Business First BancsharesBFST
BFST
About: Business First Bancshares Inc is a bank holding company. The company's services include personal and commercial banking, treasury management, and wealth solutions. It provides a range of financial services to small-to-midsized businesses and professionals. The company generates majority of its revenues from interest income on loans, customer service and loan fees, and interest income from securities.
Employees: 872
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Funds holding %
of 7,312 funds
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Analysts bullish %
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2025 Q1 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
67% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 20 | Existing positions closed: 12
4% more funds holding
Funds holding: 141 [Q4 2024] → 147 (+6) [Q1 2025]
1.79% more ownership
Funds ownership: 46.34% [Q4 2024] → 48.14% (+1.79%) [Q1 2025]
1% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $352M [Q4 2024] → $347M (-$5.26M) [Q1 2025]
2% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 45 | Existing positions reduced: 46
100% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 [Q4 2024] → 0 (-1) [Q1 2025]
Research analyst outlook
2 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months
Low target
$28
7%
upside
Avg. target
$29
11%
upside
High target
$30
15%
upside
2 analyst ratings
2 positive
100%
0 neutral
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0 negative
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Stephens & Co. Matt Olney | 15%upside $30 | Overweight Reiterated | 8 Jul 2025 |
Raymond James Michael Rose | 7%upside $28 | Outperform Maintained | 25 Apr 2025 |
Financial journalist opinion
Neutral
GlobeNewsWire
1 day ago
Business First Bancshares, Inc. Announces Agreement to Acquire Progressive Bancorp, Inc. and Progressive Bank
BATON ROUGE, La., July 07, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Business First Bancshares, Inc. (Nasdaq: BFST) ("Business First"), the holding company for b1BANK, announced today the signing of a definitive agreement to acquire Progressive Bancorp, Inc. ("Progressive") and its wholly-owned bank subsidiary, Progressive Bank.
Neutral
GlobeNewsWire
6 days ago
Business First Bancshares, Inc. Announces Second Quarter 2025 Earnings Release Date and Conference Call
BATON ROUGE, La., July 02, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Business First Bancshares, Inc. (Nasdaq: BFST), the parent company of b1BANK, announced today that it is scheduled to release its financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2025, before market open on Monday, July 28, 2025, at 7:00 a.m. CST. Executive management will host a conference call and webcast to discuss results on the same day (Monday, July 28, 2025) at 9:00 a.m. CST.
Neutral
GlobeNewsWire
2 months ago
Business First Bancshares, Inc. Appoints Alejandro M. Sanchez to its Board of Directors
BATON ROUGE, La., April 30, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Business First Bancshares Inc. (Nasdaq: BFST), the holding company for b1BANK, has announced the appointment of Alejandro M. Sanchez to the Business First Bancshares, Inc. Board of Directors and b1BANK Board of Directors, effective March 27, 2025.
Positive
Seeking Alpha
2 months ago
Business First Bancshares: A Small, Solid, And Undervalued Bank
Business First Bancshares has shown strong growth through acquisitions, with Oakwood adding $714 million in deposits, and expanding its branch network in Texas and Louisiana. Despite a slight decline in non-interest-bearing deposits and increased non-performing loans, BFST's NIM is improving, and deposit costs are declining. The bank's loan portfolio is well-positioned with high rates on maturing loans and favorable conditions if the Fed maintains current rates.
Neutral
Seeking Alpha
2 months ago
Business First Bancshares, Inc. (BFST) Q1 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
Business First Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:BFST ) Q1 2025 Earnings Call April 24, 2025 5:00 PM ET Company Participants Matt Sealy - Investor Relations Jude Melville - Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Greg Robertson - Chief Financial Officer Philip Jordan - Chief Banking Officer Jerry Vascocu - President, b1BANK Conference Call Participants Matt Olney - Stephens Michael Rose - Raymond James Feddie Strickland - Hovde Group Christopher Marinac - Janney Manuel Navas - D.A. Davidson Operator Hello and thank you for standing by.
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
2 months ago
Business First (BFST) Q1 Earnings: How Key Metrics Compare to Wall Street Estimates
Although the revenue and EPS for Business First (BFST) give a sense of how its business performed in the quarter ended March 2025, it might be worth considering how some key metrics compare with Wall Street estimates and the year-ago numbers.
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
2 months ago
Business First (BFST) Tops Q1 Earnings and Revenue Estimates
Business First (BFST) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.65 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.61 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.50 per share a year ago.
Neutral
GlobeNewsWire
2 months ago
Business First Bancshares, Inc., Announces Financial Results for Q1 2025
BATON ROUGE, La., April 24, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Business First Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ: BFST) (Business First), parent company of b1BANK, today announced its unaudited results for the quarter ended March 31, 2025. Business First reported net income available to common shareholders of $19.2 million or $0.65 per diluted common share, increases of $4.1 million and $0.14, respectively, compared to the linked quarter ended Dec. 31, 2024. On a non-GAAP basis, core net income for the quarter ended March 31, 2025, which excludes certain income and expenses, was $19.3 million or $0.65 per diluted common share, a decrease of $0.2 million and $0.01, from the linked quarter.
Neutral
Zacks Investment Research
2 months ago
Business First (BFST) Earnings Expected to Grow: Should You Buy?
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.
Neutral
GlobeNewsWire
3 months ago
Business First Bancshares, Inc. Announces First Quarter 2025 Earnings Release Date and Conference Call
BATON ROUGE, La., April 01, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Business First Bancshares, Inc. (Nasdaq: BFST), the parent company of b1BANK, is scheduled to release first quarter 2025 earnings after market close on Thursday, April 24, 2025. Executive management will host a conference call and webcast to discuss results on the same day (Thursday, April 24, 2025) at 4:00 p.m. CST.
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