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Business First Bancshares

NasdaqGS:BFST US12326C1053
98
  • Value
    79
  • Growth
    78
  • Safety
    Safety
    66
  • Combined
    98
  • Sentiment
    71
  • 360° View
    360° View
    98
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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 Liquidity
Weakest Rank 360° View
Country USA
Industry Regional Banks
Size X-Small
Website b1bank.com
Index
Sound Pay USA
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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: 8-Jan-2026.

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Combined
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
79 59 36 51
Growth
78 75 100 95
Safety
Safety
66 56 11 5
Sentiment
71 93 100 79
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360° View
98 92 74 71
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Analyst Opinions
89 94 89 95
Opinions Change
50 95 50 18
Pro Holdings
n/a 81 94 59
Market Pulse
28 48 89 82
Sentiment
71 93 100 79
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
79 59 36 51
Growth
78 75 100 95
Safety Safety
66 56 11 5
Combined
98 76 38 53
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Price vs. Sales (P/S)
89 77 71 85
Price vs. Earnings (P/E)
83 73 60 67
Price vs. Book (P/B)
75 64 43 41
Dividend Yield
32 23 20 29
Value
79 59 36 51
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Revenue Growth
74 44 82 81
Profit Growth
53 67 84 43
Capital Growth
90 97 95 100
Stock Returns
36 39 81 57
Growth
78 75 100 95
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Leverage
87 78 12 34
Refinancing
56 71 81 29
Liquidity
26 19 7 16
Safety Safety
66 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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