BFST
Business First Bancshares, Inc.
NasdaqGSUSDEQUITY
Financial Services
DELAYED
Buy
+29/100
Last price
30.74
▼ 0.13 (0.42%)
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Open
30.98
Prev close
30.87
Day high
31.12
Day low
30.73
Volume
153.47K
Market cap
$1.00B
P/E (TTM)
10.94
52W range
22.56 – 32.53
Day trading desk
Gap from prior close
+0.36%
Prior close 30.87
VWAP
30.81
-0.23% from price
Relative volume
1.03×
Normal
Session range
1.27%
30.73 – 31.12
Position in range
3%
Near session low
ATR (14D)
0.47
1.53% of price
Prior day high
31.01
PDH
Prior day low
30.74
PDL
Bid / ask spread
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Quote not published
Session volume
225.89K
Avg 218.41K
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Trailing performance
Returnvs SPY
1W
+1.09%
-0.9%
1M
-3.45%
-4.6%
3M
+3.71%
-0.8%
6M
+11.10%
-7.1%
YTD
+17.60%
+3.3%
1Y
+31.54%
+15.1%
3Y
+63.86%
-18.4%
5Y
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Price return only. Dividends are not reinvested, so total return on a dividend payer will be higher than shown.
Unusual options activity
Nothing crossed the thresholds in the expiries we scanned.
That is the normal state — most contracts trade well inside their existing open interest.
That is the normal state — most contracts trade well inside their existing open interest.
Contracts trading at or above their open interest, ranked by notional and where the print landed.
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Options chains and analytics, valuation ratios, insider filings, analyst targets and ownership. No card, no trial, nothing to cancel.
Insider net activity
Net shares
-148.77K
Net selling
Buy transactions
15
15.72K shares
Sell transactions
15
164.49K shares
Net transactions
+30
Buys less sells
Sell : buy shares
10.5 : 1
Heavily one-sided
Insider-held shares
1.51M
Total on file
Insider transactions
| Date | Insider | Action | Shares | Value | Held |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 24, 26 | CUMMINGS GEORGE W. III Director |
SELL | 14.20K | $444.63K | Direct |
| Aug 19, 26 | CUMMINGS GEORGE W. III Director |
SELL | 3.23K | $102.87K | Direct |
| Aug 18, 26 | CUMMINGS GEORGE W. III Director |
SELL | 10.00K | $317.80K | Direct |
| Aug 6, 26 | CARTER DONALD CHAD Officer |
SELL | 1.88K | $59.33K | Direct |
| Aug 5, 26 | STRONG SAUNDRA General Counsel |
SELL | 1.00K | $31.98K | Direct |
| Aug 5, 26 | HALL WILLIAM G. Director |
SELL | 11.39K | $364.11K | Indirect |
| Aug 3, 26 | CUMMINGS GEORGE W. III Director |
SELL | 10.00K | $318.70K | Direct |
| Jul 31, 26 | CUMMINGS GEORGE W. III Director |
SELL | 20.00K | $635.80K | Direct |
| Jul 30, 26 | MANSFIELD KEITH Officer |
SELL | 4.20K | $134.74K | Direct |
| Jul 29, 26 | JOHNSON JOSEPH VERNON Director |
SELL | 12.00K | $379.80K | Direct |
| Jul 29, 26 | CUMMINGS GEORGE W. III Director |
SELL | 20.00K | $637.40K | Direct |
| Jul 28, 26 | DAY RICKY D Director |
BUY | 1.50K | $47.41K | Direct |
| Jun 26, 26 | WHITE STEVEN GERARD Director |
— | 1.02K | — | Direct |
| Jun 26, 26 | MONTGOMERY DAVID A JR. Director |
— | 1.02K | — | Direct |
What this is, and what it is not
These are SEC Form 4 filings — officers, directors and 10% owners reporting their own trades in the company's stock. Filing is due within two business days of the transaction, so this lags reality by days, and the provider adds its own lag on top.
A sale is not automatically bearish. Executives sell on scheduled 10b5-1 plans, to cover tax on vesting equity, and to diversify. Purchases with cash are generally the more informative signal, and they are far rarer.
