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Comparative Price Performance Over Time

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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
$21.35
+0.3%
$21.31
$14.15
$25.57
$544.11M0.9551,359 shs72,033 shs
Coastal Financial Co. stock logo
CCB
Coastal Financial
$44.72
-0.3%
$39.36
$33.50
$48.50
$600.10M1.1651,592 shs33,614 shs
Equity Bancshares, Inc. stock logo
EQBK
Equity Bancshares
$34.33
+0.0%
$33.15
$20.92
$34.99
$529.83M0.9138,333 shs46,834 shs
Independent Bank Co. stock logo
IBCP
Independent Bank
$26.22
+0.2%
$24.60
$16.08
$27.39
$546.81M0.9781,154 shs65,055 shs
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Price Performance

Company1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year Performance
Business First Bancshares, Inc. stock logo
BFST
Business First Bancshares
+0.33%-0.61%+5.69%-4.30%+46.33%
Coastal Financial Co. stock logo
CCB
Coastal Financial
-0.29%+3.16%+18.34%+11.13%+26.94%
Equity Bancshares, Inc. stock logo
EQBK
Equity Bancshares
+0.26%-0.44%+7.82%+4.31%+51.90%
Independent Bank Co. stock logo
IBCP
Independent Bank
+0.23%+1.83%+12.77%+4.84%+54.87%

MarketRank™

CompanyOverall ScoreAnalyst's OpinionShort Interest ScoreDividend StrengthESG ScoreNews and Social Media SentimentCompany OwnershipEarnings & Valuation
Business First Bancshares, Inc. stock logo
BFST
Business First Bancshares
4.1527 of 5 stars
1.45.03.30.03.12.53.8
Coastal Financial Co. stock logo
CCB
Coastal Financial
4.7323 of 5 stars
2.83.00.03.73.62.53.1
Equity Bancshares, Inc. stock logo
EQBK
Equity Bancshares
1.8192 of 5 stars
1.20.01.73.12.82.51.9
Independent Bank Co. stock logo
IBCP
Independent Bank
3.5632 of 5 stars
1.05.05.00.03.62.51.9

Analyst Ratings

CompanyConsensus Rating ScoreConsensus RatingConsensus Price Target% Upside from Current Price
Business First Bancshares, Inc. stock logo
BFST
Business First Bancshares
2.75
Moderate Buy$23.339.29% Upside
Coastal Financial Co. stock logo
CCB
Coastal Financial
3.50
Strong Buy$54.0020.75% Upside
Equity Bancshares, Inc. stock logo
EQBK
Equity Bancshares
2.33
Hold$32.67-4.85% Downside
Independent Bank Co. stock logo
IBCP
Independent Bank
2.00
Hold$28.006.79% Upside

Current Analyst Ratings

Latest CCB, IBCP, BFST, and EQBK Analyst Ratings

DateCompanyBrokerageActionRatingPrice TargetDetails
5/3/2024
Coastal Financial Co. stock logo
CCB
Coastal Financial
Hovde Group
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Lower Price TargetOutperform$57.50 ➝ $55.00
4/30/2024
Independent Bank Co. stock logo
IBCP
Independent Bank
DA Davidson
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Reiterated RatingNeutral ➝ Neutral$28.00 ➝ $28.00
4/23/2024
Equity Bancshares, Inc. stock logo
EQBK
Equity Bancshares
Piper Sandler
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Boost Price TargetOverweight ➝ Overweight$37.00 ➝ $38.00
3/4/2024
Independent Bank Co. stock logo
IBCP
Independent Bank
Hovde Group
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Initiated CoverageMarket Perform
(Data available from 5/17/2021 forward. View 10+ years of historical ratings with our analyst ratings screener.)

Sales & Book Value

CompanyAnnual RevenuePrice/SalesCashflowPrice/CashBook ValuePrice/Book
Business First Bancshares, Inc. stock logo
BFST
Business First Bancshares
$247.08M2.20$2.90 per share7.35$22.65 per share0.94
Coastal Financial Co. stock logo
CCB
Coastal Financial
$389.72M1.54$3.60 per share12.43$22.63 per share1.98
Equity Bancshares, Inc. stock logo
EQBK
Equity Bancshares
$227.58M2.33$4.10 per share8.38$29.59 per share1.16
Independent Bank Co. stock logo
IBCP
Independent Bank
$290.35M1.89$3.46 per share7.58$19.88 per share1.32

Profitability & Earnings

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
$71.04M$2.548.417.97N/A17.08%12.80%1.08%7/25/2024 (Estimated)
Coastal Financial Co. stock logo
CCB
Coastal Financial
$44.58M$2.8615.648.03N/A6.55%14.31%1.11%7/25/2024 (Estimated)
Equity Bancshares, Inc. stock logo
EQBK
Equity Bancshares
$7.82M$0.6057.228.08N/A3.88%12.08%1.04%7/16/2024 (Estimated)
Independent Bank Co. stock logo
IBCP
Independent Bank
$59.07M$2.948.928.74N/A20.45%16.55%1.25%7/23/2024 (Estimated)

Latest CCB, IBCP, BFST, and EQBK Earnings

DateQuarterCompanyConsensus EstimateReported EPSBeat/MissGap EPSRevenue EstimateActual RevenueDetails
4/29/2024Q1 2024
Coastal Financial Co. stock logo
CCB
Coastal Financial
$0.78$0.67-$0.11$0.84$121.10 million$147.89 million
4/25/2024Q1 2024
Business First Bancshares, Inc. stock logo
BFST
Business First Bancshares
$0.57$0.50-$0.07$0.52$61.93 million$60.92 million
4/25/2024Q1 2024
Independent Bank Co. stock logo
IBCP
Independent Bank
$0.65$0.76+$0.11$0.76$51.50 million$52.76 million
4/16/2024Q1 2024
Equity Bancshares, Inc. stock logo
EQBK
Equity Bancshares
$0.85$1.03+$0.18$1.16$52.00 million$55.91 million

