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Business First Bancshares Inc

Business First Bancshares Inc

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  • Price (USD)26.05
  • Today's Change-0.08 / -0.31%
  • Shares traded132.91k
  • 1 Year change+39.01%
  • Beta0.9595
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About the company

Business First Bancshares, Inc. is a financial holding company. The Company operates through its banking subsidiary, b1BANK (the Bank). The Bank is a Louisiana state banking association and community-based financial institution that offers a range of banking products and services. It operates throughout the state of Louisiana, in the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex and Houston, from a network of banking centers and loan production offices. It offers checking, savings and money market accounts, certificates of deposit, commercial and consumer loans, mortgage loans, real estate loans, and other installment and term loans. In addition, it offers its customers wealth management products, drive-through banking facilities, automated teller machines, night depository, credit cards, Internet banking, electronic funds transfers through ACH services, domestic and foreign wire transfers, traveler’s checks, cash management, vault services, loan and deposit sweep accounts, and lock box services.

  • Revenue in USD (TTM)383.87m
  • Net income in USD61.65m
  • Incorporated2006
  • Employees751.00
  • Location
    Business First Bancshares Inc500 Laurel St Ste 101BATON ROUGE 70801-1811United StatesUSA
  • Phone+1 (225) 248-7600
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Mergers & acquisitions

Acquired companyDeal statusDateDate /
Deal status
BFST:NSQ since
announced
Transaction
value
Waterstone LSP LLCAnnounced01 Feb 202401 Feb 2024Announced15.52%--
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Peer analysis

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CompanyRevenue (TTM)Net income (TTM)Market capEmployeesPrice/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
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South Plains Financial Inc231.70m45.83m550.26m547.0012.511.3210.532.932.682.6811.0025.45--------1.091.40--------24.4224.49------10.1331.5612.427.7416.468.35--
Washington Trust Bancorp Inc335.92m45.80m555.59m665.0012.141.1810.952.892.682.6811.2527.61--------0.64611.13--------23.8831.43------54.9158.7211.84-32.72-6.774.905.92
OTC Markets Group Inc109.86m27.10m562.64m82.0020.5713.8719.035.122.282.289.263.391.28--15.17--31.4733.6452.3965.7191.9891.3624.6727.03------31.884.5113.14-10.2311.24--4.42
Metropolitan Bank Holding Corp431.26m69.44m566.92m275.008.140.818814.882.206.236.2323.1361.86--------1.011.04--------26.9928.47------0.0043.9834.9329.7224.8223.96--
Heritage Commerce Corp.236.31m48.52m617.23m353.0012.750.908711.863.510.78990.78992.8611.08--------0.91771.08--------27.6230.59------58.2824.0812.53-3.1712.7754.963.40
Eagle Bancorp Inc673.90m-36.53m664.50m452.00--0.5683--2.16-1.20-1.2010.2538.75---------0.32711.30---------11.8639.61------29.6347.279.72-28.66-7.97-45.69--
Business First Bancshares Inc383.87m61.65m666.37m751.0010.751.1210.052.642.432.439.9526.06--------1.021.08--------26.5625.39------20.2749.6435.9124.0836.0366.1810.20
Orrstown Financial Services Inc164.65m32.94m680.31m410.0011.161.3518.245.183.153.1512.5625.97--------1.061.00--------25.0622.98------28.9537.9617.9561.8322.73-13.709.42
Open Lending Corp98.42m6.15m697.63m210.00114.463.2291.797.090.05110.05110.82121.820.2558--2.94468,652.401.6015.711.6916.6277.4589.026.2527.96----0.3979422.19-34.6017.61-66.87--3.02--
Farmers & Merchants Bancorp269.58m87.95m711.61m378.008.181.247.853.15117.72117.72301.93779.40--------1.671.49--------38.9936.86------17.5227.8913.7117.6114.171.674.23
Mercantile Bank Corp300.56m81.23m725.39m670.008.901.327.863.155.055.0514.3234.15--------1.511.31--------35.3032.33------31.2649.2313.8334.6414.361.147.58
Amerant Bancorp Inc575.99m20.53m734.17m682.0036.311.0028.531.870.60360.603611.6721.88--------0.20070.6097--------4.9215.72------10.2461.9312.14-48.68-6.651.71--
Old Second Bancorp Inc294.48m85.76m742.26m834.008.781.207.962.611.881.886.2413.81--------1.491.12--------30.2026.41------10.0634.8822.0936.0921.9545.54--
Central Pacific Financial Corp.296.77m56.77m768.61m696.0013.551.4811.913.032.102.109.3719.16--------0.75920.9013--------22.3724.79------43.8921.497.35-20.640.24931.444.87
NB Bancorp Inc264.25m13.00m786.21m330.0050.541.0649.922.980.36430.36436.4017.430.0598--16.64--0.2944--1.72------4.92----1.170.8424--82.84---67.32------
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp113.55bn-136.00m786.57m8.00k------0.0069-0.2461-0.246158.4781.870.0346----14,186,030.000.33940.33890.3440.3496101.51--9.8011.65--1.150.98380.0022.3210.36-148.54------
Data as of Sep 18 2024. Currency figures normalised to Business First Bancshares Inc's reporting currency: US Dollar USD

Institutional shareholders

26.93%Per cent of shares held by top holders
HolderShares% Held
BlackRock Fund Advisorsas of 30 Jun 20241.83m7.18%
The Vanguard Group, Inc.as of 30 Jun 20241.29m5.05%
Dimensional Fund Advisors LPas of 30 Jun 2024633.36k2.48%
Geode Capital Management LLCas of 30 Jun 2024573.40k2.25%
SSgA Funds Management, Inc.as of 30 Jun 2024498.63k1.96%
Manulife Investment Management (US) LLCas of 30 Jun 2024471.70k1.85%
American Century Investment Management, Inc.as of 30 Jun 2024418.87k1.64%
Mendon Capital Advisors Corp.as of 30 Jun 2024415.30k1.63%
Curi RMB Capital LLCas of 30 Jun 2024370.00k1.45%
Ranger Investment Management LPas of 30 Jun 2024367.13k1.44%
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