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 the majority of its revenues from interest income on loans, customer service and loan fees, and interest income from securities.
- Ticker
- $BFST
- Sector
- Finance
- Primary listing
- NASDAQ
- Employees
- 832
- Headquarters
- Baton Rouge, United States
- Website
- www.b1bank.com
BFST Metrics
BasicAdvanced
$1.1B
11.74
$2.79
0.73
$0.60
1.83%
Price and volume
Market cap
$1.1B
Beta
0.73
52-week high
$33.69
52-week low
$24.19
Average daily volume
182K
Dividend rate
$0.60
Financial strength
Dividend payout ratio (TTM)
25.85%
Profitability
Net profit margin (TTM)
27.24%
Operating margin (TTM)
35.56%
Effective tax rate (TTM)
19.89%
Revenue per employee (TTM)
$420,000
Management effectiveness
Return on assets (TTM)
1.12%
Return on equity (TTM)
10.06%
Valuation
Price to earnings (TTM)
11.737
Price to revenue (TTM)
2.995
Price to book
1.14
Price to tangible book (TTM)
1.38
Price to free cash flow (TTM)
9.439
Free cash flow yield (TTM)
10.59%
Free cash flow per share (TTM)
3.468
Dividend yield (TTM)
1.83%
Forward dividend yield
1.83%
Growth
Revenue change (TTM)
14.44%
Earnings per share change (TTM)
7.34%
3-year revenue growth (CAGR)
12.04%
3-year earnings per share growth (CAGR)
1.21%
10-year earnings per share growth (CAGR)
16.03%
3-year dividend per share growth (CAGR)
6.27%
10-year dividend per share growth (CAGR)
14.87%
What the Analysts think about BFST
Analyst ratings (Buy, Hold, Sell) for Business First Bank stock.
Analyst projections of the future price of Business First Bank stock.
Bulls say / Bears say
Core profitability improved in Q3: core net income rose to $26.0 million and net interest margin widened 13 basis points to 3.86% from the prior quarter. This points to stronger earnings momentum. (SEC)
Loans and deposits both grew at a healthy annualised pace in Q3, while the bank cut brokered deposits by $65.9 million and borrowings by $107.8 million. The stronger funding mix helped lower its overall funding cost. (SEC)
The American Planning acquisition broadens the bank’s advisory services for community banks, adding outsourced finance, strategic and regulatory advice to its existing offering. That gives Business First another route to fee income beyond lending. (American Banker)
Problem assets have not yet returned to earlier levels: nonperforming assets rose to $108.8 million at September-end from $89.7 million at year-end 2025, while the nonperforming-loan ratio remained 1.24%. Further credit deterioration could require higher loss provisions. (Pubt.io)
Uninsured deposits increased to $3.6 billion, or 49% of total deposits, from 43.2% at year-end 2025. That leaves the bank more exposed to deposit withdrawals or the need to pay up for funding. (Pubt.io)
Business First remains concentrated in Louisiana and the Dallas–Fort Worth and Houston markets. A local downturn, including weaker energy activity or lower property values, could hurt borrowers and collateral across its loan book. (Pubt.io)
Data summarised monthly by Lightyear AI. Last updated on 4 Nov 2026.
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Funds containing BFST
Fund name | Fund size | $BFST weighting |
|---|---|---|
SPDR Russell 2000 US Small Cap€R2US | $5B | 0.04% |
SPDR Russell 2000 US Small Cap£R2SC | $5B | 0.04% |
SPDR MSCI USA Small Cap Value Weighted$USSC | $1.1B | 0.03% |
Xtrackers MSCI World Small Cap$XSWC | $183M | 0.02% |
iShares MSCI USA Small Cap CTB Enhanced ESG£CUS1 | $2.7B | 0.01% |
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