Business First Bancshares Inc
BFST23.125USD
+0.205+0.89%
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684.57MMarket Cap
10.27P/E TTM
More Details of Business First Bancshares Inc Company
Business First Bancshares, Inc. is a financial holding company. The Company operates through its banking subsidiary, b1BANK (the Bank). The Bank is a Louisiana state banking association and community-based financial institution that offers a range of banking products and services. It operates banking centers and loan production offices in markets across Louisiana and the Dallas and Houston, Texas areas, providing commercial and personal banking products and services. Its commercial banking services include commercial loans and letters of credit, working capital lines and equipment financing, and treasury management services. It offers checking, savings and money market accounts, certificates of deposit, commercial and consumer loans, mortgage loans, real estate loans, and other installment and term loans. In addition, it offers its customer's wealth management products, drive-through banking facilities, automated teller machines, night depository, and Internet banking, among others.
Company Info
Ticker SymbolBFST
Company nameBusiness First Bancshares Inc
IPO dateApr 09, 2018
CEOMr. David R. (Jude) Melville, III
Number of employees849
Security typeOrdinary Share
Fiscal year-endApr 09
Address500 Laurel St Ste 101
CityBATON ROUGE
Stock exchangeNASDAQ Global Select Consolidated
CountryUnited States of America
Postal code70801-1811
Phone12252487600
Website
Ticker SymbolBFST
IPO dateApr 09, 2018
CEOMr. David R. (Jude) Melville, III
Company Executives
Name
Name/Position
Position
Shareholding
Change
Mr. Ricky D. Day
Mr. Ricky D. Day
Independent Director
Independent Director
264.29K
+0.57%
Mr. Philip Jordan
Mr. Philip Jordan
Executive Vice President and Chief Banking Officer of b1 Bank
Executive Vice President and Chief Banking Officer of b1 Bank
80.64K
+4.61%
Mr. Keith Mansfield
Mr. Keith Mansfield
Executive Vice President and Chief Operations Officer of b1 Bank
Executive Vice President and Chief Operations Officer of b1 Bank
80.22K
-3.77%
Mr. Mark P. Folse
Mr. Mark P. Folse
Director
Director
63.29K
--
Mr. Steven Gerard White
Mr. Steven Gerard White
Independent Director
Independent Director
43.66K
--
Mr. Patrick E. Mockler
Mr. Patrick E. Mockler
Independent Director
Independent Director
32.14K
+78.11%
Mr. John P. Ducrest
Mr. John P. Ducrest
Independent Director
Independent Director
19.75K
+12.69%
Ms. Kathryn Manning
Ms. Kathryn Manning
Executive Vice President, Chief Risk Officer of b1 Bank
Executive Vice President, Chief Risk Officer of b1 Bank
14.91K
-11.77%
Ms. Saundra Strong
Ms. Saundra Strong
Secretary of the Company and Executive Vice President, General Counsel of b1 Bank
Secretary of the Company and Executive Vice President, General Counsel of b1 Bank
9.68K
-23.15%
Mr. Keith Alexis Tillage
Mr. Keith Alexis Tillage
Independent Director
Independent Director
5.39K
--
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Name
Name/Position
Position
Shareholding
Change
Mr. Ricky D. Day
Mr. Ricky D. Day
Independent Director
Independent Director
264.29K
+0.57%
Mr. Philip Jordan
Mr. Philip Jordan
Executive Vice President and Chief Banking Officer of b1 Bank
Executive Vice President and Chief Banking Officer of b1 Bank
80.64K
+4.61%
Mr. Keith Mansfield
Mr. Keith Mansfield
Executive Vice President and Chief Operations Officer of b1 Bank
Executive Vice President and Chief Operations Officer of b1 Bank
80.22K
-3.77%
Mr. Mark P. Folse
Mr. Mark P. Folse
Director
Director
63.29K
--
Mr. Steven Gerard White
Mr. Steven Gerard White
Independent Director
Independent Director
43.66K
--
Mr. Patrick E. Mockler
Mr. Patrick E. Mockler
Independent Director
Independent Director
32.14K
+78.11%
Revenue Breakdown
No Data
No Data
By Business
By Region
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Shareholding Stats
Updated: Mon, May 5
Updated: Mon, May 5
Shareholders
Shareholder Types
Shareholders
Shareholders
Proportion
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A.
6.50%
The Vanguard Group, Inc.
5.43%
Dimensional Fund Advisors, L.P.
3.01%
Janus Henderson Investors
2.46%
Geode Capital Management, L.L.C.
2.07%
Other
80.53%
Shareholders
Shareholders
Proportion
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A.
6.50%
The Vanguard Group, Inc.
5.43%
Dimensional Fund Advisors, L.P.
3.01%
Janus Henderson Investors
2.46%
Geode Capital Management, L.L.C.
2.07%
Other
80.53%
Shareholder Types
Shareholders
Proportion
Investment Advisor
27.22%
Investment Advisor/Hedge Fund
18.14%
Individual Investor
4.97%
Hedge Fund
1.71%
Research Firm
1.06%
Pension Fund
0.72%
Bank and Trust
0.42%
Family Office
0.09%
Insurance Company
0.03%
Other
45.64%
Institutional Shareholding
Updated: Tue, Jul 1
Updated: Tue, Jul 1
Reporting Period
No. of institutions
Shares Held
Proportion
Change
2025Q2
290
16.11M
54.21%
-273.38K
2025Q1
299
16.12M
54.30%
-271.54K
2024Q4
290
15.78M
53.41%
+114.95K
2024Q3
280
14.67M
56.82%
-360.56K
2024Q2
271
13.89M
53.92%
-1.36M
2024Q1
266
13.71M
53.61%
-1.59M
2023Q4
262
14.03M
55.36%
-234.48K
2023Q3
249
13.12M
51.86%
-1.95M
2023Q2
239
12.84M
50.73%
-2.14M
2023Q1
237
12.79M
51.11%
-587.79K
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Shareholder Activity
Name
Shares Held
Proportion
Change
Chg %
Date
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A.
