BFST Insider Trading

Insider Ownership Percentage: 6.45%
Insider Buying (Last 12 Months): $36,540.00
Insider Selling (Last 12 Months): $863,954.24

Business First Bancshares Insider Trading History Chart

This chart shows the insider buying and selling history at Business First Bancshares by year and by quarter.

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Business First Bancshares Share Price & Price History

Current Price: $27.44
Price Change: Price Decrease of -0.06 (-0.22%)
As of 02/14/2025 05:00 PM ET

This chart shows the closing price history over time for BFST up to the past year.

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Business First Bancshares Insider Trading History

Transaction DateInsider NameTitleBuy/SellNumber of SharesAverage Share PriceTotal TransactionShares Held After TransactionDetails
11/4/2024Joseph Vernon JohnsonDirectorSell2,500$26.33$65,825.00183,057View SEC Filing Icon  
11/1/2024Joseph Vernon JohnsonDirectorSell6,000$26.36$158,160.00185,557View SEC Filing Icon  
10/29/2024Joseph Vernon JohnsonDirectorSell3,980$26.63$105,987.40203,077View SEC Filing Icon  
9/9/2024Warren McDonaldInsiderSell1,500$24.68$37,020.0019,095View SEC Filing Icon  
8/1/2024Warren McDonaldInsiderSell1,532$25.71$39,387.7220,595View SEC Filing Icon  
7/30/2024Joseph Vernon JohnsonDirectorSell5,574$25.38$141,468.12213,357View SEC Filing Icon  
7/30/2024Saundra StrongEVPSell6,300$25.32$159,516.0011,275View SEC Filing Icon  
4/30/2024Rick D DayDirectorBuy1,800$20.30$36,540.00262,785View SEC Filing Icon  
3/11/2024Warren McDonaldInsiderSell7,000$22.37$156,590.0024,306View SEC Filing Icon  
11/16/2023James J Buquet IIIDirectorSell38,000$21.03$799,140.0044,538View SEC Filing Icon  
8/31/2023Rick D DayDirectorBuy1,500$20.43$30,645.00259,836View SEC Filing Icon  
8/9/2023Jesse JacksonEVPSell3,000$20.87$62,610.0019,417View SEC Filing Icon  
5/31/2023Rick D DayDirectorBuy2,000$14.60$29,200.00258,336View SEC Filing Icon  
5/16/2023Kathryn ManningInsiderBuy1,400$14.34$20,076.0012,343View SEC Filing Icon  
5/11/2023Greg RobertsonCFOBuy6,775$14.10$95,527.5060,501View SEC Filing Icon  
5/11/2023John P. DucrestDirectorBuy6,036$14.10$85,107.606,036View SEC Filing Icon  
5/9/2023Steven Gerard WhiteDirectorBuy1,500$14.44$21,660.0012,765View SEC Filing Icon  
5/5/2023Kenneth W SmithDirectorBuy3,650$13.96$50,954.0049,331View SEC Filing Icon  
5/2/2023Andrew D MclindonDirectorBuy1,000$14.70$14,700.0038,081View SEC Filing Icon  
3/15/2023William K HoodDirectorBuy2,600$21.60$56,160.00769,933View SEC Filing Icon  
2/28/2023William K HoodDirectorBuy500$21.40$10,700.00767,333View SEC Filing Icon  
1/10/2023Edgar R Smith IIIDirectorBuy106$23.70$2,512.206,443View SEC Filing Icon  
1/6/2023William K HoodDirectorBuy54$20.18$1,089.72766,833View SEC Filing Icon  
8/4/2022John P. DucrestDirectorBuy1,712$23.39$40,043.688,348View SEC Filing Icon  
5/5/2022Carol CalkinsDirectorBuy366$22.51$8,238.661,477View SEC Filing Icon  
4/29/2022Andrew D MclindonDirectorBuy1,000$22.71$22,710.0035,899View SEC Filing Icon  
3/11/2022Rick D DayDirectorBuy1,130$25.08$28,340.40View SEC Filing Icon  
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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

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Business First Bancshares Institutional Trading History

