG ratio
0.00
Price / sales
2.96
Price / book
1.11
EPS (TTM)
2.79
Beta
0.78
Dividend yield
1.89%
Payout ratio
21.00%
Profit margin
27.24%
Revenue (TTM)
347.47M
Revenue growth
17.30%
Free cash flow
0
Total cash
679.99M
Total debt
483.02M
Return on equity
10.06%
Shares outstanding
32.35M
Short % of float
3.84%
50-day average
31.09
200-day average
29.33

Analyst view

Consensus: strong buy

Strong buy
Price target (mean) 37.05 +16.5% upside
Target (low)
35.00
Target (mean)
37.05
Target (high)
39.00
Ratings (0m) 5 5 buy · 0 hold · 0 sell
  • Strong buy1
  • Buy4
  • Hold0
  • Sell0
  • Strong sell0

Next earnings

Jan 28, 2027

Expected Jan 28, 2027. Consensus EPS estimate 0.802.

Earnings history

Financials — quick view

All financials
BFST Revenue — quarterly 89.82M
2022-Q3 20222022-Q4 20222023-Q1 20232023-Q2 20232023-Q3 20232023-Q4 20232024-Q1 20242024-Q2 20242024-Q3 20242024-Q4 20242025-Q1 20252025-Q2 20252025-Q3 20252025-Q4 20252026-Q1 20262026-Q2 2026
BFST Net income — quarterly 24.18M
2022-Q3 20222022-Q4 20222023-Q1 20232023-Q2 20232023-Q3 20232023-Q4 20232024-Q1 20242024-Q2 20242024-Q3 20242024-Q4 20242025-Q1 20252025-Q2 20252025-Q3 20252025-Q4 20252026-Q1 20262026-Q2 2026
BFST EPS — quarterly 0.70
2022-Q3 20222022-Q4 20222023-Q1 20232023-Q2 20232023-Q3 20232023-Q4 20232024-Q1 20242024-Q2 20242024-Q3 20242024-Q4 20242025-Q1 20252025-Q2 20252025-Q3 20252025-Q4 20252026-Q1 20262026-Q2 2026

Earnings

BFST recent earnings
Report dateQuarter endingEPS estimateEPS reportedSurpriseSurprise %
Jan 28, 2027Dec 30, 20260.80———
Oct 26, 2026Sep 30, 20260.7450.79+0.05+6.04%
Jul 23, 2026Jun 30, 20260.700.71+0.01+1.43%
Apr 27, 2026Mar 31, 20260.690.73+0.04+5.80%
Jan 22, 2026Dec 31, 20250.720.79+0.07+9.72%
Oct 23, 2025Sep 30, 20250.690.72+0.03+4.35%

Upgrades / downgrades

BFST analyst upgrades and downgrades
DateFirmActionFromTo
Oct 27, 2026DA DavidsonmainBuyBuy
Jul 24, 2026DA DavidsonmainBuyBuy
Jul 24, 2026Stephens & Co.mainOverweightOverweight
Apr 28, 2026DA DavidsonmainBuyBuy
Jan 26, 2026DA DavidsonmainBuyBuy
Jan 23, 2026Stephens & Co.mainOverweightOverweight

About Business First Bancshares, Inc.

Business First Bancshares, Inc. operates as the bank holding company for b1BANK that provides various banking products and services in Louisiana and Texas. It offers various deposit products and services, including checking and savings, time, and money market accounts; and certificates of deposits, remote deposit capture, and direct deposit services. The company also provides commercial and industrial loans, such as working capital, term, equipment financing, asset acquisition, expansion and development, borrowing base, and other loan products, as well as commercial lines of credit, accounts receivable factoring, agricultural financing, and letters of credit; construction and development loans; commercial real estate loans; residential real estate loans comprising first and second lien 1-4 family mortgage loans, and home equity lines of credit; and consumer loans, including secured and unsecured installment, and term loans. In addition, it offers wealth management products, including mutual funds, annuities, individual retirement accounts, and other financial products, as well as other fiduciary and private banking products and services. Further, the company provides a range of other financial services comprising debit and credit cards, treasury and cash management, merchant, automated clearing house, lock-box, receivables factoring, correspondent banking, and other treasury services, as well as employee and payroll benefits solutions; and drive-through banking facilities, automated teller machines, night depository, personalized checks, electronic funds transfer, domestic and foreign wire transfer, traveler's checks, vault, loan and deposit sweep accounts, interest-rate swaps, small business administration products, online and mobile banking, e-statements, and bank-by-mail services. Business First Bancshares, Inc. was incorporated in 2006 and is headquartered in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

Sector
Financial Services
Industry
Banks - Regional
Country
United States
Website
b1bank.com

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Insider holders

BFST insider holders
InsiderRelationLatest transactionDateShares held
CUMMINGS GEORGE W. IIIDirectorSaleAug 23, 2026187,656
DAY RICKY DDirectorPurchaseJul 27, 2026269,901
FOLSE MARK PDirectorConversion of Exercise of derivative securityJun 25, 202654,302
JOHNSON JOSEPH VERNONDirectorSaleJul 28, 2026172,073
JORDAN PHILIPOfficerConversion of Exercise of derivative securityFeb 26, 202682,041
MANSFIELD KEITHOfficerSaleJul 29, 202677,139

Institution ownership

BFST institution ownership
Holder% heldSharesValueReported
Blackrock Inc.8.40%2,732,98886.91MJun 29, 2026
Vanguard Capital Management LLC4.30%1,399,71244.51MJun 29, 2026
Dimensional Fund Advisors LP4.03%1,311,01841.69MJun 29, 2026
Jupiter Topco LLC3.35%1,089,82734.66MJun 29, 2026
State Street Corporation3.21%1,045,21233.24MJun 29, 2026
American Century Companies Inc3.15%1,025,91932.62MJun 29, 2026

Fund ownership

BFST fund ownership
Holder% heldSharesValueReported
VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS-Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund3.04%989,96431.48MJun 29, 2026
American Century ETF Trust-Avantis U.S. Small Cap Value ETF2.94%956,14230.41MSep 29, 2026
iShares Trust-iShares Russell 2000 ETF2.63%857,09427.26MSep 29, 2026
JANUS INVESTMENT FUND-Janus Henderson Small Cap Value Fund2.53%823,66426.19MJun 29, 2026
VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS-Vanguard Extended Market Index Fund1.16%377,21612.00MJun 29, 2026
Fidelity Salem Street Trust-Fidelity Small Cap Index Fund1.06%346,40011.02MJul 30, 2026
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