Business First Bancshares, Inc. (BFST)

NASDAQ: BFST · Real-Time Price · USD
27.67
-0.14 (-0.50%)
Nov 20, 2024, 4:00 PM EST - Market closed
-0.50%
Market Cap 817.41M
Revenue (ttm) 249.88M
Net Income (ttm) 59.04M
Shares Out 29.54M
EPS (ttm) 2.32
PE Ratio 11.93
Forward PE 11.68
Dividend $0.56 (2.02%)
Ex-Dividend Date Nov 15, 2024
Volume 69,407
Open 27.79
Previous Close 27.81
Day's Range 27.26 - 28.00
52-Week Range 18.97 - 30.30
Beta 0.96
Analysts Buy
Price Target 26.00 (-6.04%)
Earnings Date Oct 24, 2024

About BFST

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, 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 working capital, term, equipment financing, asset acquisition, expansion and development, borrowing base, and other loan prod... [Read more]

Sector Financials
IPO Date Apr 9, 2018
Employees 770
Stock Exchange NASDAQ
Ticker Symbol BFST
Full Company Profile

Financial Performance

In 2023, Business First Bancshares's revenue was $245.83 million, an increase of 12.77% compared to the previous year's $218.00 million. Earnings were $65.64 million, an increase of 24.08%.

Financial Statements

Analyst Forecast

According to 2 analysts, the average rating for BFST stock is "Buy." The 12-month stock price forecast is $26.0, which is a decrease of -6.04% from the latest price.

Price Target
$26.0
(-6.04% downside)
Analyst Consensus: Buy
Stock Forecasts

News

Business First Bancshares, Inc. (BFST) Q3 2024 Earnings Call Transcript

Business First Bancshares, Inc. (BFST) Q3 2024 Earnings Call Transcript

27 days ago - Seeking Alpha

Business First Bancshares, Inc., Announces Financial Results for Q3 2024

BATON ROUGE, La., Oct. 24, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Business First Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ: BFST) (Business First), parent company of b1BANK, today announced its unaudited results for the quarter end...

27 days ago - GlobeNewsWire

b1BANK Promotes Jerry Vascocu to President

BATON ROUGE, La., Oct. 17, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- b1BANK, the banking subsidiary of Business First Bancshares, Inc. (Nasdaq: BFST), announced today that N. Jerome “Jerry” Vascocu Jr. will be the ban...

4 weeks ago - GlobeNewsWire

Business First Bancshares, Inc. Announces Third Quarter 2024 Earnings Release Date and Conference Call

BATON ROUGE, La., Oct. 02, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Business First Bancshares, Inc. (Nasdaq: BFST), the parent company of b1BANK, announced that it is scheduled to release third quarter 2024 earnings ...

7 weeks ago - GlobeNewsWire

Business First Bancshares, Inc., completes acquisition of Oakwood Bancshares, Inc.

BATON ROUGE, La., Oct. 01, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Business First Bancshares, Inc. (Business First) (Nasdaq: BFST), the holding company for b1BANK, has completed its acquisition of Oakwood Bancshares...

7 weeks ago - GlobeNewsWire

Business First Bancshares, Inc. Receives Regulatory Approval of its Merger with Oakwood Bancshares, Inc.

BATON ROUGE, La., Sept. 03, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Business First Bancshares, Inc. (Business First) (Nasdaq: BFST), the holding company for b1BANK, announced it has received all required regulatory ...

2 months ago - GlobeNewsWire

Business First Bancshares, Inc. announces the appointment of Zeenat Sidi to its Board of Directors

BATON ROUGE, La., Aug. 15, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Zeenat Sidi has been appointed to the board of directors of Business First Bancshares, Inc. (Nasdaq: BFST) and its banking subsidiary b1BANK.

3 months ago - GlobeNewsWire

Business First Bancshares, Inc. Names David R. “Jude” Melville III, Board Chair and Rolfe H.

BATON ROUGE, La., July 30, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Business First Bancshares, Inc. (Nasdaq: BFST), the parent company of b1BANK, announced that the board's independent directors unanimously elected D...

4 months ago - GlobeNewsWire

Business First Bancshares, Inc. (BFST) Q2 2024 Earnings Call Transcript

Business First Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:BFST) Q2 2024 Earnings Conference Call July 25, 2024 5:00 PM ET Company Participants Matthew Sealy - SVP, Director of Corporate Strategy and FP&A Jude Melville...

4 months ago - Seeking Alpha

Business First Bancshares, Inc., Announces Financial Results for Q2 2024

BATON ROUGE, La., July 25, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Business First Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ: BFST) (Business First), parent company of b1BANK, today announced its unaudited results for the quarter end...

