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Business First Bancshares, Inc. BFST

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32.29 USD -0.44 (-1.33%)

Nov 3, 2026, 3:16 PM EST

32.17 Day range 32.69
24.19 52-week range 32.86
YTD
+23.51%
1 year
+30.76%

Analyst view

Consensus: strong buy

Strong buy
Price target (mean) 37.05 +14.8% 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

Recommendation trend

  • This month 5
  • 1 month ago 5
  • 2 months ago 5

Earnings and revenue estimates

Consensus for the coming quarters and fiscal years

BFST analyst estimates
PeriodEPS estimateLow – highYear agoEPS growthRevenue estimateRevenue growthAnalysts
Current quarter0.8020.78 – 0.820.79+1.5%94.81M+12.8%5
Next quarter0.7640.75 – 0.790.73+4.7%94.48M+6.0%5
Current year3.033.02 – 3.052.83+7.1%367.46M+14.3%5
Next year3.303.25 – 3.453.03+9.0%391.61M+6.6%5

Upgrades and downgrades

The latest rating changes

BFST analyst upgrades and downgrades
DateFirmActionFromTo
Oct 27, 2026DA DavidsonMaintainedBuyBuy
Jul 24, 2026DA DavidsonMaintainedBuyBuy
Jul 24, 2026Stephens & Co.MaintainedOverweightOverweight
Apr 28, 2026DA DavidsonMaintainedBuyBuy
Jan 26, 2026DA DavidsonMaintainedBuyBuy
Jan 23, 2026Stephens & Co.MaintainedOverweightOverweight
Jan 7, 2026Raymond JamesMaintainedOutperformOutperform
Jul 29, 2025DA DavidsonMaintainedBuyBuy
Jul 9, 2025DA DavidsonMaintainedBuyBuy
Jul 8, 2025Stephens & Co.ReiteratedOverweightOverweight
Apr 25, 2025Raymond JamesMaintainedOutperformOutperform
Apr 25, 2025Stephens & Co.MaintainedOverweightOverweight
Dec 19, 2024Raymond JamesUpgradeMarket PerformOutperform
Jan 24, 2024Piper SandlerMaintainedOverweightOverweight
Jan 5, 2024Raymond JamesDowngradeOutperformMarket Perform
Oct 27, 2023Piper SandlerMaintainedOverweightOverweight
Oct 27, 2023Stephens & Co.MaintainedOverweightOverweight
Jul 28, 2023Stephens & Co.MaintainedOverweightOverweight
Jul 28, 2023Raymond JamesUpgradeMarket PerformOutperform
Jan 5, 2023Raymond JamesDowngradeOutperformMarket Perform
Dec 13, 2022Piper SandlerInitiated—Overweight
Oct 31, 2022Raymond JamesInitiated—Outperform
Oct 28, 2022Stephens & Co.Maintained—Overweight
Jul 7, 2022Raymond JamesMaintained—Strong Buy
Oct 25, 2021Raymond JamesUpgradeMarket PerformStrong Buy
May 20, 2021DA DavidsonUpgradeNeutralBuy
May 1, 2020DA DavidsonDowngradeBuyNeutral
Apr 29, 2020Raymond JamesDowngradeStrong BuyMarket Perform
Jan 27, 2020Raymond JamesUpgradeMarket PerformStrong Buy
Jan 27, 2020Stephens & Co.UpgradeEqual-WeightOverweight