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BFST · Business First Bancshares, Inc.

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$31.42 -0.03 (-0.10%) At close · Sep 11
Market Cap
$1.02B
Shares
32.55M

Price & Indicators

20d MA 50d MA 200d MA Earnings Filing Insider Congress Investor day
Close$31.42 Open$31.79 Day$31.20–31.90 52W close$22.73–32.28 Avg vol 30d207K Short int1.0M · 3.1% float · 5.5d Short vol58% Last earningsJul 23, 2026 DataJan 2020–Sep 2026 Filing10-Q · Jul 31

Up next

Next earnings call
Oct 20, 2026 Est · unconfirmed · in 5 wks
filed Jul 31, 2026

Metrics snapshot

Useful current figures from the complete screener profile.

Revenue (TTM)
$11.55M
Trailing 12 months
Net income (TTM)
$92.95M
Trailing 12 months
Revenue growth YoY
+21.4%
Year over year
Operating margin
Trailing 12 months
P / E (TTM)
11.2
Trailing earnings · reciprocal yield 9.0%
FCF yield
TTM · current market cap
Return on invested capital
Trailing 12 months
Net cash
Latest balance sheet
Dividend yield
1.9%
Trailing 12 months
Shares change YoY
+10.7%
Year over year · more shares
Price change (1Y)
+27.7%
Trailing year
Short interest
3.1%
Latest settlement · 5.5 days to cover
View all 115 metrics

Equibles Rating

blended score · not investment advice
Overall
Strong Buy
SellHoldBuy
Technical Buy Momentum Strong Sentiment Bullish Fundamentals Excellent Quant / Vol Very Low
Market backdrop VIX 15.8 · calm Equity put/call 0.60
Technical
price trend
Buy
50 / 200-day cross No cross
Price vs 200-day avg +10%
above
Price vs 50-day avg +1%
above
RSI (14) 51
neutral
MACD trend Negative
52-week position 91%
near high
Volume (OBV) Confirms
volume backs price
Momentum
relative strength
Strong
1-month return −3%
trailing
6-month return +22%
trailing
YTD return +20%
this year
Relative strength +4%
vs S&P · 6-mo
Sentiment
smart money
Bullish
Trend (MA cross) No cross
50d $31 › 200d $29 — 50d above 200d
Institutional flow Accumulating
+2% holders QoQ · +20 funds added
Insider flow Distributing
Net -$3.4M over 90 days · 86% sells
Short interest Falling
3.12% of float · ▼ -4.3% MoM · 5.5 days cover
Volume signal Normal
Volume near normal
Institution breadth Multi-yr high
173 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
Squeeze score 53
elevated · 0–100
Fundamentals
Excellent
Revenue growth +1%
Y/Y
EPS growth +23%
Y/Y
Free cash flow $92.0M
Valuation P/E 11.1
below peers
Buyback $27.3M
remaining
Balance sheet $104.0M
net cash
Quant / Vol
risk profile
Very Low
Volatility 24%
annualized · 1-yr
Max drawdown −14%
past year
ATR 1.7%
of price · 14-day

Blended from price, momentum, positioning, fundamentals & volatility · daily-close · not investment advice. Market backdrop is context, not part of the score.

Guidance & track record

Latest guidance · from the Earnings Call filed Jun 30, 2026
Consolidated total risk-based capital ratio · end of the year 13.9%
CET1 ratio · end of the year 10.6%

Guidance from company 8-Ks · delivered figures from as-reported statements · no analyst estimates involved.

