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Business First Bancshares

NSQ:BFST US12326C1053
84
  • Value
    80
  • Growth
    11
  • Safety
    Safety
    82
  • Combined
    65
  • Sentiment
    75
  • 360° View
    360° View
    84
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Company Description

Business First Bancshares, Inc. is a financial holding company operating through its banking subsidiary, b1BANK, offering a full array of banking products and services including checking, savings, commercial and consumer loans, and wealth management. It operates throughout Louisiana and in the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex and Houston. In the last fiscal year, the company had a market cap of $766 million and 849 employees.

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Strongest Rank Growth
Weakest Rank Leverage
Country USA
Industry Regional Banks
Size Small
Website n/a
Index
NASDAQ
Sound Pay USA
Business First Bancshares stock price by TradingView. Not sourced by Obermatt.
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The higher the 360° View, the better the stock performed against its peers, considering all metrics. The 360° View represents an average of the other 5 ranks and is then scaled to a rank from 1 to 100. The shaded values are illustrative only.
Last update: 2-Feb-2026.

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Combined
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
80 59 36 51
Growth
11 75 100 95
Safety
Safety
82 56 11 5
Sentiment
75 93 100 79
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360° View
84 92 74 71
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Analyst Opinions
89 94 89 95
Opinions Change
75 95 50 18
Pro Holdings
n/a 81 94 59
Market Pulse
52 48 89 82
Sentiment
75 93 100 79
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
80 59 36 51
Growth
11 75 100 95
Safety Safety
82 56 11 5
Combined
65 76 38 53
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Price vs. Sales (P/S)
80 77 71 85
Price vs. Earnings (P/E)
78 73 60 67
Price vs. Book (P/B)
87 64 43 41
Dividend Yield
36 23 20 29
Value
80 59 36 51
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Revenue Growth
16 44 82 81
Profit Growth
55 67 84 43
Capital Growth
38 97 95 100
Stock Returns
17 39 81 57
Growth
11 75 100 95
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Leverage
90 78 12 34
Refinancing
73 71 81 29
Liquidity
19 19 7 16
Safety Safety
82 56 11 5

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This is an all-around strong stock. It shows good value, high growth, safe financing, and positive professional sentiment. It is ideal for most buy-and-hold investors who value a good all-around stock.

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