Business First Bancshares, Inc.
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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 and savings, time, and money market 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, interest-rate swaps, small business administration products, online and mobile banking, e-statements, and bank-by-mail services. Business First Bancshares, Inc. was incorporated in 2006 and is headquartered in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Business First Bancshares, Inc. (BFST) Shareholder/Analyst Call May 21, 2026 9:00 AM EDTCompany ParticipantsDavid Melville - Chairman, President &...
Business First Bancshares, Inc. ( NASDAQ:BFST ) stock is about to trade ex-dividend in 3 days. The ex-dividend date...
b1BANK today unveiled Ignite Ambition, a brand positioning that reflects how the bank partners with businesses, the leaders who run them and the families shaping their futures alongside them. As...
2026-05-01. The following slide deck was published by Business First Bancshares, Inc.
Moby summary of Business First Bancshares, Inc.'s Q1 2026 earnings call
Business First Bancshares Inc (BFST) reports robust asset acquisition and revenue diversification, despite challenges with nonperforming loans and margin pressures.
Business First Bancshares, Inc. (BFST) Q1 2026 Earnings Call April 27, 2026 10:00 AM EDTCompany ParticipantsMatthew SealyDavid Melville - Chairman,...
Business First Bancshares (NASDAQ:BFST) reported first quarter 2026 results that management described as one of the company’s strongest first quarters, supported by the closing of its Progressive Bank acquisition, expense discipline, and an uptick in non-interest income from its financial services a
Although the revenue and EPS for Business First (BFST) give a sense of how its business performed in the quarter ended March 2026, it might be worth considering how some key metrics compare with Wall Street estimates and the year-ago numbers.
Business First Bancshares (BFST) beat Q1 2026 EPS estimates at $0.73, but revenue fell short. Shares rose slightly on the earnings surprise despite the miss.
Business First (BFST) delivered earnings and revenue surprises of +5.80% and -0.65%, respectively, for the quarter ended March 2026. Do the numbers hold clues to what lies ahead for the stock?
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Business First Bancshares, Inc. reported earnings results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2026. For the first quarter, the company reported net interest income was USD 75.2 million compared to...
Business First Bancshares (NASDAQ:BFST) reported quarterly earnings of $0.73 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $0.69 by 5.8 percent. This is a 12.31 percent increase over earnings of $0.65 per share
BATON ROUGE, La. — BATON ROUGE, La. — Business First Bancshares, Inc. on Monday reported first-quarter profit of $22.2 million. The bank, based in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, said it had earnings...
BATON ROUGE, La. , April 27, 2026 -- Business First Bancshares, Inc. , parent company of b1BANK, today announced its unaudited results for the quarter ended March 31, 2026. Business First reported...
CB Financial Services (CBFV) delivered earnings and revenue surprises of +2.13% and -1.76%, respectively, for the quarter ended March 2026. Do the numbers hold clues to what lies ahead for the stock?
Business First Bancshares is back in focus after bullish analysts lifted their price targets to US$31 while the underlying fair value estimate of US$32.88 remains unchanged. That small move in target price is being tied directly to what analysts see as a favorable balance between growth opportunities, current valuation, and the contribution potential of the Oakwood and Progressive deals. As you read on, you will see how these updates fit into the broader analyst narrative and what to watch as...
| Fund | Style | Shares | Value | % of Port | Change vs. last quarter | Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| StateStreet | passive | 661.1K | $17.88M | 0.00% | Added+12.0% | 2026-03-31 |
| TwoSigma | quant | 80.4K | $2.17M | 0.00% | Added+26.7% | 2026-03-31 |
| DEShaw | quant | 34.4K | $931.10K | 0.00% | Added+96.4% | 2026-03-31 |
| FidelityFMR | fundamental | 4.1K | $110.78K | 0.00% | Trimmed-32.7% | 2026-03-31 |
| TRowePrice | fundamental | 22.5K | $609 | 0.00% | Added+38.7% | 2026-03-31 |
| Report Date | EPS Estimate | EPS Actual | Surprise |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-27upcoming | 0.70 | — | — |
| 2026-04-27 | 0.69 | 0.73 | +6.41% |
| 2026-01-22 | 0.71 | 0.79 | +11.58% |
| 2025-10-23 | 0.67 | 0.72 | +7.87% |
| 2025-07-28 | 0.64 | 0.66 | +2.80% |
| 2025-04-24 | 0.61 | 0.65 | +7.26% |
| 2025-01-23 | 0.49 | 0.66 | +34.69% |
| 2024-10-24 | 0.57 | 0.68 | +20.14% |
| 2024-07-25 | 0.51 | 0.64 | +25.49% |
| 2024-04-25 | 0.57 | 0.50 | -12.28% |
| 2024-01-23 | 0.60 | 0.66 | +10.00% |
| 2023-10-26 | 0.61 | 0.71 | +17.03% |
| 2023-07-27 | 0.52 | 0.70 | +35.05% |
| 2023-04-27 | 0.53 | 0.55 | +4.10% |
| 2023-01-25 | 0.60 | 0.66 | +9.39% |
| 2022-10-26 | 0.71 | 0.72 | +2.13% |
| 30d | 90d | YTD | 1y | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BFST | +3.56% | +3.30% | +8.95% | +19.71% |
| XLF | -0.65% | +0.72% | -5.82% | +1.22% |
| Alpha (stock − sector) | +4.22% | +2.58% | +14.78% | +18.50% |