Stock BFST BUSINESS FIRST BANCSHARES, INC.
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Ratings Business First Bancshares, Inc.

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BFST

US12326C1053

Market Closed - Nasdaq
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 04:00:00 2024-05-31 pm EDT 		5-day change 1st Jan Change
21.45 USD +1.71% Intraday chart for Business First Bancshares, Inc. +2.09% -12.98%
May. 23 Transcript : Business First Bancshares, Inc. - Shareholder/Analyst Call
Apr. 26 Business First Bancshares to Purchase Oakwood Bancshares in $85.7 Million All-Stock Deal MT

Strengths

  • The group's high margin levels account for strong profits.
  • The company's attractive earnings multiples are brought to light by a P/E ratio at 12.77 for the current year.
  • The company appears to be poorly valued given its net asset value.
  • Over the past year, analysts have regularly revised upwards their sales forecast for the company.
  • Over the last 4 months, analysts have significantly revised upwards the company's estimated sales.
  • Analysts covering this company mostly recommend stock overweighting or purchase.
  • The average target price set by analysts covering the stock is above current prices and offers a tremendous appreciation potential.
  • There is high visibility into the group's activities for the coming years. Outlooks on future revenues from analysts covering the equity remain similar. Such hardly dispersed estimates support highly predictable sales for the current and upcoming fiscal years.
  • Analysts' price targets are all relatively close, reflecting good visibility on the company's valuation.
  • Historically, the company has been releasing figures that are above expectations.

Weaknesses

  • The potential for earnings per share (EPS) growth in the coming years appears limited according to current analyst estimates.
  • For the last four months, earnings estimated by analysts have been revised downwards with respect to the next two years.

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Sector: Banks

1st Jan change Capi. Investor Rating ESG Refinitiv
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-12.98% 547M
C
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D
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Financials

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Consensus

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Business Predictability

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