BFST

Business First Bancshares, Inc.

Nasdaq· State Commercial Banks· Inc. LA· CIK 0001624322 Traditional Finance

$31.82 +0.02 (+0.06%)

Oct 26 4:00 PM ET · prev $31.80

Market cap

$1.0B

Small cap

Median target

$35.00

+10% · range $32.50–37.00

1 year

+31.2%

from $24.26 · Oct 27

30 days

+3.7%

from $30.67

52-week range

$24.25–32.28

−1% from high · low Nov 17

Avg volume 20D

190.5K

shares / day

Short interest

1.24M

≈3.8% of shares · +11.2%

Days to cover

5.7

at average volume

Insider net

−$4.1M

1 buyer · 6 sellers · since May 27

New fund stakes

Q2 2026 13F · 0 exits

Filing reports

analyzed by SecBot

SecBot read BEARISH 10 reports · 90 days

Balance 2 bearish · 1 bullish · 7 neutral oldest → newest, height = score

Avg score

·High conf. 4/10

Strongest BULLISH Five institutional investors accumulated $22.1M in BFST during Q2 2026, led by State Street (+$14.2M) and…

All reports →

Price

Daily candles with volume. Pins mark insider trades, rating changes, 13F stakes, reports, catalysts and short-interest jumps.

E Apr 2 Offering: Business First Bancshares, Inc. Completes $85.0 Million Pr…
R Apr 27 b1BANK (BFST) reported Q1 2026 diluted EPS of $0.68, missing the $0.…
S May 27 1 insider sell $323.7K at $27.92
S Jun 8 1 insider sell $428.1K at $28.54
B Jul 28 1 insider buy $47.4K at $31.61
S Jul 28 to Aug 6 7 days of insider sells: $2.6M by 6 insiders, avg $31.84
X Aug 14 Short interest jumps 25.2% to 1.06M
S Aug 18 to Aug 24 4 days of insider sells: $865.3K by 1 insider, avg $31.54

Signal stack

Where each data set points today.

InsidersBEARISH

1 insider bought $47.4K at an average $31.61. 6 insiders sold $4.2M.
InstitutionsBULLISH

Q2 2026: 20 added (0 new), 7 trimmed or exited.
Short sellersSTEADY

Short interest +11.2% to 1.24M shares. 5.7 days to cover, ≈3.8% of shares.
TrendUPTREND

2% above its 50-day average.

Who's buying

13F· Q2 2026

new positions

exits

Fund	Move	Shares	Value
STATE STREET CORP	ADD	1,045,212	$32.1M
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO	ADD	405,623	$12.4M
CITADEL ADVISORS LLC	DOUBLED	150,215	$4.6M
Arax Advisory Partners	DOUBLED	110,128	$3.4M
Man Group plc	ADD	92,056	$2.8M
Squarepoint Ops LLC	ADD	88,239	$2.7M
Nuveen, LLC	ADD	78,000	$2.4M
D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc.	ADD	66,963	$2.1M

Quarterly 13F filings are due 45 days after each quarter ends.

The Street

last action Jul 2026

12-month targets · 5 analysts

$31.82 $32.50 $35.00 $37.00

Price is below the lowest target. Median implies +10%.Targets as of Oct 26, 2026.

Recent actions

Date	Firm	Action	Rating
Jul 24, 2026	DA Davidson MAINTAIN	MAINTAIN	Buy
Jul 24, 2026	Stephens & Co. MAINTAIN	MAINTAIN	Overweight

Insider ledger

Form 4

$47.4K

bought · 1 insider

$4.2M

sold · 6 insiders

+0.7%

vs their $31.61 cost

Date	Insider	Type	Value
Aug 24, 2026	Cummings George W. III Director	SELL	$313.3K
Aug 21, 2026	Cummings George W. III Director	SELL	$131.3K
Aug 19, 2026	Cummings George W. III Director	SELL	$102.9K
Aug 18, 2026	Cummings George W. III Director	SELL	$317.8K
Aug 6, 2026	Carter Donald Chad EVP, Correspondent Banking	SELL	$59.3K
Aug 5, 2026	Strong Saundra EVP & General Counsel	SELL	$32.0K
Aug 5, 2026	Hall William G. Director	SELL	$310.8K
Aug 5, 2026	Hall William G. Director	SELL	$53.3K

Earnings setup

Estimates

Revision history: 🔒 Fresh data, subscribers only

Period	EPS est.	Range	30D rev.	Revenue
Current Q	🔒 Fresh data, subscribers only
Next Q	🔒 Fresh data, subscribers only
Current FY	$3.01	$2.97–$3.03	+0.2%	$368.6M
Next FY	🔒 Fresh data, subscribers only