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Business First Bancshares Inc

BFST

24.660USD

+0.060+0.24%

Close 11/07, 16:00（ET）Quotes delayed by 15 min

730.32MMarket Cap

9.54P/E TTM

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Business First Bancshares Inc

24.660

+0.060+0.24%

Overview Company Financials Analysis

TradingKey Stock Score

Overall Financial Health

Valuation Dimensions

Earnings Forecast

Price Momentum

Institutional Confidence

Risk Assessment

Peer Comparison

Overview

Company

Financials

Analysis

TradingKey Stock Score

Overall Financial Health

Valuation Dimensions

Earnings Forecast

Price Momentum

Institutional Confidence

Risk Assessment

Peer Comparison

TradingKey Stock Score of Business First Bancshares Inc

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-11-07

Key Insights

The company's fundamentals are relatively very healthy. Its valuation is considered fairly valued,and institutional recognition is very high. Over the past 30 days, multiple analysts have rated the company as a Buy. The company is performing well in the stock market, with strong fundamentals and technicals supporting the current trend. The stock price is trading sideways between the support and resistance levels, making it suitable for range-bound swing trading.

Business First Bancshares Inc's Score

Industry at a Glance

Industry Ranking

30 / 407

Overall Ranking

80 / 4614

Industry

Banking Services

Support & Resistance

No Data

Score Analysis

Current score

Previous score

Analyst Rating

Based on 5 analysts

Buy

Current Rating

30.900

Target Price

+25.30%

Upside Space

Data disclaimer: Analyst ratings and target prices are provided by LSEG for informational purposes only and do not constitute investment advice.

Business First Bancshares Inc Highlights

StrengthsRisks

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.

High Dividend

The company is a high dividend payer, with the latest dividend payout ratio of 24.89%.

Stable Dividend

The company has regularly paid dividends over the past 5 years, with the latest dividend payout ratio of 24.89%.

Undervalued

The company’s latest PB is 0.91, at a low 3-year percentile range.

Institutional Selling

The latest institutional holdings are 15.27M shares, decreasing 0.34% quarter-over-quarter.

Held by Chuck Royce

Star Investor Chuck Royce holds 551.36K shares of this stock.

Financial Health

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-11-07

The company's current financial score is 8.10, which is higher than the Banking Services industry's average of 7.05. Its financial status is robust, and its operating efficiency is average. Its latest quarterly revenue reached 73.29M, representing a year-over-year increase of 20.36%, while its net profit experienced a year-over-year increase of 30.40%.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score

8.10

Change

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Financials

9.34

Key Metrics

Cash and cash equivalents

Total assets

Total liabilities

Free cash flow

No Data

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Quality of Earnings

7.50

Key Metrics

Total revenue

Operating profit

Total assets

SG&A

No Data

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Operational Efficiency

7.58

Key Metrics

Cash flow from operating activities

Income after tax

No Data

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Growth Potential

7.02

Key Metrics

Cash flow from operating activities

Total revenue

No Data

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Shareholder Returns

9.04

Key Metrics

Free cash flow

No Data

Business First Bancshares Inc's Company Valuation

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-11-07

The company’s current valuation score is 8.49, which is higher than the Banking Services industry's average of 7.67. Its current P/E ratio is 9.48, which is 34.41% below the recent high of 12.75 and 41.67% above the recent low of 5.53.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score

8.49

Change

Valuation Dimensions

P/E

P/B

P/S

P/CF

Industry Ranking 30/407

No Data

Earnings Forecast

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-11-07

The company’s current earnings forecast score is 8.80, which is higher than the Banking Services industry's average of 7.41. The average price target for Business First Bancshares Inc is 31.00, with a high of 32.00 and a low of 30.00.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score

8.80

Change

Support & Resistance

No Data

Analyst Rating

Based on 5 analysts

Buy

Current Rating

30.900

Target Price

+25.30%

Upside Space

Strong Buy

Buy

Hold

Sell

Strong Sell

Peer Comparison

295

Total

Median

Average

Company name

Ratings

Analysts

Business First Bancshares Inc

BFST

Bank of America Corp

BAC

Wells Fargo & Co

WFC

JPMorgan Chase & Co

JPM

US Bancorp

USB

Regions Financial Corp

...

Financial Forecasting

EPS

Revenue

Net Profit

EBIT

No Data

Data disclaimer: Analyst ratings and target prices are provided by LSEG for informational purposes only and do not constitute investment advice.

Price Momentum

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-11-07

The company’s current price momentum score is 8.59, which is higher than the Banking Services industry's average of 7.61. Sideways: Currently, the stock price is trading between the resistance level at 26.13 and the support level at 22.87, making it suitable for range-bound swing trading.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score

7.31

Change

1.28

Support & Resistance

No Data

Indicators

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The Indicators feature provides value and direction analysis for various instruments under a selection of technical indicators, together with a technical summary.

This feature includes nine of the commonly used technical indicators: MACD, RSI, KDJ, StochRSI, ATR, CCI, WR, TRIX and MA. You may also adjust the timeframe depending on your needs.

Please note that technical analysis is only part of investment reference, and there is no absolute standard for using numerical values to assess direction. The results are for reference only, and we are not responsible for the accuracy of the indicator calculations and summaries.

Indicators

Sell(2)

Neutral(3)

Buy(2)

Indicators

Value

Direction

MACD(12,26,9)

0.189

Buy

RSI(14)

56.043

Neutral

STOCH(KDJ)(9,3,3)

50.934

Neutral

ATR(14)

0.723

High Vlolatility

CCI(14)

39.653

Neutral

Williams %R

42.182

Buy

TRIX(12,20)

0.186

Sell

StochRSI(14)

12.698

Sell

Moving Average

Sell(1)

Neutral(0)

Buy(5)

Indicators

Value

Direction

MA5

24.708

Sell

MA10

24.608

Buy

MA20

24.046

Buy

MA50

24.136

Buy

MA100

24.442

Buy

MA200

24.542

Buy

Institutional Confidence

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-11-07

The company’s current institutional recognition score is 5.00, which is lower than the Banking Services industry's average of 5.27. The latest institutional shareholding proportion is 51.55%, representing a quarter-over-quarter decrease of 5.79%. The largest institutional shareholder is The Vanguard, holding a total of 1.57M shares, representing 5.29% of shares outstanding, with 2.97% decrease in holdings.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score

5.00

Change

Institutional Shareholding

No Data

Shareholder Activity

Name

Shares Held

Chg %

BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A.

1.93M

-0.06%

The Vanguard Group, Inc.

Star Investors

1.57M

-2.85%

Janus Henderson Investors

1.00M

+37.02%

Dimensional Fund Advisors, L.P.

987.27K

+10.53%

Geode Capital Management, L.L.C.

697.27K

+13.39%

American Century Investment Management, Inc.

649.10K

+6.28%

State Street Investment Management (US)

575.31K

+4.29%

Royce Investment Partners

Star Investors

551.36K

+6.21%

Manulife Investment Management (North America) Limited

451.17K

-1.39%

1st & Main Growth Partners

347.12K

-14.95%

Risk Assessment

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-11-07

The company’s current risk assessment score is 7.45, which is higher than the Banking Services industry's average of 6.61. The company's beta value is 0.88. This indicates that the stock tends to underperform the index during upward trending markets but experiences smaller declines during downward trending markets.