1.93M
6.51%
-31.86K
-1.62%
Mar 31, 2025
The Vanguard Group, Inc.
1.61M
5.43%
+1.40K
+0.09%
Mar 31, 2025
Dimensional Fund Advisors, L.P.
893.21K
3.01%
+95.09K
+11.91%
Mar 31, 2025
Janus Henderson Investors
731.49K
2.46%
+108.02K
+17.33%
Mar 31, 2025
Geode Capital Management, L.L.C.
614.92K
2.07%
+7.12K
+1.17%
Mar 31, 2025
American Century Investment Management, Inc.
610.73K
2.06%
+72.33K
+13.43%
Mar 31, 2025
State Street Global Advisors (US)
551.64K
1.86%
+8.74K
+1.61%
Mar 31, 2025
Royce Investment Partners
519.12K
1.75%
+46.69K
+9.88%
Mar 31, 2025
Manulife Investment Management (North America) Limited
457.55K
1.54%
+2.01K
+0.44%
Mar 31, 2025
1st & Main Growth Partners
408.14K
1.37%
-70.35K
-14.70%
Mar 31, 2025
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Related ETFs
Updated: Sat, Aug 2
Updated: Sat, Aug 2
Name
Proportion
First Trust NASDAQ ABA Community Bank Index Fund
0.38%
ALPS Barron's 400 ETF
0.23%
iShares Micro-Cap ETF
0.16%
JPMorgan Fundamental Data Science Small Core ETF
0.16%
Avantis US Small Cap Equity ETF
0.09%
WisdomTree US SmallCap Fund
0.08%
Avantis US Small Cap Value ETF
0.08%
iShares Russell 2000 Value ETF
0.05%
DFA Dimensional US Small Cap Value ETF
0.04%
Invesco Russell 2000 Dynamic Multifactor ETF
0.04%
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First Trust NASDAQ ABA Community Bank Index Fund
Proportion0.38%
ALPS Barron's 400 ETF
Proportion0.23%
iShares Micro-Cap ETF
Proportion0.16%
JPMorgan Fundamental Data Science Small Core ETF
Proportion0.16%
Avantis US Small Cap Equity ETF
Proportion0.09%
WisdomTree US SmallCap Fund
Proportion0.08%
Avantis US Small Cap Value ETF
Proportion0.08%
iShares Russell 2000 Value ETF
Proportion0.05%
DFA Dimensional US Small Cap Value ETF
Proportion0.04%
Invesco Russell 2000 Dynamic Multifactor ETF
Proportion0.04%
Dividend
A total of
67.45M
USD has been distributed in dividends over the past 5 years.
Date
Dividend
Record Date
Payment Date
Ex-dividend Date
Jan 23, 2025
BFST.NB Final Cash Dividend of gross USD 0.14 paid on Feb 28, 2025 going ex on Feb 14, 2025
Feb 15, 2025
Feb 28, 2025
Feb 14, 2025
Oct 28, 2024
BFST.NB Interim Cash Dividend of gross USD 0.14 paid on Nov 30, 2024 going ex on Nov 15, 2024
Nov 15, 2024
Nov 30, 2024
Nov 15, 2024
Jul 26, 2024
BFST.NB Interim Cash Dividend of gross USD 0.14 paid on Aug 31, 2024 going ex on Aug 15, 2024
Aug 15, 2024
Aug 31, 2024
Aug 15, 2024
Apr 26, 2024
BFST.NB Interim Cash Dividend of gross USD 0.14 paid on May 31, 2024 going ex on May 14, 2024
May 15, 2024
May 31, 2024
May 14, 2024
Jan 24, 2024
BFST.NB Final Cash Dividend of gross USD 0.14 paid on Feb 28, 2024 going ex on Feb 14, 2024
Feb 15, 2024
Feb 28, 2024
Feb 14, 2024
Oct 27, 2023
BFST.NB Interim Cash Dividend of gross USD 0.14 paid on Nov 30, 2023 going ex on Nov 14, 2023
Nov 15, 2023
Nov 30, 2023
Nov 14, 2023
Jul 31, 2023
BFST.NB Interim Cash Dividend of gross USD 0.12 paid on Aug 31, 2023 going ex on Aug 14, 2023
Aug 15, 2023
Aug 31, 2023
Aug 14, 2023
Apr 28, 2023
BFST.NB Interim Cash Dividend of gross USD 0.12 paid on May 31, 2023 going ex on May 12, 2023
May 15, 2023
May 31, 2023
May 12, 2023
Jan 27, 2023
BFST.NB Final Cash Dividend of gross USD 0.12 paid on Feb 28, 2023 going ex on Feb 14, 2023
Feb 15, 2023
Feb 28, 2023
Feb 14, 2023
Oct 26, 2022
BFST.NB Interim Cash Dividend of gross USD 0.12 paid on Nov 30, 2022 going ex on Nov 14, 2022
Nov 15, 2022
Nov 30, 2022
Nov 14, 2022
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Stock Split
Date
Type
Ratio
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Date
Type
Ratio
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