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Business First Bancshares, Inc. BFST

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32.29 USD -0.44 -1.33%

As of Nov 3, 2:48 PM ET

Bid
32.27 × 3
Ask
32.29 × 1
32.17 Day range 32.69
24.19 52-week range 32.86
YTD
+23.51%
1 year
+30.76%
Open
32.69
Prev close
32.72
Mkt cap
1.04B
Vol
69.16K
Avg vol
200.65K
EPS
2.87
P/E
11.25
Div yield
1.89%
More statistics
Low
32.17
High
32.69
Forward P/E
9.90
Beta
0.73
Short ratio
5.55
Inst. own
59.56%
Dividend
0.60
Ex-div date
Nov 12, 2026
Earnings
Jan 28, 2027
50-d avg
31.10
200-d avg
29.35
1y target
37.05

6M chart

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Events in this range
  • May 15, 2026Dividend: 0.15
  • Jul 23, 2026Earnings: 0.71; estimate 0.7; surprise 1.43%
  • Jul 24, 2026Rating: Stephens & Co. · Overweight → Overweight
  • Jul 24, 2026Rating: DA Davidson · Buy → Buy
  • Aug 14, 2026Dividend: 0.15
  • Oct 26, 2026Earnings: 0.79; estimate 0.745; surprise 6.04%
  • Oct 27, 2026Rating: DA Davidson · Buy → Buy
Signals (26)
NameDateAgo
SMA: BullishOct 20, 20262 weeks ago
SMA: BearishOct 19, 20262 weeks ago
SMA: BullishOct 16, 20262 weeks ago
MACD: Buy SignalOct 5, 20264 weeks ago
SMA: BullishOct 1, 20261 month ago
SMA: BearishSep 30, 20261 month ago
SMA: BearishSep 16, 20261 month ago
MACD: Sell SignalSep 16, 20261 month ago
MACD: Buy SignalSep 15, 20261 month ago
SMA: BullishSep 10, 20261 month ago
SMA: BearishSep 9, 20261 month ago
SMA: BullishSep 2, 20262 months ago
SMA: BearishAug 31, 20262 months ago
MACD: Sell SignalAug 6, 20262 months ago
MACD: Buy SignalJul 28, 20263 months ago
MACD: Sell SignalJul 8, 20263 months ago
RSI: OverboughtJun 26, 20264 months ago
RSI: OverboughtJun 24, 20264 months ago
SMA: BullishMay 20, 20265 months ago
SMA: BullishMay 20, 20265 months ago

Newest 20 of 26.

Financial health

Altman Z-Score

-0.58 Distress zone

Bankruptcy-risk model: below 1.81 distress, above 2.99 safe.

Piotroski F-Score

6 / 9 Average

Nine pass/fail tests of profitability, leverage and efficiency.

FMP rating

B+3 / 5 overall

  • DCF 3
  • Return on Equity 3
  • Return on Assets 3
  • Debt / Equity 3
  • P/E 3
  • P/B 3

