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BFST:NASDAQ
Business First Bancshares Inc
$28.45
+0.18%
(+0.050) 1D
$28.45
0.00% (0.00)
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Closed: Jun 5, 4:00:01 PM GMT-4  ·   USD
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Open
$28.36
High
$28.68
Low
$28.36
Mkt. cap
929.69M
Avg. vol.
181.95K
Volume
160.02K
Dividend
2.11%
Quarterly dividend
$0.15
Ex-dividend date
May 15, 2026
P/E ratio
10.12
52-wk high
$30.32
52-wk low
$22.52
EPS
$2.81
Beta
0.79
Shares outstanding
32.68M
No. of employees
832
Open
$28.36
High
$28.68
Low
$28.36
Mkt. cap
929.69M
Avg. vol.
181.95K
Volume
160.02K
Dividend
2.11%
Quarterly dividend
$0.15
Ex-dividend date
May 15, 2026
P/E ratio
10.12
52-wk high
$30.32
52-wk low
$22.52
EPS
$2.81
Beta
0.79
Shares outstanding
32.68M
No. of employees
832
Analyst outlook
Analyst Ratings
Based on 1 analyst giving stock ratings to BFST in the past 3 months
Buy
Buy
1
Hold
0
Sell
0
12 month forecast
Based on 1 Wall Street analyst offering 12 month price targets for BFST in the last 3 months.
Highest
Current $28.45
$33.00 (+15.99%)
Average
$33.00 (+15.99%)
Lowest
$33.00 (+15.99%)
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About Business First Bancshares Inc
CEO-
Employees832
Founded2006
HeadquartersBaton Rouge, Louisiana, United States
SectorBank
Websiteb1bank.com
Last report
Apr 27, 2026
Fiscal period
Q1 2026
EPS / Est. (USD)
$0.73 / $0.69
+6.41%beat
Revenue / Est. (USD)
86.97M / 90.99M
-4.42%miss
Fiscal Q1 2026 earnings call
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At a glance
Insights from the latest news and reports
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Income statement
Revenue
Net income
All values in USD
Jun 2025
Sep 2025
Dec 2025
Mar 2026
Revenue
79.23M
77.76M
79.99M
86.97M
Cost of goods sold
-
-
-
-
Cost of revenue
-
-
-
-
Research and development expenses
-
-
-
-
Total research and development expenses
-
-
-
-
Selling, general, and admin expenses
36.21M
35.42M
38.68M
41.82M
Operating expense
50.64M
47.72M
51.01M
55.24M
Total operating expenses
50.64M
47.72M
51.01M
55.24M
Operating income
28.60M
30.04M
28.99M
31.72M
Other non operating income
-
-
-
-
EBT including unusual items
28.03M
28.88M
27.58M
29.50M
EBT excluding unusual items
28.60M
30.04M
28.99M
31.72M
Income tax expense
5.92M
6.03M
5.22M
5.93M
Effective tax rate
21.13%
20.86%
18.94%
20.11%
Other operating expenses
14.43M
12.30M
12.32M
13.42M
Net income
22.10M
22.86M
22.36M
23.56M
Net profit margin
27.90%
29.39%
27.95%
27.10%
Earnings per share
0.66
0.72
0.79
0.73
Interest and investment income
-
-
-
-
Interest expense
-
-
-
-
Net interest expenses
-
-
-
-
Depreciation and amortization charges
-
-
-
-
EBITDA
-
-
-
-
Gain or loss from assets sale
-3.65M
-707.00K
600.00K
-508.00K
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