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Business First Bancshares Share Price (NASDAQ: BFST)

$24.12

0.19

(0.79%)

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Business First Bancshares stock performance

as on August 22, 2025 at 1:29 AM IST

  • Today's Low:$23.80
    Today's High:$24.12

    Day's Volatility :1.33%

  • 52 Weeks Low:$20.07
    52 Weeks High:$30.30

    52 Weeks Volatility :33.76%

Business First Bancshares Stock Returns

PeriodBusiness First BancsharesSector (Financials)Index (Russel 2000)
3 Months
0.72%
5.1%
0.0%
6 Months
-11.8%
4.2%
0.0%
1 Year
4.55%
20.7%
0.0%
3 Years
-0.08%
51.2%
-9.6%

Business First Bancshares Key Stats

Check Business First Bancshares key stats like market cap, P/E ratio, EPS, Dividend Yield, and more.

Previous Close
$23.93
Open
$23.885
Today's High
$24.11
Today's Low
$23.8
Market Capitalization
$703.7M
Today's Volume
$80.0K
52 Week High
$30.2978
52 Week Low
$20.07
Revenue TTM
$291.1M
Earnings Per Share (EPS)
$2.51
PE Ratio
9.47
Dividend Yield
2.35%
Profit Margin
26.44%
Quarterly Earnings Growth YOY
0.13%
Return On Equity TTM
10.18%

Stock Returns calculator for Business First Bancshares Stock including INR - Dollar returns

The Business First Bancshares stock calculator helps Indian investors calculate returns based on the historical performance of the stock. Just choose your investment amount and duration to get insights and invest more confidently. See stock returns as well as the effect of dollar appreciation over different durations.

*Dollar Return is the profit earned when the US dollar rises in value compared to the Indian rupee.

Investment Value

₹1,00,000

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Business First Bancshares investment value today

Current value as on today

₹1,09,347

Returns

₹9,347

(+9.35%)

Returns from Business First Bancshares Stock

₹5,420 (+5.42%)

Dollar Returns*

₹3,927 (+3.93%)

Indian investors sentiment towards Business First Bancshares Stock

50%

Period: Jul 21, 2025 to Aug 20, 2025. Change in 30 Days versus previous period

Search interest for Business First Bancshares Stock from India on INDmoney has increased by 50% in the last 30 days, reflecting an upward trend in search activity.

Global Institutional Holdings in Business First Bancshares

  • Name

    Holdings %

  • BlackRock Inc

    7.48%

  • Vanguard Group Inc

    5.32%

  • HHG PLC

    3.39%

  • Dimensional Fund Advisors, Inc.

    3.34%

  • American Century Companies Inc

    2.19%

  • Geode Capital Management, LLC

    2.08%

Analyst Recommendation on Business First Bancshares Stock

Rating
Trend

Buy

    81%Buy

    18%Hold

    0%Sell

Based on 11 Wall street analysts offering stock ratings for Business First Bancshares(by analysts ranked 0 to 5 stars)

Business First Bancshares Share Price Target

What analysts predicted

Upside of 27.49%

Target:

$30.75

Current:

$24.12

Business First Bancshares share price target is $30.75, a slight Upside of 27.49% compared to current price of $24.12 as per analysts' prediction.

Business First Bancshares Stock Insights

  • Price Movement

    In the last 1 month, BFST stock has moved down by -8.7%
  • Decreasing Revenue

    Revenue is down for the last 3 quarters, 127.81M → 103.00M (in $), with an average decrease of 9.9% per quarter
  • Increasing Net Profit

    Netprofit is up for the last 3 quarters, 16.48M → 22.10M (in $), with an average increase of 13.4% per quarter
  • BFST vs MFG (1 yr)

    In the last 1 year, Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. has given 53.9% return, outperforming this stock by 49.4%
  • BFST vs MFG (3 yr)

    In the last 3 years, Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. has given 184.3% return, outperforming this stock by 186.0%
  • Price to Sales

    ForBFST every $1 of sales, investors are willing to pay $2.3, whereas for Mizuho Financial Group, Inc., the investors are paying $0.0 for every $1 of sales.

