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Insider Ownership Percentage: 6.45%

Insider Buying (Last 12 Months): $36,540.00

Insider Selling (Last 12 Months): $863,954.24

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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
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
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

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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
11/27/2024	Franklin Resources Inc.	171,115	$4.37M	0.0%	+25.3%	0.579%
11/19/2024	Barclays PLC	46,792	$1.20M	0.0%	+158.1%	0.158%
11/16/2024	Geode Capital Management LLC	561,318	$14.41M	0.0%	-2.1%	1.900%
11/15/2024	Barclays PLC	46,792	$1.20M	0.0%	+158.1%	0.158%
11/15/2024	Jane Street Group LLC	20,824	$0.54M	0.0%	-22.2%	0.070%
11/15/2024	State Street Corp	523,626	$13.44M	0.0%	+5.0%	1.773%
11/15/2024	Janus Henderson Group PLC	295,275	$7.58M	0.0%	+921.9%	1.000%
11/15/2024	Banc Funds Co. LLC	462,494	$11.87M	1.3%	-5.2%	1.566%
11/14/2024	Martingale Asset Management L P	23,056	$0.59M	0.0%	N/A	0.078%
11/14/2024	Fourthstone LLC	44,800	$1.15M	0.3%	N/A	0.152%
11/14/2024	UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC	15,362	$0.39M	0.0%	-19.5%	0.052%
11/13/2024	BNP Paribas Financial Markets	8,631	$0.22M	0.0%	+81.8%	0.029%
11/13/2024	Quantbot Technologies LP	2,606	$67K	0.0%	N/A	0.009%
11/13/2024	The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company	459,314	$11.79M	0.0%	-2.6%	1.555%
11/12/2024	Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc.	196,238	$5.04M	0.0%	+194.8%	0.664%
11/8/2024	Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd.	22,570	$0.58M	0.0%	N/A	0.076%
11/7/2024	Thrivent Financial for Lutherans	48,203	$1.24M	0.0%	-9.1%	0.163%
11/6/2024	Empowered Funds LLC	75,003	$1.93M	0.0%	+5.3%	0.254%
11/6/2024	Royce & Associates LP	384,200	$9.86M	0.1%	+9.7%	1.301%
11/6/2024	Cornercap Investment Counsel Inc.	10,639	$0.27M	0.1%	-51.6%	0.036%
11/6/2024	Curi RMB Capital LLC	296,524	$7.61M	0.2%	-19.9%	1.004%
11/5/2024	Victory Capital Management Inc.	27,500	$0.71M	0.0%	-5.2%	0.093%
11/5/2024	Prime Capital Investment Advisors LLC	9,498	$0.24M	0.0%	-29.6%	0.032%
11/4/2024	Los Angeles Capital Management LLC	16,830	$0.43M	0.0%	N/A	0.066%
11/1/2024	Summit Global Investments	15,793	$0.41M	0.0%	N/A	0.062%
10/29/2024	KG&L Capital Management LLC	8,831	$0.23M	0.1%	N/A	0.035%
10/11/2024	Creative Planning	18,528	$0.48M	0.0%	N/A	0.073%
10/3/2024	SG Americas Securities LLC	14,916	$0.38M	0.0%	+26.1%	0.058%
8/30/2024	Mendon Capital Advisors Corp	370,000	$8.05M	6.8%	+1,380.0%	1.451%
8/16/2024	Pacific Ridge Capital Partners LLC	62,199	$1.35M	0.3%	+13.2%	0.244%
8/15/2024	The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company	471,702	$10.26M	0.0%	-1.2%	1.850%
8/15/2024	AQR Capital Management LLC	15,299	$0.33M	0.0%	N/A	0.060%
8/15/2024	ELCO Management Co. LLC	20,307	$0.44M	0.3%	+3.0%	0.080%
8/13/2024	Thrivent Financial for Lutherans	53,006	$1.15M	0.0%	+6.8%	0.208%
8/12/2024	Hsbc Holdings PLC	32,250	$0.69M	0.0%	-2.3%	0.126%
8/9/2024	Renaissance Technologies LLC	13,700	$0.30M	0.0%	-5.5%	0.054%
8/9/2024	Dimensional Fund Advisors LP	669,530	$14.57M	0.0%	+8.2%	2.625%
8/8/2024	BOKF NA	57,918	$1.26M	0.0%	-26.8%	0.227%
8/8/2024	Cornercap Investment Counsel Inc.	21,970	$0.48M	0.1%	+3.3%	0.086%
8/8/2024	American Century Companies Inc.	418,869	$9.12M	0.0%	+19.6%	1.642%
8/7/2024	ClariVest Asset Management LLC	41,849	$0.91M	0.1%	+2.9%	0.164%
8/6/2024	LSV Asset Management	49,570	$1.08M	0.0%	+5.1%	0.194%
8/6/2024	Acadian Asset Management LLC	5,363	$0.12M	0.0%	N/A	0.021%
8/5/2024	Victory Capital Management Inc.	29,000	$0.63M	0.0%	-13.4%	0.114%
8/1/2024	Stieven Capital Advisors L.P.	162,220	$3.53M	0.8%	-40.7%	0.636%
7/30/2024	Kings Path Partners LLC	36,850	$0.80M	0.4%	N/A	0.145%
7/30/2024	Argent Advisors Inc.	12,949	$0.28M	0.1%	+4.0%	0.051%
7/26/2024	Smith Shellnut Wilson LLC ADV	121,136	$2.64M	1.3%	+4.3%	0.475%
7/26/2024	Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC	4,871	$0.11M	0.0%	N/A	0.019%
7/26/2024	Bank of New York Mellon Corp	109,979	$2.39M	0.0%	+7.2%	0.431%
7/16/2024	Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC	20,663	$0.45M	0.0%	N/A	0.081%
7/12/2024	SG Americas Securities LLC	11,833	$0.26M	0.0%	-18.4%	0.046%
5/16/2024	California State Teachers Retirement System	24,053	$0.54M	0.0%	-5.3%	0.094%
5/16/2024	Janus Henderson Group PLC	30,060	$0.67M	0.0%	-4.5%	0.118%
5/16/2024	Kennedy Capital Management LLC	332,530	$7.41M	0.2%	-8.6%	1.305%
5/15/2024	BOKF NA	79,173	$1.72M	0.0%	-15.1%	0.311%
5/14/2024	Stieven Capital Advisors L.P.	273,524	$6.09M	1.3%	-3.8%	1.073%
5/14/2024	CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co	22,346	$0.50M	0.0%	+2,249.7%	0.088%
5/10/2024	Vanguard Group Inc.	1,261,469	$28.11M	0.0%	-3.1%	4.949%
5/9/2024	Pacific Ridge Capital Partners LLC	54,952	$1.22M	0.3%	-8.3%	0.216%
5/8/2024	Russell Investments Group Ltd.	201,149	$4.48M	0.0%	+6.1%	0.789%
5/7/2024	SG Americas Securities LLC	14,506	$0.32M	0.0%	+5.6%	0.057%
5/7/2024	Empowered Funds LLC	66,211	$1.48M	0.0%	+8.0%	0.260%
5/1/2024	BNP Paribas Financial Markets	11,608	$0.26M	0.0%	+75.8%	0.045%
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%

