Business First Bancshares, Inc.
BFST- Exchange
- Nasdaq
- Industry
- State Commercial Banks
- SEC CIK
- 0001624322
In the last 90 days, Business First Bancshares, Inc. insiders filed 1 open-market purchase and 11 sales; 173 institutions reported holding it in 13F filings for Q2 2026, worth $579.8M in total; no superinvestor holds it.
Key figures
- Insider buysLast 90 days, $47.4K in total
- 1
- Insider sellsLast 90 days, $3.43M in total
- 11
- 13F holdersQ2 2026, +7 vs. previous quarter
- 173
- 13F valueReported value at the end of Q2 2026
- $579.8M
- Superinvestors holdingAt the end of Q2 2026
- 0
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Superinvestors holding BFST, Q2 2026
No superinvestor reported holding BFST at the end of Q2 2026.
Latest insider trades
Open-market purchases and sales by Business First Bancshares, Inc. insiders from Form 4, newest first.
| Filed (ET) | Trade date | Filing delay | Insider | Transaction | Shares | Avg price | Value | Holding change | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 25, 2026 (view filing)4:14 PM ET | Aug 21-24 | 4 days | Cummings George W. IIIDirector | SSale | −14.2K | $31.31 | −$444.6K | −7.2%183.7K after | 2 lots |
| Aug 21, 2026 (view filing)4:06 PM ET | Aug 19 | 2 days | Cummings George W. IIIDirector | SSale | −3.23K | $31.80 | −$102.9K | −1.6%197.9K after | |
| Aug 19, 2026 (view filing)4:35 PM ET | Aug 18 | 1 day | Cummings George W. IIIDirector | SSale | −10.0K | $31.78 | −$317.8K | −4.7%201.2K after | |
| Aug 7, 2026 (view filing)5:53 PM ET | Aug 6 | 1 day | Carter Donald ChadEVP, Correspondent Banking | SSale | −1.88K | $31.64 | −$59.3K | −12.9%12.6K after | |
| Aug 7, 2026 (view filing)4:06 PM ET | Aug 5 | 2 days | Hall William G.Director | SSale | −11.4K | $31.97 | −$364.1K | −76.2%3.55K after | 2 lots |
| Aug 6, 2026 (view filing)4:07 PM ET | Aug 5 | 1 day | Strong SaundraEVP & General Counsel | SSale | −1.00K | $31.98 | −$32.0K | −17.0%4.88K after | |
| Aug 5, 2026 (view filing)4:09 PM ET | Aug 3 | 2 days | Cummings George W. IIIDirector | SSale | −10.0K | $31.87 | −$318.7K | −4.5%211.2K after | |
| Jul 31, 2026 (view filing)6:08 PM ET | Jul 30 | 1 day | Mansfield KeithEVP&COO of b1Bank | SSale | −4.20K | $32.08 | −$134.7K | −5.2%77.1K after | |
| Jul 31, 2026 (view filing)6:07 PM ET | Jul 30-31 | 1 day | Cummings George W. IIIDirector | SSale | −20.0K | $31.79 | −$635.8K | −8.3%221.2K after | 2 lots |
| Jul 30, 2026 (view filing)4:08 PM ET | Jul 28-29 | 2 days | Cummings George W. IIIDirector | SSale | −20.0K | $31.87 | −$637.4K | −7.7%241.2K after | 2 lots |
Top 10 13F holders, Q2 2026
The largest institutional positions in Business First Bancshares, Inc. at the end of Q2 2026; share changes are against Q1 2026.
| Institution | Shares | Value | % of portfolio | Change in shares | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. | 2,732,988 | $84.0M | 0.00% | +286,027+11.7% | Added |
| Vanguard Capital Management LLC | 1,399,712 | $43.0M | 0.00% | −31,450−2.2% | Reduced |
| Dimensional Fund Advisors LP | 1,311,018 | $40.3M | 0.01% | +145,298+12.5% | Added |
| Jupiter Topco LLC | 1,089,827 | $33.5M | 0.01% | +1,089,827 | New |
| State Street Corp | 1,045,212 | $32.1M | 0.00% | +384,122+58.1% | Added |
| American Century Companies Inc | 1,025,919 | $31.5M | 0.01% | +135,528+15.2% | Added |
| Royce & Associates LP | 931,811 | $28.6M | 0.23% | +95,713+11.4% | Added |
| Geode Capital Management, LLC | 863,416 | $26.5M | 0.00% | +53,412+6.6% | Added |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp | 450,790 | $13.9M | 0.00% | +8,937+2.0% | Added |
| Manufacturers Life Insurance Company, The | 432,026 | $13.3M | 0.01% | −2,905−0.7% | Reduced |