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NASDAQ · BFST

Business First Bancshares, Inc.

Financial Services · Banks - Regional

$31.15

Down-$0.07 (-0.22%)

Updated Aug 22, 2026, 4:19 AM

SID Score

6.7/10

Composite research score

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Institutional and insider signal

Market cap
823.9M
P/E ratio
10.02
Dividend yield
1.83%
52-week range
$22.56 – $32.53
Volume
305.62K
Avg. volume
109.13K

Price performance

BFST price history

1M range · 21 trading sessions · Daily adjusted prices

BFST closed at $31.15 after 21 trading sessions, down 0.03% for the selected period.

Last close
$31.15
Period change
-0.03%
Period low
$31.05
Period high
$32.28
Daily close
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BFST OHLC price history, latest 40 sessions
DateOpenHighLowCloseVolume
Aug 21, 2026$31.58$31.58$31.00$31.15305.62K
Aug 20, 2026$31.15$31.25$30.77$31.22219.84K
Aug 19, 2026$32.03$32.03$31.01$31.05209.26K
Aug 18, 2026$32.16$32.295$31.61$31.97202.33K
Aug 17, 2026$31.95$32.28$31.95$32.11190.76K
Aug 14, 2026$32.13$32.30$31.975$32.12171.19K
Aug 13, 2026$32.33$32.525$32.20$32.28146.48K
Aug 12, 2026$31.98$32.29$31.93$32.18179.3K
Aug 11, 2026$31.59$31.995$31.59$31.98217.03K
Aug 10, 2026$31.40$31.89$31.35$31.54294.13K
Aug 7, 2026$31.642$31.975$31.26$31.66328.05K
Aug 6, 2026$32.20$32.25$31.61$31.71261.56K
Aug 5, 2026$32.09$32.13$31.74$31.99187.43K
Aug 4, 2026$31.97$32.33$31.80$32.07240.99K
Aug 3, 2026$32.30$32.375$31.78$31.92344.04K
Jul 31, 2026$31.95$31.95$31.31$31.82232.66K
Jul 30, 2026$32.21$32.39$31.86$31.94327.06K
Jul 29, 2026$31.91$32.33$31.72$32.01264.7K
Jul 28, 2026$31.50$32.09$31.50$32.08235.72K
Jul 27, 2026$31.19$31.52$31.00$31.47209.84K
Jul 24, 2026$30.61$31.445$30.05$31.16355.03K

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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 · 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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