Business First Bancshares (BFST) Stock Insights

BFST price $31.64 -0.23 -0.72%

Ticker
BFST
Price
$31.64
Change
-0.23 -0.72%
Market cap ?
$1.03B
Beta ?
0.78
Sector
Financial Services
Industry
Banks - Regional

Fair value

BFST fair value Not meaningful. Price $31.64.

Fair value is an estimate of what one share is worth if future cash flows arrive as modeled. It is not a forecast of the share price. How discounted cash flow works.

No estimate. Cash-flow models don't suit banks

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Earnings

DateEPS actualEPS estimateRevenueRevenue estimate
2027-01-28—0.80—94.81M
2026-10-260.790.7493.18M93.25M
2026-07-230.710.7091.81M91.31M
2026-04-270.730.6989.25M90.99M
2026-01-220.790.7283.09M81.41M
2025-10-230.720.6980.81M81.40M
2025-07-280.660.6578.34M81.18M
2025-04-240.650.6177.83M77.54M
2025-01-230.660.4977.40M75.57M
2024-10-240.680.5766.55M65.32M
2024-07-250.640.5165.79M62.96M
2024-04-250.500.5760.62M62.22M
2024-01-230.660.6061.19M62.47M
2023-10-260.710.6163.74M62.71M
2023-07-270.700.5261.53M59.63M
2023-04-270.550.5260.96M60.70M
2023-01-250.660.6063.73M61.67M
2022-10-260.720.7061.02M59.78M
2022-07-260.640.5756.53M54.22M
2022-04-260.490.5146.37M47.24M
2022-01-250.590.5148.71M46.92M
2021-10-210.500.4843.01M42.86M
2021-07-260.900.5453.51M44.32M
2021-04-220.610.5845.10M43.04M
2021-01-250.680.5049.13M47.17M
2020-10-220.530.4140.78M32.85M
2020-07-290.410.3334.29M26.28M
2020-04-280.370.4023.02M24.88M
2020-03-120.42—28.92M—
2019-10-230.460.4622.18M22.18M
2019-07-240.480.4324.41M21.87M
2019-04-230.410.4021.43M20.91M
2019-03-220.28—24.04M—
2018-10-220.370.3717.18M17.19M
2018-07-240.370.3616.98M16.53M
2018-05-110.340.3416.23M16.24M
2018-03-23-0.07—15.14M—
2017-11-090.24—13.66M—
2017-08-090.30—15.00M—
2017-05-120.29—13.41M—

Dividends

Yield 1.90%. Payout ratio 19.28%. Frequency Quarterly.

Safety score 87/100 · Safe. Payout ratio is 19% of earnings. Free-cash-flow coverage is not available, so this part stays neutral. Dividends were paid in 10 separate years. Yield is 1.9%, in a range that is usually sustainable.

Ex-dateDividendRecordPaymentFrequency
2026-11-13$0.152026-11-152026-11-30Quarterly
2026-08-14$0.152026-08-152026-08-31Quarterly
2026-05-15$0.152026-05-152026-05-29Quarterly
2026-02-13$0.152026-02-152026-02-28Quarterly
2025-11-14$0.152025-11-152025-11-30Quarterly
2025-08-15$0.142025-08-152025-08-31Quarterly
2025-05-15$0.142025-05-152025-05-31Quarterly
2025-02-14$0.142025-02-152025-02-28Quarterly
2024-11-15$0.142024-11-152024-11-30Quarterly
2024-08-15$0.142024-08-152024-08-31Quarterly
2024-05-14$0.142024-05-152024-05-31Quarterly
2024-02-14$0.142024-02-152024-02-28Quarterly
2023-11-14$0.142023-11-152023-11-30Quarterly
2023-08-14$0.122023-08-152023-08-31Quarterly
2023-05-12$0.122023-05-152023-05-31Quarterly
2023-02-14$0.122023-02-152023-02-28Quarterly
2022-11-14$0.122022-11-152022-11-30Quarterly
2022-08-12$0.122022-08-152022-08-31Quarterly
2022-05-12$0.122022-05-152022-05-31Quarterly
2022-02-14$0.122022-02-152022-02-28Quarterly
2021-11-12$0.122021-11-152021-11-30Quarterly
2021-08-12$0.122021-08-152021-08-31Quarterly
2021-05-13$0.122021-05-152021-05-31Quarterly
2021-02-11$0.102021-02-152021-02-28Quarterly
2020-11-12$0.102020-11-152020-11-30Quarterly
2020-08-13$0.102020-08-152020-08-31Quarterly
2020-05-14$0.102020-05-152020-05-31Quarterly
2020-02-13$0.102020-02-152020-02-28Quarterly
2019-11-14$0.102019-11-152019-11-30Quarterly
2019-08-14$0.102019-08-152019-08-31Quarterly
2019-05-14$0.102019-05-152019-05-31Quarterly
2019-02-14$0.082019-02-152019-02-28Quarterly
2018-11-14$0.082018-11-152018-11-30Quarterly
2018-08-14$0.082018-08-152018-08-31Quarterly
2018-05-14$0.082018-05-152018-05-31Quarterly
2016-04-27$0.052016-04-292016-05-16Annual

