BUSINESS FIRST BANCSHARES INC (NASDAQ: BFST)

BUSINESS FIRST BANCSHARES INC

NASDAQ: BFST (Business First Bancshares, Inc.)

Last update: 09 Apr, 3:25AM

28.28

0.61 (2.20%)

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Previous Close	27.67
Open	28.41
Volume	167,301
Avg. Volume (3M)	177,831
Market Cap	927,939,136

Price / Earnings (TTM)	10.14
Price / Earnings (Forward)	9.68
Price / Sales	2.64
Price / Book	1.13

52 Weeks Range	20.93 (-25%) — 30.32 (7%)
Earnings Date	27 Apr 2026
TTM Dividend Yield	2.05%

Market Trend

		Short Term	Medium Term
Industry	Banks - Regional (US)	Bullish	Bullish
	Banks - Regional (Global)	Bullish	Bullish
Stock	Business First Bancshares, Inc.	Bullish	Bullish

AIStockmoo Score

1.1

Analyst Consensus	3.0
Insider Activity	NA
Price Volatility	-1.5
Technical Moving Averages	-1.0
Technical Oscillators	4.0
Average	1.13

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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.
Sector	Financial Services
Industry	Banks - Regional
Investment Style	Small Value
% Held by Insiders	4.77%
% Held by Institutions	49.35%

52 Weeks Range	20.93 (-25%) — 30.32 (7%)
Median	33.00 (16.69%)
Total	1 Buy

Firm	Date	Target Price	Call	Price @ Call
DA Davidson	26 Jan 2026	33.00 (16.69%)	Buy	27.46

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TTM Dividend Yield	2.05%
5Y Average Dividend Yield	2.04%
Payout Ratio	23.05%
Expected Next Dividend Payment	May 2026

Ex Date	Announcement Date	Payment Date	Details
13 Feb 2026	22 Jan 2026	28 Feb 2026	0.15 Cash
14 Nov 2025	23 Oct 2025	30 Nov 2025	0.15 Cash
15 Aug 2025	24 Jul 2025	31 Aug 2025	0.14 Cash
15 May 2025	24 Apr 2025	31 May 2025	0.14 Cash
14 Feb 2025	23 Jan 2025	28 Feb 2025	0.14 Cash
15 Nov 2024	24 Oct 2024	30 Nov 2024	0.14 Cash
15 Aug 2024	25 Jul 2024	31 Aug 2024	0.14 Cash
14 May 2024	25 Apr 2024	31 May 2024	0.14 Cash
14 Feb 2024	23 Jan 2024	28 Feb 2024	0.14 Cash
14 Nov 2023	26 Oct 2023	30 Nov 2023	0.14 Cash
14 Aug 2023	27 Jul 2023	31 Aug 2023	0.12 Cash
12 May 2023	27 Apr 2023	31 May 2023	0.12 Cash
14 Feb 2023	25 Jan 2023	28 Feb 2023	0.12 Cash
14 Nov 2022	26 Oct 2022	30 Nov 2022	0.12 Cash
12 Aug 2022	26 Jul 2022	31 Aug 2022	0.12 Cash
12 May 2022	26 Apr 2022	31 May 2022	0.12 Cash
14 Feb 2022	24 Jan 2022	28 Feb 2022	0.12 Cash
12 Nov 2021	20 Oct 2021	30 Nov 2021	0.12 Cash
12 Aug 2021	22 Jul 2021	31 Aug 2021	0.12 Cash
13 May 2021	22 Apr 2021	31 May 2021	0.12 Cash
11 Feb 2021	25 Jan 2021	28 Feb 2021	0.1 Cash
12 Nov 2020	22 Oct 2020	30 Nov 2020	0.1 Cash
13 Aug 2020	23 Jul 2020	31 Aug 2020	0.1 Cash
14 May 2020	23 Apr 2020	31 May 2020	0.1 Cash
13 Feb 2020	22 Jan 2020	28 Feb 2020	0.1 Cash
14 Nov 2019	17 Oct 2019	30 Nov 2019	0.1 Cash
14 Aug 2019	23 Jul 2019	31 Aug 2019	0.1 Cash
14 May 2019	23 Apr 2019	31 May 2019	0.1 Cash
14 Feb 2019	24 Jan 2019	28 Feb 2019	0.08 Cash
14 Nov 2018	18 Oct 2018	30 Nov 2018	0.08 Cash
14 Aug 2018	19 Jul 2018	31 Aug 2018	0.08 Cash
14 May 2018	19 Apr 2018	31 May 2018	0.08 Cash
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Annual Dividend Yield

Year	Annual Dividend ($)	Frequency/Year	Yield %
2026	0.150	1	0.53
2025	0.570	4	2.18
2024	0.560	4	2.18
2023	0.500	4	2.03
2022	0.480	4	2.17
2021	0.460	4	1.63
2020	0.400	4	1.97
2019	0.380	4	1.52
2018	0.240	3	0.99
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Profit Margin	26.05%
Operating Margin (TTM)	34.14%
Diluted EPS (TTM)	2.43
Quarterly Revenue Growth (YOY)	26.80%
Quarterly Earnings Growth (YOY)	51.40%

Return on Assets (TTM)	1.00%
Return on Equity (TTM)	9.77%

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