Business First Bancshares (NASDAQ:BFST – Get Free Report) is scheduled to post its quarterly earnings results after the market closes on Thursday, April 25th. Analysts expect Business First Bancshares to post earnings of $0.57 per share for the quarter. Investors that wish to register for the company’s conference call can do so using this link.
Business First Bancshares (NASDAQ:BFST – Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, January 23rd. The company reported $0.66 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.60 by $0.06. The company had revenue of $101.08 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $63.40 million. Business First Bancshares had a net margin of 18.22% and a return on equity of 13.28%. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $0.66 EPS. On average, analysts expect Business First Bancshares to post $2 EPS for the current fiscal year and $2 EPS for the next fiscal year.
Business First Bancshares Trading Up 2.5 %
Shares of NASDAQ BFST opened at $21.57 on Tuesday. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $21.58 and its 200-day moving average price is $21.61. Business First Bancshares has a 52-week low of $13.05 and a 52-week high of $25.57. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.08, a quick ratio of 1.01 and a current ratio of 1.01. The company has a market cap of $550.85 million, a PE ratio of 8.30 and a beta of 0.94.
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
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Insider Activity
In related news, insider Warren Mcdonald sold 7,000 shares of Business First Bancshares stock in a transaction on Monday, March 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $22.37, for a total value of $156,590.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now owns 24,306 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $543,725.22. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Insiders own 6.45% of the company’s stock.
About Business First Bancshares
Business First Bancshares, Inc operates as the bank holding company for b1BANK that provides various banking products and services in Louisiana and Texas. It offers various deposit products and services, including checking, demand, money market, time, and savings accounts; and certificates of deposits, remote deposit capture, and direct deposit services.
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