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Insider Ownership Percentage: 6.45%

Insider Buying (Last 12 Months): $384,410.10

Insider Selling (Last 12 Months): $1,018,340.00

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Business First Bancshares Share Price & Price History

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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
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
8/4/2022	John P. Ducrest	Director	Buy	1,712	$23.39	$40,043.68	8,348
5/5/2022	Carol Calkins	Director	Buy	366	$22.51	$8,238.66	1,477
4/29/2022	Andrew D Mclindon	Director	Buy	1,000	$22.71	$22,710.00	35,899
3/11/2022	Rick D Day	Director	Buy	1,130	$25.08	$28,340.40
2/4/2022	Steven Gerard White	Director	Sell	3,000	$26.90	$80,700.00
12/14/2021	Drew C. Brees	Director	Buy	3,625	$27.80	$100,775.00
11/18/2021	Mark P. Folse	EVP	Sell	5,397	$27.63	$149,119.11
11/16/2021	Mark P. Folse	EVP	Sell	1,377	$28.00	$38,556.00
11/10/2021	Mark P. Folse	EVP	Sell	8,519	$29.00	$247,051.00
11/5/2021	Keith Alexis Tillage	Director	Buy	34	$27.62	$939.08
10/25/2021	Steven Gerard White	Director	Sell	4,000	$26.83	$107,320.00
6/9/2021	James J. Buquet, III	Director	Sell	7,464	$23.85	$178,016.40	57,552
4/30/2021	Steven Gerard White	Director	Sell	3,000	$23.94	$71,820.00

