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BF

Business First Bancshares, Inc. (BFST)

NASDAQ • Financial Services

$31.11
-$0.26 (-0.9%)
Market open

Last close at September 9, 2026 at 20:00 UTC

Open$31.1
Previous Close$31.11
Day Range$31 - $31.4
Avg. Volume (3M)188.7K
Market Cap$1B
P/E Ratio11.0
52 Week Range
$22.56$32.53
Next EarningsIn 42 daysOct 22, 2026

Metrics Over Time

Where the Money Goes

Q2 2026
Revenueeverything earned$61.2M100%
Gross Profitminus cost of goods$11.6M19%
Net Incomeminus taxes and the rest$24.1M39%

In plain terms: out of every $100 in revenue, Business First Bancshares, Inc. keeps $39 as net profit.

Fundamentals & Financials

Revenue (TTM)
$455.2M
Net Income (TTM)
$92.9M
EPS (TTM)
$2.82
ROA (TTM)
1.04%
Current Ratio
2.05
Dividend Yield
0.62%

TTM is calculated as the sum of the four most recently completed quarters. This is a standard approach when monthly or real-time data is not available.

Earnings

+9.7%Q1 2026$0.79
+5.8%Q2 2026$0.73
+1.4%Q3 2026$0.71
Next

Oct 22

in 42 daysQ4 2026

% — EPS deviation from the forecast (beat / miss); quarters without a forecast show the reported EPS

View full earnings history

About Business First Bancshares, Inc.

Business First Bancshares, Inc. is a regional banking company listed on NASDAQ under BFST that operates in commercial and consumer banking through its b1BANK franchise. It provides deposit, lending, treasury, wealth, and digital banking services across Louisiana and the Dallas and Houston metro areas, generating $511.9 million of revenue in FY2025.

Name
Business First Bancshares, Inc.
CEO
David R. Melville
Website
www.b1bank.com
Industry
Financial Services
Year Founded
2006
Employees
832

Today's Snapshot

AI-generated

So far today, BFST is trading slightly higher at 31.22, while its sector was weaker. BFST is trading within 4% of its 52-week high of 32.52.

Trading Volume

Below 10d avg (184.2K)

74.8K

vs S&P 500 Today

Outperforming Market

+0.96%

Updated: September 10, 2026 at 19:16 UTC

Technical Indicators

3 Buy2 Neutral3 Sell
BFST is showing a cautious bearish bias despite nearby long-term support. Short-term averages sit at or just above the market while 100- and 200-day averages are lower, so longer-term bias remains supportive but the immediate setup favors sellers. Oscillators are neutral and momentum is flat to mildly positive, while MACD is essentially neutral to slightly negative. ADX indicates only a weak trend and ATR is modest, yet OBV points to distribution and VWAP is marginally beneath price, offering limited intraday resistance. Technical takeaway: Sell.
All signals
  • EMA (5 indicators)$28.58 - $31.33
    Buy
  • RSI (14)48.17
    Neutral
  • Stochastic %K (14, 3, 3)48.92
    Neutral
  • MACD Level (12, 26)-0.01
    Sell

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