Business First Bancshares Share Price Today
(NASDAQ: BFST)

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Business First Bancshares share price is $25.29 & ₹2,199.45 as on 6 Mar 2025, 2.30 'hrs' IST

$25.29

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-0.15

(-0.59%)

Market is closed - opens 8 PM, 06 Mar 2025

View live Business First Bancshares share price in Dollar and Rupees. Guide to invest in Business First Bancshares stock from India, including Indian investor sentiment. Get details on Indian mutual funds investing in Business First Bancshares, along with analyst recommendations, forecasts, and comprehensive financials.

Business First Bancshares share price movements

Today's Low: $24.95
Today's High: $25.59
$25.29
1.36%
Downside
Day's Volatility :2.52%
Upside
1.17%
52 Weeks Low: $18.97
52 Weeks High: $30.30
$25.29
24.99%
Downside
52 Weeks Volatility :37.39%
Upside
16.53%

Business First Bancshares (BFST) Returns

Period	Business First Bancshares	Sector (Financials)	Index (Russel 2000)
3 Months	-10.04%	-1.0%	0.0%
6 Months	5.25%	11.1%	0.0%
1 Year	14.96%	23.6%	0.0%
3 Years	6.13%	34.1%	-11.6%

Business First Bancshares (BFST) Key Statistics

in dollars & INR

Previous Close	$25.44
Open	$25.34
Today's High	$25.59
Today's Low	$24.945
Market Capitalization	$751.8M
Today's Volume	$30.0K
52 Week High	$30.2978
52 Week Low	$18.97
Revenue TTM	$260.7M
Earnings Per Share (EPS)	$2.19
PE Ratio	11.62
Dividend Yield	2.13%
Profit Margin	24.97%
Quarterly Earnings Growth YOY	-0.11%
Return On Equity TTM	9.02%

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Returns in Business First Bancshares (BFST) for Indian investors in Rupees

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Investment Value

₹1,00,000

Business First Bancshares investment value today

Current value as on today

₹1,19,242

Returns

₹19,242

(+19.24%)

Returns from Business First Bancshares Stock

₹14,279 (+14.28%)

Dollar Returns

₹4,963 (+4.96%)

Indian investors sentiment towards Business First Bancshares (BFST)

-100%

Period: Feb 3, 2025 to Mar 5, 2025. Change in 30 Days versus previous period

Search interest for Business First Bancshares Stock from India on INDmoney has decreased by -100% in the last 30 days, reflecting a downward trend in search activity.

Global Institutional Holdings in Business First Bancshares

BlackRock Inc
7.72%
Vanguard Group Inc
5.48%
Dimensional Fund Advisors, Inc.
2.70%
HHG PLC
2.11%
Geode Capital Management, LLC
2.06%
State Street Corp
1.84%

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 Stock (BFST)

What analysts predicted

Upside of 30.88%

Target:

$33.10

Current:

$25.29

Insights on Business First Bancshares Stock (Ticker Symbol: BFST)

Price Movement
In the last 1 year, BFST stock has moved up by 13.1%
Increasing Revenue
Revenue is up for the last 2 quarters, 66.55M → 116.14M (in $), with an average increase of 42.7% per quarter
Decreasing Net Profit
Netprofit is down for the last 2 quarters, 17.84M → 16.48M (in $), with an average decrease of 7.6% per quarter
BFST vs MFG (1 yr)
In the last 1 year, Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. has given 46.6% return, outperforming this stock by 33.5%
BFST vs MFG (3 yr)
In the last 3 years, Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. has given 117.7% return, outperforming this stock by 116.8%
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.

BFST Business First Bancshares Financials in INR & Dollars

	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	$247.4M	↑ 8.74%
Net Income	$71.0M	↑ 30.94%
Net Profit Margin	28.71%	↑ 4.87%

	FY24	Y/Y Change
Revenue	$414.8M	↑ 67.63%
Net Income	$65.1M	↓ 8.36%
Net Profit Margin	15.7%	↓ 13.01%

	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%

	Q4 FY24	Q/Q Change
Revenue	$116.1M	↑ 74.51%
Net Income	$16.5M	↓ 7.59%
Net Profit Margin	14.2%	↓ 12.61%

	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%

	FY24	Y/Y Change
Profit	$414.8M	↑ 68.72%

	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%

	Q4 FY24	Q/Q Change
Profit	$116.1M	↑ 74.68%

	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 not in a favorable trading position ( SELL ) according to technical analysis indicators.

Business First Bancshares (BFST) Vs Peers

Company Name	1 Month	6 Month	1 Year	3 Years	5 Years
Business First Bancshares	-6.16%	5.25%	14.96%	6.13%	4.48%
U.s. Bancorp	-4.82%	-2.04%	3.53%	-15.99%	22.82%
Icici Bank Ltd.	-4.2%	-5.19%	4.66%	68.4%	130.58%
Pnc Financial Services Group, Inc.	-8.7%	-0.28%	20.0%	0.98%	82.73%
Truist Financial Corp	-7.64%	1.41%	17.41%	-22.18%	26.8%
Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.	1.43%	35.73%	42.93%	122.83%	154.95%

Company Name	P/E Ratio	P/B Ratio	PEG Ratio	EPS	ROE	ROA	Div Yield	BVPS
Business First Bancshares	11.62	11.62	NA	2.69	0.09	0.01	0.02	24.62
U.s. Bancorp	12.2	12.2	1.12	4.38	0.11	0.01	0.04	33.19
Icici Bank Ltd.	17.65	17.65	0.0	1.5	0.19	0.02	0.01	414.83
Pnc Financial Services Group, Inc.	13.79	13.79	1.83	15.39	0.11	0.01	0.03	122.94
Truist Financial Corp	8.99	NA	1.94	4.06	0.0	0.0	0.04	43.9
Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.	12.0	12.0	0.94	0.0	0.09	0.0	0.03	4168.68

Company Name	Analyst View	Market Cap	5 Years Return %	PE Ratio	Profit Margin
Business First Bancshares	Buy	$751.8M	4.48%	11.62	24.97%
U.s. Bancorp	Hold	$72.1B	22.82%	12.2	25.1%
Icici Bank Ltd.	Buy	$98.5B	130.58%	17.65	28.03%
Pnc Financial Services Group, Inc.	Buy	$75.0B	82.73%	13.79	28.36%
Truist Financial Corp	Buy	$59.3B	26.8%	8.99	42.23%
Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.	Buy	$70.9B	154.95%	12.0	23.26%

About Business First Bancshares

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, demand, money market, time, and savings 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, online and mobile banking, e-statements, and bank-by-mail services. Business First Bancshares, Inc. was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

Organization	Business First Bancshares
Employees	0
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
Ms. Senna Bayasgalan	Chief Marketing 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 BFST Stock from India :

What is Business First Bancshares share price today?

Business First Bancshares share price today stands at $25.29, Open: $25.34 ; Previous Close: $25.44 ; High: $25.59 ; Low: $24.95 ; 52 Week High: $30.30 ; 52 Week Low: $18.97.

The stock opens at $25.34, after a previous close of $25.44. The stock reached a daily high of $25.59 and a low of $24.95, 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?

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Can Fractional shares of Business First Bancshares (BFST) be purchased?

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

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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.