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Insider Ownership Percentage: 5.68%

Insider Buying (Last 12 Months): $145,392.50

Insider Selling (Last 12 Months): $62,733.92

Business First Bancshares Insider Trading History Chart

Business First Bancshares Share Price & Price History

^$26.88

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As of 12/4/2025 05:00 PM ET

Days: 30 | 90 | 365

Business First Bancshares Insider Trading History

Transaction Date	Insider Name	Title	Buy/Sell	Number of Shares	Average Share Price	Total Transaction	Shares Held After Transaction
12/1/2025	Greg Robertson	CFO	Sell	1,400	$26.41	$36,974.00	67,835
10/28/2025	Rick D Day	Director	Buy	1,600	$24.21	$38,736.00	265,885
7/31/2025	John P. Ducrest	Director	Buy	2,225	$23.62	$52,554.50	13,716
6/6/2025	Rolfe H Jr. Mccollister	Director	Buy	680	$23.40	$15,912.00	92,960
5/29/2025	Greg Robertson	CFO	Sell	1,086	$23.72	$25,759.92	69,235
3/5/2025	Rick D Day	Director	Buy	1,500	$25.46	$38,190.00	264,285
11/4/2024	Joseph Vernon Johnson	Director	Sell	2,500	$26.33	$65,825.00	183,057
11/1/2024	Joseph Vernon Johnson	Director	Sell	6,000	$26.36	$158,160.00	185,557
10/29/2024	Joseph Vernon Johnson	Director	Sell	3,980	$26.63	$105,987.40	203,077
9/9/2024	Warren McDonald	Insider	Sell	1,500	$24.68	$37,020.00	19,095
8/1/2024	Warren McDonald	Insider	Sell	1,532	$25.71	$39,387.72	20,595
7/30/2024	Joseph Vernon Johnson	Director	Sell	5,574	$25.38	$141,468.12	213,357
7/30/2024	Saundra Strong	EVP	Sell	6,300	$25.32	$159,516.00	11,275
4/30/2024	Rick D Day	Director	Buy	1,800	$20.30	$36,540.00	262,785
3/11/2024	Warren McDonald	Insider	Sell	7,000	$22.37	$156,590.00	24,306
11/16/2023	James J Buquet III	Director	Sell	38,000	$21.03	$799,140.00	44,538
8/31/2023	Rick D Day	Director	Buy	1,500	$20.43	$30,645.00	259,836
8/9/2023	Jesse Jackson	EVP	Sell	3,000	$20.87	$62,610.00	19,417
5/31/2023	Rick D Day	Director	Buy	2,000	$14.60	$29,200.00	258,336
5/16/2023	Kathryn Manning	Insider	Buy	1,400	$14.34	$20,076.00	12,343
5/11/2023	Greg Robertson	CFO	Buy	6,775	$14.10	$95,527.50	60,501
5/11/2023	John P. Ducrest	Director	Buy	6,036	$14.10	$85,107.60	6,036
5/9/2023	Steven Gerard White	Director	Buy	1,500	$14.44	$21,660.00	12,765
5/5/2023	Kenneth W Smith	Director	Buy	3,650	$13.96	$50,954.00	49,331
5/2/2023	Andrew D Mclindon	Director	Buy	1,000	$14.70	$14,700.00	38,081
3/15/2023	William K Hood	Director	Buy	2,600	$21.60	$56,160.00	769,933
2/28/2023	William K Hood	Director	Buy	500	$21.40	$10,700.00	767,333
1/10/2023	Edgar R Smith III	Director	Buy	106	$23.70	$2,512.20	6,443
1/6/2023	William K Hood	Director	Buy	54	$20.18	$1,089.72	766,833

SEC Filings (Institutional Ownership Changes) for Business First Bancshares (NASDAQ:BFST)

47.35% of Business First Bancshares stock is owned by institutions. Institutional ownership can be a sign of analyst confidence in the fundamentals of the stock.