Reporting DateHedge FundShares HeldMarket Value% of PortfolioQuarterly Change in SharesOwnership in CompanyDetails
2/17/2025UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC16,615$0.43M0.0%+8.2%0.056%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/17/2025Virtus Investment Advisers Inc.5,000$0.13M0.1%N/A0.017%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/17/2025Two Sigma Investments LP24,331$0.63M0.0%-21.2%0.082%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/17/2025Two Sigma Advisers LP30,200$0.78M0.0%-14.4%0.102%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/17/2025Nuveen Asset Management LLC92,135$2.37M0.0%-9.1%0.312%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/17/2025Millennium Management LLC9,769$0.25M0.0%-28.4%0.033%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/17/2025MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd.13,719$0.35M0.0%+3.7%0.046%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/17/2025Lazard Asset Management LLC3,335$85K0.0%N/A0.011%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/17/2025Jacobs Levy Equity Management Inc.24,417$0.63M0.0%N/A0.083%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/17/2025Janus Henderson Group PLC623,464$16.02M0.0%+111.1%2.111%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/17/2025Deutsche Bank AG24,211$0.62M0.0%+56.6%0.082%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/17/2025Cresset Asset Management LLC70,621$1.82M0.0%N/A0.239%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/17/2025BOKF NA9,928$0.26M0.0%-73.4%0.034%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/17/2025Bridgeway Capital Management LLC164,612$4.23M0.1%+2.4%0.557%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/17/2025Bank of America Corp DE28,971$0.75M0.0%+26.7%0.098%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/17/2025Basswood Capital Management L.L.C.35,845$0.92M0.1%N/A0.121%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/17/2025BNP Paribas Financial Markets16,230$0.42M0.0%+88.0%0.055%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/17/2025Ameriprise Financial Inc.8,487$0.22M0.0%N/A0.029%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/14/2025Northern Trust Corp232,329$5.97M0.0%+10.2%0.786%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/14/2025The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company 455,539$11.71M0.0%-0.8%1.542%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/14/2025Tudor Investment Corp ET AL10,562$0.27M0.0%N/A0.036%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/14/2025Aquatic Capital Management LLC2,605$67K0.0%N/A0.009%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/14/2025Voya Investment Management LLC8,710$0.22M0.0%-12.2%0.029%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/14/2025Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD9,144$0.24M0.0%+16.7%0.031%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/14/2025Mendon Capital Advisors Corp267,830$6.88M3.4%-13.6%0.907%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/14/2025Hsbc Holdings PLC30,597$0.79M0.0%-14.2%0.104%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/14/2025Dimensional Fund Advisors LP798,114$20.51M0.0%+11.7%2.702%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/14/2025Curi RMB Capital LLC250,000$6.43M0.1%-15.7%0.846%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/14/2025First Trust Advisors LP17,982$0.46M0.0%+16.6%0.061%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/14/2025Banc Funds Co. LLC478,494$12.30M1.4%+3.5%1.620%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/13/2025CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co26,545$0.68M0.0%-12.1%0.090%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/13/2025NewEdge Advisors LLC1,383$36K0.0%-59.1%0.005%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/13/2025Barclays PLC51,205$1.32M0.0%+9.4%0.173%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/13/2025Sterling Capital Management LLC17,086$0.44M0.0%+4.2%0.058%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/13/2025Kennedy Capital Management LLC165,554$4.26M0.1%-21.8%0.560%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/13/2025LSV Asset Management41,470$1.07M0.0%-16.3%0.140%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/13/2025Ranger Investment Management L.P.320,745$8.24M0.5%-14.5%1.086%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/13/2025Raymond James Financial Inc.52,979$1.36M0.0%N/A0.179%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/13/2025Martingale Asset Management L P38,144$0.98M0.0%+65.4%0.129%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/13/2025Renaissance Technologies LLC16,200$0.42M0.0%+8.7%0.055%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/13/2025Legal & General Group Plc22,378$0.58M0.0%-2.2%0.076%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/13/2025Invesco Ltd.43,328$1.11M0.0%+1.3%0.147%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/13/2025Quadrant Capital Group LLC1,052$27K0.0%+106.7%0.004%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/13/2025Russell Investments Group Ltd.197,698$5.08M0.0%-20.3%0.669%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/13/2025Dynamic Technology Lab Private Ltd13,908$0.36M0.1%N/A0.047%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/13/2025Wells Fargo & Company MN14,352$0.37M0.0%+27.3%0.049%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/12/2025Geode Capital Management LLC607,810$15.62M0.0%+8.3%2.058%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/12/2025Franklin Resources Inc.198,824$5.11M0.0%+16.2%0.673%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/12/2025Rodgers Brothers Inc.16,500$0.42M0.1%-10.8%0.056%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/12/2025Alliancebernstein L.P.108,578$2.79M0.0%-13.2%0.368%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/12/2025Brandywine Global Investment Management