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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 | $24.22 | 35.22% |
| 2022-01-26 | 4 | $35 | $31 | $33 | $24.22 | 36.25% |
| 2022-01-27 | 4 | $35 | $31 | $33.187 | $24.22 | 37.02% |
| 2022-03-02 | 4 | $37 | $32 | $33.937 | $24.22 | 40.12% |
The Trend in the Analyst Price Target
BFST's average price target has moved up $12.06 over the prior 14 months.
BFST reports an average of 22.26% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-05-22 | 5 | 30 | 27.5 | 28.880 | 24.43 | 18.22% |
| 2021-07-03 | 5 | 30 | 27.5 | 28.880 | 23.16 | 24.7% |
| 2021-11-03 | 4 | 34 | 31.0 | 32.750 | 27.36 | 19.7% |
| 2022-01-03 | 4 | 35 | 31.0 | 33.000 | 28.53 | 15.67% |
| 2022-03-02 | 4 | 37 | 32.0 | 33.937 | 26.03 | 30.38% |
BFST Broker Recommendations Summary
| Average Broker Rating | Strong Buy | Buy | Hold | Sell | Strong Sell | Analysts Issuing Recs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
The Trend in the Broker Recommendations
BFST's average broker recommendation rating improved by 0.4 over the prior 23 months.
The points below can provide you with additional insight regarding what the price target and recommendations metrics in the table above mean for investors.
- To contextualize these metrics, consider that out of all US stocks, Business First Bancshares Inc's variance in analysts' estimates is lower than 38.16% of them.
- In terms of how Business First Bancshares Inc fares relative to all US stocks, note that its number of analysts covering the stock is greater than 95.25% of that group.
- BFST has a higher upside potential (average analyst target price relative to current price) than 407.35% of Banking stocks.
- In the context of stocks in the small market cap category, Business First Bancshares Inc's average analyst price target is higher than 366.64% of them.
In terms of price targets and recommendations offered by analysts, the stocks in the Banking industry with the ratings most similar to Business First Bancshares Inc are AMAL, ABTX, and PGC.
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