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CompanyCurrent Price50-Day Moving Average52-Week RangeMarket CapBetaAvg. VolumeToday's Volume
Business First Bancshares, Inc. stock logo
BFST
Business First Bancshares
$28.48
+0.8%
$27.64
$22.51
$30.32
$930.67M0.79160,259 shs325,038 shs
Equity Bancshares, Inc. stock logo
EQBK
Equity Bancshares
$46.24
+0.1%
$45.19
$36.04
$50.07
$951.55M0.7873,702 shs84,743 shs
MetroCity Bankshares, Inc. stock logo
MCBS
MetroCity Bankshares
$32.66
-0.2%
$31.10
$24.53
$33.67
$936.04M0.7267,684 shs59,812 shs
Provident Bancorp, Inc. stock logo
PVBC
Provident Bancorp
$13.50
$13.02
$10.90
$13.75
$240.03M0.37104,205 shsN/A
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Compare Price Performance

Company1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year Performance
Business First Bancshares, Inc. stock logo
BFST
Business First Bancshares
+0.85%+2.30%+5.72%+4.32%+18.96%
Equity Bancshares, Inc. stock logo
EQBK
Equity Bancshares
+0.13%+1.02%+2.49%+3.27%+4,624,299,900.00%
MetroCity Bankshares, Inc. stock logo
MCBS
MetroCity Bankshares
-0.15%+0.09%+2.19%+16.23%+17.40%
Provident Bancorp, Inc. stock logo
PVBC
Provident Bancorp
0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%+19.79%
CompanyCurrent Price50-Day Moving Average52-Week RangeMarket CapBetaAvg. VolumeToday's Volume
Business First Bancshares, Inc. stock logo
BFST
Business First Bancshares
$28.48
+0.8%
$27.64
$22.51
$30.32
$930.67M0.79160,259 shs325,038 shs
Equity Bancshares, Inc. stock logo
EQBK
Equity Bancshares
$46.24
+0.1%
$45.19
$36.04
$50.07
$951.55M0.7873,702 shs84,743 shs
MetroCity Bankshares, Inc. stock logo
MCBS
MetroCity Bankshares
$32.66
-0.2%
$31.10
$24.53
$33.67
$936.04M0.7267,684 shs59,812 shs
Provident Bancorp, Inc. stock logo
PVBC
Provident Bancorp
$13.50
$13.02
$10.90
$13.75
$240.03M0.37104,205 shsN/A
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Compare Price Performance

Company1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year Performance
Business First Bancshares, Inc. stock logo
BFST
Business First Bancshares
+0.85%+2.30%+5.72%+4.32%+18.96%
Equity Bancshares, Inc. stock logo
EQBK
Equity Bancshares
+0.13%+1.02%+2.49%+3.27%+4,624,299,900.00%
MetroCity Bankshares, Inc. stock logo
MCBS
MetroCity Bankshares
-0.15%+0.09%+2.19%+16.23%+17.40%
Provident Bancorp, Inc. stock logo
PVBC
Provident Bancorp
0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%+19.79%
CompanyConsensus Rating ScoreConsensus RatingConsensus Price Target% Upside from Current Price
Business First Bancshares, Inc. stock logo
BFST
Business First Bancshares
3.00
Buy$32.3313.53% Upside
Equity Bancshares, Inc. stock logo
EQBK
Equity Bancshares
2.20
Hold$51.3311.01% Upside
MetroCity Bankshares, Inc. stock logo
MCBS
MetroCity Bankshares
2.50
Moderate Buy$33.001.04% Upside
Provident Bancorp, Inc. stock logo
PVBC
Provident Bancorp
2.00
HoldN/AN/A

