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BFST

Conviction 45FinancialsScan · Thu, Sep 24, 2026

Business First Bancshares, Inc. (BFST) closed at $30.65 (+0.99%) on Sep 24, 2026. Price is below its 50-day and above its 200-day moving average. RSI(14) 42, RS Rating 77, -5.1% from its 52-week high, +18.4% year to date. Sector: Financials · STATE COMMERCIAL BANKS.

BFST$30.65+0.99%
ResistanceSupportVol 14Insider sell
63 bars
3
Vol MA14 208.46K
Jun 26Jul 15Aug 3Aug 19Sep 8Sep 24
Business First Bancshares, Inc.STATE COMMERCIAL BANKSwww.b1bank.com ↗
Price30.65
Change+0.99%
Gap+0.79%
Rel volume0.91×
Avg volume208.69K
Avg $ vol6.48M
SMA 2031.10
SMA 5031.36
SMA 20028.81
Price vs 50-2.26%
Price vs 200+6.39%
MA stackmixed
50/200 cross—
Supertrenddown · 31.89
RSI (14)42
MACD hist-0.09
MACD crossbear · 6d
Stoch %K / %D22 / 12
ADX (14)17
+DI / −DI15 / 26
RSI divergence—
MACD divergence—
ATR %1.58%
ADR %1.50%
52w high32.28
52w low22.73
From 52w high-5.05%
Above 52w low+34.84%
New 52w highNo
SqueezeOff
Bollinger width4.83%
%B0.20
Donchian pos22.36%
Donchian high31.90
Donchian low30.29
AVWAP (52w high)31.23
vs AVWAP high-1.86%
AVWAP (52w low)28.69
vs AVWAP low+6.82%
OBV trendDown
Chaikin MF (20)-0.13
Today vs 20d0.91×
Avg vol (14d)208.46K
Avg vol (20d)208.69K
Avg $ vol (20d)6.48M
Market cap997.65M
RS Rating77 / 99
RS 3m (vs SPY)-2.63%
RS 6m (vs SPY)-2.37%
RS line new highNo
Trend template6/8
Technical rank65.8
1 week-0.58%
1 month-1.64%
3 months+1.86%
6 months+14.45%
1 year+26.92%
YTD+18.43%
P/E11.35
P/B0.99
P/S93.20
P/FCF10.84
EPS2.79
Div yield1.69%
ROE8.71%
ROA0.99%
Debt/Eq0.00
Current—
EV/EBITDA—
Gross margin—
Net margin820.82%
Rev growth1.20%
EPS growth34.95%
Price target36.00
Target upside17.46%
Analyst ratingBuy
Institutional66.46%
Ent. value425.31M
Revenue3.2M
Net income24.18M
Gross profit—
Free cash flow92.02M
IndustrySTATE COMMERCIAL BANKS
ExchangeNasdaq
Shares out32.68M
Employees842
ListedMon, Apr 9, 2018
Free float30.84M
Float %94.3%
Short interest1.01M
Days to cover5.5d
Short volume60.2%
Squeeze score45 / 100
Next earnings—
EPS forecast—
Last EPS vs est$0.71 vs $0.71
Last surprise0.0% beat
Setup gradeC
Conviction45 / 100
Pattern quality—
Tech rank65.8 / 100
Group rank77 / 100
Status laneNo active setup
Setup direction—
Pattern family
Resistance32.21
Support30.60
Days since event—
Candle confirm—

Financials as of Tue, Jun 30, 2026 · quarterly.

Congress activity

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Insider activity

SEC Form 4 transactions in BFST · open-market 9 sells

InsiderSideShares
Cummings George W. III
Director · COMMON STOCK · 2026-08-24
Sell10K
Cummings George W. III
Director · COMMON STOCK · 2026-08-21
Sell4.2K
Cummings George W. III
Director · COMMON STOCK · 2026-08-19
Sell3.23K
Cummings George W. III
Director · COMMON STOCK · 2026-08-18
Sell10K
Carter Donald Chad
EVP, Correspondent Banking · COMMON STOCK · 2026-08-06
Sell1.88K
Hall William G.
Director · Common Stock · 2026-08-05
Sell9.72K
Hall William G.
Director · Common Stock · 2026-08-05
Sell1.67K
Strong Saundra
EVP & General Counsel · COMMON STOCK · 2026-08-05
Sell1K
Cummings George W. III
Director · COMMON STOCK · 2026-08-03
Sell10K
Tillage Keith Alexis
Director · Restricted Stock Units · 2026-06-26
Exercise1.02K

SEC filings

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