Business First Bancshares, Inc. (BFST)
| Market Cap | 495.30M |
| Revenue (ttm) | 137.78M |
| Net Income (ttm) | 29.99M |
| Shares Out | 20.67M |
| EPS (ttm) | 1.87 |
| PE Ratio | 12.79 |
| Forward PE | 10.79 |
| Dividend | $0.42 |
| Dividend Yield | 1.75% |
| Trading Day | May 6 |
| Last Price | $23.94 |
| Previous Close | $23.83 |
| Change ($) | 0.11 |
| Change (%) | 0.46% |
| Day's Open | 23.84 |
| Day's Range | 23.70 - 24.10 |
| Day's Volume | 12,184 |
| 52-Week Range | 9.84 - 24.95 |
Business First (BFST) delivered earnings and revenue surprises of 5.17% and 2.53%, respectively, for the quarter ended March 2021. Do the numbers hold clues to what lies ahead for the stock?
BATON ROUGE, La., April 22, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Business First Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ: BFST) (Business First), parent company of b1BANK, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, today announced its unaudited resu...
Baton Rouge, La., March 26, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Business First Bancshares, Inc. (“Business First”) (NASDAQ: BFST), the holding company for b1BANK, today announced the completion of the private plac...
Business First Bancshares (BFST) agrees to acquire Smith Shellnut Wilson, LLC.
BATON ROUGE, La., March 22, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Business First Bancshares, Inc. (Business First) (NASDAQ: BFST), the holding company for b1BANK, and Smith Shellnut Wilson, LLC (SSW) today jointly a...
Business First Bancshares, Inc. and b1BANK Announce the Appointment of New Board Member John Ducrest
BATON ROUGE, La., March 18, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Business First Bancshares, Inc. (Nasdaq: BFST) and b1BANK announced today the addition of John Ducrest to their respective boards of directors.
Business First Bancshares (BFST) has seen solid earnings estimate revision activity over the past month, and belongs to a strong industry as well.
Business First (BFST) has been upgraded to a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), reflecting growing optimism about the company's earnings prospects. This might drive the stock higher in the near term.
Business First (BFST) delivered earnings and revenue surprises of 36.00% and 18.77%, respectively, for the quarter ended December 2020. Do the numbers hold clues to what lies ahead for the stock?
BATON ROUGE, La., Jan. 25, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Business First Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ: BFST) (Business First), parent company of b1BANK, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, today announced its unaudited resul...
Business First (BFST) delivered earnings and revenue surprises of 29.27% and 4.77%, respectively, for the quarter ended September 2020. Do the numbers hold clues to what lies ahead for the stock?
BATON ROUGE, La., Oct. 22, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Business First Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ: BFST) (Business First), parent company of b1BANK, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, today announced its unaudited resul...
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.
Baton Rouge, La., Sept. 25, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- b1BANK President and CEO Jude Melville announced today the addition of Carol Calkins to the board of directors of b1BANK and its parent company Bu...
BATON ROUGE, La., Sept. 09, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Jude Melville, president and CEO of b1BANK, announced Jesse Jackson will lead the bank’s Financial Institutions Group and will join the executive l...
Business First Bancshares, Inc. (BFST) delivered earnings and revenue surprises of 24.24% and 6.23%, respectively, for the quarter ended June 2020.
BATON ROUGE, La., July 29, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Business First Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ: BFST) (Business First), parent company of b1BANK, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, today announced its unaudited res...
Business First Bancshares, Inc. (BFST) doesn't possess the right combination of the two key ingredients for a likely earnings beat in its upcoming report.
BATON ROUGE, La., May 01, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Business First Bancshares, Inc. (Business First) (NASDAQ: BFST), the holding company for b1BANK, has completed its acquisition of Pedestal Bancshares...
Business First Bancshares, Inc. (BFST) delivered earnings and revenue surprises of -9.76% and 1.49%, respectively, for the quarter ended March 2020.
BATON ROUGE, La., April 22, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Business First Bancshares, Inc. (Business First) (NASDAQ: BFST), the holding company for b1BANK, and Pedestal Bancshares Inc. (Pedestal) have joint...
Business First Bancshares, Inc. (BFST) might move higher on growing optimism about its earnings prospects, which is reflected by its upgrade to a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy).
BATON ROUGE, La., March 31, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Business First Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ: BFST) (Business First), parent company of b1BANK, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, announced today that due to the ...
Business First Bancshares, Inc. (BFST) has been upgraded to a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), reflecting growing optimism about the company's earnings prospects.
Business First Bancshares, Inc. (BFST) delivered earnings and revenue surprises of -8.16% and -0.70%, respectively, for the quarter ended December 2019.
BATON ROUGE, La., Jan. 22, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Business First Bancshares, Inc. (“Business First”) (NASDAQ: BFST), the holding company for b1BANK, and Pedestal Bancshares, Inc. (“Pedestal”) today ...
Business First Bancshares, Inc. (BFST) delivered earnings and revenue surprises of 0.00% and -1.27%, respectively, for the quarter ended September 2019.
Business First Bancshares, Inc. (BFST) doesn't possess the right combination of the two key ingredients for a likely earnings beat in its upcoming report.
Business First Bancshares, Inc. (BFST) doesn't possess the right combination of the two key ingredients for a likely earnings beat in its upcoming report.
Business First Bancshares, Inc. (BFST) doesn't possess the right combination of the two key ingredients for a likely earnings beat in its upcoming report.
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 a range of checking, demand, money market, time, and savings accounts, as well as certificates of deposit; and remote deposit capture and direct deposit services. The company also provides commercial and industrial loans, including commercial lines of credit, working capital loans, term loans, equipment financing, asset acquisition, expansion and developme... [Read more...]
| Industry Banks-Regional | IPO Date Apr 9, 2018 |
| CEO David Melville | Employees 590 |
| Stock Exchange NASDAQ | Ticker Symbol BFST |
Financial Performance
In 2020, BFST's revenue was $137.78 million, an increase of 56.03% compared to the previous year's $88.30 million. Earnings were $29.99 million, an increase of 26.17%.
Analyst Forecasts
According to 5 analysts, the average rating for BFST stock is "Buy." The 12-month stock price forecast is 28.13, which is an increase of 17.50% from the latest price.