Business First Bancshares Inc expected to post earnings of 51 cents a share - Earnings Preview

Business First Bancshares

21/01/2022 21:09

* Business First Bancshares Inc  BFST.OQ   BFST.O  is
expected
to show a fall in quarterly revenue when it reports  results on
January 24 (estimated). 
    * The Baton Rouge Louisiana-based  company is expected to
report 
a 8.9% decrease in revenue to $44.607 million from $48.96
million a year ago, according to the mean estimate from 4
analysts, based on Refinitiv data. 
    * ​Refinitiv's mean analyst estimate for Business First
Bancshares
Inc is for earnings of 51 cents per share. For the same quarter
last year, the company reported earnings of 68 cents per share.
    * The current average analyst rating on the shares is
"strong buy"
and the breakdown of recommendations is 5 "strong buy" or
"buy," no "hold" and no "sell" or "strong sell." 
    * The mean earnings estimate of analysts was unchanged in
the last
three months. ​
    * Wall Street's median 12-month price target for Business
First
Bancshares Inc is $33​, about 17.3% above​ its last closing
price of $27.30. ​​​
    * 

This summary was machine generated January 21 at 21:09 GMT.  All
figures in US dollars  unless otherwise stated