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BFST Insider Trading (Business First Bancshares)

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Insider Ownership Percentage: 7.60%

Insider Buying (Last 12 Months): $223,489.31

Insider Selling (Last 12 Months): $510,689.30

Business First Bancshares Insider Trading History Chart

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
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
4/28/2021	John P. Ducrest	Director	Buy	4,550	$23.93	$108,881.50	4,550
3/4/2021	Warren Mcdonald	Insider	Sell	2,000	$23.25	$46,500.00
2/17/2021	Alicia Robertson	EVP	Sell	8,630	$21.89	$188,910.70
1/22/2021	Donald A Hingle II	EVP	Sell	1,190	$21.38	$25,442.20	12,449
9/23/2020	Rick D Day	Director	Buy	3,200	$12.99	$41,568.00	238,891
8/31/2020	Rick D Day	Director	Buy	1,571	$15.11	$23,737.81	238,891
8/13/2020	Robert S. Jr. Greer	Director	Buy	3,000	$14.88	$44,640.00
8/4/2020	Alicia Robertson	EVP	Buy	350	$13.32	$4,662.00
5/14/2020	Steven Gerard White	Director	Buy	3,500	$11.18	$39,130.00	7,140
10/4/2019	Donald A Hingle II	EVP	Sell	1,000	$23.93	$23,930.00
10/2/2019	Donald A Hingle II	EVP	Sell	1,500	$24.49	$36,735.00
9/4/2019	Andrew D Mclindon	Director	Buy	1,900	$24.81	$47,139.00
3/14/2019	Donald A Hingle II	EVP	Sell	9,053	$24.13	$218,448.89
3/12/2019	Norman Jerome Sr Vascocu Sr	Director	Sell	6,000	$24.03	$144,180.00
2/27/2019	Norman Jerome Sr Vascocu Sr	Director	Sell	5,000	$24.24	$121,200.00
11/6/2018	Greg Robertson	CFO	Buy	3,000	$26.15	$78,450.00

