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- Altman Z Score 0.93
- Piotroski Score 6.00
- Grade Overweight
- Symbol (BFST)
- Company Business First Bancshares, Inc.
- Price $28.06
- Changes Percentage (1.41%)
- Change $0.39
- Day Low $27.65
- Day High $28.36
- Year High $30.30
Business First Bancshares, Inc. operates as the bank holding company for b1BANK that provides various banking products and services. 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 commercial lines of credit, letters of credit, working capital, term, equipment financing, asset acquisition, expansion and development, borrowing base, and other loan products; construction and development loans; commercial real estate loans; residential real estate loans comprising first and second lien 1-4 family mortgage loans, and home equity lines of credit; and consumer loans, including secured and unsecured installment and term loans. In addition, it offers wealth management products, including mutual funds, annuities, individual retirement accounts, and other financial products, as well as other fiduciary services and private banking products and services. Further, the company provides a range of other financial services comprising debit and credit cards, treasury and cash management, merchant, automated clearing house, lock-box, receivables factoring, correspondent banking, and other treasury services, as well as employee and payroll benefits solutions; and drive-through banking facilities, automated teller machines, night depository, personalized checks, electronic funds transfer, domestic and foreign wire transfer, traveler's checks, vault, loan and deposit sweep accounts, online and mobile banking, e-statements, and bank-by-mail services. As of March 01, 2022, it operates approximately 48 full-service banking centers and three loan production offices across Louisiana, and in the Dallas and Houston markets. Business First Bancshares, Inc. was incorporated in 2006 and is headquartered in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
- Last Earnings 10/24/2024
- Ex-Dividend for 5/16 Dividend 11/15/2024
- Dividend Payable 11/30/2024
- Today N/A
- Next Earnings (Estimated) 01/21/2025
- Fiscal Year End N/A
- Average Stock Price Target $28.00
- High Stock Price Target $29.00
- Low Stock Price Target $27.00
- Potential Upside/Downside N/A
- Consensus Rating Neutral
- Rating Score (0-4) N/A
- Research Coverage N/A
- EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year) $2.53
- Trailing P/E Ratio 8.13
- Forward P/E Ratio 8.13
- P/E Growth 8.13
- Net Income $71.04 M
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Latest News of BFST
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Business First Bancshares Inc (BFST) Q3 2024 Earnings Call Highlights: Strong Deposit Growth ...
The CFO and Chief Banking Officer discussed credit quality, loan growth, fee income, and expense growth post-Oakwood integration. They highlighted resolving NPLs, normal loan growth, steady fee income...
By Yahoo! Finance | 3 weeks ago -
Director Mark Folse Sells 7,346 Shares of Business First Bancshares Inc (BFST)
Mark Folse, Director at Business First Bancshares Inc, sold 7,346 shares, now owning 63,286 shares. The company offers banking services in Louisiana and Texas. With a pattern of more insider sales tha...
By Yahoo! Finance | 2 months ago -
Insider Sale: Director Joseph Johnson Sells Shares of Business First Bancshares Inc (BFST)
Business First Bancshares Inc is a bank holding company offering commercial and personal banking services. Recent insider selling trends indicate more sales than buys over the past year, with the stoc...
By Yahoo! Finance | 3 months ago
