BFST — Business First Bancshares, Inc. stock price, charts and financials
QT72Business First Bancshares, Inc.Business First Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ: BFST) is a Financial Services company in the Banks - Regional industry. QuoTrend tracks its price, financials, earnings, analyst ratings and insider trades.
| Index | - | P/E | 10.93 | EPS (ttm) | 2.82 | Insider Own | - | Shs Outstand | 32.68M | Perf Week | -1.91% |
| Market Cap | 1.01B | Forward P/E | 9.40 | EPS next Y | 3.28 | Insider Trans | -0.68% | Shs Float | 30.83M | Perf Month | -0.74% |
| Enterprise Value | 1.05B | PEG | 0.92 | EPS next Q | 0.75 | Inst Own | - | Short Float | 3.29% | Perf Quarter | 7.13% |
| Income | 93.26M | P/S | 2.21 | EPS this Y | 6.47% | Inst Trans | - | Short Ratio | 4.07 | Perf Half Y | 17.28% |
| Sales | 455.26M | P/B | 1.00 | EPS next Y | 9.16% | ROA | 1.04% | Short Interest | 1.01M | Perf YTD | 17.90% |
| Book/sh | - | P/C | 9.74 | EPS next 5Y | 9.16% | ROE | 9.85% | 52W High | 32.53 -5.26% | Perf Year | 28.58% |
| Cash/sh | - | P/FCF | 10.19 | EPS past 3/5Y | 6.21% 11.13% | ROIC | 0.54% | 52W Low | 22.56 36.61% | Perf 3Y | 61.02% |
| Dividend Est. | 0.60 (1.95%) | EV/EBITDA | 16.80 | Sales past 3/5Y | 24.71% 24.82% | Gross Margin | 56.36% | Volatility | 1.65% 1.48% | Perf 5Y | 38.83% |
| Dividend TTM | 0.60 (1.95%) | EV/Sales | 2.30 | EPS Y/Y TTM | 24.78% | Oper. Margin | 13.08% | ATR (14) | 0.52 | Perf 10Y | - |
| Dividend Ex-Date | Aug 14, 2026 | Quick Ratio | 2.05 | Sales Y/Y TTM | -0.66% | Profit Margin | 20.42% | RSI (14) | 42.20 | Recom | 2.00 |
| Dividend Gr. 3/5Y | 5.90% 7.34% | Current Ratio | 2.05 | EPS Q/Q | 7.58% | SMA20 | -1.29% | Beta | 0.77 | Target Price | 34.50 |
| Payout | 25.54% | Debt/Eq | 0.61 | Sales Q/Q | -51.59% | SMA50 | -1.64% | Rel Volume | 1.88 | Prev Close | 30.83 |
| Employees | 832 | LT Debt/Eq | 0.30 | Earnings | Oct 22 | SMA200 | 7.27% | Avg Volume | 241.93K | Price | 30.82 |
| IPO Date | Apr 23, 2018 | Option/Short | Yes / Yes | EPS/Sales Surpr. | 1.43% 0.55% | Net Debt/EBITDA | 0.65 | Volume | 455,362 | Change | -0.03% |
| Date | Action | Analyst | Rating | Target |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul-24-26 | Reiterated | Hovde Group | $33 → $36 | |
| Apr-27-26 | Reiterated | Stephens | Overweight | $34 → $33 |
| Jan-26-26 | Reiterated | DA Davidson | Buy | $33 |
| Jan-23-26 | Reiterated | Stephens & Co. | Overweight | $35 |
| Jan-07-26 | Reiterated | Raymond James | Outperform | $28 → $31 |
| Apr-25-25 | Reiterated | Raymond James | Outperform | $29 → $28 |
| Dec-19-24 | Upgrade | Raymond James | Market Perform → Outperform | |
| Jan-05-24 | Downgrade | Raymond James | Outperform → Market Perform | |
| Jul-28-23 | Upgrade | Raymond James | Market Perform → Outperform | |
| Jan-05-23 | Downgrade | Raymond James | Outperform → Market Perform |
Business First Bancshares, Inc. (BFST) serves as the bank holding company for b1BANK, delivering an extensive array of banking products and financial services. Its deposit offerings include checking, demand, money market, time, and savings accounts, alongside certificates of deposit, and modern conveniences such as remote and direct deposit capabilities. The company provides a diverse portfolio of lending solutions. These include commercial and industrial loans for working capital, equipment financing, asset acquisition, expansion, and development, featuring lines of credit, letters of credit, term loans, and borrowing base facilities. BFST also finances construction and development projects, commercial real estate, and residential properties, offering first and second lien mortgages for 1-4 family homes, plus home equity lines of credit. Consumer loan options span both secured and unsecured installment and term arrangements. Beyond traditional banking, BFST offers wealth management services, encompassing mutual funds, annuities, individual retirement accounts (IRAs), other investment products, fiduciary services, and private banking solutions. A wide range of additional financial tools are available, including debit and credit cards, comprehensive treasury and cash management services (such as merchant services, automated clearing house (ACH), lock-box, receivables factoring, and correspondent banking), and employee and payroll benefits solutions. Customer access points feature drive-through facilities, ATMs, night depositories, personalized checks, electronic funds transfer (EFT), domestic and international wire transfers, traveler's checks, vault services, sweep accounts, and robust online and mobile banking platforms, e-statements, and bank-by-mail services. As of March 1, 2022, Business First Bancshares operated approximately 48 full-service banking centers and three loan production offices across Louisiana, and in the Dallas and Houston metropolitan areas. The company was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