4 months ago - GlobeNewsWire

Business First Bancshares, Inc. Announces Second Quarter 2024 Earnings Release Date and Conference Call

BATON ROUGE, La., July 02, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Business First Bancshares, Inc. (Nasdaq: BFST), the parent company of b1BANK, announced that it is scheduled to release second quarter 2024 earnings...

5 months ago - GlobeNewsWire

Business First Bancshares, Inc. (BFST) Q1 2024 Earnings Call Transcript

Business First Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:BFST) Q1 2024 Earnings Conference Call April 25, 2024 5:00 PM ET Company Participants Matthew Sealy - SVP, Director of Corporate Strategy and FP&A Jude Melvill...

7 months ago - Seeking Alpha

BUSINESS FIRST Bancshares, INC. to acquire OAKWOOD BANCSHARES, INC.

BATON ROUGE, La., April 25, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Business First Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ: BFST) (“Business First” or the “Company”), the holding company for b1BANK, today announced that it entered...

7 months ago - GlobeNewsWire

Business First Bancshares, Inc., Announces Financial Results for Q1 2024

BATON ROUGE, La., April 25, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Business First Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ: BFST) (Business First), parent company of b1BANK, today announced its unaudited results for the quarter en...

7 months ago - GlobeNewsWire

Business First Bancshares, Inc. Announces First Quarter 2024 Earnings Release Date and Conference Call

BATON ROUGE, La., April 02, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Business First Bancshares, Inc. (Nasdaq: BFST), the parent company of b1BANK, announced that it is scheduled to release first quarter 2024 earnings...

8 months ago - GlobeNewsWire

Business First Bancshares, Inc. (BFST) Q4 2023 Earnings Call Transcript

Business First Bancshares, Inc. (BFST) Q4 2023 Earnings Call Transcript

10 months ago - Seeking Alpha

Business First Bancshares, Inc., Announces Financial Results for Fiscal Year 2023 and Q4 2023

BATON ROUGE, La., Jan. 23, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Business First Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ: BFST) (Business First), parent company of b1BANK, today announced its unaudited results for the year ended ...

10 months ago - GlobeNewsWire

Business First Bancshares, Inc. Announces Fourth Quarter 2023 Earnings Release Date and Conference Call

BATON ROUGE, La., Jan. 03, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Business First Bancshares, Inc. (Nasdaq: BFST) (Business First), the parent company of b1BANK, today announced that it is scheduled to release fourt...

11 months ago - GlobeNewsWire

18 Upcoming Dividend Increases Including A Dividend King

Emerson Electric, a Dividend King, is expected to raise its dividend for the 66th consecutive year, although the increase is only about 1%. The article provides insights on upcoming dividend increases...

1 year ago - Seeking Alpha

b1BANK Hires Gerrit van de Wetering to Launch Derivative Solutions Services

BATON ROUGE, La., Nov. 02, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Jerry Vascocu, Chief Administrative Officer for b1BANK, the banking subsidiary of Business First Bancshares, Inc. (Nasdaq: BFST), announced the hire...

1 year ago - GlobeNewsWire

Business First Bancshares, Inc. (BFST) Q3 2023 Earnings Call Transcript

Business First Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:BFST) Q3 2023 Earnings Conference Call October 26, 2023 5:30 PM ET Company Participants Matt Sealy - SVP and Director, Corporate Strategy Jude Melville - Presi...

1 year ago - Seeking Alpha

Business First Bancshares, Inc., Announces Financial Results for Q3 2023

BATON ROUGE, La., Oct. 26, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Business First Bancshares, Inc. (Nasdaq: BFST) (Business First), parent company of b1BANK, today announced its unaudited results for the quarter end...

1 year ago - GlobeNewsWire

Business First Bancshares: Attractively Valued But Q3 Earnings Likely To Be Flattish

Louisiana's strong job market bodes well for loan growth in the near term. The net interest margin is likely to slip further because of the recent deterioration of the deposit mix as well as the lagge...

1 year ago - Seeking Alpha

Business First Bancshares, Inc. Announces Third Quarter 2023 Earnings Release Date and Conference Call

BATON ROUGE, La., Oct. 03, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Business First Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ: BFST) (Business First), the parent company of b1BANK, today announced that it is scheduled to release third...

1 year ago - GlobeNewsWire

Business First Bancshares, Inc. (BFST) Q2 2023 Earnings Call Transcript

Business First Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:BFST) Q2 2023 Earnings Conference Call July 27, 2023 5:30 PM ET Company Participants Matt Sealy - SVP and Director, Corporate Strategy Jude Melville - Presiden...

1 year ago - Seeking Alpha