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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: $25.93
Price Change: ▲ Price Increase of +0.11 (0.43%)
As of 12/20/2024 06:31 PM ET

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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  
2/4/2022Steven Gerard WhiteDirectorSell3,000$26.90$80,700.00View 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
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
11/5/2024Victory Capital Management Inc.27,500$0.71M0.0%-5.2%0.093%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/5/2024Prime Capital Investment Advisors LLC9,498$0.24M0.0%-29.6%0.032%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/4/2024Los Angeles Capital Management LLC16,830$0.43M0.0%N/A0.066%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/1/2024Summit Global Investments15,793$0.41M0.0%N/A0.062%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
10/29/2024KG&L Capital Management LLC8,831$0.23M0.1%N/A0.035%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
10/11/2024Creative Planning18,528$0.48M0.0%N/A0.073%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
10/3/2024SG Americas Securities LLC14,916$0.38M0.0%+26.1%0.058%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/30/2024Mendon Capital Advisors Corp370,000$8.05M6.8%+1,380.0%1.451%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/16/2024Pacific Ridge Capital Partners LLC62,199$1.35M0.3%+13.2%0.244%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/15/2024The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company471,702$10.26M0.0%-1.2%1.850%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/15/2024AQR Capital Management LLC15,299$0.33M0.0%N/A0.060%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/15/2024ELCO Management Co. LLC20,307$0.44M0.3%+3.0%0.080%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/13/2024Thrivent Financial for Lutherans53,006$1.15M0.0%+6.8%0.208%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/12/2024Hsbc Holdings PLC32,250$0.69M0.0%-2.3%0.126%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/9/2024Renaissance Technologies LLC13,700$0.30M0.0%-5.5%0.054%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/9/2024Dimensional Fund Advisors LP669,530$14.57M0.0%+8.2%2.625%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/8/2024BOKF NA57,918$1.26M0.0%-26.8%0.227%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/8/2024Cornercap Investment Counsel Inc.21,970$0.48M0.1%+3.3%0.086%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/8/2024American Century Companies Inc.418,869$9.12M0.0%+19.6%1.642%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/7/2024ClariVest Asset Management LLC41,849$0.91M0.1%+2.9%0.164%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/6/2024LSV Asset Management49,570$1.08M0.0%+5.1%0.194%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/6/2024Acadian Asset Management LLC5,363$0.12M0.0%N/A0.021%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/5/2024Victory Capital Management Inc.29,000$0.63M0.0%-13.4%0.114%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/1/2024Stieven Capital Advisors L.P.162,220$3.53M0.8%-40.7%0.636%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
7/30/2024Kings Path Partners LLC36,850$0.80M0.4%N/A0.145%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
7/30/2024Argent Advisors Inc.12,949$0.28M0.1%+4.0%0.051%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
7/26/2024Smith Shellnut Wilson LLC ADV121,136$2.64M1.3%+4.3%0.475%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
7/26/2024Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC4,871$0.11M0.0%N/A0.019%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
7/26/2024Bank of New York Mellon Corp109,979$2.39M0.0%+7.2%0.431%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
7/16/2024Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC20,663$0.45M0.0%N/A0.081%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
7/12/2024SG Americas Securities LLC11,833$0.26M0.0%-18.4%0.046%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/16/2024California State Teachers Retirement System24,053$0.54M0.0%-5.3%0.094%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/16/2024Janus Henderson Group PLC30,060$0.67M0.0%-4.5%0.118%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/16/2024Kennedy Capital Management LLC332,530$7.41M0.2%-8.6%1.305%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/15/2024BOKF NA79,173$1.72M0.0%-15.1%0.311%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/14/2024Stieven Capital Advisors L.P.273,524$6.09M1.3%-3.8%1.073%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/14/2024CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co22,346$0.50M0.0%+2,249.7%0.088%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/10/2024Vanguard Group Inc.1,261,469$28.11M0.0%-3.1%4.949%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/9/2024Pacific Ridge Capital Partners LLC54,952$1.22M0.3%-8.3%0.216%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/8/2024Russell Investments Group Ltd.201,149$4.48M0.0%+6.1%0.789%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/7/2024SG Americas Securities LLC14,506$0.32M0.0%+5.6%0.057%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/7/2024Empowered Funds LLC66,211$1.48M0.0%+8.0%0.260%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/1/2024BNP Paribas Financial Markets11,608$0.26M0.0%+75.8%0.045%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
4/17/2024Criterion Capital Advisors LLC14,176$0.32M0.2%-17.5%0.056%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/23/2024Mendon Capital Advisors Corp444,937$10.97M4.6%N/A1.756%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/21/2024Smith Shellnut Wilson LLC ADV116,161$2.86M1.6%-32.3%0.458%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/14/2024Ranger Investment Management L.P.333,918$8.23M0.5%+5.4%1.318%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/13/2024The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company494,253$12.18M0.0%+0.7%1.950%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/13/2024Ratio Wealth Group139,877$3.45M0.7%-0.7%0.552%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/12/2024Hsbc Holdings PLC31,045$0.77M0.0%-16.7%0.123%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/9/2024Trexquant Investment LP17,783$0.44M0.0%-39.6%0.070%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/8/2024Panagora Asset Management Inc.8,782$0.22M0.0%N/A0.035%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/7/2024Avantax Advisory Services Inc.9,127$0.23M0.0%N/A0.036%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/7/2024Teacher Retirement System of Texas13,218$0.33M0.0%N/A0.052%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/6/2024Swiss National Bank47,508$1.17M0.0%-10.4%0.187%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/6/2024New York Life Investment Management LLC20,160$0.50M0.0%-2.9%0.080%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/5/2024Victory Capital Management Inc.35,000$0.86M0.0%-18.6%0.138%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/5/2024Russell Investments Group Ltd.189,643$4.68M0.0%+5.3%0.748%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/2/2024Truist Financial Corp16,313$0.40M0.0%-3.1%0.064%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/1/2024Criterion Capital Advisors LLC17,176$0.42M0.3%N/A0.068%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
1/30/2024Cornercap Investment Counsel Inc.20,309$0.50M0.1%N/A0.080%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
1/25/2024Wakefield Asset Management LLLP42,014$1.04M0.4%+10.5%0.166%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
1/24/2024Stratos Wealth Partners LTD.50,570$1.25M0.0%-19.2%0.200%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
1/24/2024International Assets Investment Management LLC246,500$60.76M0.0%+2,365.0%0.973%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
1/24/2024KG&L Capital Management LLC8,831$0.22M0.1%N/A0.035%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
1/19/2024Denali Advisors LLC17,600$0.43M0.1%+93.4%0.069%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
1/12/2024SG Americas Securities LLC13,735$0.34M0.0%+27.3%0.054%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
12/18/2023Vanguard Group Inc.1,276,408$23.95M0.0%+1.3%5.037%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/15/2023Ranger Investment Management L.P.316,823$5.94M0.4%-5.4%1.250%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/15/2023Kennedy Capital Management LLC295,969$5.55M0.1%+25.1%1.168%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/14/2023Trexquant Investment LP29,445$0.55M0.0%N/A0.116%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/13/2023Hsbc Holdings PLC37,251$0.71M0.0%-7.5%0.147%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/13/2023ClariVest Asset Management LLC39,600$0.74M0.0%N/A0.156%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/13/2023Pacific Ridge Capital Partners LLC59,895$1.12M0.3%+56.5%0.236%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/8/2023Swiss National Bank53,008$0.99M0.0%+3.1%0.209%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/8/2023New York Life Investment Management LLC20,752$0.39M0.0%-13.7%0.082%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/7/2023Barclays PLC19,462$0.37M0.0%-15.9%0.077%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/6/2023Victory Capital Management Inc.43,000$0.81M0.0%-17.1%0.170%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/1/2023Wakefield Asset Management LLLP38,030$0.71M0.3%N/A0.150%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: $25.93
Low: $25.49
High: $26.43

