* Business First Bancshares Inc BFST.OQ reported quarterly
adjusted earnings of 59 cents per share for the quarter ended
in December. The mean expectation of five analysts for the
quarter was for earnings of 51 cents per share.
* Revenue fell 7.4% to $45.32 million from a year ago;
analysts
expected $44.61 million.
* Business First Bancshares Inc's reported EPS for the
quarter was
59 cents.
* The mean earnings estimate of analysts had risen by
about 1.2%
in the last three months.
* In the last 30 days there have been no earnings estimate
revisions by analysts covering the company.
* Business First Bancshares Inc shares had fallen by 0.8%
this
quarter.
* The company reported quarterly net income of $12.07
million.
* Wall Street's median 12-month price target for Business
First
Bancshares Inc is $33.00
* 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."
This summary was machine generated January 25 at 10:01 p.m.
All figures in US dollars unless otherwise stated