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Business First Bancshares, Inc.

Business First Bancshares, Inc.

BFSTNASDAQFinancial Services● Active
$28.48
+$0.03(+0.11%)
Market Cap$930669412
P/E Ratio
52W High$30.32
52W Low$22.515
Overview

Business First Bancshares, Inc. (BFST) Insider Trading

Form 4 buy vs sell counts, ratio, and sentiment — switch this quarter or last 12 months; chart and transactions below.

SEC EDGAR · FMP · BFST · as of Jun 8, 2026

Activity summary

Buy transactions

4

P-Purchase only

Sell transactions

12

12 Months

Buy/Sell ratio

0.33

Buy/Sell (by trades)

Overall sentiment

BEARISH
↑ Buy 25%Active transactions only · RSU vesting excluded75% Sell ↓

Business First Bancshares, Inc. insiders have been primarily selling shares over the past 12 Months. Selling activity is often driven by pre-scheduled Rule 10b5-1 plans rather than negative sentiment toward the company.

Source: SEC EDGAR · Form 3 & 4 · via Financial Modeling Prep · Buy = P-Purchase only · Sell = S-Sale only

As of Jun 8, 2026

BFST insider buying and selling by quarter

BFST insider selling · BFST insider buying stocks · quarterly insider activity

Total insider buying (incl. awards)Total insider selling
342K171K0
2025 Q3
2025 Q4
2026 Q1
2026 Q2

Mobile shows last 4Q · Desktop shows full 8Q

Source: SEC EDGAR · Form 3 & 4 · via Financial Modeling Prep · last 8 quarters

As of Jun 8, 2026

Active insiders

Most active in past 12 months · BFST ceo insider trading

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Aggregated from reportingName · top 5 by trade count (12M) · no extra API

Recent insider transactions

BFST executive sell shares · BFST board member insider trading · BFST insider trading SEC filing

Showing 4 most recent · Common Stock · Form 4 only

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Cummings George W. III

Director

Sale

Date

Mar 2

Shares

200

Price

$27.80

Value

$6K

View Form 4 on SEC.gov

Cummings George W. III

Director

Sale

Date

Mar 3

Shares

9,800

Price

$27.42

Value

$269K

View Form 4 on SEC.gov

Folse Mark P.

Director

Sale

Date

Feb 9

Shares

5,146

Price

$29.75

Value

$153K

View Form 4 on SEC.gov

Folse Mark P.

Director

Sale

Date

Feb 10

Shares

4,854

Price

$29.51

Value

$143K

View Form 4 on SEC.gov

Source: SEC EDGAR · Form 4 filings · ⚡ = value ≥ $1M · Award/Option price shows —

About BFST insider trading

BFST insider trades

Business First Bancshares, Inc. (BFST) insider trading data is sourced from SEC Form 4 filings submitted by corporate insiders, including Cummings George W. III (Director), Folse Mark P. (Director). Over the past 12 months, 2 insiders have filed transactions with the SEC. BFST insiders have been primarily selling, which may reflect pre-scheduled Rule 10b5-1 plan executions.

For Business First Bancshares, Inc.'s institutional ownership breakdown and insider ownership percentage, see the Ownership tab → Ownership tab →

Buy/Sell signal logic
acquisitionOrDisposition field:
A = Acquisition (buy) · D = Disposition (sell)
RSU vesting (M-Exempt) excluded from sentiment
Form 4SEC filing required within 2 business days of any insider transaction
10b5-1Pre-scheduled trading plan that allows insiders to sell on autopilot
Open MktDirect purchase or sale on the open market (excludes awards, options)

Frequently asked questions

BFST insider trading · 5 questions

The insiders of Business First Bancshares, Inc. (BFST) include executives and directors such as Cummings George W. III (Director), Folse Mark P. (Director), among others. Over the past 12 months, 2 insiders have filed Form 4 transactions with the SEC. Insider transactions are required to be reported within 2 business days of the trade date.

BFST board member insider tradingwho are BFST insidersBFST insider rosterBusiness First Bancshares, Inc. executives insider activity

Source: FMP /stable/insider-trading/search · SEC EDGAR Form 3 & 4 · acquisitionOrDisposition A=Buy, D=Sell · RSU vesting (M-Exempt) excluded from sentiment bar · As of Jun 8, 2026