Business First Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:BFST) Sees Significant Growth in Short Interest
Business First Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:BFST) Sees Significant Growth in Short Interest
Business First Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:BFST – Get Rating) saw a significant increase in short interest in the month of August. As of August 15th, there was short interest totalling 273,500 shares, an increase of 18.7% from the July 31st total of 230,400 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 43,900 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 6.2 days.
商業第一銀行股份有限公司(納斯達克代碼：BFST-GET Rating)8月份空頭股數業務大幅增長。截至8月15日，空頭股數共有273,500股，比7月31日的230,400股增加了18.7%。以日均成交量4.39萬股計算，目前短息比為6.2天。
Business First Bancshares Trading Up 0.5 %
Business First BancShares上漲0.5%
NASDAQ BFST traded up $0.12 during trading hours on Tuesday, hitting $23.77. 33,503 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 36,585. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $22.62 and a 200 day simple moving average of $23.19. Business First Bancshares has a 1-year low of $20.19 and a 1-year high of $29.50. The firm has a market cap of $536.70 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.21 and a beta of 0.85. The company has a current ratio of 0.91, a quick ratio of 0.91 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.83.
在週二的交易時段，新浪納斯達克的股價上漲了0.12美元，達到23.77美元。該公司股票成交量為33,503股，而其平均成交量為36,585股。該股的50日簡單移動均線切入位為22.62美元，200日簡單移動均線切入位為23.19美元。Business First BancShares的一年低點為20.19美元，一年高位為29.50美元。該公司的市值為5.367億美元，市盈率為11.21倍，貝塔係數為0.85。該公司的流動比率為0.91，速動比率為0.91，債務權益比率為0.83。
Business First Bancshares (NASDAQ:BFST – Get Rating) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, July 26th. The company reported $0.64 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.58 by $0.06. Business First Bancshares had a return on equity of 10.74% and a net margin of 21.55%. The business had revenue of $56.58 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $55.11 million. On average, equities analysts forecast that Business First Bancshares will post 2.48 EPS for the current fiscal year.
商業第一銀行股份(納斯達克代碼：BFST-GET Rating)最近一次公佈財報是在7月26日(星期二)。該公司公佈本季度每股收益為0.64美元，比普遍預期的0.58美元高出0.06美元。Business First BancShares的股本回報率為10.74%，淨利潤率為21.55%。該業務當季營收為5,658萬美元，高於分析師預期的5,511萬美元。股票分析師平均預測，Business First BancShares本財年每股收益將達到2.48股。
Business First Bancshares Announces Dividend
Business First BancShares宣佈分紅
Analyst Ratings Changes
分析師評級發生變化
Separately, Raymond James decreased their price target on Business First Bancshares from $33.00 to $29.00 and set a "strong-buy" rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, July 7th.
另外，雷蒙德·詹姆斯將Business First BancShares的目標價從33.00美元下調至29.00美元，並在7月7日星期四的一份研究報告中為該公司設定了“強力買入”評級。
Insider Activity
內幕活動
In related news, Director John P. Ducrest purchased 1,712 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Thursday, August 4th. The stock was bought at an average price of $23.39 per share, with a total value of $40,043.68. Following the completion of the purchase, the director now owns 8,348 shares in the company, valued at approximately $195,259.72. The acquisition was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Insiders own 7.60% of the company's stock.
在相關新聞中，董事約翰·P·杜克雷斯特在一筆日期為8月4日(星期四)的交易中購買了1,712股該公司股票。這隻股票是以每股23.39美元的平均價格購買的，總價值為40043.68美元。收購完成後，董事現在擁有該公司8,348股，價值約195,259.72美元。此次收購是在提交給美國證券交易委員會的一份文件中披露的，通過這個超級鏈接可以訪問微博。內部人士持有該公司7.60%的股份。
Institutional Investors Weigh In On Business First Bancshares
機構投資者買入Business First BancShares
Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. grew its stake in Business First Bancshares by 65.2% in the second quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 74,482 shares of the company's stock valued at $1,588,000 after acquiring an additional 29,395 shares during the period. RMB Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in Business First Bancshares in the second quarter valued at approximately $3,729,000. State Street Corp grew its stake in Business First Bancshares by 2.7% in the second quarter. State Street Corp now owns 368,636 shares of the company's stock valued at $7,856,000 after acquiring an additional 9,728 shares during the period. American International Group Inc. grew its stake in Business First Bancshares by 4.3% in the second quarter. American International Group Inc. now owns 9,909 shares of the company's stock valued at $211,000 after acquiring an additional 408 shares during the period. Finally, Northern Trust Corp grew its stake in Business First Bancshares by 8.5% in the second quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 184,506 shares of the company's stock valued at $3,932,000 after acquiring an additional 14,482 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 33.70% of the company's stock.
幾家大型投資者最近增持或減持了該公司的股份。高盛股份有限公司在第二季度增持商業第一銀行股份65.2%。高盛股份有限公司在此期間增持了29,395股，目前持有74,482股該公司股票，價值1,588,000美元。人民幣資本管理有限公司在第二季度收購了Business First BancShares的新股份，價值約3,729,000美元。道富銀行第二季度在Business First BancShares的持股增加了2.7%。道富集團目前持有該公司368,636股股票，價值7,856,000美元，在此期間又購買了9,728股。第二季度，美國國際集團(American International Group Inc.)增持Business First BancShares股份4.3%。美國國際集團(American International Group Inc.)在此期間增持了408股，目前持有該公司9,909股股票，價值211,000美元。最後，北方信託公司在第二季度增持了Business First BancShares 8.5%的股份。北方信託公司目前擁有184,506股該公司股票，價值3,932,000美元，在此期間又購買了14,482股。機構投資者和對衝基金持有該公司33.70%的股票。
About Business First Bancshares
關於商業第一銀行股份
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Business First Bancshares, Inc operates as the bank holding company for b1BANK that provides various banking products and services. It offers various deposit products and services, including checking, demand, money market, time, and savings accounts; and certificates of deposits, remote deposit capture, and direct deposit services.
Business First BancShares，Inc.作為b1BANK的銀行控股公司運營，提供各種銀行產品和服務。它提供各種存款產品和服務，包括支票、活期、貨幣市場、定期和儲蓄賬户；以及存單、遠程存款捕獲和直接存款服務。
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