LLC46,771$1.20M0.0%-4.7%0.158%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/12/2025JPMorgan Chase & Co.394,331$10.13M0.0%-3.3%1.335%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/11/2025EntryPoint Capital LLC9,525$0.25M0.1%N/A0.032%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/11/2025Corebridge Financial Inc.11,987$0.31M0.0%-7.0%0.041%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/11/2025Vanguard Group Inc.1,618,636$41.60M0.0%+17.9%5.479%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/11/2025LPL Financial LLC29,106$0.75M0.0%-7.7%0.099%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/11/2025KLP Kapitalforvaltning AS4,300$0.11M0.0%N/A0.015%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/11/2025American Century Companies Inc.538,402$13.84M0.0%+19.7%1.823%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/11/2025Quantbot Technologies LP3,582$92K0.0%+37.5%0.012%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/11/2025Teacher Retirement System of Texas20,900$0.54M0.0%-28.6%0.071%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/11/2025Intech Investment Management LLC11,457$0.29M0.0%N/A0.039%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/10/2025Thrivent Financial for Lutherans34,353$0.88M0.0%-28.7%0.116%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/10/2025Royce & Associates LP472,430$12.14M0.1%+23.0%1.599%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/10/2025Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd.44,163$1.14M0.0%+95.7%0.150%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/7/2025Meriwether Wealth & Planning LLC37,642$0.97M0.7%N/A0.127%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/7/2025AlphaQuest LLC11,812$0.30M0.0%N/A0.040%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/6/2025Raymond James Financial Inc.52,979$1.36M0.0%N/A0.179%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/6/2025Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc.222,158$5.71M0.0%+13.2%0.752%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/4/2025Los Angeles Capital Management LLC13,930$0.36M0.0%-17.2%0.047%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/4/2025Bank of New York Mellon Corp121,344$3.12M0.0%+32.8%0.411%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
1/31/2025Americana Partners LLC12,338$0.32M0.0%N/A0.042%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
1/29/2025MGB Wealth Management LLC32,733$0.84M0.3%N/A0.111%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
1/28/2025Empowered Funds LLC78,812$2.03M0.0%+5.1%0.267%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
1/27/2025Robertson Stephens Wealth Management LLC133,761$3.44M0.1%+0.8%0.453%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
1/24/2025E&G Advisors LP27,300$0.70M0.2%N/A0.092%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
1/17/2025SG Americas Securities LLC10,809$0.28M0.0%-27.5%0.037%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
1/15/2025Howard Financial Services LTD.18,128$0.47M0.1%N/A0.061%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
1/6/2025Kings Path Partners LLC32,220$0.83M0.4%-12.6%0.109%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
12/26/2024JPMorgan Chase & Co.407,801$10.47M0.0%+7.1%1.380%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/27/2024Franklin Resources Inc.171,115$4.37M0.0%+25.3%0.579%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/19/2024Barclays PLC46,792$1.20M0.0%+158.1%0.158%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/16/2024Geode Capital Management LLC561,318$14.41M0.0%-2.1%1.900%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/15/2024Barclays PLC46,792$1.20M0.0%+158.1%0.158%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/15/2024Jane Street Group LLC20,824$0.54M0.0%-22.2%0.070%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/15/2024State Street Corp523,626$13.44M0.0%+5.0%1.773%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/15/2024Janus Henderson Group PLC295,275$7.58M0.0%+921.9%1.000%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/15/2024Banc Funds Co. LLC462,494$11.87M1.3%-5.2%1.566%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/14/2024Martingale Asset Management L P23,056$0.59M0.0%N/A0.078%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/14/2024Fourthstone LLC44,800$1.15M0.3%N/A0.152%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/14/2024UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC15,362$0.39M0.0%-19.5%0.052%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/13/2024BNP Paribas Financial Markets8,631$0.22M0.0%+81.8%0.029%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/13/2024Quantbot Technologies LP2,606$67K0.0%N/A0.009%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/13/2024The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company459,314$11.79M0.0%-2.6%1.555%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/12/2024Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc.196,238$5.04M0.0%+194.8%0.664%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/8/2024Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd.22,570$0.58M0.0%N/A0.076%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/7/2024Thrivent Financial for Lutherans48,203$1.24M0.0%-9.1%0.163%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/6/2024Empowered Funds LLC75,003$1.93M0.0%+5.3%0.254%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/6/2024Royce & Associates LP384,200$9.86M0.1%+9.7%1.301%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/6/2024Cornercap Investment Counsel Inc.10,639$0.27M0.1%-51.6%0.036%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/6/2024Curi RMB Capital LLC296,524$7.61M0.2%-19.9%1.004%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
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Business First Bancshares logo
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.
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Today's Range

