BFSTFinancial Services · Banks - RegionalThe 5 Wall Street analysts covering Business First Bancshares, Inc. hold a median 12-month price target of $35 — +11.4% from the last close. Ticker Nerd's systematic factor model, run across ~4,600 US stocks, ranks it 71 of 100 as at 12 Sept 2026 — in the upper half. Here, the model and the Street point the same way.
Consensus tells you what everyone already believes. The model scores Business First Bancshares, Inc. on its factor families — the same systematic rank behind the Ticker Nerd portfolio.
Percentile across ~4,600 US stocks on Ticker Nerd’s systematic factor model. Higher is better. How the model is built and tested
Momentum (86): The shares have been drifting up relative to others.
Accruals (19): A large share of reported profit has not shown up as cash, or the balance sheet is expanding quickly — both tend to unwind.
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The bullish and bearish analyst opinions on BFST, reported as data — targets and ratings, the market's view beside the model's.
Price targets and ratings are third-party analyst estimates, reported here as data. They are not Ticker Nerd forecasts, and they are frequently wrong.
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The green dot is the last close — the median target sits +11.4% from it.
| Date | Firm | Action | Rating | Target |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 July 2026 | DA Davidson | Maintains | Buy | — |
| 24 July 2026 | DA Davidson | Maintains | Buy | $33 → $35 |
| 24 July 2026 | Stephens & Co. | Maintains | Overweight | $34 → $36 |
| 28 Apr 2026 | DA Davidson | Maintains | Buy | — |
| 28 Apr 2026 | DA Davidson | Maintains | Buy | $33 |
| 26 Jan 2026 | DA Davidson | Maintains | Buy | — |
| 23 Jan 2026 | Stephens & Co. | Maintains | Overweight | — |
| 7 Jan 2026 | Raymond James | Maintains | Outperform | — |
| 25 Nov 2025 | DA Davidson | Assumes | Buy | $32 |
| 29 July 2025 | DA Davidson | Maintains | Buy | — |
| 9 July 2025 | DA Davidson | Maintains | Buy | — |
| 8 July 2025 | Stephens & Co. | Reiterates | Overweight | — |
| 25 Apr 2025 | Raymond James | Maintains | Outperform | — |
| 25 Apr 2025 | Stephens & Co. | Maintains | Overweight | — |
| 19 Dec 2024 | Raymond James | Upgrade | Outperform | — |
| 24 Jan 2024 | Piper Sandler | Maintains | Overweight | — |
| 5 Jan 2024 | Raymond James | Downgrade | Market Perform | — |
| 27 Oct 2023 | Piper Sandler | Maintains | Overweight | — |
| 27 Oct 2023 | Stephens & Co. | Maintains | Overweight | — |
| 28 July 2023 | Raymond James | Upgrade | Outperform | — |
Price targets and ratings are third-party analyst estimates, reported here as data. They are not Ticker Nerd forecasts, and they are frequently wrong.
Computed off the Friday close and sent before the US open.
Market Radar reports the week’s largest rank changes across roughly 4,600 US stocks, the factor behind each one, and where the market went. BFST appears on the weeks it earns a place.
Both lines are total return — dividends reinvested — so the comparison is honest on both sides.
Over the twelve months to 11 Sept 2026, Business First Bancshares, Inc. returned +29.4% against +17.5% for the S&P 500, dividends included.
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Not the forecast itself — the direction analysts are revising it. Revision direction is one of the model's factor families.
A margin means little on its own. Each bar marks where the figure sits across the whole US universe we score.
Cheaper than 56% of US stocks
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Cheaper than 70% of US stocks
Higher than 58% of US stocks
Higher than 47% of US stocks
Higher than 89% of US stocks
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Higher than 63% of US stocks
Higher than 51% of US stocks
Higher than 43% of US dividend payers
Bars mark the percentile across the ~4,600 US stocks Ticker Nerd covers, among those reporting the figure.
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Business First Bancshares, Inc. has a market value of $1.0B and an enterprise value of $1.0B.
Revenue in the twelve months to 30 June 2026: $344.0M. The latest quarter grew 12.7% year on year.
Net income over the same four quarters: $93.0M, a 27.0% net margin.
Diluted earnings per share, trailing twelve months: $2.82.
Free cash flow in the twelve months to 30 June 2026: $103.2M.
