BUSINESS FIRST BANCSHARES INC stock forecast: up to 22.35 USD BFST stock price prognosis

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Forecast for Thu 23 May 2024 price 22.35

BUSINESS FIRST BANCSHARES INC stock price forecast for further price development up to 4.56% (time horizon: 1 day) and price target of 22.35 USD. Short-term (time horizon: 2 weeks) BUSINESS FIRST BANCSHARES INC share price prediction for 2024-05-23 with daily closed price projections

Key Facts

Symbol BFST 

ISIN US12326C1053 

CUSIP 12326C105


Currency USD


Category State Commercial Banks

Forecast price change %

Relative Strength Index (RSI)

Finance numbers

Revenue 191,844,000.0


Earnings per share 1.89


Dividends 0.42

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Summerized Form 10-K with GPT-2

We are currently one of the largest Louisiana-based financial institutions. The acquisition was consummated on May 1, 2020. The acquisition expanded our presence in our South to Southwest Louisiana markets. &# Our executive team is young and energetic. xa0; Commercial and Industrial Loans. All relationships exceeding $2.5 million are approved by the Executive Loan Committee. We also seek to cross-sell deposit products at loan origination. &# Further changes effected by the passage of EGRRCPA are discussed below. &# xa0; 18 Table of Contents     Incentive Compensation Guidance. The EGRRCPA exempted reciprocal deposits from the definition of brokered deposits. xa0; Our business depends on our ability to successfully measure and manage credit risk. A significant portion of these commitments expire without being drawn upon. We have benefited from strong relationships with and among our customers. To date, no reform proposal has been enacted. &# Our most important source of funds is deposits. The costs associated with investigation or remediation activities could be substantial. All of these factors cause our customers to be unable to make scheduled loan payments. However, the ultimate impact of the pandemic is unknown.

Summerized Form 10-K with GPT-2 https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1624322/000143774921005177/0001437749-21-005177.txt
Candlestick patterns

Candlestick patterns can be used as additional information for price prediction. Following list show which pattern applies on latest price information.

  • Meta analyst score 73.78/100
    • Historical view, profit is growing.
    • Company revenue is not growing faster compared with the industry.
    • Stock price is above book price value.

Institutional ownership list is based on filling form information

Holding name Date Amount
A - BARCLAYS PLC 2023-06-30 23155
Strategic Financial Concepts, LLC 2023-06-30 10726
VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 2022-09-30 9444
MetLife Investment Management, LLC 2022-12-31 11920
MetLife Investment Management, LLC 2022-09-30 10614

Fund ownership list is based on filling form information

Fund name Date Amount Profile
Putnam Investment Funds 2023-11-30 69000 Long
MORGAN STANLEY PATHWAY FUNDS 2023-11-30 842 Long
ProShares Trust 2023-11-30 1938 Long
ProShares Trust 2023-11-30 1110 Long
ProShares Trust 2023-11-30 54 Long

Insider trading for BUSINESS FIRST BANCSHARES INC

CIK Name Date Action T-Test 1day T-Test 7day T-Test 14day T-Test 30day
1734796 Mclindon Andrew D. 2023-05-02 BUY Accept Accept Accept Accept
1811427 Day Rick D. 2023-08-31 BUY Accept Accept Accept Accept
1736530 White Steven Gerard 2023-05-09 BUY Accept Accept Accept Accept
1734797 Mccollister Rolfe H. Jr. 2023-05-04 BUY Accept Accept Accept Accept
1734773 Mansfield Keith 2023-05-03 BUY Accept Accept 0 Accept
1852200 Ducrest John P. 2023-08-31 BUY Accept Accept Accept Accept
1734787 Price Arthur 2023-05-10 BUY Accept 0 Reject Reject
1826992 Calkins Carol 2023-05-03 BUY Accept Accept 0 Accept
1811398 Buquet James J. Iii 2023-11-16 SALE Accept Accept Accept Accept
1811376 Folse Mark P. 2023-11-15 SALE Accept Accept Reject Accept
1841232 Mcdonald Warren 2024-03-11 SALE Accept 0 0 0


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On-Balance Volume information for BUSINESS FIRST BANCSHARES INC. On-Balance Volume information can be an indicator for bullish or bearish outcome.



Accumulation / Distribution (A/D) indicator information for BUSINESS FIRST BANCSHARES INC. The indicator identify divergences between price and volume flow.


Aroon Oscillator information for BUSINESS FIRST BANCSHARES INC. The trend-following indicator can show the strengh of a current trend and likelihood that trend can continue.


Average Directional Index (ADX) information for BUSINESS FIRST BANCSHARES INC. The index can be used to identify the strengh of a trend.


Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) for BUSINESS FIRST BANCSHARES INC. The indicator helps to predict trend direction and the momentum of the trend.


Stochastic Oscillator as momentum indicator for BUSINESS FIRST BANCSHARES INC. The indicator is useful for identifying overbought and oversold levels.


Relative Strength Index (RSI) for BUSINESS FIRST BANCSHARES INC. RSI is a momentum oscillator that measures the speed and change of price development. The momentum indicator was created by analyst Welles Wilder. The result compares recent gains and losses over restricted time period. Primary usage of the indicator is to identify overbought or oversold signals. When RSI indicator reaches a value of 70 it could mean that speculators should consider selling, suggests Wilder and Chong. Or vice versa when selling excess at which the RSI Indicators show a value of 30 [ Relative Strength Index for Developing Effective Trading Strategies in Constructing Optimal Portfolio ].


Heikin Ashi trading signals are generated based on the Heikin Ashi candles, which are a type of candlestick that smooths out the price action and can help to identify trends. Heikin Ashi signals can be used to identify both long and short trading opportunities.


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Moving Average Crossover


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Date Closing price Prediction was updated
2024-05-22 22.35 2024-03-28 08:44
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2024-05-17 22.34 2024-03-28 08:44
2024-05-13 22.33 2024-03-28 08:44
2024-05-14 22.34 2024-03-28 08:44

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