Valuation

P/E 9.4×
FY 2016: 34.1×FY 2017: 36.1×FY 2018: 19.1×FY 2019: 13.9×FY 2020: 12.3×FY 2021: 11.1×FY 2022: 9.5×FY 2023: 9.4×FY 2024: 11.3×FY 2025: 9.4×
FY 2016 5y median 9.5× FY 2025
P/S 1.5×
FY 2016: 3.6×FY 2017: 5.1×FY 2018: 3.2×FY 2019: 2.9×FY 2020: 2.2×FY 2021: 2.9×FY 2022: 1.9×FY 2023: 1.6×FY 2024: 1.5×FY 2025: 1.5×
FY 2016 5y median 1.6× FY 2025
P/B 0.9×
FY 2016: 1.5×FY 2017: 1.6×FY 2018: 1.0×FY 2019: 1.2×FY 2020: 0.9×FY 2021: 1.3×FY 2022: 0.9×FY 2023: 1.0×FY 2024: 0.8×FY 2025: 0.9×
FY 2016 5y median 0.9× FY 2025
P/FCF 8.4×
FY 2016: 25.8×FY 2017: 39.0×FY 2018: 14.7×FY 2019: 16.2×FY 2020: 14.0×FY 2021: 11.1×FY 2022: 8.1×FY 2023: 7.7×FY 2024: 11.3×FY 2025: 8.4×
FY 2016 5y median 8.4× FY 2025
EV/EBITDA 7.7×
FY 2016: 23.2×FY 2017: 26.1×FY 2018: 14.3×FY 2019: 13.6×FY 2020: 8.2×FY 2021: 10.2×FY 2022: 12.4×FY 2023: 10.8×FY 2024: 9.5×FY 2025: 7.7×
FY 2016 5y median 10.2× FY 2025
EV/Sales 1.8×
FY 2016: 3.8×FY 2017: 4.6×FY 2018: 3.2×FY 2019: 3.8×FY 2020: 1.9×FY 2021: 3.4×FY 2022: 3.4×FY 2023: 2.7×FY 2024: 1.8×FY 2025: 1.8×
FY 2016 5y median 2.7× FY 2025
FCF Yield 11.9%
FY 2016: 3.9%FY 2017: 2.6%FY 2018: 6.8%FY 2019: 6.2%FY 2020: 7.1%FY 2021: 9.0%FY 2022: 12.3%FY 2023: 13.1%FY 2024: 8.9%FY 2025: 11.9%
FY 2016 5y median 11.9% FY 2025

Profitability

Gross Margin 60.9%
FY 2016: 85.6%FY 2017: 80.0%FY 2018: 80.5%FY 2019: 77.0%FY 2020: 80.1%FY 2021: 87.9%FY 2022: 82.0%FY 2023: 63.0%FY 2024: 56.7%FY 2025: 60.9%
FY 2016 5y median 63.0% FY 2025
Operating Margin 22.2%
FY 2016: 13.8%FY 2017: 15.6%FY 2018: 20.7%FY 2019: 26.5%FY 2020: 21.8%FY 2021: 31.8%FY 2022: 26.0%FY 2023: 23.5%FY 2024: 18.2%FY 2025: 22.2%
FY 2016 5y median 23.5% FY 2025
Net Margin 17.2%
FY 2016: 10.5%FY 2017: 8.5%FY 2018: 16.8%FY 2019: 21.1%FY 2020: 17.8%FY 2021: 25.7%FY 2022: 20.5%FY 2023: 18.4%FY 2024: 14.2%FY 2025: 17.2%
FY 2016 5y median 18.4% FY 2025
ROE 9.8%
FY 2016: 4.5%FY 2017: 2.7%FY 2018: 5.4%FY 2019: 8.3%FY 2020: 7.3%FY 2021: 12.0%FY 2022: 9.3%FY 2023: 11.0%FY 2024: 8.1%FY 2025: 9.8%
FY 2016 5y median 9.8% FY 2025
ROIC 6.0%
FY 2016: 3.0%FY 2017: 1.8%FY 2018: 3.9%FY 2019: 4.8%FY 2020: 5.5%FY 2021: 8.0%FY 2022: 4.6%FY 2023: 5.4%FY 2024: 4.9%FY 2025: 6.0%
FY 2016 5y median 5.4% FY 2025
ROA 1.1%
FY 2016: 0.5%FY 2017: 0.4%FY 2018: 0.7%FY 2019: 1.0%FY 2020: 0.7%FY 2021: 1.1%FY 2022: 0.9%FY 2023: 1.1%FY 2024: 0.8%FY 2025: 1.1%
FY 2016 5y median 1.1% FY 2025

Growth (YoY)

