§ BANKING
USD · BankingBFST
BUSINESS FIRST BANCSHARES
USDSector · BankingBeta · 0.74
§ 01 · PRICE
Price action
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§ 03 · SIGNAL STACK · WHAT THE INPUTS SAY
13F FLOW
97 increased/new, 36 decreased/exited (13F)
AC 13F Analysis
§ 04 · FUNDAMENTALS · THE BOOKS
| P/E | 11.0 | P/B | 0.86 |
| EPS (TTM) | 2.98 |
§ 05 · WHO OWNS IT
Top institutional holders
| Fund | Shares | % port | Δ Q/Q |
|---|---|---|---|
| BlackRock | 2.4M | 0.0% | +7% |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | 1.4M | n/a | n/a |
| Dimensional Fund Advisors | 1.2M | 0.0% | +8% |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC | 990K | n/a | +0% |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC | 890K | 0.0% | +13% |
| ROYCE & ASSOCIATES LP | 836K | 0.2% | +2% |
◇ AC INTELLIGENCE
Top institutional owners for BFST as of the most recent 13F reporting period (Q1 2026 · Period ended Mar 31). Δ Q/Q reflects share-count change vs. the prior filing — positive green means adding, negative red means trimming. Cross-reference with the ownership-mix bars below to see which strategy cohort is driving the flow.
§ 06 · WHO OWNS IT · BY STRATEGY
OTHER40.9% · 0 holders
OTHER24.0% · 112 holders
QUALITY / COMPOUNDER14.5% · 12 holders
PASSIVE / INDEX11.5% · 8 holders
DEALER / BANK6.8% · 18 holders
INCOME / DEFENSIVE1.8% · 10 holders
TACTICAL / MACRO0.2% · 2 holders
SYSTEMATIC / QUANT0.2% · 4 holders
ACTIVIST0.1% · 1 holder
◇ AC INTELLIGENCE
Ownership mix by behavioral cohort. Top bars indicate which style of capital dominates the float — passive indexing, quality compounders, dealer/bank, systematic quant, etc. Big quality-compounder share means concentrated active conviction; heavy passive share means flows are dictated by index rebalances, not fundamentals.
§ 07 · INSIDER ACTIVITY · LAST 180 DAYS
NO INSIDER FILINGS
◇ AC INTELLIGENCE
No Form 4 filings on record for BFST in the last 180 days.
§ 08 · COVERAGE · OUR RECENT NOTES
No notes mention BFST yet.