This does not include congressional or senate trading. That comes from STOCK Act disclosures filed with the Senate eFD system and the House Clerk, which this data source does not carry.
Officer and director trades in their own stock, straight from Form 4 filings.
Insider holders
| Name | Relation | Shares held | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
CUMMINGS GEORGE W. III |
Director | 187.66K | Sale |
DAY RICKY D |
Director | 269.90K | Purchase |
FOLSE MARK P |
Director | 54.30K | Conversion of Exercise of derivative security |
JOHNSON JOSEPH VERNON |
Director | 172.07K | Sale |
JORDAN PHILIP |
Officer | 82.04K | Conversion of Exercise of derivative security |
MANSFIELD KEITH |
Officer | 77.14K | Sale |
MCCOLLISTER ROLFE H JR |
Director | 99.10K | Conversion of Exercise of derivative security |
MELVILLE DAVID R III |
Chief Executive Officer | 213.18K | Conversion of Exercise of derivative security |
MOCKLER PATRICK E |
Director | 64.05K | Conversion of Exercise of derivative security |
ROBERTSON GREGORY C |
Chief Financial Officer | 70.56K | Conversion of Exercise of derivative security |
Fundamentals
Market cap$1.00B
Enterprise value$986.75M
Revenue (TTM)$334.00M
Gross profit$334.00M
EBITDA—
Net income$87.55M
EPS (TTM)$2.81
Free cash flow—
Total cash$701.84M
Total debt$616.08M
Book value / share$28.79
Shares outstanding32.55M
Float30.92M
Short % of float3.59%
Dividend yield1.95%
Beta (5Y)0.78
Valuation & profitability ratios
Trailing P/E10.94
Forward P/E9.24
PEG ratio—
Price / sales—
Price / book1.07
EV / revenue2.95
EV / EBITDA—
Gross margin0.00%
Operating margin34.63%
Profit margin27.83%
Return on equity10.01%
Return on assets1.10%
Debt / equity—
Current ratio—
Fourteen ratios including P/E, PEG, EV/EBITDA, margins and return on equity.
Financial statements
| Line item | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total revenue | $319.81M | $270.37M | $247.42M | $227.54M | +18.3% |
| Operating revenue | $319.81M | $270.37M | $247.42M | $227.54M | +18.3% |
| Selling, general & admin | $123.66M | $111.91M | $98.35M | $91.80M | +10.5% |
| Pre-tax income | $110.31M | $83.05M | $90.59M | $68.59M | +32.8% |
| Tax provision | $22.45M | $17.94M | $19.54M | $14.34M | +25.1% |
| Net income | $87.86M | $65.11M | $71.04M | $54.26M | +34.9% |
| Net income to common | $82.46M | $59.71M | $65.64M | $52.91M | +38.1% |
| Basic EPS | 2.81 | 2.27 | 2.62 | 2.34 | +23.8% |
| Diluted EPS | 2.79 | 2.26 | 2.59 | 2.32 | +23.5% |
| Basic shares | 29.40M | 26.25M | 25.08M | 22.63M | +12.0% |
| Diluted shares | 29.55M | 26.45M | 25.30M | 22.82M | +11.7% |
| Line item | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash & equivalents | $411.18M | $319.10M | $226.11M | $152.74M | — | +28.9% |
| Accounts receivable | $38.49M | $35.87M | $29.92M | $25.67M | — | +7.3% |
| Property, plant & equipment | $73.98M | $81.95M | $69.48M | $63.18M | — | -9.7% |
| Goodwill & intangibles | $135.64M | $138.82M | $100.29M | $102.58M | — | -2.3% |
| Total assets | $8.21B | $7.86B | $6.58B | $5.99B | — | +4.6% |
| Current debt | $256.20M | — | — | $9.00K | $20.00K | — |
| Long-term debt | $272.53M | $460.63M | $616.19M | $525.85M | — | -40.8% |
| Total debt | $528.73M | $460.63M | $616.19M | $525.85M | — | +14.8% |
| Total liabilities | $7.32B | $7.06B | $5.94B | $5.41B | — | +3.7% |
| Retained earnings | $326.57M | $260.96M | $216.12M | $163.96M | — | +25.1% |