Institutional Buying and Selling by Quarter

Business First Bancshares Institutional Trading History

Reporting Date	Hedge Fund	Shares Held	Market Value	% of Portfolio	Quarterly Change in Shares	Ownership in Company
11/24/2025	Penn Capital Management Company LLC	25,191	$0.60M	0.0%	+19.5%	0.085%
11/17/2025	Jacobs Levy Equity Management Inc.	34,361	$0.81M	0.0%	+4.9%	0.116%
11/17/2025	FWL Investment Management LLC	1,762	$42K	0.0%	N/A	0.006%
11/17/2025	Virtus Advisers LLC	5,204	$0.12M	0.1%	N/A	0.018%
11/17/2025	Verition Fund Management LLC	21,829	$0.52M	0.0%	N/A	0.074%
11/17/2025	Qube Research & Technologies Ltd	60,267	$1.42M	0.0%	-2.6%	0.204%
11/17/2025	Millennium Management LLC	19,183	$0.45M	0.0%	-91.0%	0.065%
11/17/2025	MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd.	13,310	$0.31M	0.0%	-14.7%	0.045%
11/17/2025	Delos Wealth Advisors LLC	1,258	$30K	0.0%	N/A	0.004%
11/17/2025	Banc Funds Co. LLC	269,264	$6.36M	1.1%	-22.4%	0.909%
11/17/2025	Bank of America Corp DE	35,735	$0.84M	0.0%	-26.3%	0.121%
11/17/2025	Aquatic Capital Management LLC	7,114	$0.17M	0.0%	+259.8%	0.024%
11/17/2025	Alliancebernstein L.P.	115,638	$2.73M	0.0%	-2.5%	0.390%
11/17/2025	Ameriprise Financial Inc.	18,588	$0.44M	0.0%	+18.8%	0.063%
11/14/2025	Creative Planning	34,115	$0.81M	0.0%	+27.9%	0.115%
11/14/2025	Mendon Capital Advisors Corp	250,000	$5.90M	2.3%	-10.7%	0.844%
11/14/2025	Man Group plc	37,129	$0.88M	0.0%	N/A	0.125%
11/14/2025	California State Teachers Retirement System	27,604	$0.65M	0.0%	-14.2%	0.093%
11/14/2025	UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC	29,703	$0.70M	0.0%	-53.7%	0.100%
11/14/2025	Two Sigma Investments LP	57,982	$1.37M	0.0%	+62.8%	0.196%
11/14/2025	Bridgeway Capital Management LLC	187,248	$4.42M	0.1%	+4.3%	0.632%
11/14/2025	Squarepoint Ops LLC	15,559	$0.37M	0.0%	-63.9%	0.053%
11/13/2025	Gator Capital Management LLC	65,377	$1.54M	0.4%	+52.7%	0.221%
11/13/2025	BNP Paribas Financial Markets	7,509	$0.18M	0.0%	+24.2%	0.025%
11/13/2025	Franklin Resources Inc.	184,310	$4.35M	0.0%	+5.7%	0.622%
11/13/2025	Legal & General Group Plc	29,770	$0.70M	0.0%	-3.1%	0.101%
11/13/2025	Russell Investments Group Ltd.	230,616	$5.45M	0.0%	+3.6%	0.779%
11/13/2025	Dynamic Technology Lab Private Ltd	14,510	$0.34M	0.1%	+3.2%	0.049%
11/13/2025	First Trust Advisors LP	107,684	$2.54M	0.0%	+467.0%	0.364%
11/12/2025	Barclays PLC	40,119	$0.95M	0.0%	-25.1%	0.135%
11/12/2025	Dimensional Fund Advisors LP	1,024,248	$24.18M	0.0%	+3.7%	3.459%
11/12/2025	Victory Capital Management Inc.	48,000	$1.13M	0.0%	+4.3%	0.162%
11/12/2025	Royce & Associates LP	648,080	$15.30M	0.2%	+17.5%	2.188%
11/12/2025	American Century Companies Inc.	730,694	$17.25M	0.0%	+12.6%	2.467%
11/12/2025	Quantbot Technologies LP	1,417	$33K	0.0%	-76.0%	0.005%
11/12/2025	Intech Investment Management LLC	12,240	$0.29M	0.0%	+9.6%	0.041%
11/10/2025	Ameritas Investment Partners Inc.	2,379	$56K	0.0%	-18.2%	0.008%
11/7/2025	Prospector Partners LLC	35,600	$0.84M	0.1%	+69.5%	0.120%
11/7/2025	CenterBook Partners LP	45,752	$1.08M	0.1%	N/A	0.154%
11/7/2025	Vanguard Group Inc.	1,591,098	$37.57M	0.0%	+1.1%	5.373%
11/7/2025	JPMorgan Chase & Co.	312,746	$7.38M	0.0%	-1.9%	1.056%
11/7/2025	PNC Financial Services Group Inc.	12,641	$0.30M	0.0%	+32,312.8%	0.043%
11/6/2025	LSV Asset Management	19,270	$0.46M	0.0%	-39.0%	0.065%
11/6/2025	Rhumbline Advisers	42,075	$0.99M	0.0%	-3.6%	0.142%
11/5/2025	Ranger Investment Management L.P.	345,855	$8.17M	0.6%	+0.6%	1.168%
11/4/2025	Jones Financial Companies Lllp	1,200	$29K	0.0%	N/A	0.004%
11/4/2025	Thrivent Financial for Lutherans	12,037	$0.28M	0.0%	-67.9%	0.041%
11/3/2025	AlphaQuest LLC	7,580	$0.18M	0.0%	+237.2%	0.026%
11/3/2025	Arizona State Retirement System	8,792	$0.21M	0.0%	+7.4%	0.030%
