Business First Bank/$BFST

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About Business First Bank

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.

Ticker

$BFST
Sector
Primary listing

Employees

861

BFST Metrics

BasicAdvanced
$675M
9.07
$2.51
0.84
$0.56
2.46%

What the Analysts think about BFST

Analyst ratings (Buy, Hold, Sell) for Business First Bank stock.

Bulls say / Bears say

Q2 net income grew to $20.8 million ($0.70 per share), an increase of $1.6 million and $0.05 per share from Q1, demonstrating robust earnings momentum.
The July 2025 acquisition of Progressive Bancorp brought in $752 million in assets and expands BFST’s footprint in growth markets, improving scale and creating more opportunities for fee income.
Tangible book value per share rose to $28.61, representing a 14.82% annualized increase, highlighting strong capital generation and improved return on equity.
Nonperforming loans ratio increased to 0.97% as of June 30, up from 0.69% at March 31, signaling deteriorating credit quality and greater need for loan loss reserves.
Around 40% of BFST’s loan book is concentrated in Texas, increasing its exposure to potential downturns in local real estate and the energy sector.
Net interest margin held steady at 3.68% in Q2, with a 5 basis-point reduction due to the FIS core system conversion and deposit-sale costs, limiting potential margin growth despite higher interest rates.
Data summarised monthly by Lightyear AI. Last updated on 7 Oct 2025.

BFST Financial Performance

Revenues and expenses
QuarterlyAnnual
Q3 24
QoQ growth
Revenue
$37B
-39.75%
Net income
$45B
107.52%
Profit margin
37.65%
6.78%

BFST Earnings Performance

Company profitability
QuarterlyAnnual
Q4 23
Q1 24
Q2 24
Q3 24
Q4 24
Actual
$3.69
$2.85
$2.45
$2.42
-
Expected
$3.55
$2.61
$2.05
$2.31
$3.94
Surprise
3.94%
9.20%
19.51%
4.63%
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