Insider trades

DateInsiderActionSharesPriceValue
2026-08-24Cummings George W. IIISell10.00K$31.33313.30K
2026-08-21Cummings George W. IIISell4.20K$31.27131.33K
2026-08-19Cummings George W. IIISell3.23K$31.80102.87K
2026-08-18Cummings George W. IIISell10.00K$31.78317.80K
2026-08-06Carter Donald ChadSell1.88K$31.6459.33K
2026-08-05Hall William G.Sell1.67K$31.9753.26K
2026-08-05Hall William G.Sell9.72K$31.97310.84K
2026-08-05Strong SaundraSell1.00K$31.9831.98K
2026-08-03Cummings George W. IIISell10.00K$31.87318.70K
2026-07-31Cummings George W. IIISell10.00K$31.50315.00K
2026-07-30MANSFIELD KEITHSell4.20K$32.08134.74K
2026-07-30Cummings George W. IIISell10.00K$32.08320.80K
2026-07-29Cummings George W. IIISell10.00K$31.88318.80K
2026-07-29Johnson Joseph VernonSell2.00K$31.1562.30K
2026-07-28Cummings George W. IIISell10.00K$31.86318.60K
2026-07-28Johnson Joseph VernonSell10.00K$31.75317.50K
2026-07-28Day Rick D.Buy1.50K$31.6147.41K
2026-06-26WHITE STEVEN GERARDBuy1.02K——
2026-06-26WHITE STEVEN GERARDSell1.02K——
2026-06-26Tillage Keith AlexisBuy1.02K——
2026-06-26Tillage Keith AlexisSell1.02K——
2026-06-26Sidi ZeenatBuy1.02K——
2026-06-26Sidi ZeenatSell1.02K——
2026-06-26Sanchez Alejandro MBuy1.02K——
2026-06-26Sanchez Alejandro MSell1.02K——
2026-06-26Quirk Aimee MBuy1.02K——
2026-06-26Quirk Aimee MSell1.02K——
2026-06-26PRICE ARTHURBuy1.02K——
2026-06-26PRICE ARTHURSell1.02K——
2026-06-26MONTGOMERY DAVID A. JR.Buy1.02K——
2026-06-26MONTGOMERY DAVID A. JR.Sell1.02K——
2026-06-26MOCKLER PATRICK E.Buy1.02K——
2026-06-26MOCKLER PATRICK E.Sell1.02K——
2026-06-26MCCOLLISTER ROLFE H. JR.Buy1.02K——
2026-06-26MCCOLLISTER ROLFE H. JR.Sell1.02K——
2026-06-26Johnson Joseph VernonBuy1.02K——
2026-06-26Johnson Joseph VernonSell1.02K——
2026-06-26Hall William G.Buy1.02K——
2026-06-26Hall William G.Sell1.02K——
2026-06-26Folse Mark P.Buy1.02K——
2026-06-26Folse Mark P.Sell998——
2026-06-26Ducrest John P.Buy1.02K——
2026-06-26Ducrest John P.Sell1.02K——
2026-06-26Ducrest John P.Sell1.02K——
2026-06-26Day Rick D.Buy1.02K——
2026-06-26Day Rick D.Sell1.02K——
2026-06-25WHITE STEVEN GERARDBuy998——
2026-06-25Tillage Keith AlexisBuy998——
2026-06-25Sidi ZeenatBuy998——
2026-06-25Sanchez Alejandro MBuy998——
2026-06-25Quirk Aimee MBuy998——
2026-06-25PRICE ARTHURBuy998——
2026-06-25MONTGOMERY DAVID A. JR.Buy998——
2026-06-25MOCKLER PATRICK E.Buy998——
2026-06-25MCCOLLISTER ROLFE H. JR.Buy998——
2026-06-25Johnson Joseph VernonBuy998——
2026-06-25Hall William G.Buy998——
2026-06-25Folse Mark P.Buy998——
2026-06-25Ducrest John P.Buy998——
2026-06-25Day Rick D.Buy998——
2026-06-25Cummings George W. IIIBuy998——
2026-06-11Cummings George W. IIISell5.00K$28.78143.90K
2026-06-10Cummings George W. IIISell15.00K$28.89433.35K
2026-06-08Cummings George W. IIISell15.00K$28.54428.10K
2026-05-27Cummings George W. IIISell11.60K$27.92323.73K
2026-05-22Cummings George W. IIISell10.00K$27.99279.90K
2026-03-31Vascocu Norman Jerome JrSell1.60K$27.0443.26K
2026-03-31Strong SaundraSell1.20K$27.0432.56K
2026-03-31Roemer Heather G.Sell528$27.0414.28K
2026-03-31ROBERTSON GREGSell1.03K$27.0427.93K
2026-03-31MELVILLE DAVID R. IIISell4.28K$27.04115.70K
2026-03-31McDonald WarrenSell1.16K$27.0431.31K
2026-03-31MANSFIELD KEITHSell1.32K$27.0435.80K
2026-03-31Manning KathrynSell874$27.0423.63K
2026-03-31JORDAN PHILIPSell1.03K$27.0427.93K
2026-03-31Carter Donald ChadSell317$27.048.57K
2026-03-04Cummings George W. IIISell11.00K$27.60303.60K
2026-03-03Cummings George W. IIISell9.80K$27.42268.72K
2026-03-02Cummings George W. IIISell200$27.805.56K
2026-03-02Vascocu Norman Jerome JrBuy6.31K——
2026-03-02Vascocu Norman Jerome JrBuy1.58K——
2026-03-02Strong SaundraBuy3.26K——
2026-03-02Strong SaundraBuy815——
2026-03-02Roemer Heather G.Buy2.89K——
2026-03-02Roemer Heather G.Buy722——
2026-03-02ROBERTSON GREGBuy4.59K——
2026-03-02ROBERTSON GREGBuy1.15K——
2026-03-02MELVILLE DAVID R. IIIBuy13.12K——
2026-03-02MELVILLE DAVID R. IIIBuy3.28K——
2026-03-02McDonald WarrenBuy3.97K——
2026-03-02MANSFIELD KEITHBuy5.74K——
2026-03-02Manning KathrynBuy2.98K——
2026-03-02Manning KathrynBuy745——
2026-03-02JORDAN PHILIPBuy5.70K——
2026-03-02Carter Donald ChadBuy4.02K——
2026-03-01Vascocu Norman Jerome JrBuy2.65K——
2026-03-01Vascocu Norman Jerome JrSell2.65K$27.3072.48K
2026-03-01Vascocu Norman Jerome JrSell2.65K——
2026-03-01Strong SaundraBuy1.34K——
2026-03-01Strong SaundraSell295$27.308.05K

