Business First Bancshares, Inc. (BFST)
| Market Cap | 547.42M |
| Revenue (ttm) | 249.10M |
| Net Income (ttm) | 64.19M |
| Shares Out | 25.49M |
| EPS (ttm) | 2.54 |
| PE Ratio | 8.46 |
| Forward PE | 9.10 |
| Dividend | $0.56 (2.61%) |
| Ex-Dividend Date | May 14, 2024 |
| Volume | 56,937 |
| Open | 21.35 |
| Previous Close | 21.44 |
| Day's Range | 21.34 - 21.61 |
| 52-Week Range | 13.40 - 25.57 |
| Beta | 0.94 |
| Analysts | Buy |
| Price Target | 23.33 (+8.61%) |
| Earnings Date | Apr 25, 2024 |
About BFST
Business First Bancshares, Inc. operates as the bank holding company for b1BANK that provides various banking products and services in Louisiana and Texas. It offers various deposit products and services, including checking, demand, money market, time, and savings accounts; and certificates of deposits, remote deposit capture, and direct deposit services. The company also provides commercial and industrial loans, such as working capital, term, equipment financing, asset acquisition, expansion and development, borrowing base, and other loan prod... [Read more]
Financial Performance
In 2023, BFST's revenue was $247.29 million, an increase of 13.43% compared to the previous year's $218.00 million. Earnings were $65.64 million, an increase of 24.08%.
Financial StatementsAnalyst Forecast
According to 4 analysts, the average rating for BFST stock is "Buy." The 12-month stock price forecast is $23.33, which is an increase of 8.61% from the latest price.
News
BUSINESS FIRST Bancshares, INC. to acquire OAKWOOD BANCSHARES, INC.
BATON ROUGE, La., April 25, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Business First Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ: BFST) (“Business First” or the “Company”), the holding company for b1BANK, today announced that it entered...
Business First Bancshares, Inc., Announces Financial Results for Q1 2024
BATON ROUGE, La., April 25, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Business First Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ: BFST) (Business First), parent company of b1BANK, today announced its unaudited results for the quarter en...
Business First Bancshares, Inc. Announces First Quarter 2024 Earnings Release Date and Conference Call
BATON ROUGE, La., April 02, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Business First Bancshares, Inc. (Nasdaq: BFST), the parent company of b1BANK, announced that it is scheduled to release first quarter 2024 earnings...
Business First Bancshares, Inc., Announces Financial Results for Fiscal Year 2023 and Q4 2023
BATON ROUGE, La., Jan. 23, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Business First Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ: BFST) (Business First), parent company of b1BANK, today announced its unaudited results for the year ended ...
Business First Bancshares, Inc. Announces Fourth Quarter 2023 Earnings Release Date and Conference Call
BATON ROUGE, La., Jan. 03, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Business First Bancshares, Inc. (Nasdaq: BFST) (Business First), the parent company of b1BANK, today announced that it is scheduled to release fourt...
b1BANK Hires Gerrit van de Wetering to Launch Derivative Solutions Services
BATON ROUGE, La., Nov. 02, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Jerry Vascocu, Chief Administrative Officer for b1BANK, the banking subsidiary of Business First Bancshares, Inc. (Nasdaq: BFST), announced the hire...
Business First Bancshares, Inc., Announces Financial Results for Q3 2023
BATON ROUGE, La., Oct. 26, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Business First Bancshares, Inc. (Nasdaq: BFST) (Business First), parent company of b1BANK, today announced its unaudited results for the quarter end...
Business First Bancshares, Inc. Announces Third Quarter 2023 Earnings Release Date and Conference Call
BATON ROUGE, La., Oct. 03, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Business First Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ: BFST) (Business First), the parent company of b1BANK, today announced that it is scheduled to release third...
Business First Bancshares, Inc. Announces Financial Results for Q2 2023
BATON ROUGE, La., July 27, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Business First Bancshares, Inc. (Nasdaq: BFST) (Business First), parent company of b1BANK, today announced its unaudited results for the quarter end...
