Avoid the stress of overpaying for a stock or missing an opportunity by using the right tools and insights to evaluate Business First Bancshares, Inc. before investing.

In this article, we go over a few key elements for understanding Business First Bancshares, Inc.’s stock price such as:

• Business First Bancshares, Inc.’s current stock price and volume
• Why Business First Bancshares, Inc.’s stock price changed recently
• Upgrades and downgrades for BFST from analysts
• BFST’s stock price momentum as measured by its relative strength

About Business First Bancshares, Inc. (BFST)

Before we jump into Business First Bancshares, Inc.’s stock price, history, target price and what caused it to recently dip, let’s take a look at some background.

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 and savings, time, and money market accounts; and certificates of deposits, remote deposit capture, and direct deposit services. The company also provides commercial and industrial loans, such as working capital, term, equipment financing, asset acquisition, expansion and development, borrowing base, and other loan products, as well as commercial lines of credit, accounts receivable factoring, agricultural financing, and letters of credit; 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 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, interest-rate swaps, small business administration products, online and mobile banking, e-statements, and bank-by-mail services. Business First Bancshares, Inc. was incorporated in 2006 and is headquartered in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

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Business First Bancshares, Inc.’s Stock Price as of Market Close

As of July 31, 2026, 4:00 PM, CST, Business First Bancshares, Inc.’s stock price was $31.820.

Business First Bancshares, Inc. is down 0.38% from its previous closing price of $31.940.

During the last market session, Business First Bancshares, Inc.’s stock traded between $31.310 and $31.950. Currently, there are approximately 32.58 million shares outstanding for Business First Bancshares, Inc..

Business First Bancshares, Inc.’s price-earnings (P/E) ratio is currently at 11.3, which is low compared to the Banks industry median of 12.9. The price-earnings ratio gauges market expectation of future performance by relating a stock’s current share price to its earnings per share.

Business First Bancshares, Inc. Stock Price History

Business First Bancshares, Inc.’s (BFST) price is currently up 3.55% so far this month.

During the month of July, Business First Bancshares, Inc.’s stock price has reached a high of $32.390 and a low of $29.460.

Over the last year, Business First Bancshares, Inc. has hit prices as high as $32.390 and as low as $22.560. Year to date, Business First Bancshares, Inc.’s stock is up 21.73%.

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What Caused Business First Bancshares, Inc. Stock’s Price to Dip?

Stock prices are primarily based on seller supply and buyer demand. But have you ever wondered about what other factors affect a stock's price?

When an analyst changes their opinion of a stock by upgrading or downgrading their rating, it often leads to a sudden stock price adjustment. As of July 31, 2026, there were 0 analysts who downgraded Business First Bancshares, Inc.’s stock and 1 analyst who upgraded over the last month.

Additionally, you'll want to evaluate Business First Bancshares, Inc.’s financial health and valuation. Investors can use AAII's Value Grade, which combines six key valuation metrics like P/E and P/S ratios for a comprehensive analysis to conduct analysis on Business First Bancshares, Inc.’s valuation and financial health. This approach mitigates the limitations of single-metric evaluations.

Business First Bancshares, Inc.’s current valuation based on AAII’s Value Grade is a C, which means it is considered to be Average.

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Lastly, news and media coverage as well as recent press reports about the company or its industry may cause stock prices to fluctuate. You can check out the most recent news articles about Business First Bancshares, Inc. (BFST) by visiting AAII Stock Evaluator.

Relative Price Strength of Business First Bancshares, Inc.

Relative price strength measures a stock's performance against the market, helping investors identify stocks that are outperforming benchmarks.

For AAII’s Momentum Grade, a weighted relative price strength is calculated. Follow this link to learn more about the Momentum Grade.

As of July 31, 2026, Business First Bancshares, Inc. has a weighted four-quarter relative price strength of 5.19%, which translates to a Momentum Score of 71 and is considered to be Strong.

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Business First Bancshares, Inc. Stock Price: Bottom Line

As of July 31, 2026, Business First Bancshares, Inc.’s stock price is $31.820, which is down 0.38% from its previous closing price.

AAII advises against making stock decisions based solely on price or past returns. Instead, consider a variety of metrics, fundamentals, and analytics to evaluate a stock like Business First Bancshares, Inc. stock prices are influenced by market supply and demand and offer just a snapshot of a company's overall health.

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