Latest On Business First Bancshares, Inc (BFST):
| Date/Time | Type | Description | Signal | Details |
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| 2024-08-15 05:41 EST | Dividend | A dividend of $0.14 has been announced on Jul 25, 2024. It will be paid Aug 31, 2024 with an ex-dividend date of Aug 15, 2024. | Neutral |  |
| 2024-05-14 05:42 EST | Dividend | A dividend of $0.14 has been announced on Apr 25, 2024. It will be paid May 31, 2024 with an ex-dividend date of May 14, 2024. | Neutral | |
| 2024-02-14 04:43 EST | Dividend | A dividend of $0.14 has been announced on Jan 23, 2024. It will be paid Feb 28, 2024 with an ex-dividend date of Feb 14, 2024. | Neutral | |
| 2023-11-14 04:42 EST | Dividend | A dividend of $0.14 has been announced on Oct 26, 2023. It will be paid Nov 30, 2023 with an ex-dividend date of Nov 14, 2023. | Neutral | |
| 2023-08-14 05:41 EST | Dividend | A dividend of $0.12 has been announced on Jul 27, 2023. It will be paid Aug 31, 2023 with an ex-dividend date of Aug 14, 2023. | Neutral | |
About Business First Bancshares, Inc (BFST):
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 a range of checking, demand, money market, time, and savings accounts, as well as certificates of deposit; and remote deposit capture and direct deposit services. The company also provides commercial and industrial loans, including commercial lines of credit, working capital loans, term loans, equipment financing, asset acquisition, expansion and development loans, borrowing base loans, letters of credit, 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 li read more...nes 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. Further, the company provides a range of other financial services comprising drive-through banking facilities, automated teller machines, debit and credit cards, and employee and payroll benefits solutions; and night depository, personalized checks, treasury and cash management, merchant, automated clearing house, electronic funds transfer, domestic and foreign wire transfer, traveler's checks, vault, loan and deposit sweep accounts, lock-box, receivables factoring, correspondent banking, online and mobile banking, e-statements, and bank-by-mail services. The company operates approximately 42 full-service banking centers located in the State of Louisiana and in the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex. Business First Bancshares, Inc. was incorporated in 2006 and is headquartered in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
General
- Name Business First Bancshares, Inc
- Symbol BFST
- Type Common Stock
- Exchange NASDAQ
- Currency USD
- Country USA
- SectorFinancial Services
- IndustryBanks-Regional
- Full Time Employees 590
- Fiscal Year EndDecember
- IPO Date2018-04-09
- Gic SectorFinancials
- Gic GroupBanks
- Gic IndustryBanks
- Gic SubIndustryRegional Banks
- Web URLhttp://www.b1bank.com
Valuation
- Trailing PE 14.47
- Forward PE 10.64
- Price/Sales (Trailing 12 Mt.) 2.87
- Price/Book (Most Recent Quarter) 1.19
Financials
- Most Recent Quarter 2020-12-31
- Current Year EPS Estimate $2.04
- Next Year EPS Estimate $2.03
- Next Quarter EPS Estimate $0.51
- Profit Margin 22%
- Operating Margin 34%
- Return on Assets 1%
- Return on Equity 9%
- Revenue 137.78 million
- Earnings Per Share $1.64
- Revenue Per Share $7.58
- Gross Profit 137.78 million
- Quarterly Earnings Growth 108.8%
Highlights
- Market Capitalization 490.96 million
- PE Ratio 10.1
- Analyst Target Price $25.31
- Book Value Per Share $19.88
Share Statistics
- Shares Outstanding 20.69 million
- Shares Float 19.25 million
- % Held by Insiders 822%
- % Held by Institutions 28.54%
- Shares Short 145170
- Shares Short Prior Month 137638
- Short Ratio 3.79
- Short % of Float 1%
- Short % of Shares Outstanding 1%
Technicals
- Beta 0.87
- 52 Week High $24.45
- 52 Week Low $8.94
- 50 Day Moving Average 22.33
- 200 Day Moving Average 19.19
Dividends
- Forward Annual Dividend Rate $0.4
- Forward Annual Dividend Yield 1.73%
- Payout Ratio 20%
- Dividend Date 2021-02-28
- ExDividend Date 2021-02-11
- Dividend Per Share $0.4
- Dividend Yield 2.25%
Business First Bancshares, Inc (BFST) Dividend Calendar:
Business First Bancshares, Inc pays an annual dividend of $0.4 per share, with a dividend yield of 2.25%.
BFST's last dividend payment was made to shareholders on February 28, 2021.
Business First Bancshares, Inc pays out 20% of its earnings out as a dividend.
