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Business First Bancshares Inc (BFST) Price Targets From Analysts
The tables below show price targets and recommendations from analysts covering Business First Bancshares Inc.
| Number of Analysts | Highest Target Price | Lowest Target Price | Average Target Price | Current Price | Upside Potential |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | $30.5 | $28 | $29.63 | $22.51 | 31.63% |
The Trend in the Analyst Price Target
BFST's average price target has moved up $14.51 over the prior 17 months.
BFST reports an average of 14.28% for its upside potential over the past 17 months.
| Date | Number of Analysts | Highest Target Price | Lowest Target Price | Average Target Price | Share Price | Upside Potential |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-09-19 | 4 | 30.5 | 28.00 | 29.63 | 22.82 | 29.84% |
| 2021-09-18 | 4 | 30.5 | 28.00 | 29.63 | 22.82 | 29.84% |
| 2021-08-19 | 4 | 30.5 | 28.00 | 29.63 | 23.34 | 26.95% |
| 2021-07-07 | 4 | 30.0 | 27.50 | 28.88 | 23.00 | 25.57% |
| 2021-07-03 | 4 | 30.0 | 27.50 | 28.88 | 23.16 | 24.7% |
| 2021-06-04 | 4 | 30.0 | 27.50 | 28.88 | 23.97 | 20.48% |
| 2021-05-22 | 4 | 30.0 | 27.50 | 28.88 | 24.43 | 18.22% |
| 2021-05-15 | 4 | 30.0 | 26.50 | 28.13 | 24.05 | 16.96% |
| 2021-05-08 | 4 | 30.0 | 26.50 | 28.13 | 24.28 | 15.86% |
| 2021-04-25 | 4 | 31.0 | 25.50 | 28.06 | 23.28 | 20.53% |
| 2021-04-17 | 4 | 31.0 | 25.50 | 28.06 | 23.47 | 19.56% |
| 2021-04-10 | 4 | 31.0 | 25.50 | 28.06 | 23.64 | 18.7% |
| 2021-04-03 | 4 | 28.0 | 25.00 | 26.31 | 24.61 | 6.91% |
| 2021-03-20 | 4 | 28.0 | 22.75 | 25.31 | 24.65 | 2.68% |
| 2021-03-13 | 4 | 28.0 | 22.75 | 25.31 | 24.25 | 4.37% |
| 2021-03-06 | 4 | 28.0 | 22.75 | 25.31 | 23.65 | 7.02% |
| 2021-02-27 | 4 | 28.0 | 22.75 | 25.31 | 21.97 | 15.2% |
| 2021-02-20 | 4 | 28.0 | 22.75 | 25.31 | 22.10 | 14.52% |
| 2021-02-13 | 4 | 28.0 | 22.75 | 25.31 | 21.86 | 15.78% |
| 2021-02-06 | 4 | 28.0 | 22.75 | 25.31 | 21.53 | 17.56% |
| 2021-01-30 | 4 | 28.0 | 23.50 | 25.50 | 20.30 | 25.62% |
| 2021-01-23 | 4 | 25.5 | 22.50 | 24.13 | 21.38 | 12.86% |
| 2021-01-16 | 4 | 25.5 | 22.50 | 24.13 | 21.30 | 13.29% |
| 2021-01-09 | 4 | 25.0 | 22.50 | 23.38 | 21.33 | 9.61% |
| 2021-01-02 | 4 | 23.5 | 20.00 | 22.13 | 20.36 | 8.69% |
| 2020-12-26 | 4 | 23.5 | 19.50 | 21.38 | 20.01 | 6.85% |
| 2020-12-19 | 4 | 22.5 | 18.00 | 20.00 | 21.99 | -9.05% |
| 2020-12-10 | 4 | 22.5 | 18.00 | 20.00 | 19.71 | 1.47% |
| 2020-12-07 | 4 | 22.5 | 18.00 | 20.00 | 20.16 | -0.79% |
| 2020-11-28 | 4 | 20.5 | 18.00 | 19.50 | 20.21 | -3.51% |
| 2020-10-28 | 4 | 20.5 | 18.00 | 19.50 | 16.21 | 20.3% |
| 2020-09-25 | 4 | 18.0 | 15.00 | 16.25 | 13.51 | 20.28% |
| 2020-08-13 | 3 | 18.0 | 15.50 | 16.67 | NA | NA% |
| 2020-08-08 | 3 | 17.0 | 15.50 | 16.33 | NA | NA% |
| 2020-07-15 | 4 | 17.0 | 15.00 | 16.25 | NA | NA% |
| 2020-07-08 | 4 | 17.0 | 15.00 | 16.25 | NA | NA% |
| 2020-06-16 | 4 | 16.5 | 14.00 | 15.50 | NA | NA% |
| 2020-05-06 | 4 | 16.5 | 14.00 | 15.12 | NA | NA% |
BFST Broker Recommendations Summary
| Average Broker Rating | Strong Buy | Buy | Hold | Sell | Strong Sell | Analysts Issuing Recs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
The bullet points below may help you gain a better understanding of what the metrics in the price target and recommendations tables above mean for BFST as an investment opportunity.
- Business First Bancshares Inc's variance in analysts' estimates is less than 76.73% of all US stocks.
- The upside potential (average analyst target price relative to current price) of BFST is higher than 88.32% of Banking stocks.
- Business First Bancshares Inc's average analyst price target is greater than 69.04% of stocks in the small market cap category.
- The number of analysts covering the stock of BFST is higher than 35.74% of all US stocks.
Stocks similar to Business First Bancshares Inc in the Banking industry regarding analyst recommendations and price targets are DCOM, OSBC and FMBH.
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