* Business First Bancshares Inc BFST.OQ reported quarterly
adjusted earnings of 61 cents per share for the quarter ended
in March. The mean expectation of five analysts for the quarter
was for earnings of 58 cents per share.
* Revenue rose 97.2% to $45.38 million from a year ago;
analysts expected $44.58 million.
* Business First Bancshares Inc's reported EPS for the quarter
was 59 cents.
* The mean earnings estimate of analysts had risen by
about 14.6% in the last three months.
* In the last 30 days there have been no negative revisions of
earnings estimates and
* Business First Bancshares Inc shares had fallen by 3.5% this
quarter and gained 13.4% so far this year.
* The company reported quarterly net income of $12.33 million.
* Wall Street's median 12-month price target for Business First
Bancshares Inc is $27.88
* The current average analyst rating on the shares is "buy" and
the breakdown of recommendations is 3 "strong buy" or "buy," 2
"hold" and no "sell" or "strong sell."
This summary was machine generated April 22 at 09:33 p.m. GMT.
All figures in US Dollars.