Business First Bancshares, Inc (BFST) Earnings History:
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Business First Bancshares, Inc (BFST) Company Financial Statements:
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Business First Bancshares, Inc (BFST) Options:
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Business First Bancshares, Inc (BFST) SEC Filings:
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| Date | Form Type | View |
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| 2020-11-06 | 10-Q (Quarterly report [Sections 13 or 15(d)]) | |
| 2020-11-06 | 4 (Statement of changes in beneficial ownership of securities) | |
| 2020-10-22 | 8-K (Current report) | |
| 2020-10-02 | 3 (Initial statement of beneficial ownership of securities) | |
| 2020-10-01 | 3 (Initial statement of beneficial ownership of securities) | |
| 2020-09-29 | 4 (Statement of changes in beneficial ownership of securities) | |
| 2020-09-25 | 8-K (Current report) | |
| 2020-08-20 | 4 (Statement of changes in beneficial ownership of securities) | |
| 2020-08-13 | 4 (Statement of changes in beneficial ownership of securities) | |
| 2020-08-10 | 10-Q (Quarterly report [Sections 13 or 15(d)]) | |
| 2020-08-06 | 4 (Statement of changes in beneficial ownership of securities) | |
| 2020-07-29 | 8-K (Current report) | |
| 2020-07-23 | 3 (Initial statement of beneficial ownership of securities) | |
| 2020-07-21 | 8-K (Current report) | |
| 2020-07-01 | 8-K/A (Current report) | |
| 2020-07-01 | 8-K/A (Current report) | |
| 2020-06-30 | 11-K (Annual report of employee stock purchase, savings and similar plans) | |
| 2020-06-30 | NT 11-K (Notification of inability to timely file Form 11-K) | |
| 2020-06-25 | 8-K (Current report) | |
| 2020-06-09 | SC 13G/A (Statement of acquisition of beneficial ownership by individuals) | |
Business First Bancshares, Inc (BFST) Insider Transactions:
Here you will find a list of insider trading activities (stock purchases, sales, and option exercises) reported by insiders of Business First Bancshares, Inc (BFST). Company insiders might sell their shares for any number of reasons, but they buy them for only one: they think the price will rise.
Insider Ownership: 822%
Institutional Ownership: 2854%
| Transaction Date | Insider Name | Insider Title | Type | Shares Number | Shares Price | Total Transaction | Shares Held After Transaction | Link |
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| 2020-11-04 | Keith Alexis Tillage | Director | Buy | 100.00 | 16.84 | 1,684.00 | 200.00 | |
| 2020-09-23 | Rick D. Day | Director | Buy | 3,200.00 | 12.99 | 41,568.00 | 242,091.00 | |
| 2020-08-13 | ROBERT S. JR. GREER | Director | Buy | 3,000.00 | 14.88 | 44,640.00 | 20,140.00 | |
| 2020-08-04 | ALICIA ROBERTSON | EVP - b1BANK | Buy | 350.00 | 13.32 | 4,662.00 | 4,901.00 | |
| 2020-05-14 | STEVEN GERARD WHITE | Director | Buy | 3,500.00 | 11.18 | 39,130.00 | 7,140.00 | |
| 2020-05-01 | Mark P. Folse | EVP - b1BANK | Buy | 124,035.00 | 124,035.00 | | ||
| 2020-05-01 | James J. III Buquet | Director | Buy | 150,304.00 | 150,304.00 | | ||
| 2020-05-01 | Rick D. Day | Director | Buy | 237,320.00 | 237,320.00 | | ||
| 2020-05-01 | Joseph Vernon Johnson | Director | Buy | 332,563.00 | 332,563.00 | | ||
| 2020-03-26 | ARTHUR PRICE | Director | Buy | 300.00 | 14.87 | 4,461.00 | 1,140.00 | |
| 2020-03-26 | PATRICK E. MOCKLER | Director | Buy | 300.00 | 14.87 | 4,461.00 | 12,773.00 | |
| 2020-03-26 | THOMAS E. JR. STEWART | Director | Buy | 300.00 | 14.87 | 4,461.00 | 129,890.00 | |
| 2020-03-26 | ROBERT S. JR. GREER | Chairman of the Board | Buy | 300.00 | 14.87 | 4,461.00 | 17,140.00 | |
| 2020-03-26 | ANDREW D. MCLINDON | Director | Buy | 300.00 | 14.87 | 4,461.00 | 31,040.00 | |
| 2020-03-26 | David L III Laxton | Director | Buy | 300.00 | 14.87 | 4,461.00 | 31,468.00 | |
| 2020-03-26 | LLOYD B. ALFORD | Director | Buy | 300.00 | 14.87 | 4,461.00 | 33,640.00 | |
| 2020-03-26 | ROBERT V. YARBOROUGH | Director | Buy | 300.00 | 14.87 | 4,461.00 | 33,640.00 | |
| 2020-03-26 | STEVEN GERARD WHITE | Director | Buy | 300.00 | 14.87 | 4,461.00 | 3,640.00 | |
| 2020-03-26 | JOHN GRAVES | Director | Buy | 300.00 | 14.87 | 4,461.00 | 39,515.00 | |
| 2020-03-26 | KENNETH W. SMITH | Director | Buy | 300.00 | 14.87 | 4,461.00 | 43,140.00 | |