20-Year Pro Trader Reveals His "MoneyLine"
Ditch your indicators and use the "MoneyLine". A simple line tells you when to buy and sell without the guesswork. It’s a line on a chart that’s helped Nic Chahine win 83% of his options buys. Here's how he does it.
Business First Bancshares (NASDAQ:BFST) is set to give its latest quarterly earnings report on Wednesday, 2022-10-26. Here's what investors need to know before the announcement.
Analysts estimate that Business First Bancshares will report an earnings per share (EPS) of $0.70.
Business First Bancshares bulls will hope to hear the company to announce they've not only beaten that estimate, but also to provide positive guidance, or forecasted growth, for the next quarter.
New investors should note that it is sometimes not an earnings beat or miss that most affects the price of a stock, but the guidance (or forecast).
Past Earnings Performance
Last quarter the company beat EPS by $0.07, which was followed by a 1.71% increase in the share price the next day.
Here's a look at Business First Bancshares's past performance and the resulting price change:
| Quarter | Q2 2022 | Q1 2022 | Q4 2021 | Q3 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EPS Estimate | 0.57 | 0.51 | 0.51 | 0.48 |
| EPS Actual | 0.64 | 0.49 | 0.57 | 0.53 |
| Price Change % | 1.71% | -0.26% | -2.2% | 1.49% |
Stock Performance
Shares of Business First Bancshares were trading at $22.88 as of October 24. Over the last 52-week period, shares are down 10.71%. Given that these returns are generally negative, long-term shareholders are likely unhappy going into this earnings release.
This article was generated by Benzinga's automated content engine and reviewed by an editor.
20-Year Pro Trader Reveals His "MoneyLine"
Ditch your indicators and use the "MoneyLine". A simple line tells you when to buy and sell without the guesswork. It’s a line on a chart that’s helped Nic Chahine win 83% of his options buys. Here's how he does it.
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