BUSINESS FIRST BANCSHARES INC (BFST)
Financials · Regional community banking · NASDAQ
A regional community bank focused on serving small-to-midsized businesses across Louisiana, Texas, and Mississippi through local relationship banking and disciplined strategic expansion.
What BUSINESS FIRST BANCSHARES INC does
Business First Bancshares is a Louisiana-based financial holding company and parent of b1BANK, a community-focused financial institution serving small-to-midsized businesses and their owners across Louisiana, Texas, and Mississippi. The company operates a network of banking centers and loan production offices, offering full-service commercial and private banking products with emphasis on local decision-making and relationship banking. As of December 31, 2025, the company had $8.2 billion in total assets, $6.2 billion in loans, and $6.7 billion in deposits.
Themes: ["Community banking","Small-to-midsize business lending","Regional expansion (I-10/12 and I-20 corridors)","Relationship banking","Private banking / wealth management"]
Fundamentals
- Price$30.08 as of 2026-07-09 close
- Market cap$991M as of 2026-07-10
- 1-year return+14.2% as of 2026-07-09 close
- P/E10.91 as of 2026-07-10
- ROE+10.1% as of 2026-07-10
- Debt / equity0.12 as of 2026-07-10
- Beta0.79 as of 2026-07-10
Dividend: yield +2.0%; 5-year non-decreasing per-share dividend streak (SEC XBRL).
Key risks (from latest filing)
["Interest rate volatility affecting net interest margin and deposit stability","Credit risk from loan portfolio concentration in regional small-to-midsized business and commercial real estate sectors","Integration execution risk from recent acquisitions (Oakwood Bancshares, Progressive Bancorp) and ongoing expansion strategy"]
Competitors & peers
- Frost Bank
- Prosperity Bancshares
- Cullen/Frost Bankers
- Iberia Bank Corporation
- Fidelity Southern Corporation
Fundamentals: Finnhub, as of 2026-07-10. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-07-09.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & Finnhub, shown with their as-of date.