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Business First Bancshares share price is $25.94 & ₹2,210.04 as on 25 Dec 2024, 2.30 'hrs' IST

$25.94

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0.12

(0.46%)

Market is closed - opens 8 PM, 26 Dec 2024

View live Business First Bancshares share price in Dollar and Rupees. Guide to invest in Business First Bancshares from India. Also see the sentimental analysis on Indian investors investing in Business First Bancshares. Get details on the Indian mutual funds that are investing in Business First Bancshares. Get Analyst recommendations and forecasts along with all the Business First Bancshares's financials.

Business First Bancshares share price movements

Today's Low: $25.63
Today's High: $26.04
$25.94
1.2%
Downside
Day's Volatility :1.57%
Upside
0.38%
52 Weeks Low: $18.97
52 Weeks High: $30.30
$25.94
26.87%
Downside
52 Weeks Volatility :37.39%
Upside
14.38%

Business First Bancshares Returns

Period	Business First Bancshares	Sector (Financials)	Index (Russel 2000)
3 Months	2.41%	8.8%	0.0%
6 Months	23.41%	19.4%	0.0%
1 Year	2.37%	30.7%	0.0%
3 Years	-8.79%	26.2%	-21.1%

Business First Bancshares Key Statistics

in dollars & INR

Previous Close	$25.82
Open	$25.8
Today's High	$26.04
Today's Low	$25.63
Market Capitalization	$766.3M
Today's Volume	$24.7K
52 Week High	$30.2978
52 Week Low	$18.97
Revenue TTM	$249.9M
Earnings Per Share (EPS)	$2.32
PE Ratio	11.18
Dividend Yield	2.16%
Profit Margin	25.79%
Quarterly Earnings Growth YOY	-0.14%
Return On Equity TTM	9.89%

How to invest in Business First Bancshares from India?

It is very easy for Indian residents to invest directly in Business First Bancshares from India. Indian investors can open a free US stocks account on the INDmoney app. You can find live prices of the Business First Bancshares stock in both Indian Rupees (INR) and US Dollars (USD). Search for Business First Bancshares or BFST on the INDmoney app and click on Buy or SIP. You can invest by choosing quantities of shares of Business First Bancshares or rupee/ dollar value or set up a fixed SIP amount to be invested every month or week.

For example: You can easily buy Rs.100 worth of Business First Bancshares shares which would translate to 0.033 fractional shares of Business First Bancshares as of today. Learn more about fractional investing.

Indians can now also easily transfer and add money to their US stocks account via the INDmoney app. Invest in US Stocks from India, including recognised companies like Business First Bancshares, in just a few clicks!

Returns in Business First Bancshares for Indian investors in Rupees

Investment Value

₹1,00,000

Business First Bancshares investment value today

Current value as on today

₹1,04,606

Returns

₹4,606

(+4.61%)

Returns from Business First Bancshares Stock

₹2,368 (+2.37%)

Dollar Returns

₹2,239 (+2.24%)

Indian investors sentiment towards Business First Bancshares

67%

Period: Sep 26, 2024 to Dec 25, 2024. Change in 30 Days versus previous period

Search volume for Business First Bancshares on INDmoney from India has grown in the last 30 days as on Dec 26, 2024. 67% more investors are searching Business First Bancshares in the last 30 days versus the previous period.

Global Institutional Holdings in Business First Bancshares

BlackRock Inc
7.26%
Vanguard Group Inc
4.65%
Dimensional Fund Advisors, Inc.
2.42%
Geode Capital Management, LLC
1.90%
State Street Corp
1.77%
Banc Funds Co LLC
1.57%

Analyst Recommendation on Business First Bancshares

Buy

81%Buy

18%Hold

0%Sell

Based on 11 Wall street analysts offering stock ratings for Business First Bancshares(by analysts ranked 0 to 5 stars)

Based on 11 analyst

Current
1M Ago
3M Ago

Buy

Hold

Sell

Analyst Forecast on Business First Bancshares

What analysts predicted

Upside of 26.45%

Current:

$25.94

Target:

$32.80

Insights on Business First Bancshares

Price Movement
In the last 1 month, BFST stock has moved down by -10.1%
Decreasing Revenue
Revenue is down for the last 2 quarters, 111.65M → 66.55M (in $), with an average decrease of 40.4% per quarter
Increasing Net Profit
Netprofit is up for the last 3 quarters, 13.57M → 17.84M (in $), with an average increase of 12.4% per quarter
BFST vs MFG (1 yr)
In the last 1 year, Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. has given 44.8% return, outperforming this stock by 42.0%
BFST vs MFG (3 yr)
In the last 3 years, Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. has given 88.4% return, outperforming this stock by 96.2%
Price to Sales
ForBFST every $1 of sales, investors are willing to pay $2.6, whereas for Mizuho Financial Group, Inc., the investors are paying $0.0 for every $1 of sales.

