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BFST:NASDAQ
Business First Bancshares Inc
$31.82
-0.38%
(-0.12) 1D
$31.82
0.00% (0.00)
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Closed: Jul 31, 4:00:01 PM GMT-4  ·   USD
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Open
$31.95
High
$31.95
Low
$31.31
Mkt. cap
1.04B
Avg. vol.
292.67K
Volume
232.66K
Dividend
1.89%
Quarterly dividend
$0.15
Ex-dividend date
Aug 14, 2026
P/E ratio
11.34
52-wk high
$32.39
52-wk low
$22.56
EPS
$2.81
Beta
0.78
Shares outstanding
32.54M
No. of employees
832
Open
$31.95
High
$31.95
Low
$31.31
Mkt. cap
1.04B
Avg. vol.
292.67K
Volume
232.66K
Dividend
1.89%
Quarterly dividend
$0.15
Ex-dividend date
Aug 14, 2026
P/E ratio
11.34
52-wk high
$32.39
52-wk low
$22.56
EPS
$2.81
Beta
0.78
Shares outstanding
32.54M
No. of employees
832
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About Business First Bancshares Inc
CEO-
Employees832
Founded2006
HeadquartersBaton Rouge, Louisiana, United States
SectorBank
Websiteb1bank.com
Analyst ratings
Based on 2 analysts giving stock ratings to BFST in the past 3 months
Buy
Buy
2
Hold
0
Sell
0
12-month forecast
Based on 2 Wall Street analysts offering 12 month price targets for BFST in the last 3 months.
Highest
Current $31.82
$36.00 (+13.14%)
Average
$36.00 (+13.14%)
Lowest
$36.00 (+13.14%)
Analyst
Recommendation
Action
Price target
Projected
Date
Matt Olney
Stephens
Buy
Maintained
$36.00
+13.1%
07/24/2026
Feddie Strickland
Hovde Group
Buy
Maintained
$36.00
+13.1%
07/24/2026
Gary Tenner
D.A. Davidson
Buy
Maintained
-
-
01/26/2026
Michael Rose
Raymond James
Buy
Maintained
$31.00
-2.6%
01/07/2026
Last report
Jul 23, 2026
Fiscal period
Q2 2026
EPS / Est. (USD)
$0.71 / $0.70
+1.43%beat
Revenue / Est. (USD)
89.28M / 91.31M
-2.22%miss
Fiscal Q2 2026 earnings call
Waiting for the earnings call
At a glance
Insights from the latest news and reports
Previous reportsAll values in USD
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Income statement
Revenue
Net income
All values in USD
Sep 2025
Dec 2025
Mar 2026
Jun 2026
Revenue
77.76M
79.99M
86.97M
89.28M
Cost of goods sold
-
-
-
-
Cost of revenue
-
-
-
-
Research and development expenses
-
-
-
-
Total research and development expenses
-
-
-
-
Selling, general, and admin expenses
35.42M
38.68M
41.82M
44.00M
Operating expense
47.72M
51.01M
55.24M
59.22M
Total operating expenses
47.72M
51.01M
55.24M
59.22M
Operating income
30.04M
28.99M
31.72M
30.05M
Other non operating income
-
-
-
-
EBT including unusual items
28.88M
27.58M
29.50M
30.30M
EBT excluding unusual items
30.04M
28.99M
31.72M
30.05M
Income tax expense
6.03M
5.22M
5.93M
6.12M
Effective tax rate
20.86%
18.94%
20.11%
20.20%
Other operating expenses
12.30M
12.32M
13.42M
15.22M
Net income
22.86M
22.36M
23.56M
24.18M
Net profit margin
29.39%
27.95%
27.10%
27.08%
Earnings per share
0.72
0.79
0.73
0.71
Interest and investment income
-
-
-
-
Interest expense
-
-
-
-
Net interest expenses
-
-
-
-
Depreciation and amortization charges
-
-
-
-
EBITDA
-
-
-
-
Gain or loss from assets sale
-707.00K
600.00K
-508.00K
-
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