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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
Donald Chad CarterEVP2026-08-061,875$31.64
$59.33kSell
William G. HallDirector2026-08-059,723$31.97
$310.84kSell
Saundra StrongCLO;EVP2026-08-051,000$31.98
$31.98kSell
William G. HallDirector2026-08-051,666$31.97
$53.26kSell
George W. Cummings IiiDirector2026-08-0310,000$31.87
$318.70kSell
George W. Cummings IiiDirector2026-07-3110,000$31.50
$315.00kSell
George W. Cummings IiiDirector2026-07-3010,000$32.08
$320.80kSell
Keith MansfieldCOO;EVP2026-07-304,200$32.08
$134.74kSell
George W. Cummings IiiDirector2026-07-2910,000$31.88
$318.80kSell
Joseph Vernon JohnsonDirector2026-07-292,000$31.15
$62.30kSell

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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. Lehman61.44%19,998,257$642.34MInsider
Edgar R. Smith Iii7.30%2,375,897$76.31MInsider
William K. Hood6.75%2,195,853$70.53MInsider
Joseph Vernon Johnson0.87%281,769$9.05MInsider
Rick D. Day0.83%269,901$8.67MInsider
George W. Cummings Iii0.67%219,002$7.03MInsider
David R. Melville Iii0.64%208,902$6.71MInsider
Thomas E. Stewart Jr.0.40%129,890$4.17MInsider
James J. Buquet Iii0.35%112,441$3.61MInsider
Rolfe H. McCollister Jr.0.34%109,096$3.50MInsider

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BFST vs Bank Stocks

TickerInst. %Insider %Net Insider (L12M)Net Insider (L3M)
BFST0.06%82.88%Net SellingNet Selling
MCBS0.03%36.28%Net BuyingNet Buying
CCNE0.07%9.75%Net BuyingNet Buying
HBNC0.08%13.49%Net BuyingNet Selling
EQBK0.07%28.76%Net SellingNet Buying
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Business First Bancshares Stock Ownership FAQ

Who owns Business First Bancshares?

Business First Bancshares (NASDAQ: BFST) is owned by 0.06% institutional shareholders, 82.88% Business First Bancshares insiders, and 17.06% retail investors. Kenneth R. Lehman is the largest individual Business First Bancshares shareholder, owning 20.00M shares representing 61.44% of the company. Kenneth R. Lehman's Business First Bancshares shares are currently valued at $642.34M.

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