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

29.46% 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
5/20/2021	tru Independence LLC	10,000	$0.24M	0.0%	-17.5%	0.048%
5/18/2021	Rodgers Brothers Inc.	16,000	$0.38M	0.1%	-13.5%	0.077%
5/18/2021	Endeavour Capital Advisors Inc.	205,800	$4.93M	0.6%	-11.4%	0.990%
5/18/2021	Citadel Advisors LLC	16,770	$0.40M	0.0%	N/A	0.081%
5/17/2021	Royal Bank of Canada	10,652	$0.26M	0.0%	+17.1%	0.051%
5/17/2021	HRT Financial LP	21,497	$0.51M	0.0%	N/A	0.103%
5/17/2021	Nuveen Asset Management LLC	76,197	$1.82M	0.0%	-0.6%	0.366%
5/14/2021	Dimensional Fund Advisors LP	78,911	$1.89M	0.0%	+42.0%	0.380%
5/13/2021	Trexquant Investment LP	9,842	$0.24M	0.0%	N/A	0.047%
5/13/2021	Barclays PLC	16,243	$0.39M	0.0%	+160.9%	0.078%
5/13/2021	Bank of New York Mellon Corp	93,105	$2.23M	0.0%	-1.9%	0.448%
5/13/2021	Citigroup Inc.	1,277	$31K	0.0%	-64.4%	0.006%
5/13/2021	Martingale Asset Management L P	12,714	$0.31M	0.0%	N/A	0.061%
5/12/2021	Northern Trust Corp	192,406	$4.61M	0.0%	-6.2%	0.925%
5/12/2021	Geode Capital Management LLC	296,510	$7.10M	0.0%	+7.3%	1.426%
5/12/2021	Banc Funds Co. LLC	344,754	$8.25M	0.6%	-25.5%	1.658%
5/12/2021	JPMorgan Chase & Co.	143,453	$3.43M	0.0%	-2.2%	0.690%
5/12/2021	RMB Capital Management LLC	38,994	$0.93M	0.0%	+12.6%	0.188%
5/11/2021	Mendon Capital Advisors Corp	120,376	$2.88M	1.1%	+3.9%	0.579%
5/10/2021	Russell Investments Group Ltd.	26,787	$0.64M	0.0%	+79.9%	0.129%
5/7/2021	BlackRock Inc.	1,152,114	$27.57M	0.0%	+7.3%	5.543%
5/7/2021	BNP Paribas Arbitrage SA	9,003	$0.22M	0.0%	+102.5%	0.043%
5/6/2021	Rhumbline Advisers	26,449	$0.63M	0.0%	-3.0%	0.127%
5/3/2021	The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company	524,807	$12.56M	0.0%	+97.7%	2.525%
5/3/2021	Nkcfo LLC	10,000	$0.24M	0.1%	N/A	0.048%
4/20/2021	Asset Planning Services Inc. LA ADV	10,000	$0.24M	0.1%	N/A	0.048%
3/9/2021	tru Independence LLC	12,127	$246.91M	0.4%	N/A	0.059%
3/8/2021	Dimensional Fund Advisors LP	55,565	$1.13M	0.0%	+57.1%	0.269%
2/25/2021	Dimensional Fund Advisors LP	55,565	$1.13M	0.0%	+57.1%	0.269%
2/19/2021	JPMorgan Chase & Co.	146,745	$2.99M	0.0%	+30.3%	0.710%
2/16/2021	Jacobs Asset Management LLC	380,811	$7.75M	3.2%	-20.9%	1.843%
2/16/2021	Nuveen Asset Management LLC	76,657	$1.56M	0.0%	+1.0%	0.371%
2/16/2021	Banc Funds Co. LLC	463,055	$9.43M	0.9%	-10.8%	2.241%
2/16/2021	Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc.	47,260	$0.96M	0.0%	-5.0%	0.229%
2/12/2021	The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company	265,410	$5.40M	0.0%	-0.2%	1.284%
2/11/2021	Northern Trust Corp	205,199	$4.18M	0.0%	-0.6%	0.993%
2/11/2021	Barclays PLC	6,225	$0.13M	0.0%	-29.1%	0.030%
2/11/2021	Citigroup Inc.	3,586	$73K	0.0%	+287.3%	0.017%
2/11/2021	RMB Capital Management LLC	34,635	$0.71M	0.0%	N/A	0.168%
2/11/2021	Mendon Capital Advisors Corp	115,891	$2.36M	1.1%	+64.2%	0.561%
2/10/2021	Rhumbline Advisers	27,259	$0.56M	0.0%	+25.1%	0.132%
2/9/2021	Wells Fargo & Company MN	40,107	$0.82M	0.0%	+22.5%	0.194%
2/9/2021	Bank of New York Mellon Corp	94,886	$1.93M	0.0%	+27.0%	0.459%
2/8/2021	Russell Investments Group Ltd.	14,890	$0.30M	0.0%	-48.7%	0.072%
2/5/2021	BlackRock Inc.	1,073,615	$21.86M	0.0%	+11.6%	5.195%
2/3/2021	Almanack Investment Partners LLC.	25,641	$0.52M	0.1%	-4.3%	0.124%
1/29/2021	Stratos Wealth Partners LTD.	17,450	$0.36M	0.0%	-10.3%	0.084%
1/27/2021	GWM Advisors LLC	36,769	$0.75M	0.0%	N/A	0.178%
1/25/2021	Nisa Investment Advisors LLC	1,500	$31K	0.0%	N/A	0.007%
1/20/2021	Kestra Advisory Services LLC	29,082	$0.60M	0.0%	N/A	0.141%
11/17/2020	California State Teachers Retirement System	29,191	$0.44M	0.0%	+50.2%	0.141%
11/13/2020	Morgan Stanley	7,122	$0.11M	0.0%	-37.8%	0.034%
11/13/2020	Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc.	49,751	$0.75M	0.0%	+37.5%	0.241%
11/12/2020	JPMorgan Chase & Co.	112,640	$1.60M	0.0%	-11.7%	0.545%
11/10/2020	Mendon Capital Advisors Corp	70,591	$1.06M	0.6%	+121.1%	0.342%
11/10/2020	State Street Corp	236,116	$3.54M	0.0%	+9.4%	1.142%
11/9/2020	The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company	265,883	$3.99M	0.0%	-1.0%	1.287%
11/9/2020	LPL Financial LLC	96,581	$1.45M	0.0%	+20.4%	0.467%
11/6/2020	BlackRock Inc.	962,269	$14.43M	0.0%	+37.3%	4.656%
11/5/2020	New York State Common Retirement Fund	15,800	$0.24M	0.0%	+30.6%	0.076%
11/5/2020	California Public Employees Retirement System	43,747	$0.66M	0.0%	+62.6%	0.212%
11/5/2020	Wells Fargo & Company MN	32,748	$0.49M	0.0%	-10.2%	0.158%
11/4/2020	American International Group Inc.	11,534	$0.17M	0.0%	+55.1%	0.056%
10/30/2020	BNP Paribas Arbitrage SA	4,456	$67K	0.0%	+522.3%	0.022%
10/29/2020	Stratos Wealth Partners LTD.	19,450	$0.29M	0.0%	+78.8%	0.094%
8/31/2020	Bridgeway Capital Management Inc.	95,000	$1.46M	0.0%	N/A	0.460%
8/25/2020	Nuveen Asset Management LLC	49,305	$0.76M	0.0%	+16.7%	0.239%
8/20/2020	Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc.	36,170	$0.56M	0.0%	+17.2%	0.175%
8/19/2020	tru Independence LLC	14,127	$0.22M	0.0%	N/A	0.068%
8/14/2020	Bank of America Corp DE	5,182	$79K	0.0%	+75.2%	0.025%
8/13/2020	Rodgers Brothers Inc.	20,000	$0.31M	0.1%	-8.1%	0.097%
8/12/2020	Goldman Sachs Group Inc.	36,624	$0.56M	0.0%	N/A	0.177%
8/12/2020	Banc Funds Co. LLC	519,349	$7.97M	0.9%	-1.1%	2.513%
8/12/2020	Bank of New York Mellon Corp	68,823	$1.06M	0.0%	-4.5%	0.333%
8/12/2020	California Public Employees Retirement System	26,904	$0.41M	0.0%	+96.3%	0.130%
8/10/2020	BHZ Capital Management LP	10,475	$0.16M	0.1%	N/A	0.051%
8/5/2020	LSV Asset Management	7,400	$0.11M	0.0%	N/A	0.036%
8/5/2020	Mendon Capital Advisors Corp	31,929	$0.49M	0.2%	-10.2%	0.154%
8/5/2020	Russell Investments Group Ltd.	31,470	$0.48M	0.0%	+1,382.3%	0.152%
8/5/2020	WINTON GROUP Ltd	56,396	$0.87M	0.0%	N/A	0.273%
7/31/2020	UBS Group AG	3,955	$61K	0.0%	-47.1%	0.019%
7/28/2020	Stratos Wealth Partners LTD.	10,880	$0.17M	0.0%	N/A	0.053%
7/22/2020	First Trust Advisors LP	45,406	$0.70M	0.0%	+103.9%	0.220%
7/20/2020	SG Americas Securities LLC	6,615	$0.10M	0.0%	N/A	0.032%
7/10/2020	Wedge Capital Management L L P NC	44,628	$0.69M	0.0%	+308.5%	0.216%
6/19/2020	State Street Corp	210,685	$2.84M	0.0%	+3.3%	1.019%
5/15/2020	Invesco Ltd.	37,354	$0.50M	0.0%	N/A	0.286%
5/15/2020	Morgan Stanley	9,099	$0.12M	0.0%	-70.4%	0.070%
5/14/2020	Wells Fargo & Company MN	30,578	$0.41M	0.0%	+20.1%	0.234%
5/14/2020	Geode Capital Management LLC	176,332	$2.38M	0.0%	+9.2%	1.351%
5/14/2020	Alliancebernstein L.P.	60,522	$0.82M	0.0%	-32.0%	0.464%
5/14/2020	Rodgers Brothers Inc.	21,770	$0.29M	0.1%	N/A	0.167%
5/12/2020	Citigroup Inc.	3,501	$47K	0.0%	+39.9%	0.027%
5/12/2020	JPMorgan Chase & Co.	83,168	$1.12M	0.0%	+460.3%	0.637%
5/11/2020	Acadian Asset Management LLC	5,377	$73K	0.0%	+58.4%	0.041%
5/11/2020	State Street Corp	210,685	$2.84M	0.0%	+3.3%	1.614%
5/11/2020	RMB Capital Management LLC	414,418	$5.60M	0.3%	-57.8%	3.176%
5/11/2020	Mendon Capital Advisors Corp	35,575	$0.48M	0.2%	+30.5%	0.273%
5/6/2020	First Trust Advisors LP	22,269	$0.30M	0.0%	-16.2%	0.171%
5/6/2020	Russell Investments Group Ltd.	2,123	$27K	0.0%	-29.1%	0.016%

