NASDAQ · Banks - Regional

Business First Bancshares, Inc. (BFST) Stock

$30.71 +0.89% NASDAQ: BFST Financial Services

Valuation

MetricValue
Price$30.71
Market Cap$1.00B
P/E Ratio10.96
P/B Ratio1.00
P/S Ratio2.22
EPS (TTM)$0.00
52-Week High$32.53
52-Week Low$22.56
Dividend Yield1.94%

Financials & Margins

MetricValue
ROE9.85%
ROA1.04%
ROCE0.69%
Gross Margin22.07%
Operating Margin22.07%
Net Margin20.42%
Debt/Equity0.39
Current Ratio0.15

Annual Financials (USD)

Metric20212022202320242025
Revenue$203.0M$264.0M$386.0M$458.0M$512.0M
Operating Profit$65.0M$69.0M$91.0M$83.0M$113.0M
Net Profit$52.0M$54.0M$71.0M$65.0M$88.0M
EPS$2.53$2.32$2.59$2.26$2.78
Op Margin31.8%26.0%23.5%18.1%22.1%

Balance Sheet (USD)

Metric20212022202320242025
Total Assets$4.7B$6.0B$6.6B$7.9B$8.2B
Total Liabilities$4.3B$5.4B$5.9B$7.1B$7.3B
Cash$68.0M$153.0M$226.0M$319.0M$411.0M
Borrowings$188.0M$560.0M$635.0M$483.0M$551.0M

Latest News

Louisiana bank buys financial consulting firm Banking Dive · Jul 9, 2026 Will Business First (BFST) Beat Estimates Again in Its Next Earnings Report? Zacks · Jul 8, 2026 Business First Bancshares Acquires American Planning MT Newswires · Jul 7, 2026 Business First Bancshares, Inc. Acquires American Planning Corporation, Strengthening Community Bank Advisory Services Through Smith Shellnut Wilson GlobeNewswire · Jul 7, 2026 Business First Bancshares, Inc. Schedules Q2 2026 Earnings Release and Conference Call for July 23 GlobeNewswire · Jul 2, 2026

Cash Flow (USD)

Metric20212022202320242025
Operating Cash Flow$56.0M$70.0M$92.0M$61.0M$92.0M
Investing Cash Flow$-679.0M$-708.0M$-533.0M$-296.0M$-282.0M
Financing Cash Flow$464.0M$280.0M$428.0M$524.0M$235.0M
Net Cash Flow$-81.0M$84.0M$73.0M$93.0M$92.0M
Free Cash Flow$52.0M$62.0M$81.0M$60.0M$92.0M

Valuation & Return Ratios

MetricValue
PEG Ratio0.92
EV / EBITDA—
FCF Yield—
Quick Ratio—
Interest Coverage—
Return 1Y18.89%
Return 3Y100.22%
Return 5Y45.73%

Ownership

Insiders Held4.94%
Institutions Held53.38%
Institutions Float Held56.15%
Institutional HolderSharesReport Date
Blackrock Inc.2,446,9612026-03-31
Vanguard Capital Management LLC1,431,1622026-03-31
Dimensional Fund Advisors LP1,165,7202026-03-31
Janus Henderson Group PLC989,6862026-03-31
American Century Companies Inc890,3912026-03-31

Peer Comparison

TickerPriceChangeP/EMarket CapDiv Yield
ACNBACNB Corporation $62.63 -0.89% 12.06 $639.58M 2.63%
BANFBancFirst Corporation $106.05 -0.80% 14.37 $3.56B 1.92%
EQBKEquity Bancshares, Inc. $47.01 -1.01% 26.81 $966.86M 1.84%
FBNCFirst Bancorp $59.35 -0.64% 19.36 $2.46B 1.54%
FUSBFirst US Bancshares, Inc. $16.50 -0.13% 12.20 $91.85M 1.70%

About Business First Bancshares, Inc.

Business First Bancshares, Inc. is led by CEO David R. Melville, employs 849 people, headquartered in US, publicly traded since 2018.

Business First Bancshares, Inc. (BFST) stock trades at $30.71 with a market capitalization of $1.00B. The stock is valued at a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 10.96, price-to-book of 1.00, price-to-sales of 2.22. Over the past 52 weeks the stock has ranged between $22.56 and $32.53, and currently trades 5.6% below its 52-week high. It pays a dividend yielding 1.94%.

On profitability, Business First Bancshares, Inc. generates a return on equity (ROE) of 9.85%, return on capital employed of 0.69%, an operating margin of 22.07%, a net profit margin of 20.42%.

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