* Business First Bancshares Inc BFST.OQ reported quarterly
adjusted earnings of 64 cents per share for the quarter ended
in June. The mean expectation of five analysts for the quarter
was for earnings of 57 cents per share.
* Revenue rose 2.3% to $56.58 million from a year ago;
analysts
expected $54.25 million.
* Business First Bancshares Inc's reported EPS for the
quarter was
61 cents.
* The mean earnings estimate of analysts had fallen by
about 3.4%
in the last three months.
* In the last 30 days there have been no negative revisions
of
earnings estimates
* Business First Bancshares Inc shares had risen by 3.4%
this
quarter and lost 22.2% so far this year.
* The company reported quarterly net income of $13.76
million.
* Wall Street's median 12-month price target for Business
First
Bancshares Inc is $30.00
* 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 from Refinitiv data July 26
at 08:40 p.m. All figures in US dollars unless otherwise
stated. QUARTER ENDING ESTIMATE ACTUAL BEAT, MET,
MISSED
Jun. 30 2022 0.57 0.64 Beat
Mar. 31 2022 0.51 0.49 Missed
Dec. 31 2021 0.51 0.59 Beat
Sep. 30 2021 0.48 0.50 Beat