Business First Bancshares, Inc. Announces Second Quarter 2023 Earnings Release Date and Conference Call
BATON ROUGE, La., July 05, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Business First Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ: BFST) (Business First), the parent company of b1BANK, today announced that it is scheduled to release secon...
Business First Bancshares, Inc., Announces Financial Results for Q1 2023
BATON ROUGE, La., April 27, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Business First Bancshares, Inc. (Nasdaq: BFST) (Business First), parent company of b1BANK, today announced its unaudited results for the quarter en...
Business First Bancshares, Inc. Announces First Quarter 2023 Earnings Release Date and Conference Call
BATON ROUGE, La., April 10, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Business First Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ: BFST) (Business First), the parent company of b1BANK, today announced that it is scheduled to release firs...
Business First Bancshares, Inc., Announces Financial Results for Fiscal Year 2022 and Q4 2022
BATON ROUGE, La., Jan. 25, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Business First Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ: BFST) (Business First), parent company of b1BANK, today announced its unaudited results for the year ended ...
b1BANK Announces Plans to Relocate and Expand Downtown Lake Charles Banking Center
Baton Rouge, LA, Jan. 19, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- b1BANK today announced plans to relocate its Ryan Street location to a new building in downtown Lake Charles later this year. The bank has been a pa...
Business First Bancshares, Inc. Announces Fourth Quarter 2022 Earnings Release Date and Conference Call
BATON ROUGE, La., Jan. 04, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Business First Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ: BFST) (Business First), the parent company of b1BANK, today announced that it is scheduled to release fourt...
b1BANK Names Jerry Vascocu as Chief Administrative Officer
BATON ROUGE, La. , Nov. 22, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Jude Melville, president and CEO of b1BANK, announced N. Jerome “Jerry” Vascocu, Jr. as Chief Administrative Officer for Business First Bancshares,...
Business First Bancshares, Inc., Announces Financial Results for Q3 2022
BATON ROUGE, La., Oct. 26, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Business First Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ: BFST) (Business First), parent company of b1BANK, today announced its unaudited results for the quarter end...
Business First Bancshares, Inc. Announces Third Quarter 2022 Earnings Release Date and Conference Call
BATON ROUGE, La., Oct. 13, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Business First Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ: BFST) (Business First), parent company of b1BANK, today announced that it is scheduled to release third qua...
Business First Bancshares, Inc. Announces Underwritten Public Offering of Common Stock
BATON ROUGE, La., Oct. 12, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Business First Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ: BFST) (Business First), parent company of b1BANK, announced today an underwritten public offering of 2,500,...
Business First Bancshares, Inc., Raises $72.0 Million in Preferred Equity
BATON ROUGE, La. , Sept. 01, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Business First Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ: BFST) (Business First), parent company of b1BANK, Baton Rouge, La., announced that it has successfully ra...
Business First Bancshares, Inc., Announces Financial Results for Q2 2022
BATON ROUGE, La., July 26, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Business First Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ: BFST) (Business First), parent company of b1BANK, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, today announced its unaudited res...
Business First Bancshares, Inc., Announces Financial Results For Q1 2022
BATON ROUGE, La., April 26, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Business First Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ: BFST) (Business First), parent company of b1BANK, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, today announced its unaudited re...
Business First Bancshares, Inc., Completes Acquisition of Texas Citizens Bancorp, Inc., Expands Business Banking to Houston Market
BATON ROUGE, La., March 01, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Business First Bancshares, Inc. (Business First) (Nasdaq: BFST), the holding company for b1BANK, has completed its acquisition of Texas Citizens Ba...
Business First Bancshares, Inc., Announces Financial Results for Fiscal Year 2021 and Q4 2021
BATON ROUGE, La., Jan. 25, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Business First Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ: BFST) (Business First), parent company of b1BANK, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, today announced its unaudited res...
