Business First Bancshares, Inc. BFST
At closeNov 5, 2026, 5:45 AM EST
Pre-market · Nov 5, 5:45 AM ET
- YTD
- +26.17%
- 1 year
- +33.96%
- Market cap
- 1.06B
- Revenue (ttm)
- 347.47M
- Profit margin
- 27.24%
- EPS (ttm)
- 2.79
- Shares out
- 32.35M
- P/E ratio
- 11.82
- Forward P/E
- 9.98
- Dividend
- 0.60 (1.83%)
- Ex-dividend date
- Nov 12, 2026
- YTD return
- +26.17%
- 1-year return
- +33.96%
- Volume
- 210.19K
- Avg volume
- 199.57K
- Open
- 33.03
- Previous close
- 32.26
- Day's range
- 32.76 – 33.60
- 52-week range
- 24.19 – 33.60
- Beta
- 0.73
- Analysts
- Strong Buy
- Price target
- 37.05 (+12.3%)
- Earnings date
- Jan 28, 2027
2Y +6.89 (+26.41%)
Key statistics
- Enterprise value
- 918.44M
- PEG ratio
- 0.00
- Price / sales
- 3.07
- Price / book
- 1.15
- Dividend yield
- 1.86%
- Payout ratio
- 21.51%
- Revenue growth
- 17.30%
- Free cash flow
- 0
- Total cash
- 679.99M
- Total debt
- 483.02M
- Return on equity
- 10.06%
- Short % of float
- 3.84%
- 50-day average
- 31.15
- 200-day average
- 29.41
Analyst view
Consensus: strong buy
- Target (low)
- 35.00
- Target (mean)
- 37.05
- Target (high)
- 39.00
- Strong buy1
- Buy4
- Hold0
- Sell0
- Strong sell0
Next earnings
Jan 28, 2027
Expected Jan 28, 2027. Consensus EPS estimate 0.802.
Financials — quick view
Earnings
| Report date | Quarter ending | EPS estimate | EPS reported | Surprise | Surprise % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 28, 2027 | Dec 30, 2026 | 0.80 | — | — | — |
| Oct 26, 2026 | Sep 30, 2026 | 0.745 | 0.79 | +0.05 | +6.04% |
| Jul 23, 2026 | Jun 30, 2026 | 0.70 | 0.71 | +0.01 | +1.43% |
| Apr 27, 2026 | Mar 31, 2026 | 0.69 | 0.73 | +0.04 | +5.80% |
| Jan 22, 2026 | Dec 31, 2025 | 0.72 | 0.79 | +0.07 | +9.72% |
| Oct 23, 2025 | Sep 30, 2025 | 0.69 | 0.72 | +0.03 | +4.35% |
Upgrades / downgrades
| Date | Firm | Action | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 27, 2026 | DA Davidson | main | Buy | Buy |
| Jul 24, 2026 | DA Davidson | main | Buy | Buy |
| Jul 24, 2026 | Stephens & Co. | main | Overweight | Overweight |
| Apr 28, 2026 | DA Davidson | main | Buy | Buy |
| Jan 26, 2026 | DA Davidson | main | Buy | Buy |
| Jan 23, 2026 | Stephens & Co. | main | Overweight | Overweight |
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
News
Business First Bancshares, Inc. Announces Stock Repurchase Program 
DA Davidson Maintains Buy on Business First Bancshares, Raises Price Target to $39 
Business First Bancshares Q3 2026 Earnings Call Transcript 
Business First Bancshares Q3 Adj. EPS $0.79 Beats $0.75 Estimate, Sales $93.156M Miss $93.507M Estimate - Stephens & Co. Maintains Overweight on Business First Bancshares, Raises Price Target to $36
Business First Bancshares Q2 Adj. EPS $0.71 Beats $0.70 Estimate, Sales $91.811M Beat $91.310M Estimate 
Earnings Scheduled For July 23, 2026 - Business First Bancshares Acquires American Planning; Terms Undisclosed
Full Transcript: Business First Bancshares Q1 2026 Earnings Call 
Business First Bancshares Q1 Adj. EPS $0.73 Beats $0.69 Estimate, Sales $89.245M Miss $90.965M Estimate
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Insider holders
| Insider | Relation | Latest transaction | Date | Shares held |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CUMMINGS GEORGE W. III | Director | Sale | Oct 28, 2026 | 169,283 |
| DAY RICKY D | Director | Purchase | Jul 27, 2026 | 269,901 |
| FOLSE MARK P | Director | Conversion of Exercise of derivative security | Jun 25, 2026 | 54,302 |
| JOHNSON JOSEPH VERNON | Director | Sale | Jul 28, 2026 | 172,073 |
| JORDAN PHILIP | Officer | Conversion of Exercise of derivative security | Feb 26, 2026 | 82,041 |
| MANSFIELD KEITH | Officer | Sale | Jul 29, 2026 | 77,139 |
Institution ownership
| Holder | % held | Shares | Value | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackrock Inc. | 8.40% | 2,732,988 | 90.13M | Jun 29, 2026 |
| Vanguard Capital Management LLC | 4.30% | 1,399,712 | 46.16M | Jun 29, 2026 |
| Dimensional Fund Advisors LP | 4.03% | 1,311,018 | 43.24M | Jun 29, 2026 |
| Jupiter Topco LLC | 3.35% | 1,089,827 | 35.94M | Jun 29, 2026 |
| State Street Corporation | 3.21% | 1,045,212 | 34.47M | Jun 29, 2026 |
| American Century Companies Inc | 3.15% | 1,025,919 | 33.83M | Jun 29, 2026 |
Fund ownership
| Holder | % held | Shares | Value | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS-Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund | 3.04% | 989,964 | 32.65M | Jun 29, 2026 |
| American Century ETF Trust-Avantis U.S. Small Cap Value ETF | 2.94% | 956,142 | 31.53M | Sep 29, 2026 |
| iShares Trust-iShares Russell 2000 ETF | 2.63% | 857,094 | 28.27M | Sep 29, 2026 |
| JANUS INVESTMENT FUND-Janus Henderson Small Cap Value Fund | 2.53% | 823,664 | 27.16M | Sep 29, 2026 |
| VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS-Vanguard Extended Market Index Fund | 1.16% | 377,216 | 12.44M | Jun 29, 2026 |
| Fidelity Salem Street Trust-Fidelity Small Cap Index Fund | 1.06% | 346,400 | 11.42M | Aug 30, 2026 |