Business First Bancshares Market Sentiment

Business First Bancshares Inc

BFSTNASDAQ

$31.80

-0.14-0.44%

Last update: Oct 23, 4:00 PM

Earnings: Q3 2026 earnings tomorrow on Mon Oct 26th before the market open

Conference Call: Conference call scheduled tomorrow at 10:00 AM

Market sentiment signals for Business First Bancshares (BFST): analyst consensus, short interest, options flow and insider activity.

Analyst Consensus— Overweight

Short Interest▼ 4.0% short float

Options Flow— N/A

Insider Activity— N/A

Analyst Consensus

Overweight

5 analysts

Options Flow (P/C)

—

Avg Consensus PT

$32

+0.6%

Highest Price Target

$36

+13.2%

Stephens & Co.

Lowest Price Target

$26

-18.2%

Piper Sandler

Short Interest

4.0%

Rising — Bearish

Insider Activity (30d)

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Short Interest — % of Float

Date	Firm	Analyst & Accuracy	Upside / Downside	PT Change	Action	Rating
Jul 24, 2026	DA Davidson	Gary Tenner—	+10.1%	$33 → $35	Maintained	Buy
Jul 24, 2026	Stephens & Co.	Matt Olney—	+13.2%	$34 → $36	Maintained	Overweight
Apr 28, 2026	DA Davidson	Gary Tenner—	+3.8%	$33 → $33	Maintained	Buy
Jan 26, 2026	DA Davidson	Gary Tenner—	+3.8%	$32 → $33	Maintained	Buy
Jan 23, 2026	Stephens & Co.	Matt Olney—	+10.1%	$34 → $35	Maintained	Overweight
Jan 7, 2026	Raymond James	Michael Rose—	-2.5%	$30 → $31	Maintained	Outperform
Nov 25, 2025	DA Davidson	Gary Tenner—	+0.6%	$32 → $32	Assumes	Buy
Jul 29, 2025	DA Davidson	Kevin Fitzsimmons—	+0.6%	$31 → $32	Maintained	Buy
Jul 9, 2025	DA Davidson	Kevin Fitzsimmons—	-2.5%	$29 → $31	Maintained	Buy
Jul 8, 2025	Stephens & Co.	Matt Olney—	-5.7%	$30 → $30	Maintained	Overweight
Apr 25, 2025	Raymond James	Michael Rose—	-11.9%	$30 → $28	Maintained	Outperform
Apr 25, 2025	Stephens & Co.	Matt Olney—	+0.6%	$34 → $32	Maintained	Overweight
Dec 19, 2024	Raymond James	Michael Rose—	-5.7%	$30	Upgrade	Market Perform→Outperform
Jan 24, 2024	Piper Sandler	Graham Dick—	-18.2%	$23 → $26	Maintained	Overweight
Jan 5, 2024	Raymond James	Michael Rose—	—	—	Downgrade	Outperform→Market Perform
Oct 27, 2023	Piper Sandler	Graham Dick—	-27.7%	$22 → $23	Maintained	Overweight
Oct 27, 2023	Stephens & Co.	Matt Olney—	-24.5%	$23 → $24	Maintained	Overweight