Mark Folse Biography and Net Worth

Mark P. Folse serves as Director of the Company. He previously served as a founding organizer, President and Chief Executive Officer of Pedestal Bancshares, Inc., and its subsidiary Pedestal Bank, which merged with Business First in 2020. Prior to that, Mr. Folse served as General Counsel to the Louisiana Bankers Association. He holds a bachelor’s degree in finance, a Juris Doctor from the Louisiana State University Law Center and is a graduate of the Graduate School of Banking at Colorado. He has served the industry as a board member of the Louisiana Bankers Association, the American Bankers Association Community Bankers Council, and the Conference of State Bank Supervisors Bankers Advisory Board. He currently serves as a board member of First National Bankers Bank. Community service has included board membership of the Houma-Terrebonne Chamber of Commerce, the Terrebonne Economic Development Authority, the South Louisiana Economic Council, the United Way for South Louisiana, and the Chabert Medical Center Foundation.

How do I contact Mark P. Folse?: The corporate mailing address for Mr. Folse and other Business First Bancshares executives is 500 LAUREL STREET SUITE 101, BATON ROUGE LA, 70801. Business First Bancshares can also be reached via phone at (225) 248-7600. Learn More on Mark P. Folse's contact information.
Has Mark P. Folse been buying or selling shares of Business First Bancshares?: Mark P. Folse has not been actively trading shares of Business First Bancshares in the last ninety days. Most recently, Mark P. Folse sold 5,397 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Thursday, November 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $27.63, for a transaction totalling $149,119.11. Learn More on Mark P. Folse's trading history.
Who are Business First Bancshares' active insiders?: Business First Bancshares' insider roster includes Drew Brees (Director), James Buquet, III (Director), John Ducrest (Director), Mark Folse (EVP), Warren McDonald (Insider), Keith Tillage (Director), and Steven White (Director). Learn More on Business First Bancshares' active insiders.
Are insiders buying or selling shares of Business First Bancshares?: During the last twelve months, Business First Bancshares insiders bought shares 1 times. They purchased a total of 1,800 shares worth more than $36,540.00. During the last twelve months, insiders at the sold shares 8 times. They sold a total of 34,386 shares worth more than $863,954.24. The most recent insider tranaction occured on November, 4th when Director Joseph Vernon Johnson sold 2,500 shares worth more than $65,825.00. Insiders at Business First Bancshares own 6.5% of the company. Learn More about insider trades at Business First Bancshares.
Information on this page was last updated on 11/4/2024.

Mark P. Folse Insider Trading History at Business First Bancshares

Transaction Date	Buy/Sell	Number of Shares	Average Share Price	Total Transaction
11/18/2021	Sell	5,397	$27.63	$149,119.11
11/16/2021	Sell	1,377	$28.00	$38,556.00
11/10/2021	Sell	8,519	$29.00	$247,051.00

Mark P. Folse Buying and Selling Activity at Business First Bancshares

Business First Bancshares Company Overview

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

2 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

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