BFST Stock: Price, Forecast, Financials & AI Analysis

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Open

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Revenue

YoY Chg

EPS

YoYChg

FY2025Q4

FY2026Q1

FY2026Q2

81.41M

+4.96%

0.708

+7.27%

90.46M

+15.35%

0.682

+4.92%

91.93M

+17.64%

0.728

+10.3%

Estimates Revision

The market is revising No Change the revenue expectations for Business First Bancshares, Inc. (BFST) for FY2025, with the revenue forecasts being adjusted by 0% over the past three months. During the same period, the stock price has changed by 13.13%.

Revenue Estimates for FY2025

No Change

0.00%

In Past 3 Month

EPS Estimates for FY2025

No Change

0.00%

In Past 3 Month

Stock Price

Go Up

+13.13%

In Past 3 Month

1 Analyst Rating

Wall Street analysts forecast BFST stock price to rise over the next 12 months. According to Wall Street analysts, the average 1-year price target for BFST is 30.00 USD with a low forecast of 30.00 USD and a high forecast of 30.00 USD. However, analyst price targets are subjective and often lag stock prices, so investors should focus on the objective reasons behind analyst rating changes, which better reflect the company's fundamentals.

1 Buy

0 Hold

0 Sell

Moderate Buy

Current: 0.000

Low

30.00

Averages

30.00

High

30.00

Current: 0.000

Low

30.00

Averages

30.00

High

30.00

Raymond James

Outperform

maintain

$30 -> $31

2026-01-07

New

Reason

Raymond James

Price Target

$30 -> $31

2026-01-07

New

maintain

Outperform

Reason

Raymond James raised the firm's price target on Business First Bancshares to $31 from $30 and keeps an Outperform rating on the shares. Rrisk-reward is viewed positively given expectations for a relatively solid balance sheet growth, benefits from the Oakwood/Progressive deals, and solid profitability juxtaposed with its discounted valuation vs. peers, the analyst tells investors in a research note.

DA Davidson

NULL

Buy

initiated

$32

2025-11-25

Reason

DA Davidson

Price Target

$32

2025-11-25

initiated

NULL

Buy

Reason

DA Davidson assumed coverage of Business First Bancshares with a Buy rating and $32 price target. The firm views Business First as well-positioned to generate additional growth gains with its pending acquisition of Progressive Bancorp solidifying its northern Louisiana market share and merger disruption providing opportunities in Louisiana and Texas, the analyst tells investors.

DA Davidson

Buy

maintain

$31 -> $32

2025-07-29

Reason

DA Davidson

Price Target

$31 -> $32

2025-07-29

maintain

Buy

Reason

DA Davidson raised the firm's price target on Business First Bancshares to $32 from $31 and keeps a Buy rating on the shares. Pre-provision net revenue beat expectations on better operating expenses, offsetting weaker fees and net interest income, the analyst tells investors in a research note. The firm sees an attractive entry point.

DA Davidson

Buy

maintain

$29 -> $31

2025-07-09

Reason

DA Davidson

Price Target

$29 -> $31

2025-07-09

maintain

Buy

Reason

DA Davidson raised the firm's price target on Business First Bancshares to $31 from $29 and keeps a Buy rating on the shares. The company is opportunistically filling in its Northern Louisiana footprint with its acquisition of Progressive Bancorp where the EPS accretion is solid at an estimated 10% on 2026 estimate, assuming full cost saves and tangible book value dilution is manageable, the analyst tells investors in a research note.

Stephens

Matt Olney

Overweight

downgrade

$34 -> $32

2025-04-25

Reason

Stephens

Matt Olney

Price Target

$34 -> $32

2025-04-25

downgrade

Overweight

Reason

Stephens analyst Matt Olney lowered the firm's price target on Business First Bancshares to $32 from $34 and keeps an Overweight rating on the shares. The company's Q1 EPS beat was "broad-based," driven by higher non-interest income, better net interest income and lower operating expenses, the analyst tells investors. The firm anticipates a more material capital build in 2025, which could support an improved trading multiple, the analyst added.

