Business First Bancshares, Inc. (BFST)
NASDAQ: BFST · Real-Time Price · USD
24.43
-0.18 (-0.73%)
Jul 30, 2025, 1:58 PM - Market open

Business First Bancshares Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

The 3 analysts that cover Business First Bancshares stock have a consensus rating of "Strong Buy" and an average price target of $30, which forecasts a 22.8% increase in the stock price over the next year. The lowest target is $28 and the highest is $32.

Price Target: $30 (+22.8%)
Analyst Consensus: Strong Buy
TargetLowAverageMedianHigh
Price$28$30$30$32
Change+14.61%+22.80%+22.80%+30.99%

Analyst Ratings

The average analyst rating for Business First Bancshares stock is "Strong Buy". This means that analysts believe this stock is likely to perform very well in the near future and significantly outperform the market.

Recommendation Trends

RatingFeb '25Mar '25Apr '25May '25Jun '25Jul '25
Strong Buy000001
Buy222222
Hold000000
Sell000000
Strong Sell000000
Total222223

Latest Forecasts

AnalystFirmRatingRatingActionPrice TargetUpsideDate
DA Davidson
DA Davidson
Strong Buy
Maintains
$31$32
Strong BuyMaintains$31$32+30.99%Jul 29, 2025
DA Davidson
DA Davidson
Strong Buy
Maintains
$29$31
Strong BuyMaintains$29$31+26.89%Jul 9, 2025
Stephens & Co.
Stephens & Co.
Buy
Reiterates
$30
BuyReiterates$30+22.80%Jul 8, 2025
Raymond James
Raymond James
Buy
Maintains
$30$28
BuyMaintains$30$28+14.61%Apr 25, 2025
Stephens & Co.
Stephens & Co.
Buy
Maintains
$34$32
BuyMaintains$34$32+30.99%Apr 25, 2025
More Analyst Ratings

Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year
327.12M
from 260.70M
Increased by 25.48%
Revenue Next Year
383.37M
from 327.12M
Increased by 17.20%
EPS This Year
2.73
from 2.26
Increased by 20.77%
EPS Next Year
2.99
from 2.73
Increased by 9.51%
Fiscal YearFY 2020FY 2021FY 2022FY 2023FY 2024FY 2025FY 2026
Period EndingDec 31, 2020Dec 31, 2021Dec 31, 2022Dec 31, 2023Dec 31, 2024Dec 31, 2025Dec 31, 2026
Revenue
137.78M181.62M218.00M245.83M260.70M327.12M383.37M
Revenue Growth
56.03%31.82%20.03%12.77%6.05%25.48%17.20%
EPS
1.642.532.322.592.262.732.99
EPS Growth
-5.75%54.27%-8.30%11.64%-12.74%20.77%9.51%
Forward PE
-----8.958.17
No. Analysts
-----77
Historical EPS numbers are GAAP, while forecasted numbers may be non-GAAP.

Revenue Forecast

Revenue20252026
High340.8M401.8M
Avg327.1M383.4M
Low310.8M361.6M

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth20252026
High
30.7%
22.8%
Avg
25.5%
17.2%
Low
19.2%
10.5%

EPS Forecast

EPS20252026
High2.863.26
Avg2.732.99
Low2.562.65

EPS Growth

EPS Growth20252026
High
26.4%
19.3%
Avg
20.8%
9.5%
Low
13.1%
-3.0%
Sources: Price targets and analyst ratings provided by Benzinga. Revenue and EPS forecast data provided by Finnhub. The data is sourced from Wall Street analysts. Data disclaimer.