Business First BancsharesBFST
BFST
About: 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.
Employees: 872
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Funds holding %
of 7,430 funds
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Analysts bullish %
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2025 Q2 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
100% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 60 | Existing positions reduced: 30
1.51% more ownership
Funds ownership: 48.14% [Q1] → 49.65% (+1.51%) [Q2]
5% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $347M [Q1] → $363M (+$16.3M) [Q2]
4% less funds holding
Funds holding: 147 [Q1] → 141 (-6) [Q2]
19% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 17 | Existing positions closed: 21
Research analyst outlook
2 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months
Low target
$30
19%
upside
Avg. target
$31
23%
upside
High target
$32
27%
upside
2 analyst ratings
2 positive
100%
0 neutral
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0 negative
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DA Davidson Kevin Fitzsimmons | 27%upside $32 | Buy Maintained | 29 Jul 2025 |
Stephens & Co. Matt Olney | 19%upside $30 | Overweight Reiterated | 8 Jul 2025 |
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 4 articles about BFST published over the past 30 days
Neutral
Seeking Alpha
4 weeks ago
Business First Bancshares, Inc. (BFST) Q2 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
Business First Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:BFST ) Q2 2025 Earnings Conference Call July 28, 2025 10:00 AM ET Company Participants David R. Melville - Chairman, President & CEO Gregory Robertson - Executive VP, CFO & Treasurer Matthew Sealy - Corporate Participant Conference Call Participants Christopher William Marinac - Janney Montgomery Scott LLC, Research Division Feddie Justin Strickland - Hovde Group, LLC, Research Division Manuel Antonio Navas - D.A.
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
4 weeks ago
Business First (BFST) Reports Q2 Earnings: What Key Metrics Have to Say
The headline numbers for Business First (BFST) give insight into how the company performed in the quarter ended June 2025, but it may be worthwhile to compare some of its key metrics to Wall Street estimates and the year-ago actuals.
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
4 weeks ago
Business First (BFST) Q2 Earnings and Revenues Beat Estimates
Business First (BFST) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.66 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.65 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.64 per share a year ago.
Neutral
GlobeNewsWire
4 weeks ago
Business First Bancshares, Inc., Announces Financial Results for Q2 2025
BATON ROUGE, La., July 28, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Business First Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ: BFST) (Business First), parent company of b1BANK, today announced its unaudited results for the quarter ended June 30, 2025. Business First reported net income available to common shareholders of $20.8 million or $0.70 per diluted common share, increases of $1.6 million and $0.05, respectively, compared to the linked quarter ended March 31, 2025. On a non-GAAP basis, core net income for the quarter ended June 30, 2025, which excludes certain income and expenses, was $19.5 million or $0.66 per diluted common share, an increase of $0.2 million and $0.01, from the linked quarter.
Neutral
GlobeNewsWire
1 month ago
b1BANK Promotes Heather Roemer to Chief Administrative Officer
BATON ROUGE, La., July 15, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- b1BANK, the banking subsidiary of Business First Bancshares, Inc. (Nasdaq: BFST), announced the promotion of Heather Roemer to executive vice president and chief administrative officer.
Neutral
GlobeNewsWire
1 month ago
Business First Bancshares, Inc. Announces Agreement to Acquire Progressive Bancorp, Inc. and Progressive Bank
BATON ROUGE, La., July 07, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Business First Bancshares, Inc. (Nasdaq: BFST) ("Business First"), the holding company for b1BANK, announced today the signing of a definitive agreement to acquire Progressive Bancorp, Inc. ("Progressive") and its wholly-owned bank subsidiary, Progressive Bank.
Neutral
GlobeNewsWire
1 month ago
Business First Bancshares, Inc. Announces Second Quarter 2025 Earnings Release Date and Conference Call
BATON ROUGE, La., July 02, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Business First Bancshares, Inc. (Nasdaq: BFST), the parent company of b1BANK, announced today that it is scheduled to release its financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2025, before market open on Monday, July 28, 2025, at 7:00 a.m. CST. Executive management will host a conference call and webcast to discuss results on the same day (Monday, July 28, 2025) at 9:00 a.m. CST.
Neutral
GlobeNewsWire
3 months ago
Business First Bancshares, Inc. Appoints Alejandro M. Sanchez to its Board of Directors
BATON ROUGE, La., April 30, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Business First Bancshares Inc. (Nasdaq: BFST), the holding company for b1BANK, has announced the appointment of Alejandro M. Sanchez to the Business First Bancshares, Inc. Board of Directors and b1BANK Board of Directors, effective March 27, 2025.
Positive
Seeking Alpha
3 months ago
Business First Bancshares: A Small, Solid, And Undervalued Bank
Business First Bancshares has shown strong growth through acquisitions, with Oakwood adding $714 million in deposits, and expanding its branch network in Texas and Louisiana. Despite a slight decline in non-interest-bearing deposits and increased non-performing loans, BFST's NIM is improving, and deposit costs are declining. The bank's loan portfolio is well-positioned with high rates on maturing loans and favorable conditions if the Fed maintains current rates.
Neutral
Seeking Alpha
4 months ago
Business First Bancshares, Inc. (BFST) Q1 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
Business First Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:BFST ) Q1 2025 Earnings Call April 24, 2025 5:00 PM ET Company Participants Matt Sealy - Investor Relations Jude Melville - Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Greg Robertson - Chief Financial Officer Philip Jordan - Chief Banking Officer Jerry Vascocu - President, b1BANK Conference Call Participants Matt Olney - Stephens Michael Rose - Raymond James Feddie Strickland - Hovde Group Christopher Marinac - Janney Manuel Navas - D.A. Davidson Operator Hello and thank you for standing by.
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