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About the company
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.
- Revenue in USD (TTM)465.01m
- Net income in USD82.46m
- Incorporated2006
- Employees849.00
- LocationBusiness First Bancshares Inc500 Laurel St Ste 101BATON ROUGE 70801-1811United StatesUSA
- Phone+1 (225) 248-7600
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Mergers & acquisitions
| Acquired company | BFST:NSQ since announced | Transaction value |
|---|---|---|
| Progressive Bancorp Inc | 13.94% | 80.02m |
Data delayed at least 15 minutes, as of Feb 06 2026 21:00 GMT.
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| Company | Revenue (TTM) | Net income (TTM) | Market cap | Employees | Price/earnings (TTM) | Price/book value (MRQ) | Price/cash flow (TTM) | Price/sales (TTM) | EPS (excl. extraordinary items, TTM) | EPS (incl. extraordinary items, TTM) | Revenue per share (TTM) | Book value per share (MRQ) | Asset turnover (TTM) | Inventory turnover (TTM) | Receivables turnover (TTM) | Revenues per employee (TTM) | Return on avg assets (TTM) | Return on avg assets (5 yr avg) | Return on investment (TTM) | Return on investment (5 yr avg) | Gross margin (TTM) | Gross margin (5 yr avg) | Net profit margin (TTM) | Net Profit margin (5 yr avg) | Quick ratio (MRQ) | Interest coverage (TTM) | Total debt to capital (MRQ) | Payout ratio (5 yr avg) | Revenue (YOY change %) | Revenue (5 yr growth rate) | Net income (YOY change %) | Net income (5 yr growth rate) | Capital expenditure (5 yr growth rate) | Dividend (5 yr growth rate) |
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| Heritage Commerce Corp | 254.58m | 43.33m | 822.95m | 350.00 | 19.08 | 1.17 | 17.68 | 4.33 | 0.703 | 0.703 | 3.09 | 11.42 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.7755 | 1.00 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 22.78 | 29.52 | -- | -- | -- | 61.86 | 3.59 | 11.21 | -37.11 | 0.0331 | 51.57 | 1.61 |
| Eagle Bancorp Inc | 604.95m | -128.05m | 824.58m | 451.00 | -- | 0.7222 | -- | 2.76 | -4.22 | -4.22 | 9.83 | 37.59 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -1.18 | 0.4295 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -42.80 | 14.81 | -- | -- | -- | 82.79 | -12.02 | 9.18 | -172.25 | -- | -- | -16.84 |
| Copper Property CTL Pass Through Trust | 98.01m | 61.24m | 825.00m | -- | 13.47 | 0.8639 | 10.46 | 8.42 | 0.8165 | 0.8165 | 1.31 | 12.73 | 0.0871 | -- | 2.85 | -- | 5.44 | -- | 5.65 | -- | 93.53 | -- | 62.48 | -- | -- | -- | 0.00 | -- | -1.18 | -- | 6.68 | -- | -- | -- |
| Central Pacific Financial Corp | 314.16m | 77.48m | 907.83m | 697.00 | 12.01 | 1.53 | 14.99 | 3.10 | 2.87 | 2.87 | 10.82 | 22.47 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.04 | 0.9289 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 26.47 | 26.07 | -- | -- | -- | 40.69 | 2.63 | 8.14 | 45.06 | 15.76 | -- | 3.45 |
| Amerant Bancorp Inc | 597.43m | 52.42m | 933.29m | 698.00 | 18.30 | 0.9941 | 15.79 | 2.12 | 1.26 | 1.26 | 10.53 | 23.13 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.5327 | 0.5309 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 11.93 | 12.97 | -- | -- | -- | 22.90 | 0.3088 | 18.05 | 432.76 | -- | -- | -- |
| Mercantile Bank Corp | 330.19m | 88.75m | 943.76m | 770.00 | 10.05 | 1.30 | 13.42 | 3.89 | 5.47 | 5.47 | 14.94 | 42.19 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.38 | 1.36 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 36.58 | 34.63 | -- | -- | -- | 29.45 | 2.70 | 17.36 | 11.51 | 14.99 | -- | 6.02 |
