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BFST:NASDAQ
Business First Bancshares Inc
$32.72
+2.89%
(+0.92) 1D
$32.58
-0.43% (-0.14)
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Closed: Nov 2, 4:00:01 PM GMT-5  ·   USD
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SymbolPriceChange% Change
Generating top insights for BFST...
Open
$32.04
High
$32.86
Low
$31.08
Mkt. cap
1.06B
Avg. vol.
187.91K
Volume
365.00
Dividend
1.83%
Quarterly dividend
$0.15
Ex-dividend date
Aug 14, 2026
P/E ratio
11.73
52-wk high
$32.86
52-wk low
$24.06
EPS
$2.79
Beta
0.78
Shares outstanding
32.35M
No. of employees
832
Open
$32.04
High
$32.86
Low
$31.08
Mkt. cap
1.06B
Avg. vol.
187.91K
Volume
365.00
Dividend
1.83%
Quarterly dividend
$0.15
Ex-dividend date
Aug 14, 2026
P/E ratio
11.73
52-wk high
$32.86
52-wk low
$24.06
EPS
$2.79
Beta
0.78
Shares outstanding
32.35M
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
Recommendation
Action
Price target
Projected
Date
Matt Olney
Stephens
Buy
Maintained
$36.00
+10%
07/24/2026
Feddie Strickland
Hovde Group
Buy
Maintained
$36.00
+10%
07/24/2026
Gary Tenner
D.A. Davidson
Buy
Maintained
-
-
01/26/2026
Michael Rose
Raymond James
Buy
Maintained
$31.00
-5.3%
01/07/2026
Last report
Oct 26, 2026
Fiscal period
Q3 2026
$0.79 / $0.75
+6.04%beat
Revenue / Est. (USD)
91.24M / 93.25M
-2.16%miss
Fiscal Q3 2026 earnings call
Waiting for the earnings call
At a glance
Insights from the latest news and reports
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Revenue
Net income
All values in USD
Dec 2025
Mar 2026
Jun 2026
Sep 2026
Revenue
79.99M
86.97M
89.28M
91.24M
Cost of goods sold
-
-
-
-
Cost of revenue
-
-
-
-
Research and development expenses
-
-
-
-
Total research and development expenses
-
-
-
-
Selling, general, and admin expenses
38.68M
41.82M
43.14M
44.72M
Operating expense
51.01M
55.24M
58.36M
59.07M
Total operating expenses
51.01M
55.24M
58.36M
59.07M
Operating income
28.99M
31.72M
30.92M
32.17M
Other non operating income
-
-
-
-
EBT including unusual items
27.58M
29.50M
30.30M
30.77M
EBT excluding unusual items
28.99M
31.72M
30.92M
32.17M
Income tax expense
5.22M
5.93M
6.12M
6.22M
Effective tax rate
18.94%
20.11%
20.20%
20.22%
Other operating expenses
12.32M
13.42M
15.22M
14.35M
Net income
22.36M
23.56M
24.18M
24.55M
Net profit margin
27.95%
27.10%
27.08%
26.91%
Earnings per share
0.79
0.73
0.71
0.79
Interest and investment income
-
-
-
-
Interest expense
-
-
-
-
Net interest expenses
-
-
-
-
Depreciation and amortization charges
-
-
-
-
EBITDA
-
-
-
-
Gain or loss from assets sale
600.00K
-508.00K
-811.00K
-
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