Business First Bancshares Inc reports results for the quarter ended in September - Earnings Summary

Business First Bancshares

26/10/2023 22:02

* Business First Bancshares Inc  BFST.OQ  reported quarterly
adjusted earnings of 71 cents​​ per share for the quarter ended
in September. The mean expectation of six analysts for the
quarter was for earnings of 61 cents per share.
    * Revenue rose 5.8% to $65.18 million from a year ago;
analysts
expected $62.71 million. 
    * Business First Bancshares Inc's reported EPS for the
quarter was
76 cents​.
    * The mean earnings estimate of analysts had risen by
about 5.8%
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 1.8%
this
quarter and lost 16.8% so far this year.
    * The company reported quarterly net income of $19.1
million.
    * Wall Street's median 12-month price target for Business
First
Bancshares Inc is $22.25 
    * The current average analyst rating on the shares is "buy"
and
the breakdown of recommendations is 6 "strong buy" or "buy," no
"hold" and no "sell" or "strong sell." 

This summary was machine generated from LSEG Refinitiv data
October 26 at 09:02 p.m. UTC. ​All figures in US dollars unless
otherwise stated. QUARTER ENDING    ESTIMATE       ACTUAL         BEAT, MET,
                                                 MISSED
 Sep. 30 2023      0.61           0.71           Beat
 Jun. 30 2023      0.52           0.70           Beat
 Mar. 31 2023      0.52           0.55           Beat
 Dec. 31 2022      0.60           0.66           Beat