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Business First Bancshares Inc (BFST)

US · Financial Services · Banks - Regional

$30.83-0.45%
Last close · 2026-09-17

Latest quarter · ended 2026-06-30

Revenue
$61.2M
Revenue YoY
-51.5%
Net profit
$24.2M
Profit YoY
+9.4%
EPS
$0.71
EPS estimate
$0.71
Net margin
39.5%

EPS came in at 0.71 against a street estimate of 0.71 — a beat of 0.0%.

Key statistics

Market cap
$1.02B
P/E
11.2
Forward P/E
9.7
P/B
1.09
Book value
$28.79
EPS (TTM)
$2.81
Dividend yield
1.91%
52-week high
$32.37
52-week low
$22.08
50-day MA
$31.25
200-day MA
$28.61
Beta
0.77

Analyst view

Analysts rate Business First Bancshares Inc a strong buy (5 buy, 0 hold, 0 sell out of 5) with an average price target of $34.90.

Shareholding

Insiders
4.63%
Institutions
58.93%

Largest institutional holders

FundStake
BlackRock Inc7.52%
Vanguard Capital Management, LLC4.40%
Dimensional Fund Advisors, Inc.4.03%
American Century Companies Inc3.15%
HHG PLC3.04%
Royce & Associates, LP2.57%
Geode Capital Management, LLC2.49%
State Street Corp2.03%

Recent filings & reports

DocumentDate
Board / officer change · Q3 2026
BUSINESS FIRST BANCSHARES, INC. - DOCUMENT SUMMARY HEADLINE NUMBERS • Company: Business First Bancshares, Inc. (ticker: BFST, NASDAQ Global Select M
2026-09-11
Quarterly report · Q2 2026
BUSINESS FIRST BANCSHARES, INC. – Q2 2026 SUMMARY HEADLINE NUMBERS • Total Assets: $8,903.5 million as of June 30, 2026, up from $8,214.7 million at
2026-07-31
Results announced · Q3 2026
BUSINESS FIRST BANCSHARES, INC. – Q2 2026 EARNINGS SUMMARY HEADLINE NUMBERS • Net income available to common shareholders: $22.8 million for Q2 2026
2026-07-23
Shareholder vote results · Q2 2026
BUSINESS FIRST BANCSHARES, INC. - 8-K SUMMARY HEADLINE NUMBERS • Annual shareholder meeting held May 21, 2026 • 23,741,697 shares represented (72.62
2026-05-27
Quarterly report · Q1 2026
BUSINESS FIRST BANCSHARES, INC. – Q1 2026 10-Q SUMMARY HEADLINE NUMBERS • Total Assets: $8,906.8 million (March 31, 2026) vs. $8,214.7 million (Dece
2026-05-01
Results announced · Q2 2026
BUSINESS FIRST BANCSHARES, INC. – Q1 2026 EARNINGS SUMMARY HEADLINE NUMBERS • Net Income: $22.2 million available to common shareholders ($0.68 per
2026-04-27
Proxy statement · Q2 2026
BUSINESS FIRST BANCSHARES, INC. — 2026 PROXY SUMMARY --- WHAT SHAREHOLDERS ARE VOTING ON • Proposal 1 (Director Election): Vote to elect 16 directo
2026-04-08
Material agreement · Q2 2026
BUSINESS FIRST BANCSHARES, INC. – FORM 8-K SUMMARY HEADLINE NUMBERS • Company issued $85.0 million in subordinated notes on April 2, 2026 • Initial
2026-04-02

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Data updated 2026-09-18.