| Shareholder equity | $896.88M | $799.47M | $644.26M | $580.48M | — | +12.2% |
| Net tangible assets | $761.24M | $660.64M | $543.97M | $477.90M | — | +15.2% |
| Shares issued | 29.51M | 29.55M | 25.35M | 25.11M | — | -0.1% |
| Line item | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net income | $87.86M | $65.11M | $71.04M | $54.26M | +34.9% |
| Depreciation & amortisation | $5.68M | $5.26M | $4.67M | $4.82M | +8.0% |
| Stock-based compensation | $5.82M | $3.00M | $4.00M | $3.70M | +94.1% |
| Change in working capital | -$8.57M | -$13.96M | $18.26M | $2.98M | +38.6% |
| Operating cash flow | $92.08M | $61.41M | $90.97M | $69.58M | +50.0% |
| Capital expenditure | -$66.00K | -$1.56M | -$11.65M | -$7.78M | +95.8% |
| Investing cash flow | -$281.53M | -$294.92M | -$521.14M | -$700.52M | +4.5% |
| Share buybacks | -$3.73M | -$31.00K | $0 | $0 | -11,935.5% |
| Dividends paid | -$22.25M | -$20.26M | -$18.06M | -$12.17M | -9.8% |
| Financing cash flow | $281.52M | $326.50M | $503.54M | $715.31M | -13.8% |
| Free cash flow | $92.02M | $59.85M | $79.32M | $61.80M | +53.8% |
| End cash position | $411.18M | $319.10M | $226.11M | $152.74M | +28.9% |
| Line item | 2026-06-30 | 2026-03-31 | 2025-12-31 | 2025-09-30 | 2025-06-30 | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total revenue | $91.25M | $89.11M | $82.83M | $80.81M | $78.34M | +2.4% |
| Operating revenue | $91.25M | $89.11M | $82.83M | $80.81M | $78.34M | +2.4% |
| Selling, general & admin | $36.41M | $35.22M | $30.88M | $30.07M | $30.03M | +3.4% |
| Pre-tax income | $30.30M | $29.50M | $27.58M | $28.88M | $28.03M | +2.7% |
| Tax provision | $6.12M | $5.93M | $5.22M | $6.03M | $5.92M | +3.2% |
| Net income | $24.18M | $23.56M | $22.36M | $22.86M | $22.10M | +2.6% |
| Net income to common | $22.82M | $22.21M | $21.01M | $21.50M | $20.75M | +2.8% |
| Basic EPS | 0.70 | 0.68 | 0.71 | 0.73 | 0.70 | +2.9% |
| Diluted EPS | 0.70 | 0.68 | 0.71 | 0.73 | 0.70 | +2.9% |
| Basic shares | 32.59M | 32.58M | 29.49M | 29.54M | 29.52M | +0.0% |
| Diluted shares | 32.76M | 32.79M | 29.67M | 29.66M | 29.59M | -0.1% |
| Line item | 2026-06-30 | 2026-03-31 | 2025-12-31 | 2025-09-30 | 2025-06-30 | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash & equivalents | $575.60M | $589.80M | $411.18M | $399.08M | $495.76M | -2.4% |
| Accounts receivable | $38.97M | $38.18M | $38.49M | $37.17M | $36.74M | +2.1% |
| Property, plant & equipment | $88.92M | $88.42M | $73.98M | $77.94M | $79.01M | +0.6% |
| Goodwill & intangibles | $168.49M | $162.97M | $135.64M | $136.28M | $136.92M | +3.4% |
| Total assets | $8.90B | $8.91B | $8.21B | $7.95B | $7.95B | -0.0% |
| Current debt | $265.10M | $33.16M | $256.20M | $153.17M | $250.68M | +699.6% |
| Long-term debt | $301.32M | $329.77M | $272.53M | $311.83M | $339.92M | -8.6% |
| Total debt | $566.42M | $362.93M | $528.73M | $465.00M | $590.59M | +56.1% |
| Total liabilities | $7.89B | $7.92B | $7.32B | $7.08B | $7.10B | -0.3% |
| Retained earnings | $361.85M | $343.89M | $326.57M | $310.00M | $292.63M | +5.2% |
| Shareholder equity | $1.01B | $991.18M | $896.88M | $878.44M | $848.44M | +1.8% |
| Net tangible assets | $840.09M | $828.20M | $761.24M | $742.16M | $711.52M | +1.4% |
| Shares issued | 32.54M | 32.62M | 29.51M | 29.62M | 29.60M | -0.3% |
| Line item | 2026-06-30 | 2026-03-31 | 2025-12-31 | 2025-09-30 | 2025-06-30 | 2025-03-31 | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net income | $24.18M | $23.56M | $22.36M | $22.86M | $22.10M | — | +2.6% |
