Business First Bancshares, Inc.
BFST
NASDAQ·Financial Services·Banks - Regional·Mkt cap $1.0B
$31.84
▲ +1.11%
P/E
22.11
Mkt Cap
$1.0B
52-Wk Range
$22.56–$32.53
52-Week Range
$22.56 - $32.53
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Price action
Price chart
Up 26.9% over the trailing year
Total returns
Price performance
Total return across standard periods - splits & dividends adjusted by FMP. Periods longer than 1Y show annualized in the tooltip.
Why we rate it this way
The thesis at a glance
Bull and bear case · plain-English context across the five lenses we evaluate.
Bull Case
5 reasons
- Regional market presence in high-growth Texas markets (Dallas, Houston) plus established Louisiana operations
- Relationship-focused community banking model with personalized service differentiation
- Diversified loan portfolio reducing concentration risk across commercial, real estate, and consumer segments
- Comprehensive product suite including wealth management and treasury services enabling cross-selling
- Digital banking capabilities (online, mobile, remote deposit) competing with larger institutions
Bear Case
1 risk
- Low volatility (beta 0.8).
Growth
Revenue decline expected
Expansion in Dallas and Houston markets capturing growth in Texas business lending
Value
Trading at 0.9x Commercial Banking peers — a discount despite the growth profile.
Momentum
Strong
+11.8% over 3m
Quality
Strong
Emerging growth company (46% revenue growth). Early stage with higher risk.
Dividend
Modest
1.88% yield
Smart-money signal
Who's buying BFST right now
Insider Form 4s, 13F institutional filings, and Congressional disclosures - at a glance.
Earnings track record
Latest print - beat on both lines
AI-summarized recap of last quarter, plus the surprise on every print.
Next: Oct 22, 2026
JUL 23, 2026
Reported EPS of $0.71 vs $0.70 consensus (+1.4% surprise). Revenue of $91.8M vs $91.3M expected (+0.6%). Beat on both top and bottom lines.
EPS surprise · last 4Q
1 of 1 beats
Estimate
Actual
Q3 26
+1.4%
Revenue trend · last 8Q
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+28%
+19%
+21%
+7%
+72%
-9%
Q3 24
Q4 24
Q1 25
Q2 25
Q3 25
Q4 25
Q1 26
Q2 26
$66.6M
$77.4M
$77.8M
$126.2M
$130.2M
$130.0M
$133.8M
$114.4M
Margins · last 8Q
Gross
-73.6%
Operating
-25.8%
Profit
21.1%
Wall Street consensus
2 analysts · 100% Buy
Live ratings and price targets aggregated across covering analysts.
Buy
100%
Hold
0%
Sell
0%
Median Price Target
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Latest: Hovde Group · Jul 24, 2026
vs Industry
How BFST stacks vs Banks - Regional
Stock metrics vs industry averages. Green = better than industry.
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