Business First Bancshares Financials in INR & Dollars

	FY18	Y/Y Change
Revenue	$70.0M	↑ 40.04%
Net Income	$14.1M	↑ 190.66%
Net Profit Margin	20.13%	↑ 10.43%

	FY19	Y/Y Change
Revenue	$90.9M	↑ 29.85%
Net Income	$23.8M	↑ 68.7%
Net Profit Margin	26.15%	↑ 6.02%

	FY20	Y/Y Change
Revenue	$149.2M	↑ 64.14%
Net Income	$30.0M	↑ 26.17%
Net Profit Margin	20.1%	↓ 6.05%

	FY21	Y/Y Change
Revenue	$186.6M	↑ 25.03%
Net Income	$52.1M	↑ 73.82%
Net Profit Margin	27.95%	↑ 7.85%

	FY22	Y/Y Change
Revenue	$227.5M	↑ 21.97%
Net Income	$54.3M	↑ 4.06%
Net Profit Margin	23.84%	↓ 4.11%

	FY23	Y/Y Change
Revenue	$245.8M	↑ 8.04%
Net Income	$71.0M	↑ 30.94%
Net Profit Margin	28.9%	↑ 5.06%

	Q2 FY23	Q/Q Change
Revenue	$61.5M	↑ 0.93%
Net Income	$19.7M	↑ 31.37%
Net Profit Margin	32.08%	↑ 7.43%

	Q3 FY23	Q/Q Change
Revenue	$63.7M	↑ 3.59%
Net Income	$20.5M	↑ 3.63%
Net Profit Margin	32.09%	↑ 0.01%

	Q4 FY23	Q/Q Change
Revenue	$100.6M	↑ 57.77%
Net Income	$15.8M	↓ 22.64%
Net Profit Margin	15.74%	↓ 16.35%

	Q1 FY24	Q/Q Change
Revenue	$105.1M	↑ 4.52%
Net Income	$13.6M	↓ 14.24%
Net Profit Margin	12.91%	↓ 2.83%

	Q2 FY24	Q/Q Change
Revenue	$111.7M	↑ 6.23%
Net Income	$17.2M	↑ 26.79%
Net Profit Margin	15.41%	↑ 2.5%

	Q3 FY24	Q/Q Change
Revenue	$66.6M	↓ 40.39%
Net Income	$17.8M	↑ 3.7%
Net Profit Margin	26.81%	↑ 11.4%

	FY18	Y/Y Change
Profit	$70.0M	↑ 40.04%

	FY19	Y/Y Change
Profit	$90.9M	↑ 29.85%

	FY20	Y/Y Change
Profit	$149.2M	↑ 64.14%

	FY21	Y/Y Change
Profit	$186.6M	↑ 25.03%

	FY22	Y/Y Change
Profit	$227.5M	↑ 21.97%

	FY23	Y/Y Change
Profit	$245.8M	↑ 8.04%

	Q2 FY23	Q/Q Change
Profit	$61.5M	↑ 0.93%

	Q3 FY23	Q/Q Change
Profit	$63.7M	↑ 3.59%

	Q4 FY23	Q/Q Change
Profit	$100.6M	↑ 57.77%

	Q1 FY24	Q/Q Change
Profit	$105.1M	↑ 4.54%

	Q2 FY24	Q/Q Change
Profit	$111.7M	↑ 6.24%

	Q3 FY24	Q/Q Change
Profit	$66.5M	↓ 40.47%

	FY18	Y/Y Change
Operating Cash Flow	$19.3M	↑ 141.92%
Investing Cash Flow	$-170.3M	↑ 11.0%
Financing Cash Flow	$139.5M	↓ 33.84%

	FY19	Y/Y Change
Operating Cash Flow	$24.4M	↑ 26.68%
Investing Cash Flow	$-192.3M	↑ 12.9%
Financing Cash Flow	$161.2M	↑ 15.52%

	FY20	Y/Y Change
Operating Cash Flow	$29.3M	↑ 20.15%
Investing Cash Flow	$-475.3M	↑ 147.18%
Financing Cash Flow	$505.7M	↑ 213.78%

	FY21	Y/Y Change
Operating Cash Flow	$56.4M	↑ 92.38%
Investing Cash Flow	$-675.4M	↑ 42.09%
Financing Cash Flow	$538.2M	↑ 6.41%

	FY22	Y/Y Change
Operating Cash Flow	$69.6M	↑ 23.27%
Investing Cash Flow	$-700.5M	↑ 3.73%
Financing Cash Flow	$715.3M	↑ 32.92%

	Q2 FY23	Q/Q Change
Operating Cash Flow	$25.8M	↑ 12.49%
Investing Cash Flow	$-150.8M	↓ 47.89%
Financing Cash Flow	$146.2M	↓ 46.54%

Business First Bancshares Technicals Summary

Sell

Neutral

Buy

Business First Bancshares is currently in a neutral trading position according to technical analysis indicators.

