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Business First Bancshares Share Price

NASDAQ: BFST

Small Cap

$23.96

+0.04

(+0.17%)

as on

Business First Bancshares Stock Performance

as on September 18, 2025 at 1:29 am IST

  • Day's Low

    Day's High

    $23.86
    $24.84
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    0.42%

    Downside

    3.67%

    Upside

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  • 52 Week's Low

    52 Week's High

    $20.07
    $30.3
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    16.24%

    Downside

    26.45%

    Upside

    downward going graph

Business First Bancshares share price movements today

Previous Close
$23.92
Open
$24.14
Volume
229.8K
Day's Low - High
$23.86 - $24.84
52 Week Low - High
$20.07 - $30.3

Business First Bancshares Historical Returns

1 Month Return
+ 0.84 %
3 Month Return
+ 3.72 %
1 Year Return
-7.98 %
3 Year Return
+ 3.05 %
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

$709.6M

EPS (TTM)

2.682

Dividend Yield

2.26%

Quarterly Earnings Growth YOY

0.13%

PE Ratio (TTM)

9.55

Industry PE ratio

9.72337606837607

P/B Ratio

9.5498

PEG Ratio

0

EBITDA

-

Revenue (TTM)

291.1M

Profit Margin

26.44%

Return On Equity TTM

10.18%

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

Today (9.55x)

September 18, 2025

Industry (9.72x)

September 18, 2025

Highest (10.83x)

December 31, 2024

LowHigh

Today’s Price to Earnings Ratio: 9.55x

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 RatioProfit Margin %
BUY$709.6MNA9.5526.44%
BUY$77.1BNA33.9639.32%
BUY$81.7B143.87%13.6922.70%
BUY$115.2B224.7%19.3125.74%
BUY$80.2B82.33%13.9329.23%

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

  • 1Y

  • 3Y

Business First Bancshares investment value today

Current value as on today

₹96,575

Returns

₹3,425

(-3.42%)

Returns from Business First Bancshares Stock

₹8,023 (-8.02%)

Dollar Returns*

₹4,598 (+4.6%)

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 $30.75

Business First Bancshares Share Price Target

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

What analysts predicted

22.08%UPSIDE

Target Price

$30.75

Current Price

$23.96

Analyzed by

11 Analysts

Target

$30.75

Business First Bancshares target price $30.75, a slight upside of 22.08% compared to current price of $23.96. According to 11 analysts rating.

Business First Bancshares Stock's Interest Amongst Investors

Search interest for Business First Bancshares Stock has decreased by -50% in the last 30 days, reflecting a downward trend in search activity.

Time period: to

Change:-50% versus previous 30 day period

Business First Bancshares Quarterly Profit & Loss

All numbers in Millions USD

Mar 2023
Jun 2023
Sep 2023
Dec 2023
Mar 2024
Jun 2024
Sep 2024
Dec 2024
Mar 2025
Jun 2025
Total Revenue
87
94
101
102
105
111
113
127
125
126
Gross Profit
57
60
63
61
59
64
64
70
75
76
Operating Income
19
25
25
20
17
21
22
21
25
25
EBITDA
20
26
27
21
18
22
24
22
27
29
Interest Expense
26
32
38
40
44
45
46
50
47
47
Depreciation
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Income Before Tax
19
25
25
20
17
21
22
21
25
28
Income Tax Expense
4
5
5
4
3
4
4
4
5
5
Net Income
15
19
20
15
13
17
17
16
20
22
Net Profit Margin
17.13%
20.99%
20.10%
15.50%
12.91%
15.41%
15.77%
12.90%
16.36%
17.52%

Business First Bancshares Annual Profit & Loss

All numbers in Millions USD

Dec 2015
Dec 2016
Dec 2017
Dec 2018
Dec 2019
Dec 2020
Dec 2021
Dec 2022
Dec 2023
Dec 2024
Total Revenue
41
48
57
83
112
168
203
264
385
457
Gross Profit
36
41
45
67
86
135
178
216
242
259
Operating Income
5
6
8
17
29
36
64
68
90
83
EBITDA
6
8
10
18
31
39
68
73
95
88
Interest Expense
4
5
7
13
23
22
16
36
138
187
Depreciation
-
-
1
1
1
3
5
6
4
5
Income Before Tax
5
6
8
17
29
36
64
68
90
83
Income Tax Expense
1
1
4
3
6
6
12
14
19
17
Net Income
4
5
4
14
23
29
52
54
71
65
Net Profit Margin
9.80%
10.46%
8.47%
16.78%
21.11%
17.77%
25.67%
20.55%
18.42%
14.22%

