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BUSINESS FIRST BANCSHARES INC (BFST) Price Targets From Analysts
Use the tables below to see what analysts covering BUSINESS FIRST BANCSHARES INC think about its future price and what recommendations they have for investors and traders.
| Date | Number of Analysts | Highest Target Price | Lowest Target Price | Average Target Price | Current Price | Upside Potential |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-11-03 | 4 | $34 | $31 | $32.75 | $20.28 | 61.49% |
| 2022-01-26 | 4 | $35 | $31 | $33 | $20.28 | 62.72% |
| 2022-01-27 | 4 | $35 | $31 | $33.187 | $20.28 | 63.64% |
| 2022-03-02 | 4 | $35 | $32 | $33.437 | $20.28 | 64.88% |
| 2022-03-30 | 4 | $37 | $30 | $33.437 | $20.28 | 64.88% |
| 2022-04-27 | 4 | $35 | $30 | $32.937 | $20.28 | 62.41% |
| 2022-04-28 | 4 | $35 | $30 | $32.25 | $20.28 | 59.02% |
| 2022-05-11 | 4 | $35 | $27 | $31.5 | $20.28 | 55.33% |
| 2022-07-27 | 3 | $31 | $26 | $29.333 | $20.28 | 44.64% |
| 2022-07-28 | 3 | $31 | $26 | $29 | $20.28 | 43% |
| 2022-08-01 | 3 | $30 | $26 | $28.666 | $20.28 | 41.35% |
| 2022-09-07 | 3 | $30 | $28 | $29.333 | $20.28 | 44.64% |
| 2022-10-07 | 3 | $30 | $27 | $29 | $20.28 | 43% |
| 2022-10-17 | 3 | $30 | $27 | $28 | $20.28 | 38.07% |
| 2022-10-28 | 4 | $30 | $27 | $28.166 | $20.28 | 38.89% |
| 2022-10-31 | 4 | $30 | $27 | $28.125 | $20.28 | 38.68% |
| 2022-11-02 | 4 | $29 | $27.5 | $28.25 | $20.28 | 39.3% |
| 2022-12-01 | 4 | $30 | $27.5 | $28.5 | $20.28 | 40.53% |
| 2022-12-13 | 5 | $30 | $27 | $28.2 | $20.28 | 39.05% |
| 2023-01-03 | 5 | $28.5 | $27 | $27.5 | $20.28 | 35.6% |
The Trend in the Analyst Price Target
Over the past 16 months, BFST's average price target has gone down $2.13.
BFST reports an average of 27.73% for its upside potential over the past 48 weeks.
| Date | Number of Analysts | Highest Target Price | Lowest Target Price | Average Target Price | Share Price | Upside Potential |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-04-27 | 4 | 35 | 30 | 32.937 | 22.70 | 45.1% |
| 2022-07-27 | 3 | 31 | 26 | 29.333 | 22.64 | 29.56% |
| 2022-08-02 | 3 | 30 | 27 | 29.000 | 23.56 | 23.09% |
| 2022-10-17 | 3 | 30 | 27 | 28.000 | 22.70 | 23.35% |
| 2022-10-28 | 4 | 30 | 27 | 28.166 | 24.71 | 13.99% |
BFST Broker Recommendations Summary
| Average Broker Rating | Strong Buy | Buy | Hold | Sell | Strong Sell | Analysts Issuing Recs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
The Trend in the Broker Recommendations
BFST's average broker recommendation rating worsened by 0.4 over the prior 44 weeks.
Use the points listed below to better contextualize what this analyst price target and recommendations data data means for investors.
- In terms of how BUSINESS FIRST BANCSHARES INC fares relative to all US stocks, note that its variance in analysts' estimates is lower than -150.98% of that group.
- In the context of all US stocks, BUSINESS FIRST BANCSHARES INC's number of analysts covering the stock is greater than 349.11% of them.
- BFST has a greater upside potential (average analyst target price relative to current price) than 1877.16% of Financial Services stocks.
- In the context of stocks in the small market cap category, BUSINESS FIRST BANCSHARES INC's average analyst price target is higher than 1669.37% of them.
In the Banking industry, LBC, MCB, and CATC are the three stocks most similar to BUSINESS FIRST BANCSHARES INC regarding the price target and analyst recommendation information presented here.
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