Business First Bancshares, Inc. spent $11.3M on share buybacks and $23.7M on dividends in the twelve months to 30 June 2026.
Trailing P/E: 11.2×; forward P/E: 9.5× — the forward figure prices analyst consensus estimates, not reported earnings.
Forward dividend yield: 1.91%, paying out 21% of earnings.
Business First Bancshares, Inc. employs 821 people — $419K of revenue per employee.
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A regional bank director sold 3,235 shares of BFST on the open market at $31.80 per share on August 19, 2026, for approximately $103,000. The sale reduced the director's total equity holdings by about 2%.
Why it matters — BFST watchers track insider transactions because a director's open-market share sale can signal their view of the stock's valuation.
According to an Aug. 3 filing, Business First Bancshares Director George W. Cummings III sold 10,000 shares of the company for approximately $319,000, reducing his holdings by 10,000 shares.
Why it matters — BFST watchers track insider transactions for signals about how directors view the stock's value.
A Business First Bancshares director sold 20,000 shares at $31.79 per share, for a total transaction value of $635,800, which reduced their equity holdings by 8%. The disposal came after the stock's 34% run-up.
Why it matters — An 8% reduction in a director's stake is the kind of insider activity that BFST watchers monitor for a signal on how management views the shares at current levels.
Business First Bancshares, Inc. held its second-quarter 2026 earnings call, and Seeking Alpha published the transcript of that call.
Why it matters — Earnings call transcripts provide investors and analysts with a detailed record of management's commentary on quarterly financial results and the company's outlook.
Zacks Investment Research examined Business First Bancshares' (BFST) Q2 2026 earnings, comparing key metrics to Wall Street estimates and year-ago figures.
Why it matters — The comparison of BFST's key metrics to analyst estimates and prior-year results offers insight into the company's quarterly performance and operational trends.
The 5 Wall Street analysts covering Business First Bancshares, Inc. have a median 12-month price target of $35, with estimates ranging from $33 to $37. These are third-party analyst estimates, not Ticker Nerd forecasts, and they are frequently wrong.
Of the 5 analysts covering Business First Bancshares, Inc., 5 rate it a Buy, 0 a Hold and 0 a Sell. Ticker Nerd's systematic factor model ranks Business First Bancshares, Inc. 71 out of 100 across roughly 4,600 US stocks as at 12 Sept 2026. None of this is personal advice — it does not consider your circumstances.
As at 12 Sept 2026, Business First Bancshares, Inc. ranks 71 out of 100 on Ticker Nerd's systematic factor model — a percentile across roughly 4,600 US stocks, built from its factor families. Its strongest factor family is Momentum (86 of 100).
No one can know that. What the data says: the median 12-month target from 5 analysts implies +11.4% from the last close, and Ticker Nerd's factor model ranks Business First Bancshares, Inc. 71 out of 100 as at 12 Sept 2026. Analyst targets are third-party estimates and frequently wrong; none of this is personal advice.
No analyst covering Business First Bancshares, Inc. publishes a 2030 price target — Wall Street targets run 12 to 18 months out. Sites quoting a 2030 price for BFST are extrapolating price history, which says nothing about the business. The furthest attributed numbers are the current analyst targets: $33 to $37 over the next 12 months.
Business First Bancshares, Inc. returned +29.4% over the 12 months to 11 Sept 2026, with dividends reinvested. Past performance does not indicate future returns.
Business First Bancshares, Inc. is a bank holding company headquartered in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
The most recent item we track (The Motley Fool, 31 Aug 2026): "Regional Bank Director Liquidates 3,235 Shares, Valued at $102,873". A regional bank director sold 3,235 shares of BFST on the open market at $31.80 per share on August 19, 2026, for approximately $103,000. The sale reduced the director's total equity holdings by about 2%.
Business First Bancshares, Inc. is a bank holding company headquartered in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Through its subsidiary b1BANK, the company provides a broad range of commercial and personal banking services, including deposit accounts, lending solutions, treasury management, and wealth services. Its operations are focused on serving small and midsized businesses, professionals, and individual customers across Louisiana and Texas. Business First Bancshares, Inc. also supports clients with cash management and other relationship-based financial services, making it an important regional banking franchise in its core markets.
CEO Mr. David R. Melville III · 821 employees · United States · https://www.b1bank.com
