Positive News SentimentPositive NewsNASDAQ:BAFN BayFirst Financial (BAFN) Stock Price, News & Analysis $8.80 +0.05 (+0.57%) Closing price 09/14/2026 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$8.82 +0.02 (+0.23%) As of 09/14/2026 07:30 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Massive. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsInsider TradesNews and TrendsOwnershipSEC FilingsShort Interest About BayFirst Financial Stock (NASDAQ:BAFN) View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart 1 Day 5 Days 30 Days 90 Days 1 Year Advanced 1 Day 1 Day 5 Days 30 Days 90 Days 1 Year Advanced Show volume Show extended hours Get BayFirst Financial alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range$8.15▼$9.2550-Day Range$5.38▼$8.8052-Week Range$4.26▼$11.34Volume126,437 shsAverage Volume63,351 shsMarket Capitalization$237.25 millionP/E RatioN/ADividend YieldN/APrice TargetN/AConsensus RatingSell Company Overview BayFirst Financial Corp. is the bank holding company for BayFirst National Bank, a community-oriented financial institution headquartered in St. Petersburg, Florida. Through its banking subsidiary, the company provides deposit accounts, commercial and consumer lending, residential mortgage financing, and other traditional banking services to individuals, families, and businesses. BayFirst National Bank serves customers primarily in the Tampa Bay region and surrounding Florida communities through its branch network and digital banking services. Its business activities include commercial real estate and business loans, residential real estate lending, consumer loans, small business lending, and treasury and cash-management services. The bank has also developed expertise in government-supported lending programs, including Small Business Administration financing. The institution was established as First Home Bank and later adopted the BayFirst National Bank name as part of its broader community-banking strategy. BayFirst Financial Corp. trades on the Nasdaq under the symbol BAFN. Anthony N. Leo serves as the company’s president and chief executive officer.AI Generated. May Contain Errors. Read More BayFirst Financial Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top-Rated MarketRank™ Stocks10th Percentile Overall ScoreBAFN MarketRank™: BayFirst Financial scored higher than 10% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 828th out of 851 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion0.7 / 5Analyst RatingSell Consensus RatingBayFirst Financial has received a consensus rating of Sell. The company's average rating score is 1.00, and is based on no strong buy ratings, no buy ratings, no hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.Amount of Analyst CoverageBayFirst Financial has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.Read more about BayFirst Financial's stock forecast and price target. Earnings and Valuation0.6 / 5Proj. Earnings GrowthN/A Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of BayFirst Financial is -0.59, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of BayFirst Financial is -0.59, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.Price to Book Value per Share RatioBayFirst Financial has a P/B Ratio of 0.50. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.Read more about BayFirst Financial's valuation and earnings. Short Interest1.0 / 5Short Interest LevelBearish Percentage of Shares Shorted3.09% of the float of BayFirst Financial has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverBayFirst Financial has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 11.94, which indicates bearish sentiment.Change versus previous monthShort interest in BayFirst Financial has recently increased by 15.58%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly. Dividend0.0 / 5Dividend StrengthN/A Dividend YieldBayFirst Financial does not currently pay a dividend.Dividend GrowthBayFirst Financial does not have a long track record of dividend growth. News and Social Media3.7 / 5News SentimentN/A News SentimentBayFirst Financial has a news sentiment score of 1.87. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.87 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for BayFirst Financial this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.Search Interest2 people have searched for BAFN on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. Company Ownership0.9 / 5Insider TradingN/A Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, BayFirst Financial insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.Percentage Held by Insiders56.56% of the stock of BayFirst Financial is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.Percentage Held by Institutions16.88% of the stock of BayFirst Financial is held by institutions.Read more about BayFirst Financial's insider trading history. Receive BAFN Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for BayFirst Financial and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 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BAFN Stock News HeadlinesBayFirst Financial Announces Shareholder Rights Offering PlanSeptember 1, 2026 | tipranks.comBayFirst Financial Corp. Launches Rights OfferingSeptember 1, 2026 | globenewswire.comTrump's New DollarPorter Stansberry says President Trump has signed an executive order initiating what he calls a full U.S. dollar reset - and most Americans don't know it's happening. The last time America underwent a monetary shift like this, under Nixon in the 1970s, it minted an average of 1,300 new millionaires a day for over half a century. Stansberry has released a new documentary naming the assets he believes are positioned to surge as a result. | Porter & Company (Ad)BayFirst Financial Reports Q2 2026 Results: Full Earnings Call TranscriptAugust 14, 2026 | benzinga.comBayFirst Financial Corp. (BAFN) Q2 2026 Earnings Call TranscriptAugust 14, 2026 | seekingalpha.comBayFirst Financial Corp. Reports Second Quarter 2026 ResultsAugust 13, 2026 | markets.businessinsider.comBayFirst Financial Corp. Reports Second Quarter 2026 ResultsAugust 13, 2026 | globenewswire.comBayFirst Financial delays Q2 results amid restatementsJuly 28, 2026 | tipranks.comSee More Headlines BAFN Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have BAFN shares performed this year? BayFirst Financial's stock was trading at $7.85 at the beginning of the year. Since then, BAFN shares have increased by 12.1% and is now trading at $8.80. How were BayFirst Financial's earnings last quarter? BayFirst Financial Corp. (NASDAQ:BAFN) announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August, 13th. The company reported ($8.05) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. The business had revenue of $2.61 million for the quarter. BayFirst Financial had a negative net margin of 80.74% and a negative trailing twelve-month return on equity of 101.15%. Read the conference call transcript. Who are BayFirst Financial's major shareholders? BayFirst Financial's top institutional shareholders include BlackRock Inc. (40.10%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (1.95%), Empowered Funds LLC (1.50%) and BlackRock Inc. (1.29%). Insiders that own company stock include Derek Steven Berset, Anthony N Leo, Thomas Gerard Zernick, Robin Leigh Oliver, Scott Joseph Mckim and Rhonda S Tudor. View institutional ownership trends. How do I buy shares of BayFirst Financial? Shares of BAFN stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services. What other stocks do shareholders of BayFirst Financial own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that BayFirst Financial investors own include HubSpot (HUBS), Diamondback Energy (FANG), Netflix (NFLX), Sportradar Group (SRAD) and Bank of America (BAC). Company Calendar Last Earnings8/13/2026Today9/14/2026Next Earnings (Estimated)11/05/2026Fiscal Year End12/31/2026Get Stock Alerts Health Indicator TradeSmith's Health IndicatorA long-term volatility-based measure designed for securities held 12 months or longer.Green: Strong and healthy uptrend with normal pullbacks.Yellow: Significant pullback but still within expected volatility.Red: Dropped beyond expected volatility; considered unhealthy. Green Zone (1m+) 1-Year History Sep 25 Dec 25 Mar 26 Jun 26 Sep 26 BAFN's financial health is in the Green zone, according to TradeSmith. BAFN has been in this zone for over one month. Industry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNASDAQ SectorFinance Industry Banks Sub-IndustryRegional Banks Current SymbolNASDAQ:BAFN CIK1649739 Webwww.bayfirstfinancial.com Phone(727) 440-6848FaxN/AEmployees143Year FoundedN/AProfitability EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)($14.88) Trailing P/E RatioN/A Forward P/E RatioN/A P/E GrowthN/ANet Income-$22.94 million Net Margins-80.74% Pretax Margin-106.89% Return on Equity-101.15% Return on Assets-4.83% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.28 Current Ratio0.98 Quick Ratio0.94 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$104.19 million Price / Sales2.28 Cash FlowN/A Price / Cash FlowN/A Book Value$17.48 per share Price / Book0.50Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares26,960,000Free Float11,713,000Market Cap$237.25 million OptionableNot Optionable Beta0.53 The Infrastructure's Backbone: 10 Stocks Powering the AI BuildoutThe AI boom extends far beyond the biggest tech names. 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