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| Line Item (USD, M) | TTM — | FY 2025 12/31/2025 | FY 2024 12/31/2024 | FY 2023 12/31/2023 | FY 2022 12/31/2022 | FY 2021 12/31/2021 | FY 2020 12/31/2020 | FY 2019 12/31/2019 | FY 2018 12/31/2018 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Revenue | 455 | 512 | 458 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Cost of Goods Sold Incl. D&A | 200 | 200 | 198 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Gross Profit | 257 | 312 | 259 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Selling, General and Administrative Excl. Other | 150 | 131 | 112 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Research and Development | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Other Operating Expense | 47 | 67 | 64 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating Income | 60 | 113 | 83 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Interest Expense | 191 | 192 | 187 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Unusual Expense | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Non-Operating Income (Expense) | 248 | 189 | 187 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Net Income Before Taxes | 116 | 110 | 83 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Income Taxes | 23 | 22 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Consolidated Net Income | 93 | 88 | 65 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Net Income From Continuing Operations | 93 | 88 | 65 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Net Income | 93 | 88 | 65 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| EPS (Recurring) | 2.82 | 2.79 | 2.27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| EPS (Basic, Before Extraordinaries) | 2.82 | 2.79 | 2.27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| EPS (Diluted) | 2.82 | 2.78 | 2.26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| EBITDA | 62 | 119 | 88 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Other After Tax Adjustments | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Stock Option Compensation Expense | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Price To Earnings Ratio | 10.93 | 9.40 | 11.37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Price To Sales Ratio | 2.24 | 1.53 | 1.46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Gross Margin | 56.48 | 60.94 | 56.55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating Margin | 13.19 | 22.07 | 18.12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Net Margin | 20.44 | 17.19 | 14.19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Shares Outstanding | 33 | 30 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Market Capitalization | 1,017 | 784 | 668 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating Lease Expense | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Insider | Relationship | Date | Transaction | Cost | #Shares | Value ($) | #Shares Total | SEC Form 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cummings George W. III | Director | Aug 24 '26 | Sale | 31.33 | 10,000 | 313,300 | 183,745 | Aug 25 |
| Cummings George W. III | Director | Aug 21 '26 | Sale | 31.27 | 4,200 | 131,334 | 193,745 | Aug 25 |
| Cummings George W. III | Director | Aug 19 '26 | Sale | 31.80 | 3,235 | 102,873 | 197,945 | Aug 21 |
| Cummings George W. III | Director | Aug 18 '26 | Sale | 31.78 | 10,000 | 317,800 | 201,180 | Aug 19 |
| Carter Donald Chad | EVP, Correspondent Banking | Aug 06 '26 | Sale | 31.64 | 1,875 | 59,325 | 12,642 | Aug 07 |
| Hall William G. | Director | Aug 05 '26 | Sale | 31.97 | 11,389 | 364,106 | 0 | Aug 07 |
| Strong Saundra | EVP & General Counsel | Aug 05 '26 | Sale | 31.98 | 1,000 | 31,980 | 4,878 | Aug 06 |
| Cummings George W. III | Director | Aug 03 '26 | Sale | 31.87 | 10,000 | 318,700 | 211,180 | Aug 05 |
| Cummings George W. III | Director | Jul 31 '26 | Sale | 31.50 | 10,000 | 315,000 | 221,180 | Jul 31 |
| MANSFIELD KEITH | EVP&COO of b1Bank | Jul 30 '26 | Sale | 32.08 | 4,200 | 134,736 | 77,139 | Jul 31 |
| Cummings George W. III | Director | Jul 30 '26 | Sale | 32.08 | 10,000 | 320,800 | 231,180 | Jul 31 |
| Johnson Joseph Vernon | Director | Jul 29 '26 | Sale | 31.15 | 2,000 | 62,300 | 172,073 | Jul 30 |
| Cummings George W. III | Director | Jul 29 '26 | Sale | 31.88 | 10,000 | 318,800 | 241,180 | Jul 30 |
| Johnson Joseph Vernon | Director | Jul 28 '26 | Sale | 31.75 | 10,000 | 317,500 | 174,073 | Jul 30 |
| Cummings George W. III | Director | Jul 28 '26 | Sale | 31.86 | 10,000 | 318,600 | 251,180 | Jul 30 |