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
$1B
11.18
$2.81
0.77
$0.60
1.91%
Price and volume
Market cap
$1B
Beta
0.77
52-week high
$32.53
52-week low
$22.56
Average daily volume
217K
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)
11.182
Price to revenue (TTM)
2.914
Price to book
1.09
Price to tangible book (TTM)
1.33
Price to free cash flow (TTM)
9.946
Free cash flow yield (TTM)
10.05%
Free cash flow per share (TTM)
3.155
Dividend yield (TTM)
1.91%
Forward dividend yield
1.91%
Growth
Revenue change (TTM)
14.74%
Earnings per share change (TTM)
11.59%
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
GAAP net interest margin expanded eight basis points to 3.73% in Q2 2026, driven by improved loan yields and disciplined deposit pricing. (Morningstar)
The ratio of non-performing loans to loans held for investment fell 27 basis points to 1.26% in Q2 2026, reflecting substantial progress resolving problem credits. (MarketBeat)
On January 1, 2026 Business First completed the merger with Progressive Bancorp, adding approximately $773.8 million in assets, $597.2 million in loans, and $684.9 million in deposits to its balance sheet and expanding its Louisiana footprint. (SEC EDGAR)
Total deposits decreased by $229.4 million in Q2 2026, including a $237.9 million decline in interest-bearing deposits, driven by seasonal commercial outflows and intentional pay-down of higher-cost brokered funds. (MarketBeat)
Loans held for investment declined by $24.8 million (1.5% annualized) quarter-over-quarter due to a sizable loan sale, indicating reliance on asset dispositions to manage balance-sheet positioning. (MarketBeat)
Core non-interest expense rose $3.1 million sequentially to $58.4 million in Q2, driven by elevated marketing and legal fees, exerting pressure on efficiency metrics. (MarketBeat)
Data summarised monthly by Lightyear AI. Last updated on 14 Aug 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 World Small Cap€IUSN | €7.8B | 0.01% |
iShares MSCI USA Small Cap ESG Enhanced CTB€SXRG | €2.8B | 0.01% |
iShares MSCI USA Small Cap CTB Enhanced ESG£CUS1 | £2.4B | 0.01% |
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