Business First Bancshares Inc.

18.86+0.2700+1.45%Vol 24.09K1Y Perf -18.36%
Oct 4th, 2023 15:52 DELAYED
BID18.84 ASK18.89
Open18.35 Previous Close18.59
Pre-Market- After-Market-
 - -%  - -
Target Price
27.50 
Analyst Rating
Strong Buy 1.20
Potential %
46.43 
Finscreener Ranking
★★★★+     57.60
Insiders Trans % 3/6/12 mo.
100/50/-10 
Value Ranking
★★+     50.03
Insiders Value % 3/6/12 mo.
100/-15/-54 
Growth Ranking
★★★★     57.44
Insiders Shares Cnt. % 3/6/12 mo.
100/-9/-51 
Income Ranking
★★+     42.52
Price Range Ratio 52W %
48.62 
Earnings Rating
Strong Buy
Market Cap477.99M 
Earnings Date
25th Oct 2023
Alpha-0.01 Standard Deviation0.10
Beta0.85 

Today's Price Range

18.3518.86

52W Range

13.0525.00

Summary:

Neutral

Technical Indicators: Neutral
Moving Averages: Sell
Performance
1 Week
-0.27%
1 Month
-10.67%
3 Months
21.50%
6 Months
12.94%
1 Year
-18.36%
3 Years
20.54%
5 Years
-28.61%
10 Years
-

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ProfitabilityValueIndustryS&P 500US Markets
-
-
-
26.20
19.95
RevenueValueIndustryS&P 500US Markets
181.90M
7.25
28.28
33.73
DividendsValueIndustryS&P 500US Markets
2.29
0.48
11.16
-
Payout ratio15.00
Earnings HistoryEstimateReportedSurprise %
Q02 20230.520.7034.62
Q01 20230.530.553.77
Q04 20220.610.668.20
Q03 20220.700.722.86
Q02 20220.580.6410.34
Q01 20220.500.49-2.00
Q04 20210.500.5714.00
Q03 20210.490.538.16
Earnings Per EndEstimateRevision %Trend
9/2023 QR0.6216.98Positive
12/2023 QR0.599.26Positive
12/2023 FY2.4316.27Positive
12/2024 FY2.3010.05Positive
Next Report Date25th Oct 2023
Estimated EPS Next Report0.62
Estimates Count4
EPS Growth Next 5 Years %-
Volume Overview
Volume24.09K
Shares Outstanding25.34K
Shares Float23.71M
Trades Count956
Dollar Volume449.63K
Avg. Volume56.27K
Avg. Weekly Volume43.25K
Avg. Monthly Volume56.05K
Avg. Quarterly Volume69.51K

Business First Bancshares Inc. (NASDAQ: BFST) stock closed at 18.59 per share at the end of the most recent trading day (a -0.64% change compared to the prior day closing price) with a volume of 36.68K shares and market capitalization of 477.99M. Is a component of indices and it is traded on NASDAQ exchange. The company belongs in the Banks industry, Financial Services sector and employs 367 people. Business First Bancshares Inc. CEO is David R. Melville.

The one-year performance of Business First Bancshares Inc. stock is -18.36%, while year-to-date (YTD) performance is -16.03%. BFST stock has a five-year performance of -28.61%. Its 52-week range is between 13.05 and 25, which gives BFST stock a 52-week price range ratio of 48.62%

Business First Bancshares Inc. currently has a PE ratio of 9.60, a price-to-book (PB) ratio of 1.22, a price-to-sale (PS) ratio of 2.90, a price to cashflow ratio of 8.30, a PEG ratio of -, a ROA of 1.01%, a ROC of -% and a ROE of 12.08%. The company’s profit margin is 19.95%, its EBITDA margin is -%, and its revenue ttm is $181.90 Million , which makes it $7.25 revenue per share.

Of the last four earnings reports from Business First Bancshares Inc., there were 4 positive earnings surprise and 0 negative earnings surprise. The company has EPS estimate of $0.62 for the next earnings report. Business First Bancshares Inc.’s next earnings report date is 25th Oct 2023.

The consensus rating of Wall Street analysts for Business First Bancshares Inc. is Strong Buy (1.2), with a target price of $27.5, which is +46.43% compared to the current price. The earnings rating for Business First Bancshares Inc. stock is Strong Buy (calculated from actual period earnings estimates revision (80% weight) and previous period earnings surprise (20% weight)).

Business First Bancshares Inc. has a dividend yield of 2.29% with a dividend per share of $0.48 and a payout ratio of 15.00%.

Business First Bancshares Inc. has a Neutral technical analysis rating based on Technical Indicators (ADX : 10.43, ATR14 : 0.50, CCI20 : -68.51, Chaikin Money Flow : -0.28, MACD : -0.25, Money Flow Index : 24.75, ROC : -2.72, RSI : 42.89, STOCH (14,3) : 39.97, STOCH RSI : 0.42, UO : 46.54, Williams %R : -60.03), Simple Moving Averages and Exponential Moving Averages.

Aggregated Insider Trades of Business First Bancshares Inc. in the last 12-months were: Calkins Carol (Buy at a value of $7 325), Ducrest John (Buy at a value of $85 108), Gregory Robertson (Buy at a value of $95 528), Joseph Vernon Johnson (Buy at a value of $7 095), Kathryn Manning (Buy at a value of $20 076), Kenneth W. Smith (Buy at a value of $50 954), Mansfield Keith (Sold 0 shares of value $0 ), Mccollister Rolfe (Buy at a value of $95 200), Mclindon Andrew (Buy at a value of $28 770), Price Arthur (Buy at a value of $10 493), Rick D. Day (Buy at a value of $151 405), White Steven (Buy at a value of $21 660)

Analyst RatingsCurrent1 M ago3 M ago
Strong Buy
4 (80.00 %)
4 (80.00 %)
4 (80.00 %)
Moderate Buy
1 (20.00 %)
1 (20.00 %)
0 (0.00 %)
Hold
0 (0.00 %)
0 (0.00 %)
1 (20.00 %)
Moderate Sell
0 (0.00 %)
0 (0.00 %)
0 (0.00 %)
Strong Sell
0 (0.00 %)
0 (0.00 %)
0 (0.00 %)
Summary RatingStrong Buy
1.20
Strong Buy
1.20
Strong Buy
1.40

Business First Bancshares Inc.

Business First Bancshares Inc provides banking products and services. The company's services include personal and commercial banking, treasury management and wealth solutions. It bank for the individual, and the small business. It generates most of its revenues from interest income on loans, customer service and loan fees, and interest income from securities.

CEO: David R. Melville

Telephone: +1 225 248-7600

Address: 500 Laurel Street, Baton Rouge 70801, LA, US

Number of employees: 367

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TipRanks News for BFST

Fri, 28 Jul 2023 12:46 GMT Business First Bancshares (BFST) Receives a Buy from Piper Sandler

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