Business First Bancshares Inc(BFST) Price Forecast & Company Analysis. P/E · Dividend · Earnings · Price Target · RSI · MACD | US Stocks Today
September 11 at 7:30 PM ET (Korea 9/12 08:30)
Full metrics table
| Index | RUT | P/E | 11.19 | EPS (ttm) | 2.81 | Insider Own | 5.81% | Shs Outstand | 32.5M | Perf Week | -0.22% |
| Market Cap | 1.02B | Forward P/E | 9.59 | EPS next Y | 9.16% | Insider Trans | -7.93% | Shs Float | 30.7M | Perf Month | -2.36% |
| Enterprise Value | - | PEG | - | EPS next Q | 0.74 | Inst Own | 57.62% | Short Float | 3.31% | Perf Quarter | 8.05% |
| Income | 0.09B | P/S | 1.91 | EPS this Y | 6.1% | Inst Trans | 6.96% | Short Ratio | 4.08 | Perf Half Y | 19.51% |
| Sales | 0.54B | P/B | 0.99 | EPS next 5Y | - | ROA | 1.1% | Short Interest | 1.01M | Perf YTD | 20.2% |
| Book/sh | 31.74 | P/C | - | EPS past 3/5Y | 6.37% 11.16% | ROE | 10.01% | 52W High | -3.4% ($32.53) | Perf Year | 26.59% |
| Cash/sh | - | P/FCF | 9.91 | Sales past 3/5Y | 24.62% 24.79% | ROIC | 6.99% | 52W Low | 39.27% ($22.56) | Perf 3Y | 61.88% |
| Dividend Est. | $0.61 (1.94%) | EV/EBITDA | - | EPS Y/Y TTM | 11.73% | Gross Margin | - | Volatility(W/M) | 1.36% 1.45% | Perf 5Y | 41.53% |
| Dividend TTM | 0.6 | EV/Sales | - | Sales Y/Y TTM | 8.88% | Oper. Margin | 22.29% | ATR (14) | 0.52 | Perf 10Y | - |
| Dividend Ex-Date | 2026/8/14 | Quick Ratio | - | EPS Q/Q | -0.67% | Profit Margin | 16.32% | RSI (14) | 51.37 | Recom | 1.2 |
| Dividend Gr. 3/5Y | 5.9% 7.34% | Current Ratio | 0.26 | Sales Q/Q | 10.23% | SMA20 | 0.17% ($31.37) | Beta | 0.77 | Target Price | $34.9 |
| Payout | 20.42% | Debt/Eq | 0.61 | Earnings | 2026/7/23 | SMA50 | 0.53% ($31.25) | Rel Volume | 0.68 | Prev Close | $31.45 |
| Employees | 842 | LT Debt/Eq | 0.32 | EPS/Sales Surpr. | 1.43% 0.55% | SMA200 | 9.83% ($28.61) | Avg Volume(3M) | 0.25M | Price | $31.42 |
| IPO | 2018/4/11 | Option/Short | Yes/Yes | Trades | 3744 | Volume | 169,940 | Change | -0.1% |
Company
BFST is a Financial sector company, analyzed across 14 metrics on this page including P/E, EPS, dividends, RSI, and MACD.
🏦 Business First Bancshares (BFST) is a regional bank holding company operating in Louisiana and the Dallas, Texas area through its banking subsidiary, b1BANK. It serves small and mid-sized businesses and their executives as its primary customers, offering commercial and personal banking, treasury management, and wealth management services, and pursues community-focused relationship banking based on an extensive branch network.
Over the past 1 year, on the higher side
3% below its 1-year high.
BFST has weak earning power
22.29% of revenue is kept as operating profit.
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Growth is moderate
Earnings are expected to grow by +6.1% this year.
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The stock looks undervalued
Trading at 11.2 times earnings.
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It has beaten expectations every time
Beat market estimates in the last 2 quarters.
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Opinions on the outlook are split
Analyst sentiment is Strong Buy.
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Holding long would have paid off
Would have changed by +61.9% if bought 5 years ago.
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The dividend is on the small side
Pays 1.94% annually in dividends.
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Ownership looks stable
Institutions hold 57.6%.
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Multiple ETFs hold this stock
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IWC 0.00%It ranks #4 in the industry
Based on market cap of $1B.
BFST $1B PER 11.2
MFG $139B PER 15.7
HDB $120B PER 13.8
IBN $105B PER 17.2
FAQ
What kind of company is BFST?
BFST belongs to the Financial sector and operates in the Banks - Regional industry.
What is the market cap of BFST?
The market cap of BFST is approximately $1.0B, ranking 2,631 within its sector.
Does BFST pay dividends?
BFST has a dividend yield of approximately 1.94%, with an annual dividend of $0.61.
What is the P/E ratio of BFST?
BFST has a P/E ratio of approximately 11.2x, which can be used to assess its valuation relative to the Financial sector average.
What is the 52-week high and low for BFST?
BFST has recorded a 52-week high of $32.53 and a low of $22.56.