10/31/2025	Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd	8,779	$0.21M	0.0%	N/A	0.030%
10/30/2025	Strs Ohio	11,600	$0.27M	0.0%	+68.1%	0.039%
10/28/2025	Campbell & CO Investment Adviser LLC	15,805	$0.37M	0.0%	-11.0%	0.053%
10/24/2025	State of Alaska Department of Revenue	1,189	$28K	0.0%	N/A	0.004%
10/23/2025	SG Americas Securities LLC	25,832	$0.61M	0.0%	N/A	0.087%
10/15/2025	CWM LLC	3,258	$77K	0.0%	+32.0%	0.011%
10/14/2025	Farther Finance Advisors LLC	5,434	$0.13M	0.0%	+86.8%	0.018%
8/27/2025	Squarepoint Ops LLC	43,120	$1.06M	0.0%	+199.8%	0.146%
8/26/2025	Thrivent Financial for Lutherans	37,441	$0.92M	0.0%	+9.0%	0.126%
8/19/2025	Ranger Investment Management L.P.	343,700	$8.47M	0.6%	+7.4%	1.161%
8/15/2025	CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co	28,545	$0.70M	0.0%	+7.5%	0.096%
8/15/2025	Tower Research Capital LLC TRC	2,669	$66K	0.0%	+389.7%	0.009%
8/15/2025	BNP Paribas Financial Markets	6,047	$0.15M	0.0%	-27.3%	0.020%
8/15/2025	Bridgeway Capital Management LLC	179,581	$4.43M	0.1%	+4.9%	0.607%
8/15/2025	Bank of America Corp DE	48,519	$1.20M	0.0%	+21.9%	0.164%
8/15/2025	Ameriprise Financial Inc.	15,646	$0.39M	0.0%	+9.3%	0.053%
8/14/2025	Mendon Capital Advisors Corp	280,000	$6.90M	3.5%	+5.7%	0.946%
8/14/2025	Jane Street Group LLC	24,573	$0.61M	0.0%	-48.0%	0.083%
8/14/2025	Raymond James Financial Inc.	53,187	$1.31M	0.0%	+11.6%	0.180%
8/14/2025	MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd.	15,604	$0.39M	0.0%	+8.8%	0.053%
8/14/2025	The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company	451,168	$11.12M	0.0%	-1.4%	1.524%
8/14/2025	Squarepoint Ops LLC	43,120	$1.06M	0.0%	+199.8%	0.146%
8/14/2025	Fourthstone LLC	34,654	$0.85M	0.2%	N/A	0.117%
8/14/2025	Qube Research & Technologies Ltd	61,873	$1.53M	0.0%	+20.3%	0.209%
8/13/2025	Jump Financial LLC	9,152	$0.23M	0.0%	-17.5%	0.031%
8/13/2025	Marshall Wace LLP	30,940	$0.76M	0.0%	N/A	0.105%
8/13/2025	First Trust Advisors LP	18,991	$0.47M	0.0%	+6.4%	0.064%
8/13/2025	Invesco Ltd.	42,343	$1.04M	0.0%	-6.7%	0.143%
8/13/2025	Quantbot Technologies LP	5,914	$0.15M	0.0%	+43.3%	0.020%
8/13/2025	Russell Investments Group Ltd.	222,699	$5.49M	0.0%	-2.7%	0.752%
8/12/2025	Ameritas Investment Partners Inc.	2,908	$72K	0.0%	+22.8%	0.010%
8/12/2025	Prudential Financial Inc.	10,480	$0.26M	0.0%	N/A	0.035%
8/12/2025	American Century Companies Inc.	649,100	$16M	0.0%	+6.3%	2.193%
8/12/2025	Rhumbline Advisers	43,642	$1.08M	0.0%	+19.5%	0.147%
8/12/2025	Franklin Resources Inc.	174,331	$4.30M	0.0%	-19.3%	0.589%
8/12/2025	Legal & General Group Plc	30,725	$0.76M	0.0%	+23.1%	0.104%
8/12/2025	Brandywine Global Investment Management LLC	43,461	$1.07M	0.0%	-3.3%	0.147%
8/12/2025	JPMorgan Chase & Co.	318,836	$7.86M	0.0%	-8.5%	1.077%
8/12/2025	Magnetar Financial LLC	13,392	$0.33M	0.0%	N/A	0.045%
8/12/2025	Swiss National Bank	53,608	$1.32M	0.0%	-1.5%	0.181%
8/12/2025	Dynamic Technology Lab Private Ltd	14,056	$0.35M	0.0%	N/A	0.047%
8/11/2025	Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH	8,490	$0.21M	0.0%	N/A	0.029%
8/8/2025	Intech Investment Management LLC	11,166	$0.28M	0.0%	-27.4%	0.038%
8/8/2025	Creative Planning	26,678	$0.66M	0.0%	+32.8%	0.090%
8/8/2025	Geode Capital Management LLC	697,274	$17.19M	0.0%	+13.4%	2.356%
8/7/2025	Campbell & CO Investment Adviser LLC	17,751	$0.44M	0.0%	+2.6%	0.060%
8/7/2025	Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd.	61,862	$1.53M	0.0%	+10.7%	0.208%
8/7/2025	Los Angeles Capital Management LLC	38,465	$0.95M	0.0%	-23.1%	0.130%
7/29/2025	Stratos Wealth Partners LTD.	20,125	$0.50M	0.0%	-10.6%	0.068%
7/25/2025	CWM LLC	2,469	$61K	0.0%	+160.2%	0.008%
7/23/2025	KLP Kapitalforvaltning AS	7,100	$0.18M	0.0%	+65.1%	0.024%

