Business First Bancshares (BFST) News Today $26.29 +0.13 (+0.50%) Closing price 07/18/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$26.30 +0.01 (+0.04%) As of 07/18/2025 04:20 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 Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Headlines Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock BFST Latest News All Sources Trusted Sources MarketBeat Benzinga Bloomberg GlobeNewswire GuruFocus MarketWatch Motley Fool NASDAQ PR Newswire Reuters Seeking Alpha TalkMarkets The Street TipRanks The Wall Street Journal Wall Street Zen Yahoo Finance Source Sentiment refers to the positivity or negativity of each headline according to our language processing algorithm. 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(NASDAQ:BFST)July 17 at 3:54 AM | marketbeat.comb1BANK Promotes Heather Roemer to Chief Administrative OfficerJuly 16 at 4:40 AM | finance.yahoo.comb1BANK Promotes Heather Roemer to Chief Administrative OfficerJuly 15, 2025 | globenewswire.comWhat is DA Davidson's Forecast for BFST FY2026 Earnings?July 14, 2025 | marketbeat.comBusiness First Bancshares (NASDAQ:BFST) Receives "Overweight" Rating from StephensJuly 11, 2025 | americanbankingnews.comBusiness First Bancshares, Inc. Announces Agreement to Acquire Progressive Bancorp, Inc. and Progressive Bank - MorningstarJuly 9, 2025 | morningstar.comMBusiness First Bancshares price target raised to $31 from $29 at DA DavidsonJuly 9, 2025 | msn.comBusiness First Bancshares (NASDAQ:BFST) Given New $31.00 Price Target at DA DavidsonJuly 9, 2025 | marketbeat.comb1BANK: Business First Bancshares, Inc. Announces Agreement to Acquire Progressive Bancorp, Inc. and Progressive BankJuly 8, 2025 | finanznachrichten.deBFST Business First Bancshares, Inc. - Seeking AlphaJuly 8, 2025 | seekingalpha.comBusiness First Bancshares to acquire Progressive BancorpJuly 8, 2025 | msn.comBusiness First Bancshares (NASDAQ:BFST) Earns "Overweight" Rating from StephensJuly 8, 2025 | marketbeat.comBusiness First Bancshares, Inc. Announces Agreement to Acquire Progressive Bancorp, Inc. and Progressive BankJuly 7, 2025 | globenewswire.comBusiness First Bancshares, Inc. Announces Second Quarter 2025 Earnings Release Date and Conference CallJuly 2, 2025 | globenewswire.comDA Davidson Issues Pessimistic Estimate for BFST EarningsJuly 2, 2025 | marketbeat.comHartmann Taylor Wealth Management LLC Acquires New Stake in Business First Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:BFST)June 28, 2025 | marketbeat.comE&G Advisors LP Cuts Stock Holdings in Business First Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:BFST)June 25, 2025 | marketbeat.comWith 48% stake, Business First Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:BFST) seems to have captured institutional investors' interestJune 17, 2025 | finance.yahoo.comRolfe H. Jr. Mccollister Acquires 680 Shares of Business First Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:BFST) StockJune 10, 2025 | insidertrades.comRolfe H. Jr. Mccollister Buys 680 Shares of Business First Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:BFST) StockJune 9, 2025 | marketbeat.comMackenzie Financial Corp Invests $496,000 in Business First Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:BFST)June 4, 2025 | marketbeat.comGreg Robertson Sells 1,086 Shares of Business First Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:BFST) StockMay 31, 2025 | marketbeat.comBusiness First Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:BFST) Shares Sold by Kings Path Partners LLCMay 31, 2025 | marketbeat.comInsider Selling: Business First Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:BFST) CFO Sells 1,086 Shares of StockMay 30, 2025 | insidertrades.comNorthern Trust Corp Buys 21,434 Shares of Business First Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:BFST)May 23, 2025 | marketbeat.comJacobs Levy Equity Management Inc. Takes $628,000 Position in Business First Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:BFST)May 20, 2025 | marketbeat.comJanus Henderson Group PLC Has $16.02 Million Stock Holdings in Business First Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:BFST)May 18, 2025 | marketbeat.comCresset Asset Management LLC Purchases New Stake in Business First Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:BFST)May 13, 2025 | marketbeat.comBokf Na Sells 27,444 Shares of Business First Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:BFST)May 13, 2025 | marketbeat.comTudor Investment Corp ET AL Takes Position in Business First Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:BFST)May 12, 2025 | marketbeat.comDimensional Fund Advisors LP Has $20.51 Million Holdings in Business First Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:BFST)May 10, 2025 | marketbeat.comBasswood Capital Management L.L.C. Acquires New Holdings in Business First Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:BFST)May 6, 2025 | marketbeat.comRaymond James Financial Inc. Makes New $1.36 Million Investment in Business First Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:BFST)May 6, 2025 | marketbeat.comDA Davidson Has Bearish Estimate for BFST FY2025 EarningsMay 2, 2025 | marketbeat.comWhat is DA Davidson's Forecast for BFST Q2 Earnings?May 1, 2025 | marketbeat.comBusiness First Bancshares, Inc. Appoints Alejandro M. Sanchez to its Board of DirectorsApril 30, 2025 | globenewswire.comResults: Business First Bancshares, Inc. Exceeded Expectations And The Consensus Has Updated Its EstimatesApril 27, 2025 | finance.yahoo.comBusiness First Bancshares (NASDAQ:BFST) Shares Gap Down - Here's WhyApril 27, 2025 | marketbeat.comBusiness First Bancshares: A Small, Solid, And Undervalued BankApril 27, 2025 | seekingalpha.comD.A. Davidson Reaffirms Their Buy Rating on Business First Bancshares (BFST)April 26, 2025 | markets.businessinsider.comBusiness First Bancshares (BFST) Gets a Buy from Raymond JamesApril 26, 2025 | markets.businessinsider.comBusiness First Bancshares First Quarter 2025 Earnings: Beats ExpectationsApril 26, 2025 | uk.finance.yahoo.comBusiness First Bancshares, Inc. (BFST) Q1 2025 Earnings Call TranscriptApril 24, 2025 | seekingalpha.comBusiness First (BFST) Q1 2025 Earnings CallApril 24, 2025 | msn.comBusiness First Bancshares, Inc., Announces Financial Results for Q1 2025April 24, 2025 | globenewswire.comBusiness First Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:BFST) is Mendon Capital Advisors Corp's 10th Largest PositionApril 24, 2025 | marketbeat.comCuri RMB Capital LLC Sells 46,524 Shares of Business First Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:BFST)April 22, 2025 | marketbeat.comGeode Capital Management LLC Increases Stock Position in Business First Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:BFST)April 22, 2025 | marketbeat.comBusiness First Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:BFST) Stake Lifted by Banc Funds Co. LLCApril 19, 2025 | marketbeat.comBusiness First Bancshares (BFST) to Release Quarterly Earnings on ThursdayApril 19, 2025 | marketbeat.com 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 BFST Media Mentions By Week BFST Media Sentiment Learn about the media sentiment score. Each headline receives a score ranging from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). Our company news sentiment scores track the average news sentiment of articles about each company over the most recent 7 days in order to identify companies that are receiving positive press. BFST News Sentiment▼0.810.77▲Average Finance News Sentiment BFST News Coverage Learn about the media coverage comparison. 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