Business First Bancshares, Inc.
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About the company
Business First Bancshares, Inc. (BFST) serves as the bank holding company for b1BANK, delivering an extensive array of banking products and financial services. Its deposit offerings include checking, demand, money market, time, and savings accounts, alongside certificates of deposit, and modern conveniences such as remote and direct deposit capabilities.
- CEO
- David R. Melville
- IPO
- 2018
- Employees
- 849
- HQ
- Baton Rouge, LA, US
Price Chart
- Market Cap
- $1.00B
- P/E
- 10.87
- P/S
- 1.92
- P/B
- 1.01
- EV/EBITDA
- 6.47
- Div Yield
- 1.93%
- Gross Margin
- 61.72%
- Op Margin
- 22.51%
- Net Margin
- 17.47%
- ROE
- 10.06%
- ROIC
- 6.49%
- Revenue
- $511.93M · 11.84%
- Net Income
- $87.86M · 34.95%
- EPS
- $2.79 · 22.91%
- Op Income
- $113.41M
- FCF YoY
- 53.88%
- 52W High
- $31.57
- 52W Low
- $22.56
- 50D MA
- $28.36
- 200D MA
- $26.86
- Beta
- 0.78
- Avg Volume
- 228.27K
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Recent insider transactions
Who's buying, who's selling, and how much.
| Date | Insider | Type | Shares |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 26, 26 | WHITE STEVEN GERARD | other | 1,016 |
| Jun 25, 26 | WHITE STEVEN GERARD | other | 998 |
| Jun 26, 26 | WHITE STEVEN GERARD | other | 1,016 |
| Jun 26, 26 | Tillage Keith Alexis | other | 1,016 |
| Jun 25, 26 | Tillage Keith Alexis | other | 998 |
| Jun 26, 26 | Tillage Keith Alexis | other | 1,016 |
| Jun 25, 26 | Sidi Zeenat | other | 998 |
| Jun 26, 26 | Sidi Zeenat | other | 1,016 |
| Jun 26, 26 | Sidi Zeenat | other | 1,016 |
| Jun 25, 26 | Sanchez Alejandro M | other | 998 |
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