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Business First Bancshares, Inc. (BFST) Stock Analysis

Business First Bancshares, Inc. (BFST) is a Banks - Regional stock listed on NASDAQ and quoted in US Dollar.

BFST

$31.84

+$0.35 (+1.11%)

Sep 4, 2026 · Market close

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BFST Key Statistics

As of Sep 4, 2026

Trading

Open: $31.34
Previous Close: $31.49
Day's Range: 31.34–31.89
52-Week Range: 22.56–32.53
Volume: 158.50K
Beta: 0.77

Valuation

Market Cap: $1.04B
P/E Ratio: 11.21
Forward P/E: 9.67
P/S ratio: 3.10
EPS (ttm): 2.84

Financials (FY)

Revenue (FY): $319.81M+18.29%
Net Income (FY): $87.86M+34.95%
Profit margin: 27.83%
Shares Outstanding: 32.55M
1-Year Return: +26.37%

Dividend and dates

Dividend: $0.60+1.88%
Ex-Dividend Date: August 14, 2026
Earnings Date: October 22, 2026estimated
Avg Volume: 253.19K

Only metrics the company reports are shown. Data provided by Yahoo Finance via yfinance. Updated daily.

BFST Stock Return by Calendar Year

Calendar-year returns computed from daily closing prices. Partial years are shown muted and marked with an asterisk.

+41.72%−20.22%+23.12%

2018*20192020202120222023202420252026*

Year	Return
2026 (partial year)	+23.12%
2025	+4.03%
2024	+6.86%
2023	+14.39%
2022	−20.22%
2021	+41.72%
2020	−16.30%
2019	+4.51%
2018 (partial year)	−9.40%

As of September 4, 2026.

BFST Revenue and Earnings by Fiscal Year

FY ends December

RevenueNet income

2022202320242025

Fiscal year	Revenue	Net income	Net margin
2025	$319.81M	$87.86M	27.5%
2024	$270.37M	$65.11M	24.1%
2023	$247.42M	$71.04M	28.7%
2022	$227.54M	$54.26M	23.8%

Fiscal year	Revenue	Gross profit	Operating income	Net income	Net margin
2025	$319.81M	—	—	$87.86M	27.5%
2024	$270.37M	—	—	$65.11M	24.1%
2023	$247.42M	—	—	$71.04M	28.7%
2022	$227.54M	—	—	$54.26M	23.8%

Annual figures as reported, in the company's reporting currency. As of December 31, 2025.

BFST Dividend History

’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25’26*

$0.57+1.8% vs 2024

Dividends per share, 2025 · 4 payments

Year	Dividends per share	Payments	Change
2026*	$0.45	3	—
2025	$0.57	4	+1.8%
2024	$0.56	4	+12.0%
2023	$0.50	4	+4.2%

Year	Dividends per share	Payments	Change
2026 (partial year)	$0.45	3	—
2025	$0.57	4	+1.8%
2024	$0.56	4	+12.0%
2023	$0.50	4	+4.2%
2022	$0.48	4	+4.3%
2021	$0.46	4	+15.0%
2020	$0.40	4	+5.3%
2019	$0.38	4	+58.3%
2018	$0.24	3	—

Most recent payment: $0.15 per share, ex-dividend August 14, 2026. Per-share amounts summed by calendar year from ex-dividend dates. Partial years are shown muted and marked with an asterisk.

BFST Valuation vs Banks - Regional Median

Median of 380 stocks

Metric	BFST	Banks - Regional median	vs median
P/E	11.21	12.62	11% below
P/S ratio	3.10	3.77	18% below
Profit margin	27.83%	29.15%	1.3 pts below

Medians across 380 Banks - Regional stocks that report the metric. Medians, not averages, so one outlier cannot move them. As of September 4, 2026.

Analysis

Data-derived

Company Overview

The market values Business First Bancshares, Inc. (BFST) at $1.04B. It is classified in the Banks - Regional industry, within the Financial Services sector. The company reports 821 employees.

BFST last closed at $31.84 on September 4, 2026. That is +$0.35 (+1.11%) against the previous close. Over the past 52 weeks the price has ranged from $22.56 to $32.53. The latest close sits 41.13% above that 52-week low.

Financial Health

Fiscal 2025 revenue came to $319.81M. Against the prior fiscal year total of $270.37M, that is a change of +18.29%. The same year closed with net income of $87.86M. That is +34.95% against the prior fiscal year. The reported profit margin is 27.83%. That is 1.3 percentage points below the Banks - Regional median of 29.15%. Earnings per share on a trailing basis come to 2.84.

Across the 4 fiscal years on file, revenue moves from $227.54M in 2022 to $319.81M in 2025. Of those 4 years, 4 report positive net income.

Valuation Assessment

On trailing earnings, the shares are priced at 11.21 times earnings. That is 11.17% below the Banks - Regional median of 12.62. On forward earnings the ratio is 9.67. The price-to-sales ratio is 3.1. On price-to-sales that is 17.72% below the Banks - Regional median of 3.77. 380 Banks - Regional companies report these metrics, and the medians quoted come from that group.

The trailing one-year price return is +26.37%. Measured over 5 years, that is +8.49% a year compounded. The reported beta is 0.77. Annualized volatility over the trailing 8 years is 41.02%.

Growth & Income

Shareholders receive a dividend, yielding 1.88% on the latest price. That is 0.8 percentage points below the Banks - Regional median yield of 2.7%. At the indicated rate that is $0.60 a share a year. The ex-dividend date on file is August 14, 2026. Dividends are recorded for 9 calendar years; 2026 shows 3 payments totalling $0.45 a share. The year before, 2025, totalled $0.57 a share.

2026 is still running; the price is +23.12% year to date. The strongest complete calendar year on file is 2021 at +41.72%; the weakest is 2022 at −20.22%. Of the 7 complete calendar years on file, 5 finished higher.

Peer Comparison

Business First Bancshares, Inc. (BFST) operates in the Banks - Regional industry. Here is how it compares to its closest peers by market capitalization:

Company	Ticker	Market Cap	P/E Ratio
Business First Bancshares, Inc.	BFST	$1.04B	11.2
Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.	MFG	$135.92B	16.0
HDFC Bank Limited	HDB	$119.10B	16.0
ICICI Bank Limited	IBN	$108.74B	18.7

The Banks - Regional industry average P/E ratio is 12.6x. Business First Bancshares, Inc. trades at a P/E of 11.2.

Every figure above is read from this page's own data on each nightly rebuild. Informational only, not financial advice. As of September 4, 2026.

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About Business First Bancshares, Inc.

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 and savings, time, and money market 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 incorporated in 2006 and is headquartered in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

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