Business First Bancshares Quarterly Cash Flow

All numbers in Millions USD

Jun 2023
Sep 2023
Dec 2023
Mar 2024
Jun 2024
Sep 2024
Dec 2024
Mar 2025
Jun 2025
Net Income
19
20
15
13
17
17
16
20
22
Operating Cash Flow
25
22
21
7
15
21
17
28
14
Investing Cash Flow
-150
-48
-32
-162
22
-153
-1
71
-17
Financing Cash Flow
146
36
45
114
-15
137
90
-106
185
Change in Cash
21
10
34
-40
22
5
105
-6
182

Business First Bancshares Annual Cash Flow

All numbers in Millions USD

Dec 2016
Dec 2017
Dec 2018
Dec 2019
Dec 2020
Dec 2021
Dec 2022
Dec 2023
Dec 2024
Net Income
5
4
14
23
29
52
54
71
65
Operating Cash Flow
8
7
19
24
29
56
69
92
61
Investing Cash Flow
-33
-153
-170
-192
-475
-675
-700
-521
-294
Financing Cash Flow
26
210
139
161
505
538
715
502
326
Change in Cash
1
65
-11
-6
59
-80
84
73
92

Global Institutional Holdings in Business First Bancshares

Funds
Holdings
BlackRock Inc
7.48%
Vanguard Group Inc
5.47%
Dimensional Fund Advisors, Inc.
3.02%
HHG PLC
2.47%
Geode Capital Management, LLC
2.08%

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.

  • imgPOSITIVE IMPACT

    Revenue Rich

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    Revenue is up for the last 2 quarters, 125.53M → 126.15M (in $), with an average increase of 0.5% per quarter

  • imgPOSITIVE IMPACT

    Profit Spike

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

  • imgNO EFFECT

    Against Peers

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    In the last 3 years, Nu Holdings Ltd. has given 179.1% return, outperforming this stock by 176.0%

  • imgNO EFFECT

    Against Peers

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    In the last 1 year, Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. has given 66.9% return, outperforming this stock by 74.9%

  • imgNEGATIVE IMPACT

    Price Dip

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    In the last 7 days, BFST stock has moved down by -3.4%

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”!
OrganisationBusiness First Bancshares
Headquarters500 Laurel Street, Baton Rouge, LA, United States, 70801
IndustryFinance
CEOMr. David R. Melville III
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Key Management of Business First Bancshares

Name

Title

Mr. Gregory Robertson

Executive VP, CFO & Treasurer

Ms. Saundra Strong

Executive VP, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary

Ms. Senna Bayasgalan

Chief Marketing Officer

Mr. Warren McDonald

Executive VP & Chief Credit Officer

Donald Chad Carter

Executive VP & Correspondent Banking

Mr. David R. Melville III

Chairman, President & CEO

Mr. Keith Mansfield

Executive VP & COO

Mr. Philip Jordan

Executive VP & Chief Banking Officer

Ms. Kathryn Manning

Executive VP & Chief Risk Officer

Mr. Jesse Jackson

Executive Vice President of Financial Institutions Group

FAQs

What is Business First Bancshares share price today?

Business First Bancshares share price today is $23.96 as on at the close of the market. Business First Bancshares share today touched a day high of $24.84 and a low of $23.86.

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 $30.3 on and a 52 week low of $20.07 on . Business First Bancshares stock price today i.e. is closed at $23.96,which is 20.92% down from its 52 week high and 19.38% 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 .

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 0.0626 shares as per Business First Bancshares share price of $23.96 per share as on September 18, 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 ₹87.816 or $1 (as of ) using the INDmoney app.
For example: If you want to invest $10 or ₹878.16 in Business First Bancshares stock (as per the Rupee-Dollar exchange rate as on ). Based on Business First Bancshares share’s latest price of $23.96 as on September 18, 2025 at 1:29 am IST, you will get 0.4174 shares of Business First Bancshares. Learn more about fractional shares .