Business First Bancshares, Inc. (BFST)
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- symbol BFST
- Rev/Share 16.7979
- Book/Share 28.9274
- PB 0.8338
- Debt/Equity 0.7227
- CurrentRatio 1.112
- ROIC 0.0755
- MktCap 716706504.0
- FreeCF/Share 2.7249
- PFCF 8.9678
- PE 9.1903
- Debt/Assets 0.0771
- DivYield 0.0232
- ROE 0.097
- Rating B+
- Score 3
- Recommendation Neutral
- P/E Score 3
- DCF Score 5
- P/B Score 3
- D/E Score 2
Recent Analyst Ratings
| Type | Ticker | Analyst Firm | Previous Rating | Current Rating | Previous Price Target | Current Price Target | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upgrade | BFST | Hovde Group | Market Perform | Outperform | $31.5 | $33 | Jan. 24, 2025 |
| Upgrade | BFST | Raymond James | Market Perform | Outperform | -- | $30 | Dec. 19, 2024 |
News
Business First Bancshares, Inc. (BFST) Q2 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
Published: July 28, 2025 by: Seeking Alpha
Sentiment: Neutral
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.
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Business First (BFST) Reports Q2 Earnings: What Key Metrics Have to Say
Published: July 28, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Positive
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.
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Business First (BFST) Q2 Earnings and Revenues Beat Estimates
Published: July 28, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Positive
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.
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Business First Bancshares, Inc. Announces Second Quarter 2025 Earnings Release Date and Conference Call
Published: July 02, 2025 by: GlobeNewsWire
Sentiment: Neutral
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.
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b1BANK Announces Senna Bayasgalan as Chief Marketing Officer
Published: February 13, 2025 by: GlobeNewsWire
Sentiment: Neutral
BATON ROUGE, La., Feb. 13, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- b1BANK, announces the appointment of Senna Bayasgalan as chief marketing officer. Bayasgalan will lead brand and marketing technology initiatives to support the banks' growth and deepen client relationships. Bayasgalan has over 16 years of experience in marketing leadership, international brand building, communications and customer acquisition across private capital, technology and media industries.
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About Business First Bancshares, Inc. (BFST)
- IPO Date 2018-04-23
- Website https://www.b1bank.com
- Industry Banks - Regional
- CEO David R. Melville III
- Employees 849