Revenue 11.8%
FY 2016: 16.8%FY 2017: 17.2%FY 2018: 46.8%FY 2019: 34.1%FY 2020: 49.9%FY 2021: 20.3%FY 2022: 30.0%FY 2023: 46.0%FY 2024: 18.7%FY 2025: 11.8%
FY 2016 FY 2025
Operating Income 36.5%
FY 2016: 19.6%FY 2017: 33.1%FY 2018: 94.1%FY 2019: 71.9%FY 2020: 23.2%FY 2021: 75.5%FY 2022: 6.2%FY 2023: 32.1%FY 2024: -8.3%FY 2025: 36.5%
FY 2016 FY 2025
EPS (diluted) 23.0%
FY 2016: 27.6%FY 2017: -5.4%FY 2018: 74.3%FY 2019: 42.6%FY 2020: -5.7%FY 2021: 54.3%FY 2022: -8.3%FY 2023: 11.6%FY 2024: -12.7%FY 2025: 23.0%
FY 2016 FY 2025
Free Cash Flow 53.9%
FY 2016: 177.5%FY 2017: 10.4%FY 2018: 146.0%FY 2019: 11.5%FY 2020: 28.9%FY 2021: 99.0%FY 2022: 17.8%FY 2023: 30.7%FY 2024: -25.9%FY 2025: 53.9%
FY 2016 FY 2025

Financial Health

Current Ratio 0.1×
FY 2016: 0.3×FY 2017: 0.3×FY 2018: 0.2×FY 2019: 0.2×FY 2020: 0.2×FY 2021: 0.3×FY 2022: 0.2×FY 2023: 0.2×FY 2024: 0.1×FY 2025: 0.1×
FY 2016 5y median 0.2× FY 2025
Quick Ratio 0.1×
FY 2016: 0.3×FY 2017: 0.3×FY 2018: 0.2×FY 2019: 0.2×FY 2020: 0.2×FY 2021: 0.3×FY 2022: 0.2×FY 2023: 0.2×FY 2024: 0.1×FY 2025: 0.1×
FY 2016 5y median 0.2× FY 2025
Debt / Equity 0.6×
FY 2016: 0.5×FY 2017: 0.4×FY 2018: 0.4×FY 2019: 0.7×FY 2020: 0.3×FY 2021: 0.4×FY 2022: 1.0×FY 2023: 1.0×FY 2024: 0.6×FY 2025: 0.6×
FY 2016 5y median 0.6× FY 2025
Net Debt / EBITDA 1.2×
FY 2016: 1.4×FY 2017: -2.7×FY 2018: -0.2×FY 2019: 3.1×FY 2020: -1.1×FY 2021: 1.7×FY 2022: 5.5×FY 2023: 4.3×FY 2024: 1.9×FY 2025: 1.2×
FY 2016 5y median 1.9× FY 2025
Interest Coverage 0.6×
FY 2016: 1.2×FY 2017: 1.2×FY 2018: 1.2×FY 2019: 1.3×FY 2020: 1.7×FY 2021: 3.9×FY 2022: 1.9×FY 2023: 0.7×FY 2024: 0.4×FY 2025: 0.6×
FY 2016 5y median 0.7× FY 2025

Dividends

Dividend Yield 2.9%
FY 2016: 0.6%FY 2017: 0.6%FY 2018: 1.2%FY 2019: 1.5%FY 2020: 2.0%FY 2021: 1.6%FY 2022: 2.4%FY 2023: 2.9%FY 2024: 3.0%FY 2025: 2.9%
FY 2016 5y median 2.9% FY 2025
Payout Ratio 25.3%
FY 2016: 20.7%FY 2017: 37.0%FY 2018: 23.3%FY 2019: 21.3%FY 2020: 25.1%FY 2021: 18.1%FY 2022: 22.4%FY 2023: 25.4%FY 2024: 31.1%FY 2025: 25.3%
FY 2016 5y median 25.3% FY 2025

Annual · latest fiscal year ends 2025-12-31