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Bank First (BFC) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$116.95 +1.15 (+0.99%)
Closing price 05/30/2025 04:00 PM Eastern
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$116.45 -0.50 (-0.43%)
As of 05/30/2025 04:21 PM Eastern
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About Bank First Stock (NASDAQ:BFC)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$115.45
$116.99
50-Day Range
$96.02
$117.27
52-Week Range
$77.00
$119.04
Volume
72,868 shs
Average Volume
23,221 shs
Market Capitalization
$1.16 billion
P/E Ratio
17.99
Dividend Yield
1.54%
Price Target
$120.50
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

Bank First Corporation operates as a holding company for Bank First, N.A. that provides consumer and commercial financial services to businesses, professionals, consumers, associations, individuals, and governmental authorities in Wisconsin. It offers checking, savings, money market, cash management, retirement, and health savings accounts; other time deposits; certificates of deposit; and residential mortgage products. The company's loan products include real estate loans, including commercial real estate, residential mortgage, and home equity loans; commercial and industrial loans for working capital, accounts receivable, inventory financing, and other business purposes; construction and development loans; residential 1-4 family loans; and consumer loans for personal and household purposes, including secured and unsecured installment loans, and revolving lines of credit. It also provides credit cards; ATM processing; insurance; data processing and other information technology; investment and safekeeping; treasury management; and online, telephone, and mobile banking services. The company was formerly known as Bank First National Corporation and changed its name to Bank First Corporation in June 2019. Bank First Corporation was founded in 1894 and is headquartered in Manitowoc, Wisconsin.

Bank First Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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52nd Percentile Overall Score

BFC MarketRank™: 

Bank First scored higher than 52% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 652nd out of 929 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Bank First has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.50, and is based on 1 buy rating, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Bank First has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about Bank First's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Bank First are expected to grow by 6.52% in the coming year, from $6.90 to $7.35 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Bank First is 17.99, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 24.26.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Bank First is 17.99, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 22.31.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Bank First has a P/B Ratio of 1.96. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Bank First's valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    2.14% of the float of Bank First has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Bank First has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 7.6.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Bank First has recently increased by 6.05%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    Bank First pays a meaningful dividend of 1.56%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

    Bank First has been increasing its dividend for 10 years.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Bank First is 26.43%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, Bank First will have a dividend payout ratio of 24.49% next year. This indicates that Bank First will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about Bank First's dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    2.14% of the float of Bank First has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Bank First has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 7.6.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Bank First has recently increased by 6.05%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    Bank First has a news sentiment score of 1.61. 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 0.99 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 4 news articles for Bank First this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    4 people have searched for BFC on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    Only 1 people have added Bank First to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Bank First insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $40,174.00 in company stock and sold $0.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 3.42% of the stock of Bank First is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    Only 29.95% of the stock of Bank First is held by institutions.

  • Read more about Bank First's insider trading history.
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BFC Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Bank First's stock was trading at $99.09 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, BFC shares have increased by 18.0% and is now trading at $116.95.
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Bank First Co. (NASDAQ:BFC) announced its earnings results on Tuesday, April, 15th. The company reported $1.82 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.62 by $0.20. The company earned $43.10 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $41.80 million. Bank First had a net margin of 29.00% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 10.53%.

Bank First's top institutional shareholders include Vanguard Group Inc. (5.82%), Merit Financial Group LLC (1.63%), Northern Trust Corp (0.92%) and American Century Companies Inc. (0.82%). Insiders that own company stock include Michael B Molepske, Kevin M Lemahieu, Mary Kay Bourbulas, Michael S Stayer-Suprick, Daniel C Mcconeghy and Phillip R Maples.
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Shares of BFC 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.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Bank First investors own include American Water Works (AWK), Waste Connections (WCN), Humana (HUM), The RMR Group (RMR), Voyager Therapeutics (VYGR), DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH) and AUO (AUOTY).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
4/15/2025
Record date for 5/16 Dividend
5/09/2025
Ex-Dividend for 5/16 Dividend
5/09/2025
Dividend Payable
5/16/2025
Today
5/31/2025
Record date for 7/9 Dividend
6/25/2025
Ex-Dividend for 7/9 Dividend
6/25/2025
Dividend Payable
7/09/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
7/15/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NASDAQ
Sector
Finance
Industry
National commercial banks
Sub-Industry
Banking
Current Symbol
NASDAQ:BFC
Fax
N/A
Employees
330
Year Founded
1984

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target
$120.50
High Stock Price Target
$130.00
Low Stock Price Target
$111.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+3.0%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.50
Research Coverage
2 Analysts

Profitability

Trailing P/E Ratio
17.99
Forward P/E Ratio
16.95
P/E Growth
N/A
Net Income
$65.56 million
Pretax Margin
40.06%

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$159.80 million
Cash Flow
$7.41 per share
Price / Cash Flow
15.78
Book Value
$59.79 per share
Price / Book
1.96

Miscellaneous

Free Float
9,602,000
Market Cap
$1.16 billion
Optionable
Not Optionable
Beta
0.42

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This page (NASDAQ:BFC) was last updated on 5/31/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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