Business First Bancshares (BFST) Live Share Price, Invest From India

Business First Bancshares Stock Performance

as on March 4, 2026 at 6:10 am IST

Day's Low
Day's High
$27.10
Day's Price Range
$27.78
$27.70
2.17%
Downside
0.29%
Upside
52 Week's Low
52 Week's High
$20.07
52-Week Price Range
$30.32
$27.70
27.55%
Downside
9.46%
Upside

Business First Bancshares share price movements today

Previous Close: $27.70
Open: $27.42
Volume: 217.2K
Day's Low - High: $27.10 - $27.78
52 Week Low - High: $20.07 - $30.32

Business First Bancshares Historical Returns

1 Month Return: -5.75 %
3 Month Return: + 2.97 %
1 Year Return: + 5.32 %
3 Year Return: + 35.32 %
5 Year Return: 0 %

Business First Bancshares Stock Fundamentals & Key Indicators

Check Business First Bancshares market cap, PE, PB, PEG ratios, dividend yield, and other key fundamental indicators.

Market Cap

$895.8M

EPS (TTM)

3.025

Dividend Yield

2.26%

Quarterly Earnings Growth YOY

0.38%

PE Ratio (TTM)

9.78

Industry PE ratio

9.234109589041095

PEG Ratio

EBITDA

Revenue (TTM)

312.8M

Profit Margin

28.09%

Return On Equity TTM

10.36%

Business First Bancshares Stock Valuation

Track how Business First Bancshares P/E has moved over time to understand its valuation trends.

Business First Bancshares in the last 5 years

Overview
Trends

Lowest (5.86x)

June 30, 2023

Industry (9.23x)

March 3, 2026

Today (9.78x)

March 3, 2026

Highest (10.83x)

December 31, 2024

LowHigh

Today’s Price to Earnings Ratio: 9.78x

Business First Bancshares vs Peer Comparison

Compare market cap, revenue, PE, and other key metrics of Business First Bancshares with its industry peers.

Company	Analyst View	Market Cap	5 Years Return %	PE Ratio	Profit Margin %
Business First Bancshares	BUY	$895.8M	NA	9.78	28.09%
Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.	BUY	$109.1B	190.94%	16.43	26.13%
Itaú Unibanco Holding S.a.	BUY	$99.8B	121.11%	11.6	32.28%
Icici Bank Ltd.	BUY	$111.4B	76.21%	18.95	27.51%
Pnc Financial Services Group, Inc.	BUY	$85.9B	23.58%	12.81	31.08%

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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

Business First Bancshares investment value today

Current value as on today

₹1,10,828

Returns

₹10,828

(+10.83%)

Returns from Business First Bancshares Stock

₹5,323 (+5.32%)

Dollar Returns*

₹5,505 (+5.5%)

Analyst Recommendation on Business First Bancshares Stock

Based on 11 analysts

BUY

81.82%

Buy

18.18%

Hold

0.00%

Sell

Based on 11 analysts, 81.82% of analysts recommend a 'BUY' rating for Business First Bancshares. Average target price of $32.88

Business First Bancshares Share Price Target

Get share price movements and forecasts by analysts on Business First Bancshares.

What analysts predicted

15.75%UPSIDE

Target Price

$32.88

Current Price

$27.7

Analyzed by

11 Analysts

Target

$32.88

Business First Bancshares target price $32.88, a slight upside of 15.75% compared to current price of $27.7. According to 11 analysts rating.

Business First Bancshares Stock’s Investor Sentiment and Interest

Search interest for Business First Bancshares Stock has decreased by -25% in the last 30 days, reflecting a downward trend in search activity.

Time period: February 2, 2026 to March 4, 2026

Change:-25% versus previous 30 day period

Business First Bancshares Quarterly Profit & Loss

All numbers in Millions USD

	Sep 2023	Dec 2023	Mar 2024	Jun 2024	Sep 2024	Dec 2024	Mar 2025	Jun 2025	Sep 2025	Dec 2025
Total Revenue	101	102	105	111	113	127	125	126	130	130
Gross Profit	63	61	59	64	64	70	75	76	77	83
Operating Income	25	20	17	21	22	21	25	28	28	30
EBITDA	27	21	18	22	24	22	27	29	30	32
Interest Expense	38	40	44	45	46	50	47	47	49	46
Depreciation	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	-
Income Before Tax	25	20	17	21	22	21	25	28	28	27
Income Tax Expense	5	4	3	4	4	4	5	5	6	5
Net Income	20	15	13	17	17	16	20	22	22	22
Net Profit Margin	20.10%	15.50%	12.91%	15.41%	15.77%	12.90%	16.36%	17.52%	17.55%	17.20%

