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$31.22 +0.17 (+0.55%) At close · Aug 20
Market Cap
$1.04B
Shares
32.55M

Price & Indicators

Indicators
Price
Panels
Event markers
20d MA 50d MA 200d MA Earnings Filing Insider Congress Investor day
Close$31.22 Open$31.15 Day$30.77–31.25 52W close$22.73–32.28 Avg vol 30d227K Short int847K · 2.6% float · 3.5d Short vol76% Last earningsJul 23, 2026 DataJan 2020–Aug 2026 Filing10-Q · Jul 31

Up next

Next earnings call
Oct 20, 2026 Est · unconfirmed · in 9 wks
FQ3-26 quarter ends
~Sep 30, 2026 Est
Latest filing: 10-Q
filed Jul 31, 2026

AI Brief

TL;DR.

Bullish
    Bearish

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

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      Equibles Rating

      blended score · not investment advice
      Overall
      Strong Buy
      SellHoldBuy
      Technical Neutral Momentum Very Strong Sentiment Bullish Fundamentals Excellent Quant / Vol Very Low
      Market backdrop VIX 14.9 · calm Equity put/call 0.52
      Technical
      price trend
      Neutral
      50 / 200-day cross No cross
      Price vs 200-day avg +11%
      above
      Price vs 50-day avg +1%
      above
      RSI (14) 47
      neutral
      MACD trend Negative
      52-week position 89%
      near high
      Volume (OBV) Bearish div.
      distributing
      Momentum
      relative strength
      Very Strong
      1-month return +2%
      trailing
      6-month return +14%
      trailing
      YTD return +19%
      this year
      Relative strength +3%
      vs S&P · 6-mo
      Sentiment
      smart money
      Bullish
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $31 › 200d $28 — 50d above 200d
      Institutional flow Accumulating
      +2% holders QoQ · +21 funds added
      Insider flow Distributing
      Net -$4.2M over 90 days · 86% sells
      Short interest Falling
      2.60% of float · ▼ -10.0% MoM · 3.5 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Multi-yr high
      173 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
      Squeeze score 46
      elevated · 0–100
      Fundamentals
      Excellent
      Revenue growth +1%
      Y/Y
      EPS growth +23%
      Y/Y
      Free cash flow $92.0M
      Valuation P/E 11.3
      below peers
      Buyback $30.0M
      authorized
      Balance sheet $407.6M
      net cash
      Quant / Vol
      risk profile
      Very Low
      Volatility 25%
      annualized · 1-yr
      Max drawdown −14%
      past year
      ATR 1.9%
      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 Sep 30, 2023
      ROAA target · long run 1.15% – 1.2%
      Prior guidance period ended · from the Earnings Call filed Dec 31, 2023
      Noninterest-bearing deposits as a percentage of total deposits · end of 2024 23%
      Loan growth · 2024 6% – 8%
      Noninterest expense growth · full year 2024 6% – 8%

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

      Technicals

      trend & momentum for long-term holders Neutral
      2 · 2 · 3
      50 / 200-day cross
      No cross Neutral
      Price vs 200-day avg
      +11% Bullish
      Price vs 50-day avg
      +1% Bullish
      RSI (14)
      47 Neutral
      MACD trend
      Negative Bearish
      52-week position
      89% Bullish
      Volume (OBV)
      Bearish div. Bearish
      Market signals — smart money & positioning
      Bullish · 3 of 6
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $31 › 200d $28 — 50d above 200d
      Institutional flow Accumulating
      +2% holders QoQ · +21 funds added
      Insider flow Distributing
      Net -$4.2M over 90 days · 86% sells
      Short interest Falling
      2.60% of float · ▼ -10.0% MoM · 3.5 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 · 89% Range high $32
      vs 200-day avg +11% vs 50-day avg +1%

