Piper Sandler initiated coverage on Business First Bancshares with a new price target
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Piper Sandler initiated coverage of Business First Bancshares with a rating of Overweight and set a new price target of $27.00
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| Date | Price Target | Rating | Analyst |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1/24/2025 | $31.50 → $33.00 | Market Perform → Outperform | Hovde Group |
| 12/19/2024 | $30.00 | Mkt Perform → Outperform | Raymond James |
| 11/13/2024 | $30.00 → $31.50 | Outperform → Market Perform | Hovde Group |
| 7/26/2024 | $29.00 → $30.00 | Outperform | Hovde Group |
| 1/5/2024 | Outperform → Mkt Perform | Raymond James | |
| 7/28/2023 | $20.00 | Mkt Perform → Outperform | Raymond James |
| 1/5/2023 | Outperform → Mkt Perform | Raymond James | |
| 12/13/2022 | $27.00 | Overweight | Piper Sandler |
BATON ROUGE, La., April 30, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Business First Bancshares Inc. (NASDAQ:BFST), the holding company for b1BANK, has announced the appointment of Alejandro M. Sanchez to the Business First Bancshares, Inc. Board of Directors and b1BANK Board of Directors, effective March 27, 2025. Sanchez is the president and CEO of Salva Financial Group of Florida, a consulting group advising financial institutions on strategic planning, regulatory compliance and crisis management. He also serves as an executive advisor to Nasdaq and holds board positions with Popular, Inc. (NASDAQ:BPOP), the holding company for Popular Bank and Republic Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:RBCAA), the holding company
BATON ROUGE, La., April 24, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Business First Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:BFST) (Business First), parent company of b1BANK, today announced its unaudited results for the quarter ended March 31, 2025. Business First reported net income available to common shareholders of $19.2 million or $0.65 per diluted common share, increases of $4.1 million and $0.14, respectively, compared to the linked quarter ended Dec. 31, 2024. On a non-GAAP basis, core net income for the quarter ended March 31, 2025, which excludes certain income and expenses, was $19.3 million or $0.65 per diluted common share, a decrease of $0.2 million and $0.01, from the linked quarter. "We are excited to
BATON ROUGE, La., April 01, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Business First Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:BFST), the parent company of b1BANK, is scheduled to release first quarter 2025 earnings after market close on Thursday, April 24, 2025. Executive management will host a conference call and webcast to discuss results on the same day (Thursday, April 24, 2025) at 4:00 p.m. CST. Interested parties may attend the call by dialing toll-free 1-800-715-9871 (North America only), conference ID 8825623, or asking for the Business First Bancshares conference call. The live webcast can be found at https://edge.media-server.com/mmc/p/ziae6qsd. On the day of the presentation, the corresponding slide presentat
BATON ROUGE, La., April 24, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Business First Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:BFST) (Business First), parent company of b1BANK, today announced its unaudited results for the quarter ended March 31, 2025. Business First reported net income available to common shareholders of $19.2 million or $0.65 per diluted common share, increases of $4.1 million and $0.14, respectively, compared to the linked quarter ended Dec. 31, 2024. On a non-GAAP basis, core net income for the quarter ended March 31, 2025, which excludes certain income and expenses, was $19.3 million or $0.65 per diluted common share, a decrease of $0.2 million and $0.01, from the linked quarter. "We are excited to
BATON ROUGE, La., April 01, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Business First Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:BFST), the parent company of b1BANK, is scheduled to release first quarter 2025 earnings after market close on Thursday, April 24, 2025. Executive management will host a conference call and webcast to discuss results on the same day (Thursday, April 24, 2025) at 4:00 p.m. CST. Interested parties may attend the call by dialing toll-free 1-800-715-9871 (North America only), conference ID 8825623, or asking for the Business First Bancshares conference call. The live webcast can be found at https://edge.media-server.com/mmc/p/ziae6qsd. On the day of the presentation, the corresponding slide presentat
BATON ROUGE, La., Jan. 23, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Business First Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:BFST) (Business First), parent company of b1BANK, today announced its unaudited results for the quarter ended December 31, 2024. Business First reported net income available to common shareholders of $15.1 million or $0.51 per diluted common share, decreases of $1.4 million and $0.14, respectively, compared to the linked quarter ended September 30, 2024. On a non-GAAP basis, core net income for the quarter ended December 31, 2024, which excludes certain income and expenses, was $19.5 million or $0.66 per diluted common share, an increase of $2.2 million and decrease of $0.02, from the linked quarter
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BATON ROUGE, La., April 30, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Business First Bancshares Inc. (NASDAQ:BFST), the holding company for b1BANK, has announced the appointment of Alejandro M. Sanchez to the Business First Bancshares, Inc. Board of Directors and b1BANK Board of Directors, effective March 27, 2025. Sanchez is the president and CEO of Salva Financial Group of Florida, a consulting group advising financial institutions on strategic planning, regulatory compliance and crisis management. He also serves as an executive advisor to Nasdaq and holds board positions with Popular, Inc. (NASDAQ:BPOP), the holding company for Popular Bank and Republic Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:RBCAA), the holding company
BATON ROUGE, La., Feb. 13, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- b1BANK, announces the appointment of Senna Bayasgalan as chief marketing officer. Bayasgalan will lead brand and marketing technology initiatives to support the banks' growth and deepen client relationships. Bayasgalan has over 16 years of experience in marketing leadership, international brand building, communications and customer acquisition across private capital, technology and media industries. "We are diligent about the culture we are building, and as a result, fortunate to be able to attract top talent from across the nation," said Jude Melville, chairman and CEO, b1BANK. "We have a good and genuine story, and with more effective
BATON ROUGE, La., Aug. 15, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Zeenat Sidi has been appointed to the board of directors of Business First Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:BFST) and its banking subsidiary b1BANK. Sidi, a C-suite executive in the fintech and consumer banking and payments industry, has over 25 years of experience in profit and loss (P&L) leadership, digital transformation, risk management, operations and strategy in the U.S. and Canada. Most recently, as loanDepot's President of Digital Products and Services, she led the development of multiple products and digital customer engagement strategies. One product, aimed at increasing affordability for first-time home buyers, led to industry recogni
Hovde Group upgraded Business First Bancshares from Market Perform to Outperform and set a new price target of $33.00 from $31.50 previously
Raymond James upgraded Business First Bancshares from Mkt Perform to Outperform and set a new price target of $30.00
Hovde Group downgraded Business First Bancshares from Outperform to Market Perform and set a new price target of $31.50 from $30.00 previously
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