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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
$21.57
+2.5%
$21.58
$13.05
$25.57
$550.86M0.9449,750 shs53,114 shs
Civista Bancshares, Inc. stock logo
CIVB
Civista Bancshares
$15.24
+1.5%
$14.94
$13.99
$19.80
$239.12M0.7827,929 shs20,354 shs
Citizens & Northern Co. stock logo
CZNC
Citizens & Northern
$17.98
+1.4%
$18.11
$16.71
$23.50
$276.53M0.4424,610 shs11,646 shs
Howard Bancorp, Inc. stock logo
HBMD
Howard Bancorp
$23.30
$23.40
$11.74
$25.36
$438.34M0.91178,186 shs2 shs
MutualFirst Financial, Inc. stock logo
MFSF
MutualFirst Financial
$24.87
$24.87
$22.24
$40.61
$214.08M0.9714,139 shs129,596 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
+2.47%+6.47%-0.55%-7.82%+35.40%
Civista Bancshares, Inc. stock logo
CIVB
Civista Bancshares
+1.46%+4.67%+1.26%-11.70%-1.80%
Citizens & Northern Co. stock logo
CZNC
Citizens & Northern
+1.41%+4.90%-1.05%-8.96%-12.16%
Howard Bancorp, Inc. stock logo
HBMD
Howard Bancorp
0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%
MutualFirst Financial, Inc. stock logo
MFSF
MutualFirst Financial
0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%

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
2.1182 of 5 stars
1.45.02.50.00.01.72.5
Civista Bancshares, Inc. stock logo
CIVB
Civista Bancshares
4.2127 of 5 stars
2.04.03.33.10.02.52.5
Citizens & Northern Co. stock logo
CZNC
Citizens & Northern
3.7802 of 5 stars
2.05.03.30.03.21.72.5
Howard Bancorp, Inc. stock logo
HBMD
Howard Bancorp
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
MutualFirst Financial, Inc. stock logo
MFSF
MutualFirst Financial
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A

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$23.338.17% Upside
Civista Bancshares, Inc. stock logo
CIVB
Civista Bancshares
2.00
Hold$17.6715.92% Upside
Citizens & Northern Co. stock logo
CZNC
Citizens & Northern
2.00
Hold$21.0016.80% Upside
Howard Bancorp, Inc. stock logo
HBMD
Howard Bancorp
N/AN/AN/AN/A
MutualFirst Financial, Inc. stock logo
MFSF
MutualFirst Financial
N/AN/AN/AN/A

Current Analyst Ratings

Latest HBMD, CZNC, MFSF, BFST, and CIVB Analyst Ratings

DateCompanyBrokerageActionRatingPrice TargetDetails
4/1/2024
Civista Bancshares, Inc. stock logo
CIVB
Civista Bancshares
Hovde Group
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Initiated CoverageMarket Perform$16.00
2/21/2024
Civista Bancshares, Inc. stock logo
CIVB
Civista Bancshares
Piper Sandler
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Initiated CoverageNeutral$18.00
2/9/2024
Civista Bancshares, Inc. stock logo
CIVB
Civista Bancshares
Stephens
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Lower Price TargetEqual Weight ➝ Equal Weight$20.00 ➝ $19.00
1/24/2024
Business First Bancshares, Inc. stock logo
BFST
Business First Bancshares
Piper Sandler
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Boost Price TargetOverweight ➝ Overweight$23.00 ➝ $26.00
(Data available from 4/23/2021 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
$247.42M2.23$2.95 per share7.31$22.58 per share0.96
Civista Bancshares, Inc. stock logo
CIVB
Civista Bancshares
$219.90M1.09$3.52 per share4.33$23.70 per share0.64
Citizens & Northern Co. stock logo
CZNC
Citizens & Northern
$137.92M2.01$1.86 per share9.65$17.18 per share1.05
Howard Bancorp, Inc. stock logo
HBMD
Howard Bancorp
$98.72M4.44$2.73 per share8.53$15.72 per share1.48
MutualFirst Financial, Inc. stock logo
MFSF
MutualFirst Financial
$110.25M1.94$3.66 per share6.79$26.35 per share0.94