Business First Bancshares Financials

Revenue
Profit
Cash Flow
Annually
Quarterly
FY19
FY20
FY21
FY22
FY23
FY24
FY24Y/Y Change
Revenue
$457.7M
↑ 18.7%
Net Income
$65.1M
↓ 8.36%
Net Profit Margin
14.22%
↓ 4.2%

Business First Bancshares Technicals Summary

Sell

Neutral

Buy

Business First Bancshares is currently in a neutral trading position according to technical analysis indicators.

Business First Bancshares Vs Peers

Returns
Ratio's
Overview
Company Name1 Month6 Month1 Year3 Years5 Years
Business First Bancshares logo
-8.46%
-11.8%
4.55%
-0.08%
-1.77%
U.s. Bancorp logo
0.55%
-0.74%
6.21%
-2.49%
26.3%
Icici Bank Ltd. logo
-2.71%
15.96%
18.02%
55.27%
219.51%
Pnc Financial Services Group, Inc. logo
-0.9%
1.63%
12.48%
17.15%
77.6%
Itaú Unibanco Holding S.a. logo
5.31%
26.9%
7.49%
44.46%
68.04%
Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. logo
14.14%
12.95%
53.88%
183.12%
142.22%

About Business First Bancshares

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, interest-rate swaps, small business administration products, 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.
Organization
Business First Bancshares
Employees
849
CEO
Mr. David R. Melville III
Industry
Finance

Key Management of Business First Bancshares

NameTitle
Mr. David R. Melville III
Chairman, President & CEO
Mr. Gregory Robertson
Executive VP, CFO & Treasurer
Mr. Keith Mansfield
Executive VP & COO
Mr. Philip Jordan
Executive VP & Chief Banking Officer
Ms. Saundra Strong
Executive VP, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary
Ms. Senna Bayasgalan
Chief Marketing Officer
Ms. Kathryn Manning
Executive VP & Chief Risk Officer
Mr. Jesse Jackson
Executive Vice President of Financial Institutions Group
Mr. Warren McDonald
Executive VP & Chief Credit Officer
Donald Chad Carter
Executive VP & Correspondent Banking

Important FAQs about investing in BFST Stock from India :

What is Business First Bancshares share price today?

Business First Bancshares share price today is $24.12 as on . Business First Bancshares share today touched a day high of $24.12 and a low of $23.80.

What is the 52 week high and 52 week low for Business First Bancshares share?

Business First Bancshares share touched a 52 week high of $30.30 and a 52 week low of $20.07. Business First Bancshares stock price today i.e. is trending at $24.12, lower by 20.39% versus the 52 week high.

How to invest in Business First Bancshares Stock (BFST) from India?

  1. Step 1: Open a free US stocks account on INDmoney App and transfer your Rupees into Dollars to your INDmoney US stocks account. For a step by step instruction, check How to Transfer Money to Your US Stocks Account .
  2. Step 2: Search for Business First Bancshares on INDmoney app. Click on Buy button. You can invest as low as $1.5 in Business First Bancshares Shares that will get you 0.0622 shares as per Business First Bancshares share price of $24.12 per share as on August 22, 2025 at 1:29 AM IST.

What is the minimum amount required to buy Business First Bancshares Stock (BFST) from India?

Indian investors can start investing in Business First Bancshares (BFST) shares with as little as ₹87.2 or $1 (as of August 21, 2025) using the INDmoney app.
For example: If you want to invest $10 or ₹872.00 in Business First Bancshares stock (as per the Rupee-Dollar exchange rate as on August 21, 2025). Based on Business First Bancshares share’s latest price of $24.12 as on August 22, 2025 at 1:29 AM IST, you will get 0.4146 shares of Business First Bancshares. Learn more about fractional shares .

What are the returns that Business First Bancshares has given to Indian investors in the last 5 years?

Business First Bancshares stock has given -1.77% share price returns and 17.57% dollar appreciation to an Indian investor in the last 5 years.
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