Data available starting January 2016

Business First Bancshares, Inc. operates as the bank holding company for b1BANK that provides various banking products and services. It offers various deposit products and services, including a range of checking, demand, money market, time, and savings accounts, as well as certificates of deposit; and remote deposit capture and direct deposit services. The company also provides commercial and industrial loans, including commercial lines of credit, working capital loans, term loans, equipment financing, asset acquisition, expansion and development loans, borrowing base loans, letters of credit, and other loan products; 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. Further, the company provides a range of other financial services comprising drive-through banking facilities, automated teller machines, debit and credit cards, and employee and payroll benefits solutions; and night depository, personalized checks, treasury and cash management, merchant, automated clearing house, electronic funds transfer, domestic and foreign wire transfer, traveler's checks, vault, loan and deposit sweep accounts, lock-box, receivables factoring, correspondent banking, online and mobile banking, e-statements, and bank-by-mail services. The company operates approximately 42 full-service banking centers located in the State of Louisiana and in the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex. Business First Bancshares, Inc. was incorporated in 2006 and is headquartered in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

Today's Range

Now: $23.25

$23.25

$23.80

50 Day Range

MA: $23.42

$22.25

$24.43

52 Week Range

Now: $23.25

$12.12

$24.95

Volume

670 shs

Average Volume

39,301 shs

Market Capitalization

$483.44 million

P/E Ratio

12.70

Dividend Yield

2.03%

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)
James J Buquet III (Director)
Donald A Hingle II (EVP)
Steven Gerard White (Director)
John P Ducrest (Director)
Alicia Robertson (EVP)
Andrew D Mclindon (Director)
Robert S Jr Greer (Director)
Warren Mcdonald (Insider)

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