BFST
NASDAQ
US
Business First Bancshares, Inc. - Common Stock
$27.53
▲ +$0.14
(+0.51%)
Vol 150K
6
Quality Score
fail
Rev ✗
NI ✗
>IPO ✗
Mkt Cap
$774.1M
P/E
9.5
ROE
9.7%
D/E
14.51
Beta
0.88
Div Yield
2.30%
52W
$20–$28
Wall Street Consensus
10 analysts · Apr 20263
Strong Buy
6
Buy
1
Hold
0
Sell
0
Strong Sell
90.0%
Buy Rating
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About Business First Bancshares, Inc. - Common Stock
Earnings
Beat rate: 100.0%| Quarter | EPS Est | EPS Act | Surprise |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2025 | $0.72 | $0.79 | +$0.07 |
| Sep 2025 | $0.68 | $0.72 | +$0.04 |
| Jun 2025 | $0.65 | $0.66 | +$0.01 |
| Mar 2025 | $0.61 | $0.65 | +$0.04 |
Quarterly Revenue & Earnings
| Quarter | 2024-0… | 2024-1… | 2025-0… | 2025-0… | 2025-0… | 2025-1… |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | — | $77.4M | $77.8M | $78.3M | $80.8M | $82.8M |
| Net Income | — | $16.5M | $20.5M | $22.1M | $22.9M | $22.4M |
Fundamentals Trend
| Metric | 2025-06-30 | 2025-09-02 | 2025-10-02 | 2025-11-03 | 2025-12-03 | 2026-01-02 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROE (TTM) | 9.7% | 9.7% | 9.7% | 9.8% | 9.7% | 9.7% |
| P/E (TTM) | 9.55 | 9.21 | 9.02 | 8.89 | 9.59 | 9.50 |
| Net Margin | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gross Margin | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| D/E Ratio | 14.17 | 14.17 | 14.17 | 14.51 | 14.51 | 14.51 |
| Current Ratio | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Key Ratios
ROA (TTM)
1.0%
P/B
0.9
EPS (TTM)
$2.75
52W High
$28.46
52W Low
$20.07
$20.07
52-Week Range
$28.46
Financial Health
Free Cash Flow
$18.6M
Net Debt
$117.6M
Cash
$411.2M
Total Debt
$528.7M
As of Dec 31, 2025
How does BFST compare to Banking peers?
Peer group: Micro-cap Banking (All) · 289 companies
BFST valuation vs Banking peers
P/E ratio
9.5
▼
24%
below
peers
(12.6)
vs Peers
vs Industry
Undervalued
P/S ratio
—
▼
0%
below
peers
(2.3)
vs Peers
vs Industry
Overvalued
P/B ratio
1.0
▼
10%
below
peers
(1.1)
vs Peers
vs Industry
Fair value
Div yield
2.3%
▼
23%
below
peers
(3.0%)
vs Peers
vs Industry
Low yield
BFST profitability vs Banking peers
ROE
9.7%
▲
8%
above
peers
(9.0%)
vs Peers
vs Industry
In line
Net margin
—
▼
0%
below
peers
(28.6%)
vs Peers
vs Industry
Top tier
Gross margin
—
—
vs Peers
vs Industry
Weak
ROA
1.0%
▲
8%
above
peers
(1.0%)
vs Peers
vs Industry
In line
BFST financial health vs Banking peers
D/E ratio
14.5
▲
5%
above
peers
(13.8)
vs Peers
vs Industry
In line
Current ratio
—
▼
0%
below
peers
(0.1)
vs Peers
vs Industry
Low liquidity
Beta
0.9
▲
27%
above
peers
(0.7)
vs Peers
vs Industry
More volatile
BFST fundamentals radar
BFST
Peer median
Industry
BFST profitability vs leverage
Bubble size = market cap · X = net margin · Y = D/E ratio
BFST vs peers: key metrics
Dividends
$0.58
/ year
Feb 13, 2026
$0.1500
Nov 14, 2025
$0.1500
Aug 15, 2025
$0.1400
May 15, 2025
$0.1400
Feb 14, 2025
$0.1400
Nov 15, 2024
$0.1400
Aug 15, 2024
$0.1400
May 14, 2024
$0.1400
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