Business First Bancshares, Inc.

BFST·NasdaqGS·Financial Services
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32.98+0.72 (+2.23%)today
At close: Nov 4, 4:00 PM EST · May be delayed up to 15 min · USD
Pre-market33.08+0.10 (+0.30%)

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Key statistics

Previous close32.26
Open33.03
Day range32.7633.60
52-week range24.1933.60
Off day high−1.85%
Off 52-week high−1.85%
Volume210.19K
Avg. volume (3M)199.21K
Market cap1.07B
EPS (TTM)2.79
Forward P/E9.98
P/E ratio (TTM)11.82
Dividend yield1.82% (0.6000)
Beta (5Y)0.73
Shares outstanding32.35M
Short interest3.84% of float
Earnings dateOct 26, 2026 (est.)
Analyst target37.05
Profit margin27.24%

Against its peers

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BFST FMBH FCBC EQBK FBIZ BFC
Market cap 1.07B 1.38B 886.60M 1.03B 643.89M 1.66B
P/E (TTM) 11.8 11.9 14.2 11.0 11.4 18.7
Forward P/E 10.0 10.1 13.8 9.2 10.9 12.4
Price/book 1.1 1.3 1.6 1.3 1.6 2.0
Dividend yield 1.82% 2.00% 2.82% 1.76% 1.76% 1.74%
1-year change +29.20% +37.70% +41.11% +18.64% +47.69% +19.34%
Today +2.23% +2.16% +0.41% +1.69% +0.82% +1.16%

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