Business First Bancshares (BFST)

• Market cap: $838M
• 1 day: 0.25%
• 5 days: -0.07%
• 1 month: -4.09%
• 3 months: 17.83%
• 6 months: 37.62%
• Year to date: 15.67%
• 1 year: 32.48%
• 5 years: 14.50%
• 10 years: 12.23%
• Sector: Financials
• Industry: State Commercial Banks

About: Business First Bancshares Inc is a United States-based 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.

Employees: 770

Fund manager confidence

Based on 2024 Q3 regulatory filings by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)

229% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 23 | Existing positions closed: 7

22% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $264M [Q2] → $322M (+$57.7M) [Q3]

15% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $62K | Put options by funds: $54K

14% more funds holding

Funds holding: 112 [Q2] → 128 (+16) [Q3]

14% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 42 | Existing positions reduced: 37

1.84% more ownership

Funds ownership: 47.49% [Q2] → 49.33% (+1.84%) [Q3]

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 [Q2] → 1 (+0) [Q3]