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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
4/17/2024	Criterion Capital Advisors LLC	14,176	$0.32M	0.2%	-17.5%	0.056%
2/23/2024	Mendon Capital Advisors Corp	444,937	$10.97M	4.6%	N/A	1.756%
2/21/2024	Smith Shellnut Wilson LLC ADV	116,161	$2.86M	1.6%	-32.3%	0.458%
2/14/2024	Ranger Investment Management L.P.	333,918	$8.23M	0.5%	+5.4%	1.318%
2/13/2024	The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company	494,253	$12.18M	0.0%	+0.7%	1.950%
2/13/2024	Ratio Wealth Group	139,877	$3.45M	0.7%	-0.7%	0.552%
2/12/2024	Hsbc Holdings PLC	31,045	$0.77M	0.0%	-16.7%	0.123%
2/9/2024	Trexquant Investment LP	17,783	$0.44M	0.0%	-39.6%	0.070%
2/8/2024	Panagora Asset Management Inc.	8,782	$0.22M	0.0%	N/A	0.035%
2/7/2024	Avantax Advisory Services Inc.	9,127	$0.23M	0.0%	N/A	0.036%
2/7/2024	Teacher Retirement System of Texas	13,218	$0.33M	0.0%	N/A	0.052%
2/6/2024	Swiss National Bank	47,508	$1.17M	0.0%	-10.4%	0.187%
2/6/2024	New York Life Investment Management LLC	20,160	$0.50M	0.0%	-2.9%	0.080%
2/5/2024	Victory Capital Management Inc.	35,000	$0.86M	0.0%	-18.6%	0.138%
2/5/2024	Russell Investments Group Ltd.	189,643	$4.68M	0.0%	+5.3%	0.748%
2/2/2024	Truist Financial Corp	16,313	$0.40M	0.0%	-3.1%	0.064%
2/1/2024	Criterion Capital Advisors LLC	17,176	$0.42M	0.3%	N/A	0.068%
1/30/2024	Cornercap Investment Counsel Inc.	20,309	$0.50M	0.1%	N/A	0.080%
1/25/2024	Wakefield Asset Management LLLP	42,014	$1.04M	0.4%	+10.5%	0.166%
1/24/2024	Stratos Wealth Partners LTD.	50,570	$1.25M	0.0%	-19.2%	0.200%
1/24/2024	International Assets Investment Management LLC	246,500	$60.76M	0.0%	+2,365.0%	0.973%
1/24/2024	KG&L Capital Management LLC	8,831	$0.22M	0.1%	N/A	0.035%
1/19/2024	Denali Advisors LLC	17,600	$0.43M	0.1%	+93.4%	0.069%
1/12/2024	SG Americas Securities LLC	13,735	$0.34M	0.0%	+27.3%	0.054%
12/18/2023	Vanguard Group Inc.	1,276,408	$23.95M	0.0%	+1.3%	5.037%
11/15/2023	Ranger Investment Management L.P.	316,823	$5.94M	0.4%	-5.4%	1.250%
11/15/2023	Kennedy Capital Management LLC	295,969	$5.55M	0.1%	+25.1%	1.168%
11/14/2023	Trexquant Investment LP	29,445	$0.55M	0.0%	N/A	0.116%
11/13/2023	Hsbc Holdings PLC	37,251	$0.71M	0.0%	-7.5%	0.147%
11/13/2023	ClariVest Asset Management LLC	39,600	$0.74M	0.0%	N/A	0.156%
11/13/2023	Pacific Ridge Capital Partners LLC	59,895	$1.12M	0.3%	+56.5%	0.236%
11/8/2023	Swiss National Bank	53,008	$0.99M	0.0%	+3.1%	0.209%
11/8/2023	New York Life Investment Management LLC	20,752	$0.39M	0.0%	-13.7%	0.082%
11/7/2023	Barclays PLC	19,462	$0.37M	0.0%	-15.9%	0.077%
11/6/2023	Victory Capital Management Inc.	43,000	$0.81M	0.0%	-17.1%	0.170%
11/1/2023	Wakefield Asset Management LLLP	38,030	$0.71M	0.3%	N/A	0.150%
10/24/2023	Bank of New York Mellon Corp	127,428	$2.39M	0.0%	-1.3%	0.503%
10/24/2023	Stratos Wealth Partners LTD.	62,620	$1.18M	0.0%	+5.8%	0.247%
10/20/2023	Denali Advisors LLC	9,100	$0.17M	0.1%	N/A	0.036%
10/13/2023	SG Americas Securities LLC	10,789	$0.20M	0.0%	N/A	0.043%
9/21/2023	Barclays PLC	23,155	$0.35M	0.0%	-28.2%	0.091%
9/7/2023	Strategic Financial Concepts LLC	10,726	$0.16M	0.1%	N/A	0.042%
8/21/2023	BOKF NA	126,739	$1.91M	0.0%	-22.1%	0.500%
8/15/2023	Ranger Investment Management L.P.	335,023	$5.05M	0.3%	+9.4%	1.322%
8/11/2023	The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company	678,881	$10.23M	0.0%	-0.1%	2.679%
8/11/2023	BHZ Capital Management LP	30,366	$0.46M	0.3%	+16.9%	0.120%
8/10/2023	Russell Investments Group Ltd.	190,046	$2.86M	0.0%	+0.6%	0.750%
8/7/2023	Royce & Associates LP	193,622	$2.92M	0.0%	+61.4%	0.764%
8/7/2023	New York Life Investment Management LLC	24,059	$0.36M	0.0%	-12.5%	0.095%
8/4/2023	Smith Shellnut Wilson LLC ADV	171,655	$2.59M	1.5%	+1.2%	0.677%
8/3/2023	Barclays PLC	23,155	$0.35M	0.0%	-28.2%	0.091%
8/3/2023	Bank of New York Mellon Corp	129,163	$1.95M	0.0%	-2.2%	0.510%
7/31/2023	LPL Financial LLC	25,371	$0.38M	0.0%	+8.6%	0.100%
7/27/2023	Victory Capital Management Inc.	51,843	$0.78M	0.0%	-7.1%	0.205%
7/27/2023	EA Series Trust	34,373	$0.52M	0.0%	N/A	0.136%
7/20/2023	International Assets Investment Management LLC	10,000	$0.15M	0.0%	-9.1%	0.039%
7/18/2023	Stratos Wealth Partners LTD.	59,170	$0.89M	0.0%	+155.6%	0.234%
5/23/2023	Royce & Associates LP	120,000	$2.06M	0.0%	N/A	0.474%
5/12/2023	Smith Shellnut Wilson LLC ADV	169,655	$2.91M	1.8%	+2.5%	0.670%
5/11/2023	Cornercap Investment Counsel Inc.	25,693	$0.44M	0.1%	+10.1%	0.101%
