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Business First Bancshares, Inc.
$30.64 -0.78 (-2.48%) At close · Jul 2
Market Cap
$1.00B
Shares
32,677,968

Price & Indicators

20d MA 50d MA 200d MA Earnings Filing Insider Congress Investor day
Close$30.64 Open$31.50 Day$30.48–31.57 52W$22.24–31.57 Avg vol 30d261K Short int619K · 1.9% float · 3.1d Short vol77% Last earningsApr 27, 2026 DataJan 2020–Jul 2026 Filing10-Q · May 1
Equibles Rating blended score · not investment advice
Overall
Buy
Technical · trend & momentum Strong Buy
50 / 200-day cross no cross
+ Price vs 200-day avg +14% above
+ Price vs 50-day avg +8% above
RSI (14) 64 · neutral
+ MACD trend positive
+ 52-week position 90% · near high
Sentiment · smart money Bearish
Trend (MA cross) 50d $28 › 200d $27 — 50d above 200d
Institutional flow 1 of 166 funds reported for Jun 30 · net 0 sh shares
Insider flow Net -$1.6M over 90 days · 100% sells
Short interest 1.89% of float · ▲ +4.1% MoM · 3.1 days cover
Volume signal Volume near normal
+ Institution breadth 166 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
Fundamentals Excellent
+ EPS growth +23% Y/Y
+ Free cash flow $92.0M
+ Valuation P/E 10.9 · below peers
+ Buyback $30.0M authorized
+ Balance sheet net cash $408.5M

Blended from price, positioning & fundamentals · daily-close · not investment advice.

Up next
Next earnings call
Jul 29, 2026 Est · unconfirmed · in 3 wks
FQ3-26 quarter ends
~Sep 30, 2026 Est
filed May 1, 2026
AI Brief

TL;DR.

Bullish
    Bearish

      AI-generated from the earnings call and 8-K · may contain errors · not investment advice

      Technicals

      trend & momentum for long-term holders Strong Buy
      0 · 2 · 4
      50 / 200-day cross
      no cross Neutral
      Price vs 200-day avg
      +14% above Bullish
      Price vs 50-day avg
      +8% above Bullish
      RSI (14)
      64 · neutral Neutral
      MACD trend
      positive Bullish
      52-week position
      90% · near high Bullish
      Market signals — smart money & positioning
      Bearish · 2 of 6
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $28 › 200d $27 — 50d above 200d
      Institutional flow Flat
      1 of 166 funds reported for Jun 30 · net 0 sh shares
      Insider flow Distributing
      Net -$1.6M over 90 days · 100% sells
      Short interest Rising
      1.89% of float · ▲ +4.1% MoM · 3.1 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Multi-yr high
      166 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
      Price context
      position in its 52-week range
      52-wk low $22 Now $31 · 90% 52-wk high $32
      vs 200-day avg +14% vs 50-day avg +8%

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

      Key metrics

      the company's own KPIs, from its earnings releases, calls, and filings
      Metric Latest Period YoY
      Book value per common share $27.95 Dec. 31, 2025
      Core net income (non-GAAP) non-GAAP $83.5M the year ended Dec. 31, 2025
      Core net income per diluted common share (non-GAAP) non-GAAP $2.83 the year ended Dec. 31, 2025
      Deposits growth rate (annualized) 11.69% the quarter ended Dec. 31, 2025
      Deposits increase $191.7M the quarter ended Dec. 31, 2025
      Loans held for investment increase $168.4M the quarter ended Dec. 31, 2025
      Net interest margin 3.71% the quarter ended Dec. 31, 2025
      Net interest spread 2.92% the quarter ended Dec. 31, 2025
      Return to common shareholders on average assets, on an annualized basis (non-GAAP) non-GAAP 1.16% the quarter ended Dec. 31, 2025
      Securities portfolio as percentage of total assets 12.04% Dec. 31, 2025
      Tangible book value per common share (non-GAAP) non-GAAP $23.36 Dec. 31, 2025
      Tangible book value per common share growth (annualized, non-GAAP) non-GAAP 12.74% the quarter ended Dec. 31, 2025
      Texas-based loans as percentage of overall loan portfolio 39% Dec. 31, 2025

      Figures exactly as the company stated them · click a metric with a to chart its history · period links open the stating document · "call" marks figures stated on the earnings call, "filing" figures stated in the 10-K/10-Q · YoY needs the prior-year figure on file

      Versus peers

      Banks - Regional — same industry group
      Open screener →
      Company Mkt cap YTD Rev growth Y/Y P/E Short % shares
      BFST
      Business First Bancshares, Inc.
      this stock
      $1.00B +17.8% 10.9 1.9%
      HDB
      Hdfc Bank Ltd
      $132.30B -29.5% +15.2% 0.2%
      MFG
      Mizuho Financial Group Inc
      $121.09B +35.8% 0.3%
      IBN
      Icici Bank Ltd
      $105.76B -1.0% 0.7%
      PNC
      Pnc Financial Services Group, Inc.
      $100.19B +20.4% +7.2% 14.5 1.9%

      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
      Holders
      166
      % held
      50.8%
      Reported
      1 of 166
      Top holder
      BlackRock, Inc.
      Held Float
      View
      Held by Funds
      Fund positions
      198
      View
      Short & Settlement
      Short Interest Rising
      Shares short
      618.6K
      Days to cover
      3.1d
      Change
      +24.1K sh
      View
      Short Volume
      Short vol %
      77%
      As of
      Jul 2, 2026
      Short Total
      View
      Fails to Deliver
      FTD shares
      4.6K
      Value
      $134.0K
      As of
      Jun 12, 2026
      View
      Off-Exchange
      Off-exchange %
      34.3%
      Week of
      May 4, 2026
      Off-exch Lit
      View
      Smart Money
      Insider Trades Net selling
      Net (90d)
      -$1.6M
      Buyers / Sellers
      0 / 1
      Buyers Sellers
      View
      Financials
      Financials
      Net income (FY)
      $87.9M
      EPS diluted
      $2.79
      View
      Buybacks
      Authorized
      $30.0M
      View
      Filings
      SEC Filings
      Latest
      8-K
      Filed
      May 27, 2026
      This year
      10
      View
      Proposed Sales
      Value
      $303.3K
      Shares
      11.0K
      Filed
      Mar 5, 2026
      View
      Exempt Offerings
      Offering
      $85.0M
      Filed
      Apr 14, 2026
      View
      Earnings & Events
      Earnings Calls
      Last call
      Apr 27, 2026
      View

      Performance

      5D 20D 120D MTD YTD
      BFST +1.8% +10.5% +15.5% -0.3% +17.8%
      SPY +1.4% -1.3% +8.0% -0.3% +9.2%
      vs SPY +0.4% +11.7% +7.5% 0.0% +8.6%

      Capital returns

      Latest dividend
      $0.15 / share · ex May 15, 2026
      Raised 7.1%
      Paid (TTM)
      $0.59 / share · 4 payouts
      Dividend yield (TTM, derived)
      1.93%
      Buyback program · as of Oct 28, 2025
      Authorized
      $30.00M
      Spent (derived)
      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) 1 filings 1 filers Visit website