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 7,425 funds
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Analysts bullish %
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2024 Q4 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
117% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 26 | Existing positions closed: 12
32% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 50 | Existing positions reduced: 38
24% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $57K | Put options by funds: $46K
9% more funds holding
Funds holding: 128 [Q3] → 140 (+12) [Q4]
9% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $323M [Q3] → $352M (+$29M) [Q4]
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 [Q3] → 1 (+0) [Q4]
3.0% less ownership
Funds ownership: 49.32% [Q3] → 46.32% (-3.0%) [Q4]
Research analyst outlook
2 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months
Low target
$28
23%
upside
Avg. target
$30
32%
upside
High target
$32
41%
upside
2 analyst ratings
2 positive
100%
0 neutral
0%
0 negative
0%
Raymond James Michael Rose 23% 1-year accuracy 7 / 31 met price target | 23%upside $28 | Outperform Maintained | 25 Apr 2025 |
Stephens & Co. Matt Olney 46% 1-year accuracy 16 / 35 met price target | 41%upside $32 | Overweight Maintained | 25 Apr 2025 |
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 7 articles about BFST published over the past 30 days
Positive
Seeking Alpha
1 day 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
3 days 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
3 days 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
3 days 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
3 days 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
1 week 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 weeks 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.
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
1 month ago
Why Business First Bancshares (BFST) Stock Might be a Great Pick
Business First Bancshares (BFST) has seen solid earnings estimate revision activity over the past month, and belongs to a strong industry as well.
Neutral
GlobeNewsWire
2 months ago
b1BANK Announces Senna Bayasgalan as Chief Marketing Officer
BATON ROUGE, La., Feb. 13, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- b1BANK, announces the appointment of Senna Bayasgalan as chief marketing officer. Bayasgalan will lead brand and marketing technology initiatives to support the banks' growth and deepen client relationships. Bayasgalan has over 16 years of experience in marketing leadership, international brand building, communications and customer acquisition across private capital, technology and media industries.
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
2 months ago
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