Current Analyst Ratings Breakdown

Latest PVBC, EQBK, MCBS, and BFST Analyst Ratings

DateCompanyBrokerageActionRatingPrice TargetDetails
5/12/2026
Equity Bancshares, Inc. stock logo
EQBK
Equity Bancshares
DowngradeHold (C+)Hold (C)
4/28/2026
Business First Bancshares, Inc. stock logo
BFST
Business First Bancshares
Reiterated RatingBuy$33.00
4/27/2026
Business First Bancshares, Inc. stock logo
BFST
Business First Bancshares
Set Price Target$33.00
4/16/2026
Equity Bancshares, Inc. stock logo
EQBK
Equity Bancshares
Boost Price TargetOverweight$57.00 ➝ $58.00
4/16/2026
Equity Bancshares, Inc. stock logo
EQBK
Equity Bancshares
Lower Price TargetNeutral$48.00 ➝ $47.00
4/9/2026
MetroCity Bankshares, Inc. stock logo
MCBS
MetroCity Bankshares
Boost Price TargetMarket Perform$32.00 ➝ $33.00
3/27/2026
Equity Bancshares, Inc. stock logo
EQBK
Equity Bancshares
Reiterated RatingHold (C)
3/23/2026
MetroCity Bankshares, Inc. stock logo
MCBS
MetroCity Bankshares
Boost Price TargetMarket Perform$31.00 ➝ $32.00
(Data available from 5/30/2023 forward. View 10+ years of historical ratings with our analyst ratings screener.)
CompanyAnnual RevenuePrice/SalesCashflowPrice/CashBook ValuePrice/Book
Business First Bancshares, Inc. stock logo
BFST
Business First Bancshares
$516.55M1.80$3.14 per share9.06$28.13 per share1.01
Equity Bancshares, Inc. stock logo
EQBK
Equity Bancshares
$367.98M2.59$4.66 per share9.92$39.61 per share1.17
MetroCity Bankshares, Inc. stock logo
MCBS
MetroCity Bankshares
$246.01M3.80$2.84 per share11.52$19.33 per share1.69
Provident Bancorp, Inc. stock logo
PVBC
Provident Bancorp
$95.37M2.52$0.48 per share28.26$13.03 per share1.04
CompanyNet IncomeEPSTrailing P/E RatioForward P/E RatioP/E GrowthNet MarginsReturn on Equity (ROE)Return on Assets (ROA)Next Earnings Date
Business First Bancshares, Inc. stock logo
BFST
Business First Bancshares
$87.86M$2.8210.108.74N/A17.02%11.10%1.12%7/27/2026 (Estimated)
Equity Bancshares, Inc. stock logo
EQBK
Equity Bancshares
$22.73M$1.2636.708.77N/A6.15%12.85%1.44%7/13/2026 (Estimated)
MetroCity Bankshares, Inc. stock logo
MCBS
MetroCity Bankshares
$68.53M$2.7711.79N/AN/A28.16%15.09%1.79%7/24/2026 (Estimated)
Provident Bancorp, Inc. stock logo
PVBC
Provident Bancorp
$7.27M$0.7518.00N/AN/A13.52%5.32%0.81%N/A

Latest PVBC, EQBK, MCBS, and BFST Earnings

DateQuarterCompanyConsensus EstimateReported EPSBeat/MissGap EPSRevenue EstimateActual RevenueDetails
4/27/2026Q1 2026
Business First Bancshares, Inc. stock logo
BFST
Business First Bancshares
$0.69$0.73+$0.04$0.68$90.99 million$89.25 million
4/24/2026Q1 2026
MetroCity Bankshares, Inc. stock logo
MCBS
MetroCity Bankshares
$0.70$0.77+$0.07$0.77$50.80 million$50.84 million
4/14/2026Q1 2026
Equity Bancshares, Inc. stock logo
EQBK
Equity Bancshares
$1.15$1.32+$0.17$0.80$85.24 million$83.26 million
CompanyAnnual PayoutDividend Yield5-Year Annualized Dividend GrowthPayout RatioYears of Consecutive Growth
Business First Bancshares, Inc. stock logo
BFST
Business First Bancshares
$0.602.11%+7.34%21.28%2 Years
Equity Bancshares, Inc. stock logo
EQBK
Equity Bancshares
$0.721.56%N/A57.14%3 Years
MetroCity Bankshares, Inc. stock logo
MCBS
MetroCity Bankshares
$1.163.55%+19.14%41.88%N/A
Provident Bancorp, Inc. stock logo
PVBC
Provident Bancorp
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A

Latest PVBC, EQBK, MCBS, and BFST Dividends

AnnouncementCompanyPeriodAmountYieldEx-Dividend DateRecord DatePayable Date
5/20/2026
Equity Bancshares, Inc. stock logo
EQBK
Equity Bancshares
quarterly$0.181.57%6/30/20266/30/20267/15/2026
4/23/2026
Business First Bancshares, Inc. stock logo
BFST
Business First Bancshares
quarterly$0.152.24%5/15/20265/15/20265/29/2026
4/15/2026
MetroCity Bankshares, Inc. stock logo
MCBS
MetroCity Bankshares
quarterly$0.293.63%4/29/20264/29/20265/8/2026
(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)
CompanyDebt-to-Equity RatioCurrent RatioQuick Ratio
Business First Bancshares, Inc. stock logo
BFST
Business First Bancshares
0.39
0.98
0.98
Equity Bancshares, Inc. stock logo
EQBK
Equity Bancshares
0.55
0.93
0.93
MetroCity Bankshares, Inc. stock logo
MCBS
MetroCity Bankshares
0.77
1.21
1.20
Provident Bancorp, Inc. stock logo
PVBC
Provident Bancorp
0.02
1.12
1.12

