Business First Bancshares Inc expected to post earnings of 70 cents a share - Earnings Preview

Business First Bancshares

21/07/2026 22:02

Business First Bancshares Inc BFST.OQ BFST.O is expected to  show a rise in quarterly revenue when it reports  results on July 23 for the period ending June 30 2026
The Baton Rouge Louisiana-based  company is expected to report a 12.1% increase in revenue to $91.31 million from $81.46 million a year ago, according to the mean estimate from 4 analysts, based on LSEG data.
​LSEG's mean analyst estimate for Business First Bancshares Inc is for earnings of 70 cents per share. 
The current average analyst rating on the shares is "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 $32.50, about 5.9% above its last closing price of $30.68
Previous quarterly performance (using preferred earnings measure in US dollars). ​
QUARTER ENDING
STARMINESMARTESTIMATE®
LSEG IBES ESTIMATE 
ACTUAL
BEAT, MET, MISSED
SURPRISE %
Mar. 31 2026
0.69
0.69
0.73
Beat
6.3
Dec. 31 2026
0.71
0.71
0.79
Beat
11.7
Sep. 30 2025
0.66
0.67
0.72
Beat
7.7​
Jun. 30 2025
0.65
0.64
0.66
Beat
2.8
​​Mar. 31 2025
0.59
0.60
0.65
Beat
8.5
Dec. 31 2024
0.48
0.49
0.66
Beat
35.8​
Sep. 30 2024
0.57
0.57
0.68
Beat
20.1
Jun. 30 2024
0.52
0.51
0.64
Beat
24.5
This summary was machine generated July 21 at 21:02 GMT.  All figures in US dollars unless otherwise stated. (For questions concerning the data in this report, contact Estimates.Support@lseg.com. For any other questions or feedback, contact RefinitivNewsSupport@thomsonreuters.com)