Business First Bancshares Annual Profit & Loss

All numbers in Millions USD

	Dec 2016	Dec 2017	Dec 2018	Dec 2019	Dec 2020	Dec 2021	Dec 2022	Dec 2023	Dec 2024	Dec 2025
Total Revenue	48	57	83	112	168	203	264	385	457	511
Gross Profit	41	45	67	86	135	178	216	242	259	311
Operating Income	6	8	17	29	36	64	68	90	83	113
EBITDA	8	10	18	31	39	68	73	95	88	119
Interest Expense	5	7	13	23	22	16	36	138	187	191
Depreciation	-	1	1	1	3	5	6	4	5	-
Income Before Tax	6	8	17	29	36	64	68	90	83	110
Income Tax Expense	1	4	3	6	6	12	14	19	17	22
Net Income	5	4	14	23	29	52	54	71	65	87
Net Profit Margin	10.46%	8.47%	16.78%	21.11%	17.77%	25.67%	20.55%	18.42%	14.22%	17.16%

Business First Bancshares Quarterly Cash Flow

All numbers in Millions USD

	Dec 2023	Mar 2024	Jun 2024	Sep 2024	Dec 2024	Mar 2025	Jun 2025	Sep 2025	Dec 2025
Net Income	15	13	17	17	16	20	22	22	22
Operating Cash Flow	21	7	15	21	17	28	14	32	16
Investing Cash Flow	-32	-162	22	-153	-1	71	-17	-92	-243
Financing Cash Flow	45	114	-15	137	90	-106	185	-36	-27
Change in Cash	34	-40	22	5	105	-6	182	-96	-

Business First Bancshares Annual Cash Flow

All numbers in Millions USD

	Dec 2017	Dec 2018	Dec 2019	Dec 2020	Dec 2021	Dec 2022	Dec 2023	Dec 2024	Dec 2025
Net Income	4	14	23	29	52	54	71	65	87
Operating Cash Flow	7	19	24	29	56	69	92	61	92
Investing Cash Flow	-153	-170	-192	-475	-675	-700	-521	-294	-281
Financing Cash Flow	210	139	161	505	538	715	502	326	-
Change in Cash	65	-11	-6	59	-80	84	73	92	-3

Global Institutional Holdings in Business First Bancshares

Funds	Holdings
HHG PLC	3.1%
Acadian Asset Management LLC	0.75%
Millennium Management LLC	0.72%
American Century Companies Inc	2.4%
State Street Corp	1.82%

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Insights on Business First Bancshares

Insights help you understand the recent movement of the company's critical parameters, giving you an overall view of the company.

NO EFFECT
Against Peers
In the last 3 years, Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. has given 118.2% return, outperforming this stock by 82.9%
NO EFFECT
Against Peers
In the last 1 year, Itaú Unibanco Holding S.a. has given 82.2% return, outperforming this stock by 76.9%
NEGATIVE IMPACT
Profit Down
Netprofit is down for the last 2 quarters, 22.85M → 22.35M (in $), with an average decrease of 2.2% per quarter
NEGATIVE IMPACT
Revenue Fall
Revenue is down for the last 2 quarters, 130.22M → 130.01M (in $), with an average decrease of 0.2% per quarter
NEGATIVE IMPACT
Price Dip
In the last 1 month, BFST stock has moved down by -5.8%

About Business First Bancshares

business first bank provides personal and commercial banking, treasury management, and wealth solutions services to help our clients succeed, whatever their mission. our mission is to be the financial institution of choice for enterprises, their owners and employees. we help our clients reach their potential by delivering an empowered staff of talented employees armed with the best banking solutions. that’s part of the reason we were proud to be honored as one of american banker magazine’s top 40 banks to work for in 2014. we bank for the individual, the small business, the doers, the go-getters, and the ones who just get it done. let us help you “go get it”!

Organisation	Business First Bancshares
Headquarters	500 Laurel Street, Baton Rouge, LA, United States, 70801
Industry	Finance
CEO	Mr. David R. Melville III
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Key Management of Business First Bancshares

Name	Title
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. David R. Melville III	Chairman, President & CEO

FAQs

What is Business First Bancshares share price today?

Business First Bancshares share price today is $27.7 as on March 4, 2026 at 12:40 am IST. Business First Bancshares share today touched a day high of $27.78 and a low of $27.1.

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 $30.32 on February 4, 2026 and a 52 week low of $20.07 on April 4, 2025. Business First Bancshares stock price today i.e. March 4, 2026 at 12:40 am IST is trending at $27.7,which is 8.64% down from its 52 week high and 38.02% up from its 52 week low.

What is Business First Bancshares's market capitalisation today?

Business First Bancshares market capitalisation is $0.00T as on March 4, 2026 at 12:40 am IST.

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

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 .
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 0.0542 shares as per Business First Bancshares share price of $27.7 per share as on March 4, 2026 at 12:40 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 ₹92.074 or $1 (as of March 4, 2026 at 12:41 am IST) using the INDmoney app.
For example: If you want to invest $10 or ₹920.74 in Business First Bancshares stock (as per the Rupee-Dollar exchange rate as on March 4, 2026 at 12:41 am IST). Based on Business First Bancshares share’s latest price of $27.7 as on March 4, 2026 at 12:40 am IST, you will get 0.3610 shares of Business First Bancshares. Learn more about fractional shares .