| Depreciation & amortisation | $1.66M | $1.63M | $1.41M | $1.40M | $1.44M | — | +2.0% |
| Stock-based compensation | $2.17M | $901.00K | $2.46M | $1.29M | $468.00K | — | +141.0% |
| Change in working capital | -$895.00K | $2.35M | -$10.54M | $4.97M | -$6.38M | — | -138.1% |
| Operating cash flow | $27.11M | $26.69M | $16.93M | $32.56M | $14.02M | — | +1.6% |
| Capital expenditure | — | — | — | -$489.00K | -$222.00K | -$1.07M | — |
| Investing cash flow | -$3.40M | $253.76M | -$243.68M | -$92.71M | -$17.05M | — | -101.3% |
| Share buybacks | -$4.81M | -$2.75M | -$3.73M | $0 | $0 | — | -75.0% |
| Dividends paid | -$6.22M | -$6.25M | -$5.78M | -$5.49M | -$5.52M | — | +0.5% |
| Financing cash flow | -$37.91M | -$101.82M | $238.85M | -$36.53M | $185.90M | — | +62.8% |
| Free cash flow | $25.84M | $26.69M | $18.64M | $32.08M | $13.80M | — | -3.2% |
| End cash position | $575.60M | $589.80M | $411.18M | $399.08M | $495.76M | — | -2.4% |
Options analytics
Put / call volume
0.07
Call-heavy session
Put / call open interest
8.00
Positioning, not flow
Max pain
30.00
-2.4% from spot
ATM implied vol
0.0%
Nearest strike to spot
Skew (10% OTM)
+112.6%
Puts bid over calls
Call volume
44
Contracts, this expiry
Put volume
3
Contracts, this expiry
Heaviest call OI
22.50
1 contracts
Heaviest put OI
30.00
5 contracts
Max pain is the strike at which the largest dollar value of open contracts expires worthless. It describes current positioning; it is not a forecast and it moves as open interest changes.
Put/call ratios, max pain, implied volatility skew and where open interest is concentrated.
Earnings
Reported vs expected · EPS
| Quarter | Est. | Actual | Surprise |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2026 | 0.70 | 0.71 | +1.4% |
| Mar 2026 | 0.69 | 0.73 | +6.4% |
| Dec 2025 | 0.71 | 0.79 | +11.6% |
| Sep 2025 | 0.67 | 0.72 | +7.9% |
Forward consensus
| Period | EPS | Analysts | Revenue | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current quarter | 0.75 | 4 | $93.25M | +15.3% |
| Next quarter | 0.82 | 4 | $95.63M | +13.8% |
| Current year | 3.01 | 4 | $368.61M | +14.7% |
| Next year | 3.33 | 5 | $394.56M | +7.0% |
Analyst targets & ownership
Mean target$34.90
High target$37.00
Low target$32.50
Implied upside13.53%
Analyst count5
ConsensusSTRONG BUY
Strong buy / Buy1 / 4
Hold0
Sell / Strong sell0 / 0
Held by insiders4.63%
Held by institutions58.98%
Institutions holding240
Price targets, consensus spread, insider and institutional ownership.
Moving averages & technicals
SMA 10
30.60
+0.46% from price
SMA 20
30.85
-0.34% from price
SMA 50
31.31
-1.82% from price
SMA 100
30.33
+1.35% from price
SMA 200
28.93
+6.25% from price
EMA 12
30.72
+0.08% from price
EMA 26
30.88
-0.44% from price
EMA 50
30.87
-0.41% from price
RSI (14)
47.5
Neutral
MACD (12,26,9)
-0.16
Hist 0.02
ATR (14)
0.47
1.53% of price
Realised vol 30D
13.9%
Annualised
Bollinger upper
31.61
20, 2σ
Bollinger lower
30.09
20, 2σ
50 / 200 cross
Golden
31.31 vs 28.93
Trend bias
Above 200
+6.25%
Options chain
Calls
| Strike | Last | Bid | Ask | Vol | OI | IV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Puts
| Strike | Last | Bid | Ask | Vol | OI | IV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Every listed expiry, both sides of the book, with volume, open interest and implied volatility.