Data available starting January 2016

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 checking, demand, money market, time, and savings accounts; and certificates of deposits, remote deposit capture, and direct deposit services. The company also provides commercial and industrial loans, such as working capital, term, equipment financing, asset acquisition, expansion and development, borrowing base, and other loan products, as well as commercial lines of credit, accounts receivable factoring, agricultural financing, and letters of credit; construction and development loans; commercial real estate loans; residential real estate loans comprising first and second lien 1-4 family mortgage loans, and home equity lines of credit; and consumer loans, including secured and unsecured installment, and term loans. In addition, it offers wealth management products, including mutual funds, annuities, individual retirement accounts, and other financial products, as well as other fiduciary and private banking products and services. Further, the company provides a range of other financial services comprising debit and credit cards, treasury and cash management, merchant, automated clearing house, lock-box, receivables factoring, correspondent banking, and other treasury services, as well as employee and payroll benefits solutions; and drive-through banking facilities, automated teller machines, night depository, personalized checks, electronic funds transfer, domestic and foreign wire transfer, traveler's checks, vault, loan and deposit sweep accounts, online and mobile banking, e-statements, and bank-by-mail services. Business First Bancshares, Inc. was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

Today's Range

Now: $26.88

$26.68

$26.93

50 Day Range

MA: $24.53

$22.73

$26.90

52 Week Range

Now: $26.88

$20.07

$29.03

Volume

63,854 shs

Average Volume

115,083 shs

Market Capitalization

$795.92 million

P/E Ratio

10.38

Dividend Yield

2.23%

Beta

0.87

Who are the company insiders with the largest holdings of Business First Bancshares?: Business First Bancshares' top insider shareholders include:
Rick D Day (Director)
Joseph Vernon Johnson (Director)
Rolfe H Jr Mccollister (Director)
Greg Robertson (CFO)
Warren Mcdonald (Insider)
John P Ducrest (Director)
Saundra Strong (EVP)
Learn More about top insider investors at Business First Bancshares.
Who are the major institutional investors of Business First Bancshares?: Business First Bancshares' top institutional investors include:
Vanguard Group Inc. — 5.37%
Dimensional Fund Advisors LP — 3.46%
American Century Companies Inc. — 2.47%
Royce & Associates LP — 2.19%
Ranger Investment Management L.P. — 1.17%
JPMorgan Chase & Co. — 1.06%
Learn More about top institutional investors of Business First Bancshares stock.
Which major investors are selling Business First Bancshares stock?: During the last quarter, BFST stock was sold by these institutional investors:
Millennium Management LLC
Banc Funds Co. LLC
UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC
Mendon Capital Advisors Corp
Squarepoint Ops LLC
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Barclays PLC
Bank of America Corp DE
Which major investors are buying Business First Bancshares stock?: During the last quarter, BFST stock was bought by institutional investors including:
Royce & Associates LP
First Trust Advisors LP
American Century Companies Inc.
CenterBook Partners LP
Man Group plc
Dimensional Fund Advisors LP
SG Americas Securities LLC
Gator Capital Management LLC
During the previous year, these company insiders have bought Business First Bancshares stock:
Rick D Day (Director)
Joseph Vernon Johnson (Director)
Rolfe H Jr Mccollister (Director)
Learn More investors buying Business First Bancshares stock.