5/9/2023	Russell Investments Group Ltd.	188,953	$3.24M	0.0%	+8.3%	0.746%
5/8/2023	New York Life Investment Management LLC	27,498	$0.47M	0.0%	N/A	0.109%
5/5/2023	Ranger Investment Management L.P.	306,110	$5.24M	0.4%	+20.7%	1.209%
5/4/2023	Barclays PLC	32,247	$0.55M	0.0%	+44.9%	0.128%
5/4/2023	Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd.	10,560	$0.18M	0.0%	N/A	0.042%
5/4/2023	Royce & Associates LP	120,000	$2.06M	0.0%	N/A	0.478%
5/2/2023	John W. Rosenthal Capital Management Inc.	93,000	$1.59M	1.8%	+118.3%	0.370%
4/28/2023	SG Americas Securities LLC	8,892	$0.15M	0.0%	+11.2%	0.035%
4/27/2023	North Star Investment Management Corp.	9,428	$0.16M	0.0%	-15.0%	0.038%
4/27/2023	Stratos Wealth Partners LTD.	23,150	$0.40M	0.0%	+32.6%	0.092%
4/19/2023	International Assets Investment Management LLC	11,000	$0.19M	0.0%	-8.3%	0.044%
3/23/2023	MetLife Investment Management LLC	11,920	$0.26M	0.0%	+12.3%	0.047%
2/14/2023	Silvercrest Asset Management Group LLC	388,007	$8.59M	0.1%	-7.6%	1.546%
2/13/2023	BOKF NA	162,626	$3.60M	0.1%	-21.0%	0.648%
2/13/2023	The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company	692,612	$15.33M	0.0%	+8.9%	2.759%
2/13/2023	Stieven Capital Advisors L.P.	81,842	$1.81M	0.3%	N/A	0.326%
2/13/2023	Banc Funds Co. LLC	478,003	$10.58M	0.9%	+109.6%	1.904%
2/10/2023	John W. Rosenthal Capital Management Inc.	42,600	$2.06M	1.8%	-54.2%	0.170%
2/9/2023	Ethos Financial Group LLC	26,631	$0.59M	0.2%	N/A	0.106%
2/9/2023	Victory Capital Management Inc.	55,630	$1.23M	0.0%	-1.2%	0.222%
2/8/2023	LSV Asset Management	47,170	$1.04M	0.0%	-12.6%	0.188%
2/8/2023	Prime Capital Investment Advisors LLC	15,295	$0.34M	0.0%	-17.9%	0.061%
2/8/2023	Swiss National Bank	57,608	$1.28M	0.0%	N/A	0.230%
2/8/2023	Russell Investments Group Ltd.	174,494	$3.86M	0.0%	+1,071.9%	0.695%
2/2/2023	SG Americas Securities LLC	7,995	$0.18M	0.0%	+27.6%	0.032%
2/1/2023	Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank	4,067	$90K	0.0%	N/A	0.016%
1/31/2023	Geneos Wealth Management Inc.	47,837	$1.06M	0.1%	-1.0%	0.191%
1/11/2023	North Star Investment Management Corp.	11,092	$0.25M	0.0%	N/A	0.044%
11/15/2022	Martingale Asset Management L P	10,001	$0.22M	0.0%	-73.9%	0.040%
11/15/2022	EJF Capital LLC	379,031	$8.16M	1.3%	-0.8%	1.510%
11/8/2022	Prime Capital Investment Advisors LLC	18,629	$0.40M	0.0%	N/A	0.074%
11/8/2022	New York State Common Retirement Fund	17,894	$0.39M	0.0%	+36.3%	0.071%
11/7/2022	LSV Asset Management	53,970	$1.16M	0.0%	-19.7%	0.239%
11/3/2022	Smith Shellnut Wilson LLC ADV	165,553	$3.56M	2.4%	-2.7%	0.732%
11/3/2022	The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company	635,888	$13.69M	0.0%	-3.1%	2.814%
11/2/2022	Victory Capital Management Inc.	56,300	$1.21M	0.0%	+3.1%	0.249%
10/31/2022	International Assets Investment Management LLC	12,000	$0.26M	0.1%	N/A	0.053%
10/31/2022	SG Americas Securities LLC	6,266	$0.14M	0.0%	-23.2%	0.028%
10/26/2022	Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC	13,292	$0.29M	0.0%	-18.1%	0.059%
10/24/2022	John W. Rosenthal Capital Management Inc.	93,000	$2M	1.9%	N/A	0.411%

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: $20.70

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$20.84

50 Day Range

MA: $21.49

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52 Week Range

Now: $20.70

$13.05

$25.57

Volume

52,900 shs

Average Volume

49,881 shs

Market Capitalization

$528.64 million

P/E Ratio

8.15

Dividend Yield

2.57%

Beta

0.94

Who are the company insiders with the largest holdings of Business First Bancshares?: Business First Bancshares' top insider shareholders include:
William K Hood (Director)
Rick D Day (Director)
Greg Robertson (CFO)
Kenneth W Smith (Director)
James J Buquet III (Director)
Andrew D Mclindon (Director)
Warren Mcdonald (Insider)
Jesse Jackson (EVP)
Steven Gerard White (Director)
Kathryn Manning (Insider)
John P Ducrest (Director)
Edgar R Smith III (Director)
Carol Calkins (Director)
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:
Criterion Capital Advisors LLC — 0.06%
Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc. — 0.00%
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:
Criterion Capital Advisors LLC
During the previous year, company insiders that have sold Business First Bancshares company stock include:
William K Hood (Director)
Rick D Day (Director)
Greg Robertson (CFO)
Learn More investors selling Business First Bancshares stock.