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$2.608.308.77N/A18.22%13.28%1.11%4/25/2024 (Confirmed)
Civista Bancshares, Inc. stock logo
CIVB
Civista Bancshares
$42.96M$2.745.567.15N/A19.85%12.26%1.16%4/30/2024 (Confirmed)
Citizens & Northern Co. stock logo
CZNC
Citizens & Northern
$24.15M$1.5711.4510.04N/A17.51%9.60%0.98%5/3/2024 (Estimated)
Howard Bancorp, Inc. stock logo
HBMD
Howard Bancorp
-$16.99M$1.3117.7921.18N/A26.00%8.51%0.99%N/A
MutualFirst Financial, Inc. stock logo
MFSF
MutualFirst Financial
$23.75M$2.859.0818.84N/A21.54%11.29%1.19%N/A

Latest HBMD, CZNC, MFSF, BFST, and CIVB Earnings

DateQuarterCompanyConsensus EstimateReported EPSBeat/MissGap EPSRevenue EstimateActual RevenueDetails
4/30/2024N/A
Civista Bancshares, Inc. stock logo
CIVB
Civista Bancshares
$0.47N/A-$0.47N/AN/AN/A  
4/25/2024N/A
Business First Bancshares, Inc. stock logo
BFST
Business First Bancshares
$0.57N/A-$0.57N/AN/AN/A  
3/11/2024Q4 2023
Citizens & Northern Co. stock logo
CZNC
Citizens & Northern
$0.36$0.28-$0.08$0.28$26.39 million$25.27 million
2/8/2024Q4 2023
Civista Bancshares, Inc. stock logo
CIVB
Civista Bancshares
$0.56$0.62+$0.06$0.62$38.40 million$38.88 million
1/23/202412/31/2023
Business First Bancshares, Inc. stock logo
BFST
Business First Bancshares
$0.60$0.66+$0.06$0.75$63.40 million$101.08 million  

Dividends

CompanyAnnual PayoutDividend Yield3-Year Dividend GrowthPayout RatioYears of Consecutive Growth
Business First Bancshares, Inc. stock logo
BFST
Business First Bancshares
$0.562.60%+7.72%21.54%1 Years
Civista Bancshares, Inc. stock logo
CIVB
Civista Bancshares
$0.644.20%+11.50%23.36%1 Years
Citizens & Northern Co. stock logo
CZNC
Citizens & Northern
$1.126.23%+1.22%71.34%N/A
Howard Bancorp, Inc. stock logo
HBMD
Howard Bancorp
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
MutualFirst Financial, Inc. stock logo
MFSF
MutualFirst Financial
$0.803.22%N/A28.07%N/A

Latest HBMD, CZNC, MFSF, BFST, and CIVB Dividends

AnnouncementCompanyPeriodAmountYieldEx-Dividend DateRecord DatePayable Date
2/2/2024
Civista Bancshares, Inc. stock logo
CIVB
Civista Bancshares
Quarterly$0.164.01%2/12/20242/13/20243/1/2024
1/23/2024
Business First Bancshares, Inc. stock logo
BFST
Business First Bancshares
Quarterly$0.142.43%2/14/20242/15/20242/28/2024
(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)

Debt

CompanyDebt-to-Equity RatioCurrent RatioQuick Ratio
Business First Bancshares, Inc. stock logo
BFST
Business First Bancshares
1.08
1.01
1.01
Civista Bancshares, Inc. stock logo
CIVB
Civista Bancshares
1.22
0.96
0.96
Citizens & Northern Co. stock logo
CZNC
Citizens & Northern
0.68
0.91
0.91
Howard Bancorp, Inc. stock logo
HBMD
Howard Bancorp
0.78
1.00
1.00
MutualFirst Financial, Inc. stock logo
MFSF
MutualFirst Financial
1.16
0.98
0.97

Ownership

Miscellaneous

CompanyEmployeesShares OutstandingFree FloatOptionable
Business First Bancshares, Inc. stock logo
BFST
Business First Bancshares
75125.54 million23.89 millionOptionable
Civista Bancshares, Inc. stock logo
CIVB
Civista Bancshares
53215.69 million15.22 millionOptionable
Citizens & Northern Co. stock logo
CZNC
Citizens & Northern
40415.38 million14.77 millionOptionable
Howard Bancorp, Inc. stock logo
HBMD
Howard Bancorp
23918.81 million15.25 millionNot Optionable
MutualFirst Financial, Inc. stock logo
MFSF
MutualFirst Financial
4858.61 millionN/ANot Optionable