Raymond James

Outperform

downgrade

$30 -> $28

2025-04-25

Reason

Raymond James

Price Target

$30 -> $28

2025-04-25

downgrade

Outperform

Reason

Raymond James lowered the firm's price target on Business First Bancshares to $28 from $30 and keeps an Outperform rating on the shares. The Q1 results exceeded consensus on a core EPS/pre-provision net revenue basis, with relatively solid results despite ongoing noise from the acquisition of Oakwood, the analyst tells investors in a research note. Raymond James continues to view risk-reward positively given solid profitability juxtaposed with its discounted valuation vs. peers.

Valuation Metrics

The current forward P/E ratio for Business First Bancshares Inc (BFST.O) is 8.90, compared to its 5-year average forward P/E of 9.63. For a more detailed relative valuation and DCF analysis to assess Business First Bancshares Inc 's fair value, click here.

Forward PE

The forward P/E ratio is a valuation metric that divides a company's current stock price by its estimated future earnings per share over the next 12 months.

5Y Average PE

9.63

Current PE

8.90

Overvalued PE

11.05

Undervalued PE

8.20

Forward EV/EBITDA

The forward EV/EBITDA ratio is a valuation metric that divides a company's enterprise value (EV) by its estimated future earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) over the next 12 months.

N/A

5Y Average EV/EBITDA

0.00

Current EV/EBITDA

0.00

Overvalued EV/EBITDA

0.00

Undervalued EV/EBITDA

0.00

Forward PS

The forward P/S ratio is a valuation metric that divides a company's current stock price by its estimated future sales (or revenue) per share over the next 12 months.

5Y Average PS

2.23

Current PS

2.14

Overvalued PS

2.56

Undervalued PS

1.89

Financials

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Operating Profit

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ROIC

Trading Trends

Insider

Insiders are Neutral. There are no significant trading trends over the last month.

Sold

Bought

Hedge Fund

Hedge Funds are Neutral. There are no significant trading trends over the last quarter.

Sold

Bought

Congress Trading

Congress are Neutral. There are no significant trading trends over the last month.

Sold

Bought

Insider

Insiders are Neutral. There are no significant trading trends over the last month.

Sold

Bought

BFST News & Events

Events Timeline

No data

News

9.5

01-06Globenewswire

PinnedBusiness First Bancshares to Release Q4 2025 Earnings on January 22

6.0

2025-11-25Benzinga

DA Davidson Initiates Coverage on Business First Bancshares with a Buy Rating, Keeps Price Target at $32

3.0

2025-07-28Newsfilter

Business First Bancshares, Inc. (BFST) Q2 2025 Earnings Call Transcript

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is Business First Bancshares Inc (BFST) stock price today?

The current price of BFST is 26.54 USD — it has decreased -0.49 % in the last trading day.

What is Business First Bancshares Inc (BFST)'s business?

Business First Bancshares, Inc., through its banking subsidiary b1BANK, operates banking centers and loan production offices in markets across Louisiana and Texas, providing commercial and personal banking products and services. The Company's personal banking products and services include personal checking, personal savings, digital banking, long term savings, personal lending and additional services. Its commercial products and services include commercial checking, commercial savings, commercial lending, online banking, and treasury management. The Company's wealth management products and services include investments, financial planning, and insurance. It also provides private client banking products and services. Its personal checking products include MAX Checking and FLEX Checking. Its personal savings products include MAX Money Market, FLEX Savings and AIM Savings. Its commercial checking products include Essential Business Checking, Aspire Checking, and MAX Business Checking.

What is the price predicton of BFST Stock?

What is Business First Bancshares Inc (BFST)'s revenue for the last quarter?

Business First Bancshares Inc revenue for the last quarter amounts to 73.29M USD, increased 20.36 % YoY.

What is Business First Bancshares Inc (BFST)'s earnings per share (EPS) for the last quarter?

Business First Bancshares Inc. EPS for the last quarter amounts to 0.73 USD, increased 12.31 % YoY.

What changes have occurred in the market's expectations for Business First Bancshares Inc (BFST)'s fundamentals?

How many employees does Business First Bancshares Inc (BFST). have?

Business First Bancshares Inc (BFST) has 849 emplpoyees as of January 09 2026.

What is Business First Bancshares Inc (BFST) market cap?

Today BFST has the market capitalization of 853.78M USD.