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Stocks Info
Business First Bancshares Inc is listed on the NASDAQ in the Financial sector while operating in the Banks – Regional industry. The current market capitalization of Business First Bancshares Inc is $777.40M. A total of 0.12 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 107.62K shares.
In the most recent transaction, Day Rick D. bought 1,600 shares of BFST for 24.21 per share on Oct 28 ’25. After the transaction, the Director now owns 265,885 company shares. In a previous transaction on Aug 22 ’25, Strong Saundra sold 2,363 shares at 25.38 per share. BFST shares that EVP & General Counsel owns now total 5,997.
Among the insiders who bought shares, SAUNDRA STRONG acquired of 2,363 shares on Aug 22 ’25 at a per-share price of $25.38. In another insider transaction, Buquet James J. III sold 5,164 shares at $23.08 per share on Aug 04 ’25. Company shares held by the Director now total 28,523.
Dividend
The reasons why investors prefer dividend-paying companies are that dividends generate immediate cash flow and indicate that the company will perform well in the future. Business First Bancshares Inc pays an annual dividend of $0.57, resulting in a dividend yield of 2.17%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 10.14.
Despite rarely being accurate, price targets can exert some form of influence at times, and are often regarded as valuable by markets. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, BFST has a high of $29.27 and a low of $20.07.
As of this writing, BFST has an earnings estimate of $0.71 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 5.0 estimates, with a high estimate of $0.73 per share and a lower estimate of $0.67. The company reported an EPS of $0.66 in the last quarter
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
As well as showing the assets and liabilities of the company, the balance sheet also shows the amount invested in equity by investors. Investors can analyze a company’s future prospects by calculating its financial ratios based on this information. Its Book Value Per Share was $27.23, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $433.37M.
Analysts Opinion
After-hours and pre-market trading may carry slightly higher risks than regular market hours. As issuers often announce important financial information outside regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for a particular security. That is because extended-hours trading may result in lower liquidity and higher volatility. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for BFST is Buy with a score of 4.50.