HBMD, CZNC, MFSF, BFST, and CIVB Headlines

SourceHeadline
Scholarships and GrantsScholarships and Grants
scu.edu - May 18 at 2:46 AM
Best Financial AdvisorsBest Financial Advisors
benzinga.com - May 13 at 6:26 PM
Small Well-Capitalized Banks Like TARPSmall Well-Capitalized Banks Like TARP
thestreet.com - September 19 at 10:38 PM
MFSF_old Historical DataMFSF_old Historical Data
investing.com - March 28 at 6:40 PM
MutualFirst Financial(MFSF)MutualFirst Financial(MFSF)
fool.com - January 18 at 10:14 PM

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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.
Civista Bancshares logo

Civista Bancshares

NASDAQ:CIVB
Civista Bancshares, Inc. operates as the financial holding company for Civista Bank that provides community banking services. It collects a range of customer deposits; and offers commercial and agriculture, commercial and residential real estate, farm real estate, real estate construction, consumer, and other loans, as well as letters of credit. The company also holds and manages securities portfolio; leases general equipment; and provides captive insurance products. It operates in North Central, West Central, South Western Ohio, South Eastern Indiana, and Northern Kentucky. The company was formerly known as First Citizens Banc Corp and changed its name to Civista Bancshares, Inc. in May 2015. Civista Bancshares, Inc. was founded in 1884 and is headquartered in Sandusky, Ohio.
Citizens & Northern logo

Citizens & Northern

NASDAQ:CZNC
Citizens & Northern Corporation operates as the bank holding company for Citizens & Northern Bank that provides various banking and related services to individual and corporate customers. Its deposit products include various types of checking accounts, passbook and statement savings, money market accounts, interest checking accounts, and individual retirement accounts, as well as certificates of deposit; and lending products, including commercial, mortgage, and consumer loans, as well as specialized instruments, such as commercial letters-of-credit. The company also offers wealth management services comprising 401(k) plans, retirement planning, estate planning, estate settlements, and asset management; personal and commercial insurance products; and mutual funds, annuities, educational savings accounts, and other investment products through registered agents; and reinsures credit and mortgage, life and accident, and health insurance products. Citizens & Northern Corporation was founded in 1864 and is headquartered in Wellsboro, Pennsylvania.
Howard Bancorp logo

Howard Bancorp

NASDAQ:HBMD
Howard Bancorp, Inc. is a holding company, which engages in the provision of community banking services through its subsidiary, Howard Bank. It offers commercial banking, insurance, investments, mortgage banking, consumer finance, and real estate loans through banking branches, online, and other distribution channels to businesses, business owners, professionals, and other consumers. The company was founded by Mary Ann Scully in April 2005 and is headquartered in Baltimore, MD.
MutualFirst Financial logo

MutualFirst Financial

NASDAQ:MFSF
MutualFirst Financial, Inc. operates as the bank holding company for MutualBank that provides various financial services in the United States. It accepts savings deposit, NOW, and demand accounts, as well as certificates of deposit. The company offers one-to-four family residential property, commercial real estate, construction and development, and commercial business loans; consumer loans, such as auto loans, boat and recreational vehicle loans, loans secured by savings deposits, and credit card and unsecured consumer loans; and adjustable rate loans. In addition, it operates as an insurance agent; and sells life and other insurance products. Further, the company provides trust, investment, broker advisory, retirement plan, and private banking products and services. It has 39 full service retail financial centers in Allen, Delaware, Elkhart, Grant, Greene, Hamilton, Jackson, Johnson, Knox, Kosciusko, Lawrence, Monroe, Randolph, St. Joseph, and Wabash counties in Indiana; wealth management offices in Fishers and Crawfordsville, Indiana; and 1 loan origination office in New Buffalo, Michigan. MutualFirst Financial, Inc. was founded in 1889 and is headquartered in Muncie, Indiana.