Business First Bancshares, Inc. BFST

BATON ROUGE, La., Oct. 01, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Business First Bancshares, Inc. (Nasdaq: BFST), the parent company of b1BANK, announced that it will release its financial results for the third quarter ended Sept. 30, 2026, before market open on Mon., Oct. 26, 2026. Executive management will host a conference call and webcast to discuss the results the same day (Mon., Oct. 26, 2026) at 9:00 a.m. CDT. Participants may join the call by dialing 1-800-715-9871 (toll-free, North America only) and

Business First Bancshares, Inc. reported past second-quarter 2026 results showing net interest income of US$77.84 million and net income of US$24.18 million, both higher than the prior year, alongside six-month improvements. The company also reinforced shareholder returns by declaring regular common and preferred dividends and completing a tranche of its October 2025 share repurchase program, buying back 426,458 shares for US$11.29 million. We’ll now assess how stronger net interest income...

Business First Bancshares (BFST) has drawn fresh attention after reporting second quarter and six month 2026 results, affirming both common and preferred dividends, and updating investors on recent share repurchases. See our latest analysis for Business First Bancshares. At a share price of $31.16, Business First Bancshares has seen momentum build recently, with a 20.40% year to date share price return and a 25.46% total shareholder return over the past year, alongside ongoing dividends and...

Business First Bancshares Inc (BFST) reports a solid quarter with increased net interest margin and reduced non-performing loans, despite a strategic decline in deposits.

BATON ROUGE, La., July 23, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Business First Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ: BFST) (Business First), parent company of b1BANK, today announced its unaudited results for the quarter ended June 30, 2026. Business First reported net income available to common shareholders of $22.8 million or $0.70 per diluted common share, increases of $0.6 million and $0.02, respectively, compared to the linked quarter. On a non-GAAP basis, core net income for the quarter ended June 30, 2026, which