| Metropolitan Bank Holding Corp | 515.28m | 71.10m | 960.54m | 291.00 | 14.32 | 1.29 | -- | 3.05 | 6.65 | 6.65 | 29.34 | 73.66 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.914 | 0.9841 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 22.56 | 26.19 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 10.01 | 29.21 | 6.62 | 12.69 | -- | -- |
| Business First Bancshares Inc | 465.01m | 82.46m | 971.42m | 849.00 | 10.67 | 1.06 | 10.94 | 2.99 | 2.78 | 2.78 | 10.96 | 30.39 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.09 | 1.05 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 27.06 | 26.09 | -- | -- | -- | 21.96 | 12.11 | 25.43 | 38.11 | 22.42 | -- | 7.71 |
| Esquire Financial Holdings Inc | 139.42m | 50.82m | 973.86m | 138.00 | 19.41 | 3.36 | 25.49 | 6.64 | 5.87 | 5.87 | 16.93 | 33.86 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.39 | 2.35 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 34.68 | 34.08 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 22.97 | 29.26 | 16.41 | 32.13 | -- | -- |
| Univest Financial Corp | 430.49m | 90.76m | 998.16m | 949.00 | 11.29 | 1.06 | 13.77 | 3.04 | 3.14 | 3.14 | 11.35 | 33.50 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.10 | 1.08 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 27.67 | 27.33 | -- | -- | -- | 29.96 | 4.40 | 16.12 | 19.53 | 14.14 | -- | 1.92 |
| FS Specialty Lending Fund | 203.11m | 88.10m | 1.00bn | 0.00 | 33.64 | 0.6674 | -- | 4.95 | 0.3933 | 0.3933 | 0.5632 | 19.82 | 0.1025 | -- | 9.90 | -- | 4.45 | -- | 4.54 | -- | 63.12 | -- | 43.38 | -- | -- | 4.40 | 0.209 | -- | 41.45 | -- | 178.43 | -- | -- | -- |
| NB Bancorp Inc | 336.73m | 50.30m | 1.02bn | 342.00 | 16.63 | 1.18 | 22.68 | 3.01 | 1.33 | 1.33 | 8.80 | 18.77 | 0.0554 | -- | 14.94 | -- | 0.8271 | -- | 5.44 | -- | -- | -- | 14.94 | -- | -- | 1.66 | 0.8757 | -- | 15.20 | -- | 19.35 | -- | -- | -- |
| Goldman Sachs BDC Inc | 383.31m | 133.09m | 1.06bn | -- | 8.11 | 0.7256 | -- | 2.75 | 1.14 | 1.14 | 3.29 | 12.75 | 0.1106 | -- | -- | -- | 3.84 | 4.13 | 3.93 | 4.23 | 53.81 | 63.20 | 34.72 | 38.62 | -- | 3.13 | 0.559 | 130.23 | -4.52 | 24.15 | -67.90 | 11.70 | -- | 0.00 |
| Old Second Bancorp Inc | 328.16m | 70.63m | 1.09bn | 877.00 | 13.66 | 1.26 | 13.51 | 3.43 | 1.51 | 1.51 | 6.65 | 16.46 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.12 | 1.17 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 22.26 | 26.91 | -- | -- | -- | 11.30 | 2.03 | 20.84 | -7.05 | 16.66 | 19.77 | -- |
| Firstsun Capital Bancorp | 467.77m | 97.94m | 1.12bn | 1.18k | 11.56 | 0.9684 | 13.77 | 2.66 | 3.46 | 3.46 | 14.83 | 41.36 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.18 | 1.06 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 23.36 | 21.21 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.79 | 24.43 | 29.50 | 15.53 | -- | -- |
Data as of Feb 06 2026. Currency figures normalised to Business First Bancshares Inc's reporting currency: US Dollar USD
29.90%Per cent of shares held by top holders
| Holder | Shares | % Held |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock Fund Advisorsas of 30 Sep 2025 | 1.96m | 6.63% |
| The Vanguard Group, Inc.as of 31 Dec 2025 | 1.42m | 4.79% |
| Janus Henderson Investors US LLCas of 30 Sep 2025 | 1.01m | 3.40% |
| Dimensional Fund Advisors LPas of 30 Sep 2025 | 982.73k | 3.32% |
| American Century Investment Management, Inc.as of 30 Sep 2025 | 730.69k | 2.47% |
| Geode Capital Management LLCas of 30 Sep 2025 | 716.63k | 2.42% |
| Royce & Associates LPas of 30 Sep 2025 | 648.08k | 2.19% |
| SSgA Funds Management, Inc.as of 30 Sep 2025 | 598.50k | 2.02% |
| Manulife Investment Management (US) LLCas of 30 Sep 2025 | 444.26k | 1.50% |
| Ranger Investment Management LPas of 30 Sep 2025 | 345.86k | 1.17% |
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Data from 30 Sep 2025 - 31 Dec 2025Source: FactSet Research Systems Inc.
