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NASDAQ · BFST

Business First Bancshares, Inc.

Financial Services · Banks - Regional

$30.44

Down-$0.30 (-0.98%)

Updated Oct 8, 2026, 5:44 AM

SID Score

6.2/10

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Institutional and insider signal

Market cap
823.9M
P/E ratio
10.02
Dividend yield
1.87%
52-week range
$22.56 – $32.53
Volume
170.48K
Avg. volume
109.13K

Price performance · BFST

BFST price history

1M range · 21 trading sessions · Daily adjusted prices

Prices through Oct 7, 2026

BFST closed at $30.44 after 21 trading sessions, down 2.15% for the selected period.

Last close
$30.44
Period change
-2.15%
Period low
$30.09
Period high
$31.48
Daily close
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BFST OHLC price history, latest 40 sessions
DateOpenHighLowCloseVolume
Oct 7, 2026$30.52$30.67$30.25$30.44170.48K
Oct 6, 2026$30.98$31.12$30.73$30.74153.47K
Oct 5, 2026$30.90$31.01$30.74$30.87256.74K
Oct 2, 2026$30.78$31.08$30.61$30.90192.81K
Oct 1, 2026$29.89$30.465$29.51$30.46305.96K
Sep 30, 2026$30.40$30.505$29.95$30.09202.71K
Sep 29, 2026$30.61$30.835$30.16$30.41201.91K
Sep 28, 2026$30.80$30.95$30.64$30.67217.09K
Sep 25, 2026$30.77$30.99$30.66$30.86176.27K
Sep 24, 2026$30.47$30.68$30.29$30.63196.84K
Sep 23, 2026$30.53$30.71$30.35$30.35188.06K
Sep 22, 2026$30.89$31.075$30.54$30.67182.33K
Sep 21, 2026$30.85$30.92$30.68$30.70167.1K
Sep 18, 2026$30.71$30.94$30.49$30.82486.35K
Sep 17, 2026$31.26$31.29$30.82$30.83165.65K
Sep 16, 2026$31.42$31.485$30.60$30.97301.7K
Sep 15, 2026$31.51$31.67$31.34$31.48167.41K
Sep 14, 2026$31.45$31.73$31.29$31.48219.07K
Sep 11, 2026$31.79$31.90$31.20$31.42169.94K
Sep 10, 2026$31.11$31.45$30.95$31.45171.93K
Sep 9, 2026$31.10$31.40$30.995$31.11181.83K

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Overview

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Company profile

Business First Bancshares Inc is a bank holding company. The company's services include personal and commercial banking, treasury management, and wealth solutions. It provides a range of financial services to small-to-midsized businesses and professionals. The company generates majority of its revenues from interest income on loans, customer service and loan fees, and interest income from securities.

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Average target
$27.50
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BFST recent ratings
DateFirmRatingTarget
Jul 24, 2026Stephens & Co.Overweight—
Jul 24, 2026DA DavidsonBuy—
Apr 28, 2026DA DavidsonBuy—
Jan 26, 2026DA DavidsonBuy—
Jan 23, 2026Stephens & Co.Overweight—
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Yahoo · Oct 1, 2026

Business First Bancshares, Inc. Schedules Q3 2026 Earnings Release and Conference Call for Oct. 26

BATON ROUGE, La., Oct. 01, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Business First Bancshares, Inc. (Nasdaq: BFST), the parent company of b1BANK, announced that it will release its financial results for the third quarter ended Sept. 30, 2026, before market open on Mon., Oct. 26, 2026. Executive management will host a conference call and webcast to discuss the results the same day (Mon., Oct. 26, 2026) at 9:00 a.m. CDT. Participants may join the call by dialing 1-800-715-9871 (toll-free, North America only) and

Yahoo · Jul 27, 2026

Business First Bancshares (BFST) Could Be 4% Undervalued On Earnings Dividends And Buybacks

Business First Bancshares (BFST) has drawn fresh attention after reporting second quarter and six month 2026 results, affirming both common and preferred dividends, and updating investors on recent share repurchases. See our latest analysis for Business First Bancshares. At a share price of $31.16, Business First Bancshares has seen momentum build recently, with a 20.40% year to date share price return and a 25.46% total shareholder return over the past year, alongside ongoing dividends and...

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