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

      Key metrics

      the company's own KPIs, from written earnings releases and filings
      Metric Latest Period YoY
      2Q26 active pipeline 65M Q2 2026 —
      2Q26 loan closing volume 19.2M Q2 2026 —
      ACL / Total Loans (HFI) 1.02% Q2 2026 —
      Allowance for Loan Losses to Total Loans (HFI) 0.94% Three Months Ended June 30, 2026 —
      b1 Financial Services revenue 4.56M Q2 2026 —
      CET1 Ratio 10.38% Q2 2026 —
      Core diluted earnings per common share non-GAAP $1.45 Six Months Ended June 30, 2026 —
      Core efficiency ratio non-GAAP 62.97% Six Months Ended June 30, 2026 —
      Core Net Income non-GAAP 23.3M Q2 2026 —
      Core net income available to common shareholders non-GAAP $47.37M Six Months Ended June 30, 2026 —
      Core pre-tax, pre-provision diluted earnings per common share non-GAAP $2.03 Six Months Ended June 30, 2026 —
      Core pre-tax, pre-provision earnings non-GAAP $66.81M Six Months Ended June 30, 2026 —
      Core return on average common equity (annualized) non-GAAP 10.31% Six Months Ended June 30, 2026 —
      Core ROAA non-GAAP 1.05% Q2 2026 —
      Core ROACE non-GAAP 10.05% Q2 2026 —
      Efficiency ratio non-GAAP 64.65% Six Months Ended June 30, 2026 —
      FY 2026 client notional generated 130.6M FY 2026 —
      FY 2026 fee income 1.8M FY 2026 —
      Loan Growth, HFI -25M Q2 2026 —
      Loans (HFI) to Deposits 92.04% Three Months Ended June 30, 2026 —
      Net Charge-offs to Average Quarterly Total Loans 0.04% Three Months Ended June 30, 2026 —
      Nonperforming Loans to Total Loans (HFI) 1.26% Three Months Ended June 30, 2026 —
      Pre-tax, pre-provision earnings available to common shareholders non-GAAP $64.06M Six Months Ended June 30, 2026 —
      Pre-tax, pre-provision profit diluted earnings per common share non-GAAP $1.95 Six Months Ended June 30, 2026 —
      Return to common shareholders on average assets (annualized) non-GAAP 1.02% Six Months Ended June 30, 2026 —
      Return to Common Shareholders on Average Common Equity 9.83% Three Months Ended June 30, 2026 —
      Return to common shareholders on average common equity (annualized) non-GAAP 9.8% Six Months Ended June 30, 2026 —
      Total Deposit Growth -229M Q2 2026 —
      Total Loans HFI YoY Change 611.8M Q2 2026 —
      Total tangible assets non-GAAP $8.74B June 30, 2026 —
      Total tangible common equity non-GAAP $768.16M June 30, 2026 —
      TRBC Ratio 13.77% Q2 2026 —
      Deposits increase $187.3M FY2025 —
      End of Period Common Shares Outstanding 29,510,668 Q4 2025 —
      Loans held for investment increase $208.1M FY2025 —

      Figures exactly as the company stated them in writing · click a metric with a to chart its history · period links open the stating document · "filing" marks figures stated in the 10-K/10-Q · YoY needs an exactly comparable prior-year period

      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
      		$1.04B +19.4% +1.2% 11.3 2.6%
      MFG
      Mizuho Financial Group Inc
      		 $123.19B +38.4% — — 0.1%
      HDB
      Hdfc Bank Ltd
      		 $118.97B -36.1% +15.2% — 0.5%
      IBN
      Icici Bank Ltd
      		 $105.45B -0.4% — — 0.5%
      CIXPF
      CaixaBank/ADR
      		 $100.59B +18.7% — — 0.1%

      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
      57.9%
      Net QoQ
      +1.9M sh
      Top holder
      BlackRock, Inc.
      Held Float
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      Held by Funds
      Fund positions
      198
      View
      Short & Settlement
      Short Interest Falling
      Shares short
      846.9K
      Days to cover
      3.5d
      Change
      -94.0K sh
      View
      Short Volume
      Short vol %
      76%
      As of
      Aug 20, 2026
      Short Total
      View
      Fails to Deliver
      FTD shares
      202
      Value
      $6.2K
      As of
      Jul 20, 2026
      View
      Off-Exchange
      Off-exchange %
      29.2%
      Week of
      Jul 13, 2026
      Off-exch Lit
      View
      Smart Money
      Insider Trades Net selling
      Net (90d)
      -$4.2M
      Buyers / Sellers
      1 / 6
      Buyers Sellers
      View
      Financials
      Financials
      Net income (FY)
      $87.9M
      EPS diluted
      $2.79
      View
      Buybacks
      Authorized
      $30.0M
      View
      Filings
      SEC Filings
      Latest
      10-Q
      Filed
      Jul 31, 2026
      This year
      12
      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 -3.3% +2.5% +14.4% -1.9% +19.4%
      SPY -2.0% +3.3% +11.2% +2.1% +11.8%
      vs SPY -1.3% -0.9% +3.2% -4.0% +7.6%

      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)
      1.92%
      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) 163 filings 158 filers Visit website Investor relations

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