Institutional holders

Latest filed quarter: Q2 2026.

Institutions holding: 176, holders +6 vs prior quarter. Ownership 58.79%.

HolderSharesChangeChange %Value
BLACKROCK, INC.2.73M286.03K+11.69%83.98M
VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC1.40M-31.45K-2.20%43.01M
DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP1.31M145.30K+12.46%40.29M
JUPITER TOPCO LLC1.09M1.09MNew33.49M
STATE STREET CORP1.05M384.12K+58.10%32.12M
AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC1.03M135.53K+15.22%31.53M
ROYCE & ASSOCIATES LP931.81K95.71K+11.45%28.63M
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC863.42K53.41K+6.59%26.54M
BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON CORP450.79K8.94K+2.02%13.85M
MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE432.03K-2.90K-0.67%13.28M
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO405.62K170.74K+72.69%12.44M
T. ROWE PRICE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, INC.364.39K364.39KNew11.20M
NORTHERN TRUST CORP312.00K15.91K+5.37%9.59M
CURI CAPITAL, LLC293.90K43.89K+17.56%9.03M
MENDON CAPITAL ADVISORS CORP293.89K43.89K+17.56%9.03M
RANGER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, L.P.284.50K-36.79K-11.45%8.74M
VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC278.15K32.84K+13.39%8.55M
SIXTH STREET PARTNERS MANAGEMENT COMPANY, L.P.271.89K271.89KNew8.36M
CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC271.89K5.48K+2.06%8.36M
RUSSELL INVESTMENTS GROUP, LTD.246.49K5.08K+2.11%7.57M
BANC FUNDS CO LLC234.26K00.00%7.20M
VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO216.47K7.23K+3.46%6.65M
BRIDGEWAY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC207.20K00.00%6.37M
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC195.61K33.84K+20.92%6.01M
TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP187.35K106.98K+133.11%5.76M

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Business First Bancshares (BFST) Stock Insights

BFST$31.64-0.23 -0.72%

$1.03B

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