27.78USD-2.75%Mkt Cap: 908.77M USDP/E: 9.86Last update: 2026-06-01
Business First Bancshares, Inc. operates as the bank holding company for b1BANK that provides various banking products and services in Louisiana and Texas. It offers various deposit products and services, including check…
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Key Statistics
Company
Market Cap908.77M USD
Enterprise Value703.83M USD
Revenue (TTM)323.96M USD
Gross Profit323.96M USD
Net Income (TTM)87.86M USD
Revenue/Share10.72 USD
Last Price27.78 USD
Fiscal Year EndDec 2025
MR QuarterMar 2026
Employees821
CountryUS
SectorFinancial Services
IndustryBanks - Regional
ISIN—
Valuation
P/E (Trailing)9.86
P/E (Forward)8.76
PEG—
EV/EBITDA—
EV/Revenue2.17
P/S2.87
P/B1.01
EPS (TTM)2.82
EPS (Forward)3.25
52W Range
22.5167% of range30.32
52W High30.32 USD
52W Low22.51 USD
Profitability
Gross Margin0.00%
Oper. Margin36.48%
EBITDA Margin0.00%
Profit Margin27.47%
ROE9.80%
ROA1.07%
Growth
Revenue Growth14.80%
Earnings Growth4.60%
Cash Flow & Leverage
Operating CF92.08M USD
CapEx (TTM)66.00K USD
FCF Margin—
FCF Yield—
Net Debt-298.77M USD
Net Debt/EBITDA—
Balance Sheet
Debt/Equity0.59
Current Ratio—
Quick Ratio—
Book Value/Sh28.18 USD
Cash/Share21.69 USD
Dividends
Fwd Div Rate0.6000 USD
Trail. Div Rate0.5900 USD
Div. Yield2.13%
5Y Avg Yield2.21%
Payout Ratio20.57%
Ex-Div DateMay 15, 2026
Pay DateMay 29, 2026
Analyst Consensus
Rating1.2 (Strong Buy)
Target (Mean)32.40 USD
Target Range31.00 USD – 33.00 USD
# Analysts5
Ownership
Shares Out.32.68M
Float30.90M
Insiders5.04%
Institutions53.34%
Short Interest
Short Ratio3.6d
Short % Float1.96%
Short % Out.1.86%
Shares Short609.02K
Short (prev mo.)473.27K
Technical
SMA 5027.57 (+0.7%)
SMA 20026.32 (+5.5%)
Beta0.78
S&P 52W Chg27.94%
Avg Vol (30d)157.79K
Avg Vol (10d)176.88K
Technical Indicators
RSI (14)61.3
MACD0.1435
MACD Signal0.0085
MACD Hist.+0.1350
BB Upper28.47 USD
BB Middle27.54 USD
BB Lower26.62 USD
BB Width6.73%
ATR (14)0.6155 USD
Vol Ratio (20d)0.59x