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Business First Bancshares, Inc. (BFST)

22.04 +0.10 (+0.46%)
At close: April 24 at 4:00 PM EDT
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  • Previous Close 21.94
  • Open 21.74
  • Bid 22.01 x 200
  • Ask 22.23 x 100
  • Day's Range 21.64 - 22.11
  • 52 Week Range 13.05 - 25.57
  • Volume 46,607
  • Avg. Volume 47,620
  • Market Cap (intraday) 562.864M
  • Beta (5Y Monthly) 0.94
  • PE Ratio (TTM) 8.51
  • EPS (TTM) 2.59
  • Earnings Date Apr 25, 2024
  • Forward Dividend & Yield 0.56 (2.54%)
  • Ex-Dividend Date Feb 14, 2024
  • 1y Target Est 28.00

Business First Bancshares, Inc. operates as the bank holding company for b1BANK that provides various banking products and services in Louisiana and Texas. 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 working capital, term, equipment financing, asset acquisition, expansion and development, borrowing base, and other loan products, as well as commercial lines of credit, accounts receivable factoring, agricultural financing, and letters of credit; 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 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. Business First Bancshares, Inc. was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

www.b1bank.com

751

Full Time Employees

December 31

Fiscal Year Ends

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Performance Overview: BFST

Trailing total returns as of 4/24/2024, which may include dividends or other distributions. Benchmark is

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YTD Return

BFST
9.99%
S&P 500
6.33%

1-Year Return

BFST
42.26%
S&P 500
22.70%

3-Year Return

BFST
1.34%
S&P 500
21.33%

5-Year Return

BFST
0.77%
S&P 500
72.88%

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Statistics: BFST

Valuation Measures

Annual
As of 4/24/2024
  • Market Cap

    562.86M

  • Enterprise Value

    --

  • Trailing P/E

    8.51

  • Forward P/E

    8.82

  • PEG Ratio (5yr expected)

    --

  • Price/Sales (ttm)

    2.25

  • Price/Book (mrq)

    0.98

  • Enterprise Value/Revenue

    --

  • Enterprise Value/EBITDA

    --

Financial Highlights

Profitability and Income Statement

  • Profit Margin

    28.73%

  • Return on Assets (ttm)

    1.13%

  • Return on Equity (ttm)

    11.60%

  • Revenue (ttm)

    247.29M

  • Net Income Avi to Common (ttm)

    65.64M

  • Diluted EPS (ttm)

    2.59

Balance Sheet and Cash Flow

  • Total Cash (mrq)

    377.24M

  • Total Debt/Equity (mrq)

    --

  • Levered Free Cash Flow (ttm)

    --

Research Analysis: BFST

Analyst Price Targets

26.00
28.00 Average
22.04 Current
30.50 High
 

Analyst Recommendations

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  • Buy
  • Hold
  • Underperform
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Earnings

Consensus EPS
 

Company Insights: BFST

Fair Value

22.04 Current
 

Dividend Score

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BFST
Sector Avg.
100 High
 

Hiring Score

0 Low
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Sector Avg.
100 High
 

Insider Sentiment Score

0 Low
BFST
Sector Avg.
100 High
 

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