Stock Research: Business First Bancshares

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Business First Bancshares

NSQ:BFST US12326C1053
59
  • Value
    88
  • Growth
    48
  • Safety
    Safety
    34
  • Combined
    68
  • Sentiment
    59
  • 360° View
    360° View
    59
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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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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: 27-Feb-2026.

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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
88 59 36 51
Growth
48 75 100 95
Safety
Safety
34 56 11 5
Sentiment
59 93 100 79
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59 92 74 71
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Analyst Opinions
100 94 89 95
Opinions Change
7 95 50 18
Pro Holdings
n/a 81 94 59
Market Pulse
51 48 89 82
Sentiment
59 93 100 79
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
88 59 36 51
Growth
48 75 100 95
Safety Safety
34 56 11 5
Combined
68 76 38 53
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Price vs. Sales (P/S)
81 77 71 85
Price vs. Earnings (P/E)
67 73 60 67
Price vs. Book (P/B)
92 64 43 41
Dividend Yield
49 23 20 29
Value
88 59 36 51
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Revenue Growth
74 44 82 81
Profit Growth
68 67 84 43
Capital Growth
34 97 95 100
Stock Returns
20 39 81 57
Growth
48 75 100 95
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Leverage
55 78 12 34
Refinancing
42 71 81 29
Liquidity
35 19 7 16
Safety Safety
34 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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The 360° View Rank indicates a company's overall performance across all major financial and non-financial metrics tracked by Obermatt. A 360° View Rank of 75 means the company is more well-rounded than 75% of similar companies. A high score indicates that the company is strong across the board; it is attractively priced, growing sustainably, financially stable, and well-regarded by the market. Learn more.

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