Business First Bancshares (BFST) Competitors $23.00 -0.06 (-0.24%) As of 02:18 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock BFST vs. RIOT, LU, ENVA, AUB, PRK, CORZ, CLSK, BFH, FINV, and PPBIShould you be buying Business First Bancshares stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Business First Bancshares include Riot Platforms (RIOT), Lufax (LU), Enova International (ENVA), Atlantic Union Bankshares (AUB), Park National (PRK), Core Scientific (CORZ), CleanSpark (CLSK), Bread Financial (BFH), FinVolution Group (FINV), and Pacific Premier Bancorp (PPBI). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry. Business First Bancshares vs. Riot Platforms Lufax Enova International Atlantic Union Bankshares Park National Core Scientific CleanSpark Bread Financial FinVolution Group Pacific Premier Bancorp Business First Bancshares (NASDAQ:BFST) and Riot Platforms (NASDAQ:RIOT) are both finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, media sentiment, dividends, valuation, risk, community ranking, profitability, earnings and analyst recommendations. Is BFST or RIOT more profitable? Riot Platforms has a net margin of 16.67% compared to Business First Bancshares' net margin of 14.19%. Business First Bancshares' return on equity of 11.88% beat Riot Platforms' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Business First Bancshares14.19% 11.88% 1.05% Riot Platforms 16.67%2.15%2.02% Does the media favor BFST or RIOT? In the previous week, Business First Bancshares had 18 more articles in the media than Riot Platforms. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for Business First Bancshares and 5 mentions for Riot Platforms. Business First Bancshares' average media sentiment score of 0.59 beat Riot Platforms' score of 0.39 indicating that Business First Bancshares is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Business First Bancshares 3 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 8 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Riot Platforms 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Does the MarketBeat Community prefer BFST or RIOT? Riot Platforms received 398 more outperform votes than Business First Bancshares when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.65% of users gave Riot Platforms an outperform vote while only 58.41% of users gave Business First Bancshares an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformBusiness First BancsharesOutperform Votes13258.41% Underperform Votes9441.59% Riot PlatformsOutperform Votes53068.65% Underperform Votes24231.35% Which has better earnings and valuation, BFST or RIOT? Business First Bancshares has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Riot Platforms. Business First Bancshares is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Riot Platforms, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioBusiness First Bancshares$287.57M2.38$65.11M$2.439.53Riot Platforms$376.66M7.07-$49.47M$0.3919.50 Do analysts prefer BFST or RIOT? Business First Bancshares currently has a consensus target price of $31.00, suggesting a potential upside of 33.91%. Riot Platforms has a consensus target price of $16.73, suggesting a potential upside of 119.95%. Given Riot Platforms' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Riot Platforms is more favorable than Business First Bancshares.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Business First Bancshares 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Riot Platforms 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 11 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.08 Which has more risk & volatility, BFST or RIOT? Business First Bancshares has a beta of 0.75, meaning that its share price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Riot Platforms has a beta of 4.6, meaning that its share price is 360% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do institutionals and insiders believe in BFST or RIOT? 47.3% of Business First Bancshares shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 40.3% of Riot Platforms shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.5% of Business First Bancshares shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 6.9% of Riot Platforms shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. SummaryRiot Platforms beats Business First Bancshares on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Business First Bancshares News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for BFST and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart BFST vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricBusiness First BancsharesState commercial banks IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$683.82M$3.07B$11.11B$7.93BDividend Yield2.46%3.87%5.79%4.22%P/E Ratio10.2322.9622.0118.49Price / Sales2.382.9926.09102.66Price / Cash9.1310.6317.6034.62Price / Book1.031.152.664.25Net Income$65.11M$372.21M$1.03B$248.31M7 Day Performance-2.07%0.15%0.66%1.12%1 Month Performance-5.12%-1.07%-0.39%3.68%1 Year Performance11.84%16.86%538.24%5.19% Business First Bancshares Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BFSTBusiness First Bancshares4.085 of 5 stars$23.00-0.2%$31.00+34.8%+14.2%$680.01M$287.57M10.17750Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst RevisionRIOTRiot Platforms3.6745 of 5 stars$7.63-1.8%$16.73+119.2%-28.4%$2.67B$376.66M17.74340Analyst ForecastGap UpLULufax1.412 of 5 stars$2.95-5.4%$2.98+0.8%-34.4%$2.56B$20.29B-3.8392,400Analyst DowngradeNews CoveragePositive NewsENVAEnova International3.6352 of 5 stars$99.19+1.3%$111.00+11.9%+51.5%$2.54B$2.66B13.331,800Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeShort Interest ↑News CoverageAUBAtlantic Union Bankshares4.661 of 5 stars$27.54+2.4%$39.40+43.1%-12.5%$2.48B$817.42M12.031,880Analyst ForecastHigh Trading VolumePRKPark National2.2661 of 5 stars$151.78+2.7%$181.75+19.7%+14.0%$2.45B$520.61M16.301,790Dividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastCORZCore Scientific3.0336 of 5 stars$8.24-0.8%$19.07+131.4%+176.5%$2.43B$510.67M-1.52200Upcoming EarningsAnalyst RevisionNews CoveragePositive NewsGap UpCLSKCleanSpark3.3626 of 5 stars$8.57-4.9%$21.57+151.7%-50.1%$2.41B$467.49M77.92130Upcoming EarningsAnalyst UpgradeNews CoveragePositive NewsGap UpBFHBread Financial4.7279 of 5 stars$48.14-1.5%$60.00+24.6%+28.5%$2.32B$3.84B8.677,500Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↓Analyst RevisionFINVFinVolution Group3.7071 of 5 stars$7.82+1.7%$11.40+45.8%+65.9%$2.07B$13.09B6.744,260Short Interest ↓Positive NewsPPBIPacific Premier Bancorp4.1956 of 5 stars$20.54-0.3%$27.00+31.5%-5.4%$1.99B$541.46M12.521,430Analyst Revision Related Companies and Tools Related Companies RIOT Competitors LU Competitors ENVA Competitors AUB Competitors PRK Competitors CORZ Competitors CLSK Competitors BFH Competitors FINV Competitors PPBI Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:BFST) was last updated on 5/1/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHow to invest in Elon Musk’s Optimus before its launchElon Musk is set to completely take over the AI industry with Optimus… A breakthrough AI-powered robot that El...InvestorPlace | SponsoredElon Set to Shock the World by May 1st ?Tech legend Jeff Brown recently traveled to the industrial zone of South Memphis to investigate what he believ...Brownstone Research | SponsoredThis Is How Empires FallThe headlines scream tariffs and export bans — but the real damage is happening in retirement portfolios. 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