Business First Bancshares (BFST)

• Market cap: $645M
• 1 day: -3.06%
• 5 days: -10.24%
• 1 month: -14.19%
• 3 months: -12.43%
• 6 months: -10.39%
• Year to date: -12.61%
• 1 year: 4.75%
• 5 years: 77.48%
• 10 years: -13.58%
• Sector: Financials
• Industry: Banks - Regional

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

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]

6% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $333M [Q3] → $352M (+$18.8M) [Q4]

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 [Q3] → 1 (+0) [Q4]

4.53% less ownership

Funds ownership: 50.92% [Q3] → 46.39% (-4.53%) [Q4]