Institutional Ownership

CompanyInstitutional Ownership
Business First Bancshares, Inc. stock logo
BFST
Business First Bancshares
47.35%
Equity Bancshares, Inc. stock logo
EQBK
Equity Bancshares
71.80%
MetroCity Bankshares, Inc. stock logo
MCBS
MetroCity Bankshares
25.33%
Provident Bancorp, Inc. stock logo
PVBC
Provident Bancorp
74.61%
CompanyEmployeesShares OutstandingFree FloatOptionable
Business First Bancshares, Inc. stock logo
BFST
Business First Bancshares
75032.68 million30.83 millionOptionable
Equity Bancshares, Inc. stock logo
EQBK
Equity Bancshares
70020.64 million17.65 millionN/A
MetroCity Bankshares, Inc. stock logo
MCBS
MetroCity Bankshares
22028.66 million20.78 millionOptionable
Provident Bancorp, Inc. stock logo
PVBC
Provident Bancorp
18017.78 million17.09 millionNo Data

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Business First Bancshares stock logo

Business First Bancshares NASDAQ:BFST

$28.48 +0.24 (+0.85%)
Closing price 05/29/2026 04:00 PM Eastern
Extended Trading
$28.49 +0.01 (+0.04%)
As of 05/29/2026 05:40 PM Eastern
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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.

Equity Bancshares stock logo

Equity Bancshares NYSE:EQBK

$46.24 +0.04 (+0.09%)
Closing price 05/29/2026 03:59 PM Eastern
Extended Trading
$46.16 -0.08 (-0.18%)
As of 05/29/2026 05:41 PM Eastern
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Equity Bancshares, Inc. operates as the bank holding company for Equity Bank that provides a range of banking, mortgage banking, and financial services to individual and corporate customers. The company accepts various demand, savings, money market, and time deposits. Its loan products include commercial and industrial, commercial real estate-backed, commercial lines of credit, working capital, term, equipment financing, acquisition, expansion and development, borrowing base, real estate construction, homebuilder, agricultural, government guaranteed, and other loan products to national and regional companies, restaurant franchisees, hoteliers, real estate developers, manufacturing and industrial companies, agribusiness companies, and other businesses. The company's loan products also comprise various consumer loans to individuals and professionals, including residential real estate loans, home equity loans and lines of credit, installment loans, unsecured and secured personal lines of credit, overdraft protection, and letters of credit. It also provides debit cards; online banking solutions, such as access to account balances, online transfers, online bill payment, and electronic delivery of customer statements; mobile banking solutions comprising remote check deposits with mobile bill pay; ATMs; and treasury management, wire transfer, automated clearing house, and stop payment services. In addition, the company offers cash management deposit products, such as lockbox, remote deposit capture, positive pay, reverse positive pay, account reconciliation services, zero balance accounts, and sweep accounts, as well as banking services through telephone, mail, and personal appointments. As of December 31, 2021, it operated a network of 69 branches in Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, and Oklahoma. The company was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Wichita, Kansas.

MetroCity Bankshares stock logo

MetroCity Bankshares NASDAQ:MCBS

$32.66 -0.05 (-0.15%)
Closing price 05/29/2026 04:00 PM Eastern
Extended Trading
$32.66 0.00 (-0.02%)
As of 05/29/2026 05:40 PM Eastern
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MetroCity Bankshares, Inc. operates as the bank holding company for Metro City Bank that engages in the provision of banking products and services in the United States. It offers customary banking services, such as consumer and commercial checking accounts, savings, and money market accounts, as well as certificates of deposit. The company also provides commercial and consumer loans, including single family residential loans; construction and development, and owner and non-owner occupied commercial real estate loans; letters of credit; and commercial and industrial loans, residential mortgage loans, and SBA loans. In addition, it offers online banking services, which include access to account balances, online transfers, online bill payment, and electronic delivery of customer statements; mobile banking solutions, such as remote check deposit with mobile bill pay; and automated teller machines and telephone banking services. Further, it provides debit cards for checking customers, direct deposits, and cashier's checks; treasury management services, including wire transfer, automated clearing house, and stop payments services; and cash management deposit products, such as remote deposit capture, positive pay, zero balance accounts, and sweep accounts. The company was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.

Provident Bancorp stock logo

Provident Bancorp NASDAQ:PVBC

Provident Bancorp, Inc. is a Maryland corporation that was formed in 2019 to be the successor corporation to Provident Bancorp, Inc., a Massachusetts corporation, and the holding company for The Provident Bank. The Provident Bank, a subsidiary of Provident Bancorp, Inc. is an innovative, commercial bank that finds solutions for its business and private clients.