Business First Bancshares - BFST Stock Forecast, Price & News

1 Wall Street equities research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Business First Bancshares in the last twelve months. There are currently 1 strong buy rating for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street equities research analysts is that investors should "strong buy" BFST shares.
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1 equities research analysts have issued 1 year price objectives for Business First Bancshares' shares. Their BFST share price forecasts range from $29.00 to $29.00. On average, they expect the company's share price to reach $29.00 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 31.7% from the stock's current price.
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Business First Bancshares' stock was trading at $28.31 at the beginning of 2022. Since then, BFST shares have decreased by 22.2% and is now trading at $22.02.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, October 20th 2022.
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Business First Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:BFST) issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, July, 26th. The company reported $0.64 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.58 by $0.06. The company had revenue of $56.58 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $55.11 million. Business First Bancshares had a net margin of 21.55% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 10.74%.

Business First Bancshares announced a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, July 26th. Stockholders of record on Monday, August 15th will be given a dividend of $0.12 per share on Wednesday, August 31st. This represents a $0.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.18%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, August 12th.
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Business First Bancshares (NASDAQ:BFST) pays an annual dividend of $0.48 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 2.23%. The company does not yet have a strong track record of dividend growth. The dividend payout ratio is 22.75%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, BFST will have a dividend payout ratio of 16.55% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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Business First Bancshares trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "BFST."

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One share of BFST stock can currently be purchased for approximately $22.02.

Business First Bancshares (NASDAQ:BFST) has a market capitalization of $497.19 million and generates $206.22 million in revenue each year. The company earns $52.14 million in net income (profit) each year or $2.11 on an earnings per share basis.

The company employs 648 workers across the globe.

Business First Bancshares' mailing address is 500 LAUREL STREET SUITE 101, BATON ROUGE LA, 70801. The official website for the company is www.b1bank.com. The company can be reached via phone at (225) 248-7600 or via fax at 225-248-7650.