Business First Bancshares (BFST) stock: insider trades, news & valuation
Net sellingShare price and insider trades
Business First Bancshares insider trading at a glance (Oct 9, 2026): in the past 12 months, 1 insider bought $127K and 8 sold $6.6M of BFST stock on the open market.
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BFST insider buying and selling by quarter
Open-market purchases (green, above the line) and sales (red, below), by trade date.
| Quarter | Bought | Purchases | Sold | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2026 | — | 0 | — | 0 |
| Q3 2026 | $47K | 1 | $3.4M | 16 |
| Q2 2026 | — | 0 | $1.6M | 5 |
| Q1 2026 | $45K | 2 | $1.5M | 7 |
| Q4 2025 | $39K | 1 | $37K | 1 |
Valuation, profit and volume
Summary
Over the past 12 months, 1 Business First Bancshares, Inc. insider reported open-market purchases totaling $127K, while 8 insiders reported sales totaling $6.6M. Among insiders with enough purchase history to measure, Rick D. Day (Director) has the highest Insider Score at 57. 0 of 29 recorded sales were made under pre-scheduled Rule 10b5-1 trading plans, which are usually less informative than discretionary sales.
Insider transactions
Open-market purchases and sales.
| Filed | Insider | Type | Shares | Price | Value | Since | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 25SEC | George W. Cummings IIIDirector | Sell | 10,000183,745 held (−5%) | $31.33 | $313K | -2.7% | — |
| Aug 25SEC | George W. Cummings IIIDirector | Sell | 4,200193,745 held (−2%) | $31.27 | $131K | -2.5% | — |
| Aug 21SEC | George W. Cummings IIIDirector | Sell | 3,235197,945 held (−2%) | $31.80 | $103K | -4.1% | — |
| Aug 19SEC | George W. Cummings IIIDirector | Sell | 10,000201,180 held (−5%) | $31.78 | $318K | -4.1% | — |
| Aug 7SEC | William G. HallDirector | Sell | 9,723 | $31.97 | $311K | -4.6% | — |
| Aug 7SEC | Donald Chad CarterEvp, Correspondent Banking | Sell | 1,87512,642 held (−13%) | $31.64 | $59K | -3.6% | — |
| Aug 7SEC | William G. HallDirector | Sell | 1,6663,550 held (−32%) | $31.97 | $53K | -4.6% | — |
| Aug 6SEC | Saundra StrongGeneral Counsel | Sell | 1,0004,878 held (−17%) | $31.98 | $32K | -4.7% | — |
| Aug 5SEC | George W. Cummings IIIDirector | Sell | 10,000211,180 held (−5%) | $31.87 | $319K | -4.3% | — |
| Jul 31SEC | George W. Cummings IIIDirector | Sell | 10,000231,180 held (−4%) | $32.08 | $321K | -5.0% | — |
| Jul 31SEC | George W. Cummings IIIDirector | Sell | 10,000221,180 held (−4%) | $31.50 | $315K | -3.2% | — |
| Jul 31SEC | Keith MansfieldCOO | Sell | 4,20077,139 held (−5%) | $32.08 | $135K | -5.0% | — |
| Jul 30SEC | George W. Cummings IIIDirector | Sell | 10,000241,180 held (−4%) | $31.88 | $319K | -4.4% | — |
| Jul 30SEC | George W. Cummings IIIDirector | Sell | 10,000251,180 held (−4%) | $31.86 | $319K | -4.3% | — |
| Jul 30SEC | Joseph Vernon JohnsonDirector | Sell | 10,000174,073 held (−5%) | $31.75 | $318K | -4.0% | — |
| Jul 30SEC | Joseph Vernon JohnsonDirector | Sell | 2,000172,073 held (−1%) | $31.15 | $62K | -2.1% | — |
| Jul 29SEC | Rick D. DayDirector | Buy | 1,500269,901 held (+1%) | $31.61 | $47K | -3.5% | 57 |
