Business First Bancshares, Inc.

Business First Bancshares, Inc.

Financial Services

NASDAQ:BFST · NASDAQ Global Select

Market Cap $955.50M Beta 0.79 P/E (TTM) 10.5
$29.24 +0.55%

+$0.16 today

52W Low $22.52High $30.32

Vol 0.20M · Avg 0.19M

EPS (TTM)$2.79
Div Yield2.02%
Banks - Regional

Management

Put operating results in leadership context

Review returns on capital, executive background, insider transactions, and growth quality to judge whether management is compounding value well.

Return Metrics

ROE, ROIC & ROA over time

Management

ROE

9.8%

avg 7.5%

ROIC

6.0%

avg 4.4%

ROA

1.1%

avg 0.8%

Analysis

ROE is currently the strongest return metric at 9.8% versus its period average of 7.5%. 0 of 3 return metrics are above their quality threshold, which helps indicate how efficiently the company turns capital and assets into profit.

Management

Key executives, compensation & ownership

Management
NameTitleCompensationTenureAgeShares OwnedOwnership %

David R. Melville

Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer$1.52M51$208,902.000.64%

Norman Jerome Vascocu Jr.

President of b1BANK$938,172.0052$21,595.000.07%

Heather Gatte Roemer

Executive Vice President & Chief Administrative Officer$702,738.0044$19,064.000.06%

Gregory Robertson

Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer$690,845.0054$69,532.000.21%

Keith Mansfield

Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer$688,476.0049$81,339.000.25%

Philip Jordan

Executive Vice President & Chief Banking Officer$675,606.0053$81,008.000.25%

Saundra Strong

Executive Vice President, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary$470,142.0047$5,878.000.02%

Warren McDonald

Executive Vice President & Chief Credit Officer59$14,195.000.04%

Kathryn Manning

Executive Vice President & Chief Risk Officer37$15,791.000.05%

Senna Bayasgalan

Chief Marketing Officer

Insider Trading

SEC Form 4 transactions — last 12 months

Management

Buys

4

$136,162.70

Sells

15

$3.36M

Net Sentiment

$3.23M

Net selling

Most Active

Cummings George W. III

9 transactions

DateInsiderTypeSharesPriceValue
Jun 11, 2026

Cummings George W. III

Direct

Sell5.0K$28.78$143,900.00
Jun 10, 2026

Cummings George W. III

Direct

Sell15.0K$28.89$433,350.00
Jun 8, 2026

Cummings George W. III

Direct

Sell15.0K$28.54$428,100.00
May 27, 2026

Cummings George W. III

Direct

Sell11.6K$27.92$323,732.40
May 22, 2026

Cummings George W. III

Direct

Sell10.0K$27.99$279,900.00
Mar 4, 2026

Cummings George W. III

Direct

Sell11.0K$27.60$303,600.00
Mar 3, 2026

Cummings George W. III

Direct

Sell9.8K$27.42$268,716.00
Mar 2, 2026

Cummings George W. III

Direct

Sell200$27.80$5,560.00
Feb 25, 2026

Cummings George W. III

Direct

Sell20.0K$28.00$560,000.00
Feb 10, 2026

Folse Mark P.

Direct

Sell4.9K$29.51$143,241.54

1–10 of 19

Analysis

Insiders reported 4 buys worth $136,162.70 and 15 sells worth $3.36M over the last 12 months. That adds up to net selling of $3.23M. Cummings George W. III was the most active insider with 9 transactions.

Growth Analysis

Historical CAGR & forward analyst estimates

Metric 10yr5yr3yr Fwd Est.
EPSN/AN/A-1.3%
+14.4% (11yr)4 analysts
RevenueN/AN/A+23.9%
+20.9% (11yr)3 analysts
Net IncomeN/AN/A+6.3%
+30.6% (11yr)3 analysts
EBITN/AN/A+6.2%
+27.3% (11yr)3 analysts

Analysis

Recent growth has been strongest in Revenue at +23.9% over three years. Forward estimates point to Net Income at +30.6% (11yr), giving you a quick check on whether expectations are accelerating or cooling.

Who manages BFST?

Business First Bancshares, Inc. (BFST) lists 10 active executives. The top listed executive is Keith Mansfield, Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer.

Are BFST insiders buying or selling?

Recent insider activity shows net selling of $1.71M.

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