$28.20
1.78% yesterday
Nasdaq, Nov 15, 10:01 pm CET
ISIN
US12326C1053
Symbol
BFST
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Industry

Business First Bancshares, Inc. Target price 2024 - Analyst rating & recommendation

Business First Bancshares, Inc. Classifications & Recommendation:

Buy
60%
Hold
40%

Business First Bancshares, Inc. Price Target

Target Price $32.38
Price $28.20
Potential
Number of Estimates 4
4 Analysts have issued a price target Business First Bancshares, Inc. 2025 . The average Business First Bancshares, Inc. target price is $32.38. This is higher than the current stock price. The highest price target is , the lowest is .
A rating was issued by 5 analysts: 3 Analysts recommend Business First Bancshares, Inc. to buy, 2 to hold and 0 to sell.
Analysts don't have a crystal ball either, but they do represent the opinion of the market quite well. You should not take the price potential and the ratings as a recommendation to act. Rather, they serve as an additional building block for your own opinion or stock analysis.
Analyst Estimates: Analysts believe that the Business First Bancshares, Inc. stock has an average upside potential 2025 of . Most analysts recommend the Business First Bancshares, Inc. stock at Purchase.

Sales and Margin forecast 2024, 2025 & 2026

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Quarter Annually
Dec '23 2024
Estimates
Revenue Million $ 385.64 268.44
45.64% 30.39%
Net Margin 17.14% 18.52%
23.35% 8.05%

4 Analysts have issued a sales forecast Business First Bancshares, Inc. 2024 . The average Business First Bancshares, Inc. sales estimate is

$268m
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. This is
37.87% lower
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than the revenue of the last 12 months(TTM). The highest sales forecast is
$271m 37.28%
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, the lowest is
$266m 38.36%
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.

This results in the following potential growth metrics:

Revenue Estimates

2023 $386m 45.64%
2024
$268m 30.39%
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2025
$317m 18.12%
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2026
$335m 5.52%
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5 Business First Bancshares, Inc. Analysts have issued a net profit forecast 2024. The average Business First Bancshares, Inc. net profit estimate is

$49.7m
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. This is
16.04% lower
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than the net profit for the last 12 months(TTM). The highest net profit forecast is
$55.4m 6.46%
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, the lowest is
$43.9m 25.87%
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.

This results in the following potential growth metrics and future Net Margins:

Net Profit Estimates

2023 $66.1m 11.64%
2024
$49.7m 24.79%
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2025
$65.6m 31.95%
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2026
$75.4m 14.97%
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Net Margin

2023 17.14% 23.35%
2024
18.52% 8.05%
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2025
20.69% 11.72%
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2026
22.54% 8.94%
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Earnings per share, P/E ratio and EV/sales Estimates 2024, 2025 & 2026

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Quarter Annually
Dec '23 2024
Estimates
Earnings Per Share $ 2.59 1.95
11.64% 24.71%
P/E 14.48
EV/Sales 4.49

5 Analysts have issued a Business First Bancshares, Inc. forecast for earnings per share. The average Business First Bancshares, Inc. <a href=https://blog.stocksguide.com/knowledge/eps-simply-explained>EPS is

$1.95
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. This is
15.95% lower
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than earnings per share in the financial year 2023. The highest <a href=https://blog.stocksguide.com/knowledge/eps-simply-explained>EPS forecast is
$2.17 6.47%
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, the lowest is
$1.72 25.86%
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.

This results in the following potential growth metrics and future valuations:

Earnings Per Share

2023 $2.59 11.64%
2024
$1.95 24.71%
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2025
$2.57 31.79%
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2026
$2.96 15.18%
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P/E ratio

Current 12.13 60.45%
2024
14.48 19.37%
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2025
10.97 24.24%
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2026
9.54 13.04%
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Based on analysts' sales estimates for 2024, the Business First Bancshares, Inc. stock is valued at an <a href=https://blog.stocksguide.com/knowledge/enterprise-value-sales-simply-explained>EV/Sales of

and an <a href=https://blog.stocksguide.com/knowledge/price-sales-ratio-simply-explained>P/S ratio of .

This results in the following potential growth metrics and future valuations:

EV/Sales

Current 2.79 3.13%
2024
4.49 60.88%
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2025
3.80 15.34%
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2026
3.60 5.23%
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P/S ratio

Current 1.93 36.62%
2024
3.10 60.94%
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2025
2.63 15.34%
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2026
2.49 5.23%
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