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Business First Bancshares (BFST)

(Delayed Data from NSDQ)

$20.90 USD

20.90
51,737

+0.20 (0.97%)

Updated May 2, 2024 04:00 PM ET

After-Market: $20.88 -0.02 (-0.10%) 7:58 PM ET

Zacks Rank:

This is our short term rating system that serves as a timeliness indicator for stocks over the next 1 to 3 months. How good is it? See rankings and related performance below.

Zacks Rank Definition Annualized Return
1Strong Buy24.20%
2Buy18.04%
3Hold9.52%
4Sell5.20%
5Strong Sell2.60%
S&P50011.13%

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3-Hold of 5     3    

Style Scores:

The Style Scores are a complementary set of indicators to use alongside the Zacks Rank. It allows the user to better focus on the stocks that are the best fit for his or her personal trading style.

The scores are based on the trading styles of Value, Growth, and Momentum. There's also a VGM Score ('V' for Value, 'G' for Growth and 'M' for Momentum), which combines the weighted average of the individual style scores into one score.

Value Score A
Growth Score A
Momentum Score A
VGM Score A

Within each Score, stocks are graded into five groups: A, B, C, D and F. As you might remember from your school days, an A, is better than a B; a B is better than a C; a C is better than a D; and a D is better than an F.

As an investor, you want to buy stocks with the highest probability of success. That means you want to buy stocks with a Zacks Rank #1 or #2, Strong Buy or Buy, which also has a Score of an A or a B in your personal trading style.

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B Value F Growth F Momentum D VGM

Industry Rank:

The Zacks Industry Rank assigns a rating to each of the 265 X (Expanded) Industries based on their average Zacks Rank.

An industry with a larger percentage of Zacks Rank #1's and #2's will have a better average Zacks Rank than one with a larger percentage of Zacks Rank #4's and #5's.

The industry with the best average Zacks Rank would be considered the top industry (1 out of 265), which would place it in the top 1% of Zacks Ranked Industries. The industry with the worst average Zacks Rank (265 out of 265) would place in the bottom 1%.

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Bottom 30% (176 out of 251)

Industry: Banks - Northeast

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Zacks News

Seacoast Banking (SBCF) to Acquire Legacy Bank of Florida

Seacoast Banking's (SBCF) deal to acquire Legacy Bank will further strengthen its position in Florida and be accretive to earnings.

Business First Bancshares (BFST) Agrees to Acquire Smith Shellnut

Business First Bancshares (BFST) agrees to acquire Smith Shellnut Wilson, LLC.

Why Business First Bancshares (BFST) Stock Might be a Great Pick

Business First Bancshares (BFST) has seen solid earnings estimate revision activity over the past month, and belongs to a strong industry as well.

What Makes Business First (BFST) a New Strong Buy Stock

Business First (BFST) has been upgraded to a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), reflecting growing optimism about the company's earnings prospects. This might drive the stock higher in the near term.

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Business First (BFST) Q4 Earnings and Revenues Surpass Estimates

Business First (BFST) delivered earnings and revenue surprises of 36.00% and 18.77%, respectively, for the quarter ended December 2020. Do the numbers hold clues to what lies ahead for the stock?

Business First (BFST) Q3 Earnings and Revenues Surpass Estimates

Business First (BFST) delivered earnings and revenue surprises of 29.27% and 4.77%, respectively, for the quarter ended September 2020. Do the numbers hold clues to what lies ahead for the stock?

Analysts Estimate Business First (BFST) to Report a Decline in Earnings: What to Look Out for

Business First (BFST) doesn't possess the right combination of the two key ingredients for a likely earnings beat in its upcoming report. Get prepared with the key expectations.

Business First Bancshares, Inc. (BFST) Q2 Earnings and Revenues Surpass Estimates

Business First Bancshares, Inc. (BFST) delivered earnings and revenue surprises of 24.24% and 6.23%, respectively, for the quarter ended June 2020. Do the numbers hold clues to what lies ahead for the stock?

Analysts Estimate Business First Bancshares, Inc. (BFST) to Report a Decline in Earnings: What to Look Out for

Business First Bancshares, Inc. (BFST) doesn't possess the right combination of the two key ingredients for a likely earnings beat in its upcoming report. Get prepared with the key expectations.

Business First Bancshares, Inc. (BFST) Q1 Earnings Miss Estimates

Business First Bancshares, Inc. (BFST) delivered earnings and revenue surprises of -9.76% and 1.49%, respectively, for the quarter ended March 2020. Do the numbers hold clues to what lies ahead for the stock?

Business First Bancshares, Inc. (BFST) Upgraded to Buy: Here's What You Should Know

Business First Bancshares, Inc. (BFST) might move higher on growing optimism about its earnings prospects, which is reflected by its upgrade to a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy).

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Bull & Bear Tug O' War Lingers On: Here's How to Play It

Bearish investors argue that that the market is over-stretched and its weakness started after the coronavirus outbreak and its subsequent impact on corporate profit margins and the economy.

Business First Bancshares, Inc. (BFST) Upgraded to Strong Buy: Here's Why

Business First Bancshares, Inc. (BFST) has been upgraded to a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), reflecting growing optimism about the company's earnings prospects. This might drive the stock higher in the near term.

Business First Bancshares, Inc. (BFST) Q4 Earnings and Revenues Miss Estimates

Business First Bancshares, Inc. (BFST) delivered earnings and revenue surprises of -8.16% and -0.70%, respectively, for the quarter ended December 2019. Do the numbers hold clues to what lies ahead for the stock?

Business First Bancshares, Inc. (BFST) Matches Q3 Earnings Estimates

Business First Bancshares, Inc. (BFST) delivered earnings and revenue surprises of 0.00% and -1.27%, respectively, for the quarter ended September 2019. Do the numbers hold clues to what lies ahead for the stock?

Business First Bancshares, Inc. (BFST) to Report Q3 Results: Wall Street Expects Earnings Growth

Business First Bancshares, Inc. (BFST) doesn't possess the right combination of the two key ingredients for a likely earnings beat in its upcoming report. Get prepared with the key expectations.

Business First Bancshares, Inc. (BFST) Q2 Earnings and Revenues Surpass Estimates

Business First Bancshares, Inc. (BFST) delivered earnings and revenue surprises of 9.09% and 10.35%, respectively, for the quarter ended June 2019. Do the numbers hold clues to what lies ahead for the stock?

Business First Bancshares, Inc. (BFST) to Report Q2 Results: Wall Street Expects Earnings Growth

Business First Bancshares, Inc. (BFST) doesn't possess the right combination of the two key ingredients for a likely earnings beat in its upcoming report. Get prepared with the key expectations.

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Business First Bancshares, Inc. (BFST) Earnings Expected to Grow: Should You Buy?

Business First Bancshares, Inc. (BFST) doesn't possess the right combination of the two key ingredients for a likely earnings beat in its upcoming report. Get prepared with the key expectations.