Risk profile
Beta vs SPY
0.49
Less volatile than market
Correlation to SPY
0.27
Largely independent
Realised vol 30D
13.9%
Annualised
Market vol 1Y
13.0%
SPY, annualised
Max drawdown 1Y
-13.9%
Peak to trough
Max drawdown 5Y
-53.3%
Peak to trough
ATR 14
0.47
1.53% of price
Beta (reported)
0.78
5Y monthly, from filing
Short interest
Shares short
1.11M
Prior 1.06M
Change vs prior
+4.9%
Shorts adding
% of float
3.59%
Normal
% of shares out
3.42%
Against total outstanding
Days to cover
5.8
Crowded exit
Float
30.92M
Freely tradeable shares
Exchanges publish short interest twice a month with a settlement lag, so this is roughly two weeks behind. Days to cover divides shares short by average daily volume — it estimates how long covering would take, not whether it will happen.
Rating changes
| Date | Firm | Action | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 25, 26 | DA Davidson | MAINTAINED | Buy | Buy |
| Jul 24, 26 | Stephens & Co. | MAINTAINED | Overweight | Overweight |
| Apr 28, 26 | DA Davidson | MAINTAINED | Buy | Buy |
| Jan 26, 26 | DA Davidson | MAINTAINED | Buy | Buy |
| Jan 23, 26 | Stephens & Co. | MAINTAINED | Overweight | Overweight |
| Jan 7, 26 | Raymond James | MAINTAINED | Outperform | Outperform |
| Jul 29, 25 | DA Davidson | MAINTAINED | Buy | Buy |
| Jul 9, 25 | DA Davidson | MAINTAINED | Buy | Buy |
| Jul 8, 25 | Stephens & Co. | MAINTAINED | Overweight | Overweight |
| Apr 25, 25 | Raymond James | MAINTAINED | Outperform | Outperform |
| Apr 25, 25 | Stephens & Co. | MAINTAINED | Overweight | Overweight |
| Dec 19, 24 | Raymond James | UPGRADE | Market Perform | Outperform |
Dividends & splits
Forward rate$0.60 / yr
Forward yield1.95%
5-year avg yield2.19%
Payout ratio21.00%
Ex-dividend dateAug 14, 2026
Next pay dateAug 31, 2026
Last split—
Split date—
SEC filings
Corporate Changes & Voting Matters
8-K · 2026-09-11
Periodic Financial Reports
10-Q · 2026-07-31
Corporate Changes & Voting Matters
8-K · 2026-07-23
Annual report of employee stock purchase
11-K · 2026-06-23
Corporate Changes & Voting Matters
8-K · 2026-05-27
Periodic Financial Reports
10-Q · 2026-05-01
Corporate Changes & Voting Matters
8-K · 2026-04-27
Additional Forms
D · 2026-04-14
Headlines
Business First Bancshares, Inc. Schedules Q3 2026 Earnings Release and Conference Call for Oct. 26
GlobeNewswire · 5d ago
Are Options Traders Betting on a Big Move in Business First Stock?
Zacks · 22d ago
Regional Bank Director Liquidates 3,235 Shares, Valued at $102,873
Motley Fool · 37d ago
Business First Bancshares Insider Sold Shares Worth $317,800, According to a Recent SEC Filing
MT Newswires · 48d ago
Newcomer Director at Business First Bancshares Sells 10,000 Shares for $319,000
Motley Fool · 55d ago
Business First Bancshares Insider Sold Shares Worth $318,700, According to a Recent SEC Filing
MT Newswires · 62d ago
Why This Business First Insider Sale Matters Less Than Second-Half Loan Growth And Deposits
Motley Fool · 65d ago
What This Business First Insider Sale Signals After a 34% Stock Run
Motley Fool · 65d ago
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