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$31.80 -0.14 (-0.44%) At close · Oct 23
Russell 2000 member Rebalance outlook locked
Market Cap
$1.04B
Shares
32.55M
Volume · Oct 23 173.73K Avg daily vol (3M) 210.5K

BFST metrics

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Market overview

2 metrics
Share price
$31.80
Market cap
$1.04B

Price action

20 metrics
Price change (1W)
+1.6%
Price change (30D)
+3.0%
Price change (3M)
+2.1%
Price change (6M)
+12.5%
Price change (YTD)
+21.7%
Price change (1Y)
+35.9%
Trailing year
Price change (5Y)
+22.5%
52-week high
$32.28
52-week low
$23.40
Change from 52-week high
-1.5%
Change from 52-week low
+35.9%
Annualized volatility
22.7%
Annualized volatility (3M)
15.2%
Beta
0.4
RSI (14D)
60.7
Price vs SMA 50
+2.3%
Price vs SMA 200
+8.8%
Avg volume (3M)
210,499
Relative volume
0.8
Average dollar volume
$6.58M

Company

3 metrics
Sector
Financial Services
Industry
Banks - Regional
Shares outstanding
32.55M

Valuation

12 metrics
P / E (TTM)
11.3
Trailing earnings · reciprocal yield 8.9%
PEG ratio
—
EV / revenue
—
EV / EBITDA
—
EV / EBIT
—
P / sales
3.0×
reciprocal yield 33.3%
P / book
1.0
reciprocal yield 97.4%
FCF yield
—
TTM · current market cap
Buyback yield
1.1%
P / FCF
—
P / operating cash flow
10.0
reciprocal yield 10.0%
Earnings yield
9.0%

Historical valuation

8 metrics
P / E historical average (3Y)
9.6×
reciprocal yield 10.4%
P / E historical average (5Y)
9.5×
reciprocal yield 10.5%
EV / revenue historical average (3Y)
—
EV / revenue historical average (5Y)
—
EV / EBIT historical average (3Y)
—
EV / EBIT historical average (5Y)
—
EV / EBITDA historical average (3Y)
—
EV / EBITDA historical average (5Y)
—

Dividends & buybacks

7 metrics
Dividend yield
1.9%
Trailing 12 months
Payout ratio
19.7%
Shareholder yield
—
Dividend / share (TTM)
$0.60
Dividend growth YoY
+7.1%
Dividend growth streak
5+
Stored dividend history starts 2020
Last ex-dividend
2026-08-14

Earnings calendar

2 metrics
Next earnings
2026-10-26
Last earnings
2026-07-23

Profitability

9 metrics
Gross margin
—
Operating margin
—
Trailing 12 months
Net margin
26.9%
Gross profit (TTM)
—
Operating profit (TTM)
—
Net income (TTM)
$92.95M
Trailing 12 months
Diluted EPS (TTM)
$2.82
FCF margin
—
Effective tax rate
20.0%

Per share

11 metrics
Revenue per diluted share (TTM)
$11.08
Gross profit per diluted share (TTM)
—
Operating profit per diluted share (TTM)
—
EBITDA per diluted share (TTM)
—
Net income per diluted share (TTM)
$2.99
Operating cash flow per diluted share (TTM)
$3.32
Free cash flow per diluted share (TTM)
—
Capital expenditures per diluted share (TTM)
—
R&D per diluted share (TTM)
—
Stock compensation per diluted share (TTM)
$0.22
Book value per share
$30.39

Growth

11 metrics
Revenue growth YoY
+12.7%
Year over year
Net income growth YoY
+9.4%
Revenue (TTM)
$345.10M
Trailing 12 months
EPS growth YoY
+0.0%
Shares change YoY
+10.7%
Year over year · more shares
Revenue CAGR (3Y)
+12.4%
Revenue CAGR (5Y)
+16.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y)
+6.3%
EPS CAGR (5Y)
+11.2%
FCF CAGR (3Y)
+14.2%
FCF CAGR (5Y)
+28.4%

Quality

14 metrics
Return on equity
9.2%
Return on assets
1.0%
Debt / equity
—
Current ratio
—
EBITDA (TTM)
—
Free cash flow (TTM)
—
Quick ratio
—
Interest coverage
—
Net debt / EBITDA
—
Return on invested capital
—
Trailing 12 months
Net cash
—
Latest balance sheet
Cash & equivalents
$575.60M
Total assets
$8.90B
Total debt
—

Cash flow & spend

7 metrics
Operating cash flow (TTM)
$103.30M
Capital expenditures (TTM)
—
R&D (TTM)
—
SG&A (TTM)
—
Stock compensation (TTM)
$6.82M
R&D / revenue
—
Stock compensation / revenue
2.0%

Ownership (13F)

9 metrics
13F filers
173
13F filer change QoQ
+3
Institutional ownership
58.0%
Conviction holders (share of 13F filers)
0.0%
Crowding (high-turnover and private-fund holders)
15.7%
Private-fund adviser ownership
15.3%
Active holders' share change QoQ
+11.7%
Holder tenure
14.1
Price vs estimated holder cost
+24.1%

Ownership (registered funds)

1 metrics
Index-fund ownership
14.7%

Short interest

3 metrics
Short interest
3.8%
Latest settlement · 5.7 days to cover
Days to cover
5.7d
Short-squeeze score
76 / 100

Insider activity

2 metrics
Net insider buying (90D)
−$3.38M
Insider-sentiment score
9 / 100

Risk flags

1 metrics
Going concern
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Key facts CIK 1624322 CUSIP 12326C105 13F (30d) 32 filings 32 filers Visit website Investor relations