Now: $27.44
Low: $27.21
High: $27.70

50 Day Range

MA: $26.34
Low: $23.34
High: $28.77

52 Week Range

Now: $27.44
Low: $18.97
High: $30.30

Volume

60,386 shs

Average Volume

114,905 shs

Market Capitalization

$810.58 million

P/E Ratio

12.14

Dividend Yield

2.00%

Beta

1

Who are the company insiders with the largest holdings of Business First Bancshares?

Business First Bancshares' top insider shareholders include:
  1. William K Hood (Director)
  2. Rick D Day (Director)
  3. Joseph Vernon Johnson (Director)
  4. Greg Robertson (CFO)
  5. Kenneth W Smith (Director)
  6. James J Buquet III (Director)
  7. Andrew D Mclindon (Director)
  8. Warren Mcdonald (Insider)
  9. Jesse Jackson (EVP)
  10. Steven Gerard White (Director)
  11. Kathryn Manning (Insider)
  12. Saundra Strong (EVP)
  13. John P Ducrest (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:
  1. Vanguard Group Inc. — 5.48%
  2. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP — 2.70%
  3. Janus Henderson Group PLC — 2.11%
  4. Geode Capital Management LLC — 2.06%
  5. American Century Companies Inc. — 1.82%
  6. Banc Funds Co. LLC — 1.62%
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Which major investors are selling Business First Bancshares stock?

During the last quarter, BFST stock was sold by these institutional investors:
  1. Ranger Investment Management L.P.
  2. Russell Investments Group Ltd.
  3. Curi RMB Capital LLC
  4. Kennedy Capital Management LLC
  5. Mendon Capital Advisors Corp
  6. BOKF NA
  7. Alliancebernstein L.P.
  8. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
During the previous year, company insiders that have sold Business First Bancshares company stock include:
  1. William K Hood (Director)
  2. Rick D Day (Director)
  3. Joseph Vernon Johnson (Director)
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Which major investors are buying Business First Bancshares stock?

During the previous quarter, BFST stock was bought by institutional investors including:
  1. Janus Henderson Group PLC
  2. Vanguard Group Inc.
  3. American Century Companies Inc.
  4. Royce & Associates LP
  5. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP
  6. Cresset Asset Management LLC
  7. Raymond James Financial Inc.
  8. Raymond James Financial Inc.
During the previous year, these company insiders have bought Business First Bancshares stock:
  1. William K Hood (Director)
  2. Rick D Day (Director)
  3. Joseph Vernon Johnson (Director)
  4. Greg Robertson (CFO)
  5. Kenneth W Smith (Director)
  6. James J Buquet III (Director)
  7. Andrew D Mclindon (Director)
  8. Warren Mcdonald (Insider)
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