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| Targets | 6-month : | 25.13 | 1-year : | 26.32 |
| Resists | First : | 21.52 | Second : | 22.54 |
| Pivot price | 20.7 |
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| Supports | First : | 19.87 | Second : | 16.54 |
| MAs | MA(5) : | 20.45  |
MA(20) : | 21 |
| MA(100) : | 22.22 |
MA(250) : | 19.55 |
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| MACD | MACD : | -0.4 |
Signal : | -0.4 |
| %K %D | K(14,3) : | 28.2 |
D(3) : | 19.1 |
| RSI | RSI(14): 49.5 |
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| 52-week | High : | 25.56 | Low : | 13.05 |
Price has closed above its short-term moving average. Short-term moving average is currently below mid-term; and below long-term moving average. From the relationship between price and moving averages: This stock is NEUTRAL in short-term; and BEARISH in mid-long term.[ BFST ] has closed below upper band by 31.5%. Bollinger Bands are 27.3% narrower than normal. The current width of the bands does not suggest anything about the future direction or movement of prices.
| If tomorrow: | Open lower | Open higher |
| High: | 21.23 - 21.33 | 21.33 - 21.42 |
| Low: | 20.24 - 20.36 | 20.36 - 20.47 |
| Close: | 20.85 - 21.05 | 21.05 - 21.23 |
Business First Bancshares, Inc. operates as the bank holding company for b1BANK that provides various banking products and services. 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. The company also provides commercial and industrial loans, such as commercial lines of credit, letters of credit, working capital, term, equipment financing, asset acquisition, expansion and development, borrowing base, and other loan products; construction and development loans; commercial real estate loans; residential real estate loans comprising first and second lien 1-4 family mortgage loans, and home equity lines of credit; and consumer loans, including secured and unsecured installment and term loans. In addition, it offers wealth management products, including mutual funds, annuities, individual retirement accounts, and other financial products, as well as other fiduciary services and private banking products and services. Further, the company provides a range of other financial services comprising debit and credit cards, treasury and cash management, merchant, automated clearing house, lock-box, receivables factoring, correspondent banking, and other treasury services, as well as employee and payroll benefits solutions; and drive-through banking facilities, automated teller machines, night depository, personalized checks, electronic funds transfer, domestic and foreign wire transfer, traveler's checks, vault, loan and deposit sweep accounts, online and mobile banking, e-statements, and bank-by-mail services. As of March 01, 2022, it operates approximately 48 full-service banking centers and three loan production offices across Louisiana, and in the Dallas and Houston markets. Business First Bancshares, Inc. was incorporated in 2006 and is headquartered in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Thu, 18 Apr 2024
Business First Bancshares (BFST) Scheduled to Post Earnings on Thursday - MarketBeat
Sat, 13 Apr 2024
Business First Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:BFST) Sees Large Decrease in Short Interest - MarketBeat
Wed, 10 Apr 2024
BFST Makes Notable Cross Below Critical Moving Average - Nasdaq
Mon, 08 Apr 2024
Business First Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:BFST) Shares Acquired by International Assets Investment Management LLC - MarketBeat
Thu, 21 Mar 2024
Those who invested in Business First Bancshares (NASDAQ:BFST) a year ago are up 33% - Yahoo Finance
Wed, 28 Feb 2024
The First Bancshares, Inc. Announces New Share Repurchase Plan - Business Wire
| Price to Book Value: P/BV, a ratio used to compare book value to its current market price, to gauge whether a stock is valued properly. |
Neutral |
| Price to Earnings: PE, the ratio for valuing a company that measures its current share price relative to its earnings per share (EPS). |
Outperform |
| Discounted cash flow: DCF, a valuation method used to estimate the value of an investment based on its expected future cash flows. |
Outperform |
| Return on Assets: ROA, indicates how profitable a company is in relation to its total assets, how efficiently uses assets to generate a profit. |
Outperform |
| Return on Equity: ROE, a measure of financial performance calculated by dividing net income by equity. a gauge of profitability and efficiency. |
Neutral |
| Debt to Equity: evaluate financial leverage, reflects the ability of equity to cover outstanding debts in the event of a business downturn. |
Outperform |
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NASDAQ
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Sector:
Financial Services
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Industry:
Banks - Regional
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| Shares Out | 26 (M) |
| Shares Float | 24 (M) |
| Held by Insiders | 6.4 (%) |
| Held by Institutions | 48 (%) |
| Shares Short | 196 (K) |
| Shares Short P.Month | 226 (K) |
| EPS | 2.58 |
| EPS Est Next Qtrly | 0 |
| EPS Est This Year | 0 |
| EPS Est Next Year | 0 |
| Book Value (p.s.) | 22.57 |
| Profit Margin | 28.7 % |
| Operating Margin | 35.5 % |
| Return on Assets (ttm) | 1.1 % |
| Return on Equity (ttm) | 11.6 % |
| Qtrly Rev. Growth | 0.4 % |
| Gross Profit (p.s.) | 0 |
| Sales Per Share | 9.68 |
| EBITDA (p.s.) | 0 |
| Qtrly Earnings Growth | -14.9 % |
| Operating Cash Flow | 92 (M) |
| Levered Free Cash Flow | 0 (M) |
| PE Ratio | 8.12 |
| PEG Ratio | 0 |
| Price to Book value | 0.93 |
| Price to Sales | 2.17 |
| Price to Cash Flow | 5.81 |
| Dividend | 0.14 |
| Forward Dividend | 0 |
| Dividend Yield | 0.6% |
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| Ex-Dividend Date | Invalid DateTime. |
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