Dividends

CompanyAnnual PayoutDividend Yield3-Year Dividend GrowthPayout RatioYears of Consecutive Growth
Business First Bancshares, Inc. stock logo
BFST
Business First Bancshares
$0.562.62%+7.72%22.05%5 Years
Coastal Financial Co. stock logo
CCB
Coastal Financial
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Equity Bancshares, Inc. stock logo
EQBK
Equity Bancshares
$0.481.40%N/A80.00%2 Years
Independent Bank Co. stock logo
IBCP
Independent Bank
$0.963.66%+4.77%32.65%10 Years

Latest CCB, IBCP, BFST, and EQBK Dividends

AnnouncementCompanyPeriodAmountYieldEx-Dividend DateRecord DatePayable Date
4/25/2024
Business First Bancshares, Inc. stock logo
BFST
Business First Bancshares
Quarterly$0.142.71%5/14/20245/15/20245/31/2024
4/23/2024
Independent Bank Co. stock logo
IBCP
Independent Bank
Quarterly$0.243.79%5/2/20245/3/20245/13/2024
3/15/2024
Equity Bancshares, Inc. stock logo
EQBK
Equity Bancshares
quarterly$0.121.4%3/27/20243/29/20244/15/2024
(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)

Debt

CompanyDebt-to-Equity RatioCurrent RatioQuick Ratio
Business First Bancshares, Inc. stock logo
BFST
Business First Bancshares
0.72
0.98
0.98
Coastal Financial Co. stock logo
CCB
Coastal Financial
0.16
1.03
1.03
Equity Bancshares, Inc. stock logo
EQBK
Equity Bancshares
0.69
0.83
0.83
Independent Bank Co. stock logo
IBCP
Independent Bank
0.31
0.87
0.87

Ownership

Institutional Ownership

CompanyInstitutional Ownership
Business First Bancshares, Inc. stock logo
BFST
Business First Bancshares
47.35%
Coastal Financial Co. stock logo
CCB
Coastal Financial
59.24%
Equity Bancshares, Inc. stock logo
EQBK
Equity Bancshares
71.80%
Independent Bank Co. stock logo
IBCP
Independent Bank
79.43%

Insider Ownership

CompanyInsider Ownership
Business First Bancshares, Inc. stock logo
BFST
Business First Bancshares
6.45%
Coastal Financial Co. stock logo
CCB
Coastal Financial
16.82%
Equity Bancshares, Inc. stock logo
EQBK
Equity Bancshares
8.00%
Independent Bank Co. stock logo
IBCP
Independent Bank
5.45%

Miscellaneous

CompanyEmployeesShares OutstandingFree FloatOptionable
Business First Bancshares, Inc. stock logo
BFST
Business First Bancshares
75125.49 million23.84 millionOptionable
Coastal Financial Co. stock logo
CCB
Coastal Financial
50713.42 million11.16 millionNot Optionable
Equity Bancshares, Inc. stock logo
EQBK
Equity Bancshares
71715.44 million14.20 millionOptionable
Independent Bank Co. stock logo
IBCP
Independent Bank
74120.90 million19.76 millionOptionable

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Company Descriptions

Business First Bancshares logo

Business First Bancshares

NASDAQ:BFST
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.
Coastal Financial logo

Coastal Financial

NASDAQ:CCB
Coastal Financial Corporation operates as the bank holding company for Coastal Community Bank that provides various banking products and services to small and medium-sized businesses, professionals, and individuals in the Puget Sound region in Washington. It accepts a range of deposit products, including demand and savings accounts, time deposits, and money market accounts. The company also offers commercial and industrial loans, such as term loans, commercial lines of credit, capital call lines working capital loans, equipment financing, borrowing base loans, small business administration loans, and other loan products; owner and non-owner-occupied real estate loans, and multi-family residential loans; construction, land, and land development loans; residential real estate loans; and consumer and other loans, including automobile, boat and recreational vehicle, and secured term loans, as well as personal lines of credit, including overdraft protection. In addition, it provides remote deposit capture, online and mobile banking, and direct and reciprocal deposit services; and debit cards. Further, the company offers business accounts and cash management services, including business checking and savings accounts, and treasury services, as well as Banking as a Service (BaaS), a platform that allows broker dealers and digital financial service providers to offer their customers banking services. Coastal Financial Corporation was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Everett, Washington.
Equity Bancshares logo

Equity Bancshares

NASDAQ:EQBK
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, commercial lines of credit, working capital, term, equipment and aircraft financing, acquisition, expansion and development, borrowing base, real estate construction, homebuilder, agricultural, government guaranteed, and other loan products. The company's loan products also comprise 1 4 family residential mortgages, agriculture, consumer, residential real estate mortgage, and agricultural real estate and production loans. It also provides debit and credit cards; insurance brokerage; trust and wealth management; 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. It operates a network of branches in Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, and Oklahoma. Equity Bancshares, Inc. was incorporated in 2002 and is headquartered in Wichita, Kansas.
Independent Bank logo

Independent Bank

NASDAQ:IBCP
Independent Bank Corporation operates as the bank holding company for Independent Bank that provides commercial banking services to individuals and businesses in rural and suburban communities in Michigan. It offers checking and savings accounts, commercial lending, direct and indirect consumer financing, mortgage lending, and safe deposit box services. The company also provides title insurance services and investment services, as well as automatic teller machines, and internet and mobile banking services. In addition, it operates through branches, drive-thru facilities, and loan production offices. Independent Bank Corporation was founded in 1864 and is based in Grand Rapids, Michigan.