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Business First Bancshares Inc Stock Ownership - Who owns Business First Bancshares?

OverviewForecastEarningsRevenueDividendOwnership

Insider buying vs selling

Have Business First Bancshares Inc insiders been buying or selling?

Buy
Sell
NameRoleDateSharesPriceValue
Norman Jerome Vascocu Jr.President of b1Bank2025-12-122,526$27.71
$70.00kSell
Donald Chad CarterEVP Correspondent Banking2025-12-12348$27.71
$9.64kSell
Philip JordanEVPCBO of b1Bank2025-12-121,833$27.71
$50.79kSell
Kathryn ManningEVP Chief Risk Officer2025-12-12417$27.71
$11.56kSell
Keith MansfieldEVPCOO of b1Bank2025-12-12643$27.71
$17.82kSell
Warren McDonaldEVP Chief Credit Officer2025-12-12539$27.71
$14.94kSell
David R. Melville IiiPresident and CEO2025-12-124,938$27.71
$136.83kSell
Greg RobertsonEVP and CFO2025-12-12502$27.71
$13.91kSell
Heather G. RoemerEVP CAO2025-12-121,082$27.71
$29.98kSell
Saundra StrongEVP General Counsel2025-12-12561$27.71
$15.55kSell

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Net Insider Buy/Sell (L12M) Ownership

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BFST Shareholders

What type of owners hold Business First Bancshares Inc stock?

Institutional
Insider
Retail
NameHoldSharesValueType
Kenneth R. Lehman67.53%19,998,257$522.75MInsider
Edgar R. Smith Iii8.02%2,375,897$62.11MInsider
Blackrock Inc7.58%2,246,261$58.72MInstitution
William K. Hood7.41%2,195,853$57.40MInsider
Vanguard Group Inc5.37%1,591,098$41.59MInstitution
Dimensional Fund Advisors LP3.46%1,024,248$26.77MInstitution
Janus Henderson Group PLC3.44%1,018,807$26.63MInstitution
American Century Companies Inc2.47%730,694$19.10MInstitution
Geode Capital Management LLC2.42%716,630$18.73MInstitution
Royce Associates LP2.19%648,080$16.94MInstitution

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TickerInst. %Insider %Net Insider (L12M)Net Insider (L3M)
BFST35.92%64.08%Net SellingNet Selling
CCNE60.32%9.37%Net BuyingNet Selling
MBWM66.84%23.57%Net SellingNet Selling
FSBC55.54%40.44%Net SellingNet Selling
MCB87.82%11.10%Net SellingNet Selling
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Business First Bancshares Stock Ownership FAQ

Who owns Business First Bancshares?

Business First Bancshares (NASDAQ: BFST) is owned by 50.71% institutional shareholders, 90.48% Business First Bancshares insiders, and 0.00% retail investors. Kenneth R. Lehman is the largest individual Business First Bancshares shareholder, owning 20.00M shares representing 67.53% of the company. Kenneth R. Lehman's Business First Bancshares shares are currently valued at $522.75M.

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