Business First Bancshares Inc.

3 days ago · globenewswire.com

BATON ROUGE, La., Oct. 29, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Business First Bancshares, Inc. (Nasdaq: BFST) (“Business First”), the holding company for b1BANK, announced today that its Board of Directors has approved a stock repurchase program authorizing the company to repurchase shares of its common stock with an aggregate purchase price of up to $30 million during the 24-month period beginning Oct. 29, 2026, and ending Oct. 28, 2028.

6 days ago · seekingalpha.com

Business First Bancshares, Inc. ( BFST ) Q3 2026 Earnings Call October 26, 2026 10:00 AM EDT Company Participants Matthew Sealy David Melville - Chairman, President & CEO Gregory Robertson - Executive VP, CFO & Treasurer Conference Call Participants Matt Olney - Stephens Inc., Research Division Feddie Strickland - Hovde Group, LLC, Research Division Michael Rose - Raymond James & Associates, Inc., Research Division Gary Tenner - D.A. Davidson & Co., Research Division Christopher Marinac - Brean Capital, LLC, Research Division Presentation Operator Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for standing by.

7 days ago · marketbeat.com

Business First Bancshares NASDAQ: BFST reported third-quarter results that management said reflected stronger loan and deposit growth, continued net interest margin expansion and lower core expenses following the integration of Progressive Bank.

7 days ago · zacks.com

While the top- and bottom-line numbers for Business First (BFST) give a sense of how the business performed in the quarter ended September 2026, it could be worth looking at how some of its key metrics compare to Wall Street estimates and year-ago values.

7 days ago · zacks.com

Business First (BFST) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.79 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.74 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.72 per share a year ago.

7 days ago · globenewswire.com

BATON ROUGE, La., Oct. 26, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Business First Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ: BFST) (Business First), parent company of b1BANK, today announced its unaudited results for the quarter ended September 30, 2026. Business First reported net income available to common shareholders of $23.2 million or $0.71 per diluted common share, increases of $0.4 million and $0.01, respectively, compared to the linked quarter. On a non-GAAP basis, core net income available to common shareholders for the quarter ended September 30, 2026, which excludes certain income and expenses, was $26.0 million or $0.79 per diluted common share, increases of $2.7 million and $0.08 from the linked quarter.

14 days ago · zacks.com

Business First (BFST) doesn't possess the right combination of the two key ingredients for a likely earnings beat in its upcoming report. Get prepared with the key expectations.

2 months ago · fool.com

The transaction involved the open-market sale of 3,235 shares at $31.80 per share, totaling ~$103,000 on August 19, 2026. The disposition reduced the Director's total equity holdings by 2%.

3 months ago · fool.com

The director disposed of 20,000 shares at $31.79 per share, representing a total transaction value of $635,800. This disposition reduced the director's total equity holdings by 8%.

4 months ago · globenewswire.com

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