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: $25.93

$25.49

$26.43

50 Day Range

MA: $27.46

$25.04

$29.86

52 Week Range

Now: $25.93

$18.97

$30.30

Volume

473,416 shs

Average Volume

70,594 shs

Market Capitalization

$766.00 million

P/E Ratio

11.18

Dividend Yield

2.17%

Beta

0.98

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)
Joseph Vernon Johnson (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)
Saundra Strong (EVP)
Edgar R Smith III (Director)
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:
Geode Capital Management LLC — 1.90%
State Street Corp — 1.77%
Banc Funds Co. LLC — 1.57%
The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company — 1.55%
Royce & Associates LP — 1.30%
Curi RMB Capital LLC — 1.00%
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:
Curi RMB Capital LLC
Banc Funds Co. LLC
The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company
Geode Capital Management LLC
Cornercap Investment Counsel Inc.
Jane Street Group LLC
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Prime Capital Investment 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)
Joseph Vernon Johnson (Director)
Learn More investors selling Business First Bancshares stock.
Which major investors are buying Business First Bancshares stock?: During the previous quarter, BFST stock was bought by institutional investors including:
Janus Henderson Group PLC
Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc.
Fourthstone LLC
Franklin Resources Inc.
Royce & Associates LP
Barclays PLC
Barclays PLC
State Street Corp
During the previous year, these company insiders have bought Business First Bancshares stock:
William K Hood (Director)
Rick D Day (Director)
Joseph Vernon Johnson (Director)
Greg Robertson (CFO)
Kenneth W Smith (Director)
James J Buquet III (Director)
Andrew D Mclindon (Director)
Warren Mcdonald (Insider)
Jesse Jackson (EVP)
Learn More investors buying Business First Bancshares stock.