| Jun 12SEC | George W. Cummings IIIDirector | Sell | 15,000266,180 held (−5%) | $28.89 | $433K | +5.5% | — |
| Jun 12SEC | George W. Cummings IIIDirector | Sell | 5,000261,180 held (−2%) | $28.78 | $144K | +5.9% | — |
| Jun 9SEC | George W. Cummings IIIDirector | Sell | 15,000281,180 held (−5%) | $28.54 | $428K | +6.8% | — |
| May 28SEC | George W. Cummings IIIDirector | Sell | 11,595296,180 held (−4%) | $27.92 | $324K | +9.2% | — |
| May 27SEC | George W. Cummings IIIDirector | Sell | 10,000307,775 held (−3%) | $27.99 | $280K | +8.9% | — |
| Mar 6SEC | George W. Cummings IIIDirector | Sell | 11,000317,775 held (−3%) | $27.60 | $304K | +10.5% | — |
| Mar 4SEC | George W. Cummings IIIDirector | Sell | 9,800328,775 held (−3%) | $27.42 | $269K | +11.2% | — |
| Mar 4SEC | George W. Cummings IIIDirector | Sell | 200338,575 held (−0%) | $27.80 | $6K | +9.7% | — |
| Feb 27SEC | George W. Cummings IIIDirector | Sell | 20,000338,775 held (−6%) | $28.00 | $560K | +8.9% | — |
| Feb 12SEC | Rolfe H. Mccollister Jr.Director | Buy | 12093,080 held (+0%) | $29.56 | $4K | +3.1% | — |
| Feb 11SEC | Mark P. FolseDirector | Sell | 5,14658,140 held (−8%) | $29.75 | $153K | +2.5% | — |
| Feb 11SEC | Mark P. FolseDirector | Sell | 4,85453,286 held (−8%) | $29.51 | $143K | +3.3% | — |
| Jan 30SEC | Donald Chad CarterEvp, Correspondent Banking | Sell | 3,77813,863 held (−21%) | $27.27 | $103K | +11.8% | — |
| Jan 27SEC | Rick D. DayDirector | Buy | 1,500267,385 held (+1%) | $27.55 | $41K | +10.7% | 57 |
| Dec 2SEC | Greg RobertsonCFO | Sell | 1,40067,835 held (−2%) | $26.41 | $37K | +15.4% | — |
| Oct 28SEC | Rick D. DayDirector | Buy | 1,600265,885 held (+1%) | $24.21 | $39K | +25.9% | 57 |
Insiders at Business First Bancshares, Inc.
| Insider | Bought | Sold | Last filing | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| George W. Cummings IIIDirector | — | $5.2M | Aug 25, 2026 | — |
| Rick D. DayDirector | $127K | — | Jul 29, 2026 | 57 |
| Joseph Vernon JohnsonDirector | — | $380K | Jul 30, 2026 | — |
| William G. HallDirector | — | $364K | Aug 7, 2026 | — |
| Mark P. FolseDirector | — | $296K | Feb 11, 2026 | — |
| Donald Chad CarterEvp, Correspondent Banking | — | $162K | Aug 7, 2026 | — |
| Keith MansfieldCOO | — | $135K | Jul 31, 2026 | — |
| Greg RobertsonCFO | — | $37K | Dec 2, 2025 | — |
| Saundra StrongGeneral Counsel | — | $32K | Aug 6, 2026 | — |
| Rolfe H. Mccollister Jr.Director | $4K | — | Feb 12, 2026 | — |
BFST stock: common questions
Are Business First Bancshares, Inc. insiders buying BFST stock?
In the past 12 months, 1 insiders reported open-market purchases of BFST worth $127K. The latest was Director Rick D. Day bought $47K of BFST at $31.61 — largest purchase by this insider in our records.
Are Business First Bancshares, Inc. insiders selling BFST stock?
8 insiders reported sales worth $6.6M over the same period.
Where does this data come from?
Every transaction comes from Form 4 filings that insiders must submit to the SEC within two business days of a trade. We pull them from SEC EDGAR every night.
What is BFST's 52-week range?
Over the past year BFST has traded between $22.25 and $32.13. It last closed at $30.49 on Oct 9, 2026.