Business First Bancshares Vs Peers

Company Name	1 Month	6 Month	1 Year	3 Years	5 Years
Business First Bancshares	-10.06%	23.41%	2.37%	-8.79%	6.53%
Icici Bank Ltd.	-1.58%	5.21%	27.06%	56.59%	101.72%
Pnc Financial Services Group, Inc.	-9.39%	27.74%	25.21%	-3.48%	21.28%
U.s. Bancorp	-9.0%	23.06%	11.13%	-13.94%	-17.48%
Truist Financial Corp	-7.78%	16.25%	18.13%	-24.75%	-22.03%
Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.	-0.2%	18.45%	44.81%	90.62%	57.93%

Company Name	P/E Ratio	P/B Ratio	PEG Ratio	EPS	ROE	ROA	Div Yield	BVPS
Business First Bancshares	11.18	11.18	NA	2.3	0.1	0.01	0.02	24.59
Icici Bank Ltd.	19.69	19.69	0.0	1.36	0.19	0.02	0.01	397.44
Pnc Financial Services Group, Inc.	16.39	16.39	1.91	13.41	0.1	0.01	0.03	124.56
U.s. Bancorp	15.02	15.02	1.18	3.91	0.1	0.01	0.04	33.35
Truist Financial Corp	8.99	NA	1.94	3.69	-0.1	-0.01	0.05	44.46
Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.	11.62	11.62	1.07	1.14	0.07	0.0	0.03	4037.29

Company Name	Analyst View	Market Cap	5 Years Return %	PE Ratio	Profit Margin
Business First Bancshares	Buy	$766.3M	6.53%	11.18	25.79%
Icici Bank Ltd.	Buy	$107.7B	101.72%	19.69	28.91%
Pnc Financial Services Group, Inc.	Buy	$77.0B	21.28%	16.39	25.11%
U.s. Bancorp	Hold	$76.2B	-17.48%	15.02	22.02%
Truist Financial Corp	Buy	$57.8B	-22.03%	8.99	-10.68%
Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.	Buy	$61.7B	57.93%	11.62	21.91%

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”!

Organization	Business First Bancshares
Employees	751
CEO	Mr. David R. Melville III
Industry	Finance

Management People of Business First Bancshares

Name	Title
Mr. David R. Melville III	Chairman, President & CEO
Mr. Gregory Robertson	Executive VP, CFO & Treasurer
Mr. Keith Mansfield	Executive VP & COO
Mr. Norman Jerome Vascocu Jr.	Executive VP & Chief Administrative Officer
Mr. Philip Jordan	Executive VP & Chief Banking Officer
Ms. Saundra Strong	Executive VP, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary
Dr. Margaret Singer Lee	Executive VP, Chief Human Resources Officer
Ms. Kathryn Manning	Executive VP & Chief Risk Officer
Mr. Jesse Jackson	Executive Vice President of Financial Institutions Group
Mr. Warren McDonald	Executive VP & Chief Credit Officer

Important FAQs about investing in Business First Bancshares from India :

What is Business First Bancshares share price today?

Business First Bancshares share price today stands at $25.94, Open: $25.80 ; Previous Close: $25.82 ; High: $26.04 ; Low: $25.63 ; 52 Week High: $30.30 ; 52 Week Low: $18.97. The stock opens at $25.80, after a previous close of $25.82. The stock reached a daily high of $26.04 and a low of $25.63, with a 52-week high of $30.30 and a 52-week low of $18.97.

Can Indians buy Business First Bancshares shares?

Yes, Indians can invest in the Business First Bancshares (BFST) from India.

With INDmoney, you can buy Business First Bancshares at 0 brokerage. The step-by-step process is as follows:

Open your zero cost US Stocks account and zero balance IND linked savings a/c (this can be done in less than 3 minutes)
Transfer funds to your US Stocks account using your IND linked savings a/c (It takes 24 hours excluding Saturday and Sunday). With INDmoney, you get the best INR USD exchange rates.
Once funds are transferred successfully, you can buy Business First Bancshares at zero transaction cost.

How can I buy Business First Bancshares shares from India?

It is very easy to buy Business First Bancshares from India. With INDmoney, you can open a US stocks account in less than 3 minutes. Transfer funds in 24 hours and buy stocks very easily - that too at 0 brokerage. All this is done at 0 account opening & management fee, 0 brokerages, and at the same time you get the best rupee-US dollar exchange rate.

Can Fractional shares of Business First Bancshares be purchased?

Yes, you can buy fractional shares of Business First Bancshares with INDmoney app.

What are the documents required to start investing in Business First Bancshares stocks?

To start investing in Business First Bancshares, You will need the following documents:

Proof of Identification (PAN, Aadhaar etc)
Proof of address (Aadhaar, Voter ID etc)

These documents are required as per RBI's guidelines to create your IND linked savings a/c so that you can execute for global fund transfer. The entire process is paperless and can be completed seamlessly.