After Hours
There may be slightly higher risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading than during regular market hours. Due to the fact that issuers often announce critical financial information outside of regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular securities.
Stocks Info
As a NASDAQ listed company, BFST falls under the Financial sector while operating within the Banks – Regional industry segment. The current market capitalization of Business First Bancshares Inc is $802.58M. A total of 83028.0 shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 117.38K shares.
In the most recent transaction, ROBERTSON GREG sold 1,400 shares of BFST for 26.41 per share on Dec 01 ’25. After the transaction, the EVP and CFO now owns 67,835 company shares. In a previous transaction on Oct 28 ’25, Day Rick D. bought 1,600 shares at 24.21 per share. BFST shares that Director owns now total 265,885.
Among the insiders who sold shares, Strong Saundra disposed of 2,363 shares on Aug 22 ’25 at a per-share price of $25.38. This resulted in the EVP & General Counsel holding 5,997 shares of BFST after the transaction. In another insider transaction, SAUNDRA STRONG bought 2,363 shares at $25.38 per share on Aug 22 ’25.
Dividend
Investors prefer companies that pay dividends because dividends generate immediate cash flow and indicate a positive outlook. Business First Bancshares Inc pays an annual dividend of $0.57, resulting in a dividend yield of 2.10%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 10.47.
In spite of price targets being rarely accurate, it tends to exert some kind influence from time to time, and was often accepted by the market as having some value. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, BFST has a high of $28.46 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
The balance sheet of a company shows what assets and liabilities a company has, as well as the amount, equity investors have invested. With the help of this information, a company’s financial ratios can be calculated to give investors an overview of the company’s prospects. Its Book Value Per Share was $27.23, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $433.37M.
Analysts Opinion
The risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading may be slightly higher than the regular market hours. The reason is that extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular security due to lower liquidity and higher volatility as issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock.
