Business First Bancshares Inc reports results for the quarter ended June 30 - Earnings Summary

Business First Bancshares

23/07/2026 23:03

Business First Bancshares Inc BFST.OQ reported quarterly adjusted earnings of 71 cents​​ per share for the quarter ended June 30, higher than the same quarter last year, when the company reported EPS of 66 cents.  The mean expectation of five analysts for the quarter was for earnings of 70 cents per share. Wall Street expected results to range from 66 cents to 74 cents per share.
Revenue rose 12.7% to $91.81 million from a year ago; analysts expected $91.31 million. 
Business First Bancshares Inc's reported EPS for the quarter was 70 cents​.
The company reported quarterly net income of $22.83 million.
Business First Bancshares Inc shares had fallen by 0.8% this quarter and gained 16.6% so far this year.
FORECAST CHANGES
The mean earnings estimate of analysts had fallen by about 3% in the last three months.​ 
In the last 30 days, there have been no negative revisions of earnings estimates
RECOMMENDATIONS
The current average analyst rating on the shares is "buy" and the breakdown of recommendations is 5 "strong buy" or "buy," no "hold" and no "sell" or "strong sell." The average consensus recommendation for the banks peer group is also "buy" 
Wall Street's median 12-month price target for Business First Bancshares Inc is $32.50, about 6.2% above its last closing price of $30.49
This summary was machine generated from LSEG data July 23 at 10:03 p.m. UTC. ​All figures in US dollars unless otherwise stated. (For questions concerning the data in this report, contact Estimates.Support@lseg.com. For any other questions or feedback, contact RefinitivNewsSupport@thomsonreuters.com)
QUARTER ENDING
ESTIMATE 
ACTUAL
BEAT, MET, MISSED
Jun. 30 2026 
0.70
0.71
Beat
Mar. 31 2026 
0.69
0.73
Beat
Dec. 31 2025 
0.71
0.79
Beat
Sep. 30 2025 
0.67
0.72
Beat