50 Day Range

MA: $27.46
Low: $25.04
High: $29.86

52 Week Range

Now: $25.93
Low: $18.97
High: $30.30

Volume

473,416 shs

Average Volume

70,594 shs

Market Capitalization

$766.00 million

P/E Ratio

11.18

Dividend Yield

2.01%

Beta

0.98

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. Edgar R Smith III (Director)
  14. 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. Geode Capital Management LLC — 1.90%
  2. State Street Corp — 1.77%
  3. Banc Funds Co. LLC — 1.57%
  4. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company — 1.55%
  5. Royce & Associates LP — 1.30%
  6. Curi RMB Capital LLC — 1.00%
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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. Curi RMB Capital LLC
  2. Banc Funds Co. LLC
  3. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company
  4. Geode Capital Management LLC
  5. Cornercap Investment Counsel Inc.
  6. Jane Street Group LLC
  7. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
  8. Prime Capital Investment Advisors LLC
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. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc.
  3. Fourthstone LLC
  4. Franklin Resources Inc.
  5. Royce & Associates LP
  6. Barclays PLC
  7. Barclays PLC
  8. State Street Corp
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)
  9. Jesse Jackson (EVP)
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I thought what happened 25 years ago was a once- in-a-lifetime event… but how wrong I was. Because here we are, a quarter of a century later, almost to the exact day, and it’s happening again.
Here’s the full story for you.