Technicals

trend & momentum for long-term holders Buy
1 · 3 · 3
50 / 200-day cross
No cross Neutral
Price vs 200-day avg
+10% Bullish
Price vs 50-day avg
+1% Bullish
RSI (14)
51 Neutral
MACD trend
Negative Bearish
52-week position
91% Bullish
Volume (OBV)
Confirms Neutral
Market signals — smart money & positioning
Bullish · 3 of 6
Trend (MA cross) No cross
50d $31 › 200d $29 — 50d above 200d
Institutional flow Accumulating
+2% holders QoQ · +20 funds added
Insider flow Distributing
Net -$3.4M over 90 days · 86% sells
Short interest Falling
3.12% of float · ▼ -4.3% MoM · 5.5 days cover
Volume signal Normal
Volume near normal
Institution breadth Multi-yr high
173 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
Price context
position in its 52-week range
Range low $23 Now $31 · 91% Range high $32
vs 200-day avg +10% vs 50-day avg +1%

Illustrative technical + ownership context — a signal mix, not investment advice.

Key metrics

Earlier KPI extraction records exist, but do not meet the current evidence-completeness requirements. No current verified series is available. Earlier figures remain withheld until revalidated; this is not evidence that the company reports no KPIs.

Versus peers

Banks - Regional — same industry group
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Company Mkt cap YTD Rev growth Y/Y P/E Short % shares
BFST
Business First Bancshares, Inc.
this stock
$1.02B +20.2% +1.2% 11.1 3.1%
MFG
Mizuho Financial Group Inc
$138.58B +56.4% 0.1%
HDB
Hdfc Bank Ltd
$119.92B -36.1% -3.2% 0.7%
CIXPF
CaixaBank/ADR
$107.26B +26.7% 0.1%
IBN
Icici Bank Ltd
$105.48B -1.4% 0.6%

Peers by industry group · P/E from as-reported trailing EPS · short % is of shares outstanding

At a glance

key data from every section
Ownership
Institutional Holders Accumulating
Holders
173
% held
58.0%
Net QoQ
+2.0M sh
Top holder
BlackRock, Inc.
Held Float
View
Held by Funds
Fund positions
196
View
Short & Settlement
Short Interest Falling
Shares short
1.0M
Days to cover
5.5d
Change
-45.2K sh
View
Short Volume
Short vol %
58%
As of
Sep 11, 2026
Short Total
View
Fails to Deliver
FTD shares
1.0K
Value
$32.3K
As of
Aug 14, 2026
View
Off-Exchange
Off-exchange %
28.5%
Week of
Aug 3, 2026
Off-exch Lit
View
Smart Money
Insider Trades Net selling
Net (90d)
-$3.4M
Buyers / Sellers
1 / 6
Buyers Sellers
View
Financials
Financials
Net income (FY)
$87.9M
EPS diluted
$2.79
View
Buybacks
Authorized
$30.0M
Remaining
$27.3M
Spent Remaining
View
Filings
SEC Filings
Latest
8-K
Filed
Sep 11, 2026
This year
13
View
Proposed Sales
Value
$60.0K
Shares
1.9K
Filed
Aug 6, 2026
View
Exempt Offerings
Offering
$85.0M
Filed
Apr 14, 2026
View
Earnings & Events
Earnings Calls
Last call
Jul 23, 2026
View

Performance

5D 20D 120D MTD YTD
BFST -0.2% -2.7% +21.7% +1.3% +20.2%
SPY -1.2% -1.8% +17.8% -0.4% +12.1%
vs SPY +0.9% -0.9% +3.9% +1.7% +8.1%

Capital returns

Latest dividend
$0.15 / share · ex Aug 14, 2026
Raised 7.1%
Paid (TTM)
$0.60 / share · 4 payouts
Dividend yield (TTM, derived)
1.91%
Buyback program · as of Mar 31, 2026
Authorized
$30.00M
Spent (derived)
$2.70M
Remaining
$27.30M
Spent Remaining

Dividends per share over the trailing 365 days by ex-date · buyback figures as last reported in SEC filings ("spent" derived as authorized − remaining; when several programs run concurrently, authorized is their combined total per the newest filing) · components shown separately — trailing-year buyback spend isn't tracked, so no combined shareholder yield is derived.

Key facts CIK 1624322 CUSIP 12326C105 13F (30d) 81 filings 81 filers Visit website Investor relations