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Business First Bancshares

NSQ:BFST US12326C1053
96
  • Value
    92
  • Growth
    65
  • Safety
    Safety
    47
  • Combined
    89
  • Sentiment
    91
  • 360° View
    360° View
    96
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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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ANALYSIS: With an Obermatt 360° View of 96 (better than 96% compared with alternatives) for 2026, overall professional sentiment and financial characteristics for the stock Business First Bancshares are very positive. The 360° View is based on consolidating four consolidated indicators, with all but one indicator above average for Business First Bancshares. The consolidated Value Rank has an attractive rank of 92, which means that the share price of Business First Bancshares is on the lower side compared with the typical size in indicators such as revenues, profits, and invested capital. This means the stock price is lower than for 92% of alternative stocks in the same industry. The consolidated Growth Rank has a good rank of 65, which means that the company experiences above-average growth momentum when looking at financial metrics such as revenue, profit, and invested capital growth, as well as stock returns. In addition, professional market sentiment is above average compared with other stock investment alternatives with a Sentiment Rank of 91. But the company’s financing is risky with a Safety rank of 47. This means 53% of comparable companies have a safer financing structure than Business First Bancshares. ...read more

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Strongest Rank Stock Returns
Weakest Rank Analyst Opinions
Country USA
Industry Regional Banks
Size Small
Website n/a
Index
NASDAQ
Sound Pay USA
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Last update: 7-May-2026.

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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
92 59 36 51
Growth
65 75 100 95
Safety
Safety
47 56 11 5
Sentiment
91 93 100 79
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96 92 74 71
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Analyst Opinions
97 94 89 95
Opinions Change
50 95 50 18
Pro Holdings
n/a 81 94 59
Market Pulse
60 48 89 82
Sentiment
91 93 100 79
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
92 59 36 51
Growth
65 75 100 95
Safety Safety
47 56 11 5
Combined
89 76 38 53
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Price vs. Sales (P/S)
86 77 71 85
Price vs. Earnings (P/E)
72 73 60 67
Price vs. Book (P/B)
89 64 43 41
Dividend Yield
51 23 20 29
Value
92 59 36 51
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Revenue Growth
71 44 82 81
Profit Growth
51 67 84 43
Capital Growth
89 97 95 100
Stock Returns
25 39 81 57
Growth
65 75 100 95
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Leverage
80 78 12 34
Refinancing
49 71 81 29
Liquidity
26 19 7 16
Safety Safety
47 56 11 5

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This is a high-quality, high-growth stock with positive sentiment. However, the financing is on the riskier side. It is best for a growth-focused investor willing to accept higher financial risk for potentially higher shareholder returns.

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