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
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$997M
10.91
$2.81
0.77
$0.60
1.96%
Price and volume
Market cap
$997M
Beta
0.77
52-week high
$32.53
52-week low
$22.56
Average daily volume
200K
Dividend rate
$0.60
Financial strength
Dividend payout ratio (TTM)
25.54%
Profitability
Net profit margin (TTM)
27.83%
Operating margin (TTM)
36.43%
Effective tax rate (TTM)
20.04%
Revenue per employee (TTM)
$400,000
Management effectiveness
Return on assets (TTM)
1.10%
Return on equity (TTM)
10.01%
Valuation
Price to earnings (TTM)
10.915
Price to revenue (TTM)
2.844
Price to book
1.06
Price to tangible book (TTM)
1.3
Price to free cash flow (TTM)
9.708
Free cash flow yield (TTM)
10.30%
Free cash flow per share (TTM)
3.155
Dividend yield (TTM)
1.96%
Forward dividend yield
1.96%
Growth
Revenue change (TTM)
14.74%
Earnings per share change (TTM)
11.60%
3-year revenue growth (CAGR)
11.30%
3-year earnings per share growth (CAGR)
3.25%
10-year earnings per share growth (CAGR)
17.20%
3-year dividend per share growth (CAGR)
7.72%
10-year dividend per share growth (CAGR)
19.62%
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
The Progressive acquisition is materially expanding the franchise: first-half loans rose 7.6% and deposits 8.0% from year-end, while net interest income increased 15.0% year over year and net income available to common shareholders rose 12.7%. (SEC)
Underlying second-quarter momentum improved: net interest margin expanded to 3.73% from 3.68% a year earlier, while core net income increased to $23.3 million from $19.5 million and core diluted EPS rose to $0.71 from $0.66. (SEC)
Capital and tangible franchise value strengthened: total risk-based capital improved to 13.77% from 12.93% at year-end, and book value per common share increased 3.0% to $28.79. (SEC)
Credit risk is edging higher: the allowance for credit losses rose to 1.02% of loans from 0.94% at December 31, 2025, while nonperforming loans increased to 1.26% from 1.24%. (SEC)
Profitability metrics weakened despite earnings growth: first-half 2026 ROAA declined to 1.02% from 1.04%, and return on average common equity fell to 9.80% from 10.68%. (SEC)
Acquisition and funding execution remain risks: first-half acquisition-related expenses were $3.4 million, while the company added $85 million of subordinated notes at 6.50% and issued another $4.3 million of subordinated debt for the APC acquisition. (SEC)
Data summarised monthly by Lightyear AI. Last updated on 10 Sept 2026.
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Funds containing BFST
AllEURUSDGBP
Fund name | Fund size | $BFST weighting |
|---|---|---|
SPDR Russell 2000 US Small Cap€R2US | €4.8B | 0.04% |
iShares MSCI World Small Cap$WSML | $9B | 0.01% |
iShares MSCI USA Small Cap ESG Enhanced CTB€SXRG | €2.8B | 0.01% |
iShares MSCI World Small Cap€IUSN | €7.8B | 0.01% |
iShares MSCI USA Small Cap CTB Enhanced ESG£CUS1 | £2.4B | 0.01% |
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