Business First Bancshares... (BFST)

NASDAQ: BFST · Real-Time Price · USD

23.16

0.11 (0.48%)

At close: May 01, 2025, 3:59 PM

23.22

0.26%

Pre-market: May 02, 2025, 05:14 AM EDT

0.48% (1D)

Bid	22.98
Market Cap	684.89M
Revenue (ttm)	360.71M
Net Income (ttm)	65.11M
EPS (ttm)	2.43
PE Ratio (ttm)	9.53
Forward PE	7.74
Analyst	Buy

Ask	24.14
Volume	82,025
Avg. Volume (20D)	101,547
Open	23.06
Previous Close	23.05
Day's Range	22.78 - 23.27
52-Week Range	18.97 - 30.30
Beta	0.74

About BFST

Business First Bancshares, Inc. operates as the bank holding company for b1BANK that provides various banking products and services. It offers various deposit products and services, including checking, demand, money market, time, and savings accounts; and certificates of deposits, remote deposit capture, and direct deposit services. The company also provides commercial and industrial loans, such as commercial lines of credit, letters of credit, w...

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Industry Banks - Regional

Sector Financial Services

IPO Date Apr 23, 2018

Employees 849

Stock Exchange NASDAQ

Ticker Symbol BFST

Website https://www.b1bank.com

Full Company Profile

Analyst Forecast

According to 2 analyst ratings, the average rating for BFST stock is "Buy." The 12-month stock price forecast is $30, which is an increase of 29.53% from the latest price.

Stock Forecasts

Earnings Surprise

Business First Bancshares has released their quartely earnings on Apr 24, 2025:

Revenue of $79.21M exceeds estimates by $1.67M, with 30.03% YoY growth.

EPS of 0.65 exceeds estimates by 0.04, with 30.00% YoY growth.

Why Price Moved

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News

5 days ago · seekingalpha.com

Business First Bancshares: A Small, Solid, And Undervalued Bank

Business First Bancshares has shown strong growth through acquisitions, with Oakwood adding $714 million in deposits, and expanding its branch network in Texas and Louisiana. Despite a slight decline ...

1 week ago · seekingalpha.com

Business First Bancshares, Inc. (BFST) Q1 2025 Earnings Call Transcript

Business First Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:BFST ) Q1 2025 Earnings Call April 24, 2025 5:00 PM ET Company Participants Matt Sealy - Investor Relations Jude Melville - Chairman and Chief Executive Officer...

1 week ago · zacks.com

Business First (BFST) Q1 Earnings: How Key Metrics Compare to Wall Street Estimates

Although the revenue and EPS for Business First (BFST) give a sense of how its business performed in the quarter ended March 2025, it might be worth considering how some key metrics compare with Wall ...

1 week ago · zacks.com

Business First (BFST) Tops Q1 Earnings and Revenue Estimates

Business First (BFST) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.65 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.61 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.50 per share a year ago.

2 weeks ago · zacks.com

Business First (BFST) Earnings Expected to Grow: Should You Buy?

Business First (BFST) doesn't possess the right combination of the two key ingredients for a likely earnings beat in its upcoming report. Get prepared with the key expectations.

1 month ago · zacks.com

Why Business First Bancshares (BFST) Stock Might be a Great Pick

Business First Bancshares (BFST) has seen solid earnings estimate revision activity over the past month, and belongs to a strong industry as well.

2 months ago · zacks.com

5 Top-Ranked Efficient Stocks to Buy for Solid Gains Amid Volatility

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2 months ago · zacks.com

Is Business First Bancshares (BFST) Outperforming Other Finance Stocks This Year?

Here is how Business First (BFST) and Jackson Financial (JXN) have performed compared to their sector so far this year.

2 months ago · zacks.com

New Strong Buy Stocks for February 6th

AUB, GABC, BFST, TCBX and TSN have been added to the Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) List on February 6, 2025.

2 months ago · zacks.com

Earnings Estimates Moving Higher for Business First (BFST): Time to Buy?

Business First (BFST) shares have started gaining and might continue moving higher in the near term, as indicated by solid earnings estimate revisions.