BFST
Business First Bancshares, Inc.Company with tickers: BFST
CIK
1624322
CUSIP
12326C105
Shares Outstanding
32,677,968
13F Activity (30d)
13 filings
9 filers
Total shares sold short and not yet covered, reported to FINRA by broker-dealers and published twice a month (bi-monthly). Days to cover divides the short position by average daily volume; a high value (above 5) can signal short-squeeze potential.
Short Squeeze Score
55/100
Short interest 1.8% of shares — P48
Days to cover 3.1 — P54
Short-volume trend +2.6% — P62
Peer-relative percentile rank across all stocks reporting short interest at the latest settlement date (2026-05-29). Equal-weight mean of the available factors.
Short Interest History
| Settlement Date | Current Position | Previous Position | Change | Days to Cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-29 | 594,506 | 609,019 | -14,513 | 3.07 |
| 2026-05-15 | 609,019 | 566,788 | +42,231 | 3.84 |
| 2026-04-30 | 566,788 | 473,274 | +93,514 | 3.14 |
| 2026-04-15 | 473,274 | 524,620 | -51,346 | 2.30 |
| 2026-03-31 | 524,620 | 353,682 | +170,938 | 2.31 |
| 2026-03-13 | 353,682 | 305,668 | +48,014 | 2.30 |
| 2026-02-27 | 305,668 | 301,136 | +4,532 | 1.92 |
| 2026-02-13 | 301,136 | 248,938 | +52,198 | 1.39 |
| 2026-01-30 | 248,938 | 249,622 | -684 | 1.66 |
| 2026-01-15 | 249,622 | 225,144 | +24,478 | 2.40 |
| 2025-12-31 | 225,144 | 235,735 | -10,591 | 1.89 |
| 2025-12-15 | 235,735 | 247,140 | -11,405 | 2.24 |
| 2025-11-28 | 247,140 | 266,295 | -19,155 | 1.57 |
| 2025-11-14 | 266,295 | 224,577 | +41,718 | 3.11 |
| 2025-10-31 | 224,577 | 255,675 | -31,098 | 1.77 |
| 2025-10-15 | 255,675 | 238,338 | +17,337 | 2.74 |
| 2025-09-30 | 238,338 | 215,210 | +23,128 | 2.30 |
| 2025-09-15 | 215,210 | 237,596 | -22,386 | 2.71 |
| 2025-08-29 | 237,596 | 298,296 | -60,700 | 2.71 |
| 2025-08-15 | 298,296 | 231,824 | +66,472 | 3.09 |
| 2025-07-31 | 231,824 | 246,938 | -15,114 | 2.58 |
| 2025-07-15 | 246,938 | 254,194 | -7,256 | 2.46 |
| 2025-06-30 | 254,194 | 265,991 | -11,797 | 1.54 |
| 2025-06-13 | 265,991 | 253,887 | +12,104 | 3.48 |
| 2025-05-30 | 253,887 | 261,760 | -7,873 | 3.29 |
| 2025-05-15 | 261,760 | 260,246 | +1,514 | 2.98 |
| 2025-04-30 | 260,246 | 233,600 | +26,646 | 2.00 |
| 2025-04-15 | 233,600 | 230,453 | +3,147 | 1.72 |
| 2025-03-31 | 230,453 | 213,087 | +17,366 | 2.53 |
| 2025-03-14 | 213,087 | 217,192 | -4,105 | 2.86 |
| 2025-02-28 | 217,192 | 246,765 | -29,573 | 2.35 |
| 2025-02-14 | 246,765 | 198,850 | +47,915 | 3.29 |
| 2025-01-31 | 198,850 | 230,502 | -31,652 | 1.42 |
| 2025-01-15 | 230,502 | 254,377 | -23,875 | 2.27 |
| 2024-12-31 | 254,377 | 133,475 | +120,902 | 1.91 |
| 2024-12-13 | 133,475 | 124,464 | +9,011 | 1.48 |
| 2024-11-29 | 124,464 | 216,159 | -91,695 | 1.39 |
| 2024-11-15 | 216,159 | 148,908 | +67,251 | 1.67 |
| 2024-10-31 | 148,908 | 151,311 | -2,403 | 2.27 |
| 2024-10-15 | 151,311 | 186,986 | -35,675 | 2.70 |
| 2024-09-30 | 186,986 | 175,810 | +11,176 | 1.76 |
| 2024-09-13 | 175,810 | 159,857 | +15,953 | 2.61 |
| 2024-08-30 | 159,857 | 255,678 | -95,821 | 2.26 |
| 2024-08-15 | 255,678 | 146,273 | +109,405 | 3.85 |
| 2024-07-31 | 146,273 | 212,794 | -66,521 | 1.22 |
| 2024-07-15 | 212,794 | 181,909 | +30,885 | 4.21 |
| 2024-06-28 | 181,909 | 164,549 | +17,360 | 2.72 |
| 2024-06-14 | 164,549 | 153,608 | +10,941 | 4.90 |
| 2024-05-31 | 153,608 | 151,634 | +1,974 | 2.90 |
| 2024-05-15 | 151,634 | 182,459 | -30,825 | 2.51 |
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