* Business First Bancshares Inc BFST.OQ reported quarterly
adjusted earnings of 52 cents per share for the quarter ended
in June. The mean expectation of five analysts for the quarter
was for earnings of 55 cents per share.
* Revenue rose 54% to $55.32 million from a year ago; analysts
expected $44.73 million.
* Business First Bancshares Inc's reported EPS for the quarter
was 84 cents.
* The mean earnings estimate of analysts had risen by about 0.3%
in the last three months.
* In the last 30 days one analyst negatively revised an earnings
estimate
* Business First Bancshares Inc shares had risen by 0.0% this
quarter and gained 12.8% so far this year.
* The company reported quarterly net income of $17.43 million.
* Wall Street's median 12-month price target for Business First
Bancshares Inc is $29.00
* The current average analyst rating on the shares is "buy" and
the breakdown of recommendations is 4 "strong buy" or "buy," 1
"hold" and no "sell" or "strong sell."
This summary was machine generated July 26 at 08:44 p.m. All
figures in US dollars unless otherwise stated