Business First (BFST) Now Trades Above Golden Cross: Time to Buy?

After reaching an important support level, Business First Bancshares, Inc. (BFST) could be a good stock pick from a technical perspective. BFST recently experienced a "golden cross" event, which saw its 50-day simple moving average breaking out above its 200-day simple moving average.

Zacks Investment Research • Dec 1, 2025

Is Business First Bancshares (BFST) Stock Undervalued Right Now?

Here at Zacks, our focus is on the proven Zacks Rank system, which emphasizes earnings estimates and estimate revisions to find great stocks. Nevertheless, we are always paying attention to the latest value, growth, and momentum trends to underscore strong picks.

Zacks Investment Research • Nov 19, 2025

Wall Street Analysts Think Business First (BFST) Could Surge 27.42%: Read This Before Placing a Bet

The mean of analysts' price targets for Business First (BFST) points to a 27.4% upside in the stock. While this highly sought-after metric has not proven reasonably effective, strong agreement among analysts in raising earnings estimates does indicate an upside in the stock.

Zacks Investment Research • Nov 18, 2025

Is the Options Market Predicting a Spike in Business First Bancshares Stock?

Investors need to pay close attention to BFST stock based on the movements in the options market lately.

Zacks Investment Research • Nov 13, 2025

Business First Bancshares, Inc. Announces Stock Repurchase Program

BATON ROUGE, La., Oct. 28, 2025 (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. 28, 2025, and ending Oct. 28, 2027.

GlobeNewsWire • Oct 28, 2025

Wall Street Analysts Believe Business First (BFST) Could Rally 26.55%: Here's is How to Trade

The average of price targets set by Wall Street analysts indicates a potential upside of 26.6% in Business First (BFST). While the effectiveness of this highly sought-after metric is questionable, the positive trend in earnings estimate revisions might translate into an upside in the stock.

Zacks Investment Research • Oct 28, 2025

Should Value Investors Buy Business First Bancshares (BFST) Stock?

Here at Zacks, our focus is on the proven Zacks Rank system, which emphasizes earnings estimates and estimate revisions to find great stocks. Nevertheless, we are always paying attention to the latest value, growth, and momentum trends to underscore strong picks.

Zacks Investment Research • Oct 28, 2025

Business First Bancshares, Inc. (BFST) Q3 2025 Earnings Call Transcript

Business First Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:BFST ) Q3 2025 Earnings Call October 23, 2025 5:00 PM 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 Christopher Marinac - Janney Montgomery Scott LLC, Research Division Michael Rose - Raymond James & Associates, Inc., Research Division Presentation Operator Hello, and thank you for standing by. My name is Mark, and I will be your conference operator today.

Seeking Alpha • Oct 23, 2025

Business First Bancshares, Inc., Announces Financial Results for Q3 2025

BATON ROUGE, La., Oct. 23, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Business First Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ: BFST) (Business First), parent company of b1BANK, today announced its unaudited results for the quarter ended Sept.

GlobeNewsWire • Oct 23, 2025

Business First (BFST) Q3 Earnings and Revenues Beat Estimates

Business First (BFST) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.72 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.69 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.68 per share a year ago.

Zacks Investment Research • Oct 23, 2025