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.
Open-market trades, last 90 days
Open-market purchases (P) and sales (S) by Business First Bancshares, Inc. insiders, counted by Form 4 filing. Trades with a flagged price and duplicate filings are left out.
- Open-market buys
- 1 filing
- 1 insider, $47.4K in total
- Open-market sells
- 11 filings
- 6 insiders, $3.43M in total
- Insiders trading
- 7
- Net value
- −$3.38M
- Purchases minus sales
Insider roster
Directors, officers and 10% owners who have filed a Form 4 for Business First Bancshares, Inc., current and former, most recent filer first. Last reported holding is the position after the last non-derivative trade in their latest filing.
| Name | Title | Last reported holding | Last filing | Filings, past year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cummings George W. III | Director | 183,745 | Aug 25, 2026 | 14 |
| Carter Donald Chad | EVP, Correspondent Banking | 12,642 | Aug 7, 2026 | 5 |
| Hall William G. | Director | 3,550Indirect | Aug 7, 2026 | 2 |
| Strong Saundra | EVP & General Counsel | 4,878 | Aug 6, 2026 | 4 |
| Mansfield Keith | EVP&COO of b1Bank | 77,139 | Jul 31, 2026 | 4 |
| Johnson Joseph Vernon | Director | 172,073 | Jul 30, 2026 | 2 |
| Day Rick D. | Director | 269,901 | Jul 29, 2026 | 4 |
| Price Arthur | Director | 11,680 | Jun 29, 2026 | 1 |
| Montgomery David A. Jr. | Director | 14,268 | Jun 29, 2026 | 1 |
| Mockler Patrick E. | Director | 33,159 | Jun 29, 2026 | 1 |
| McCollister Rolfe H. Jr. | Director | 94,096 | Jun 29, 2026 | 2 |
| White Steven Gerard | Director | 14,930 | Jun 29, 2026 | 1 |
| Folse Mark P. | Director | 54,302 | Jun 29, 2026 | 2 |
| Tillage Keith Alexis | Director | 6,409 | Jun 29, 2026 | 1 |
| Ducrest John P. | Director | 13,716 | Jun 29, 2026 | 1 |
| Sanchez Alejandro M | Director | 1,016 | Jun 29, 2026 | 1 |
| Quirk Aimee M | Director | 2,533 | Jun 29, 2026 | 1 |
| Sidi Zeenat | Director | 1,674 | Jun 29, 2026 | 1 |
| Robertson Greg | EVP and CFO | 69,532 | Apr 2, 2026 | 4 |
| Jordan Philip | EVP&CBO of b1Bank | 81,008 | Apr 2, 2026 | 3 |
| Melville David R. III | President and CEO | 208,902 | Apr 2, 2026 | 3 |
| McDonald Warren | EVP & Chief Credit Officer | 14,195 | Apr 2, 2026 | 3 |
| Manning Kathryn | EVP & Chief Risk Officer | 15,791 | Apr 2, 2026 | 3 |
| Vascocu Norman Jerome Jr | President of b1Bank | 21,595 | Apr 2, 2026 | 4 |
| Roemer Heather G. | EVP, CAO | 19,064 | Apr 2, 2026 | 3 |
| Buquet James J. III | Director | 28,523 | Aug 5, 2025 | 0 |
| Calkins Carol | Director | 6,000 | Jun 30, 2025 | 0 |
| Smith Kenneth W. | Director | 52,064 | Apr 29, 2024 | 0 |
| McLindon Andrew D. | Director | 41,814 | Apr 29, 2024 | 0 |
| Jackson Jesse | EVP & Pres., Fin. Institutions | 26,338 | Apr 2, 2024 | 0 |
| Greer Robert S. Jr. | Director | 24,265 | May 9, 2023 | 0 |
| Brees Drew C. | Director | 3,608 | May 9, 2023 | 0 |
| Lee Margaret Singer | EVP,Chief HR Officer of b1BANK | 18,256 | Apr 4, 2023 | 0 |
| Robertson Alicia | EVP - b1BANK | 12,293 | Aug 26, 2021 | 0 |
| Hingle Donald A. II | EVP & CCE of b1Bank | 17,311 | Aug 26, 2021 | 0 |
Insider trades
Each row adds up one type of transaction in one Form 4 filing. Only open-market purchases (P) and sales (S) are shown by default; use the filters to see grants, option exercises and other codes.
| Filed (ET) | Trade date | Filing delay | Insider | Transaction | Shares | Avg price | Value | Holding change | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 15, 2024 (view filing) | Nov 13 | 2 days | Buquet James J. IIIDirector | SSale | −2.00K | $29.22 | −$58.4K | −35.2%3.69K after | |
| Mar 5, 2025 (view filing) | Mar 5 | Same day | Day Rick D.Director | PPurchase | +1.50K | $25.46 | +$38.2K | +0.6%264.3K after | |
| May 29, 2025 (view filing) | May 29 | Same day | Robertson GregEVP and CFO | SSale | −1.09K | $23.72 | −$25.8K | −1.5%69.2K after | |
| Jun 9, 2025 (view filing) | Jun 6 | 3 days | McCollister Rolfe H. Jr.Director | PPurchase | +680 | $23.40 | +$15.9K | +0.7%93.0K after | |
| Aug 1, 2025 (view filing) | Jul 31 | 1 day | Ducrest John P.Director | PPurchase | +2.23K | $23.62 | +$52.6K | +19.4%13.7K after | |
| Aug 5, 2025 (view filing) | Aug 4 | 1 day | Buquet James J. IIIDirector | SSale | −5.16K | $23.08 | −$119.2K | −15.3%28.5K after | |
| Aug 25, 2025 (view filing) | Aug 22 | 3 days | Strong SaundraEVP & General Counsel | SSale | −2.36K | $25.38 | −$60.0K | −28.3%6.00K after | |
| Oct 28, 2025 (view filing) | Oct 28 | Same day | Day Rick D.Director | PPurchase | +1.60K | $24.21 | +$38.7K | +0.6%265.9K after | |
| Dec 2, 2025 (view filing) | Dec 1 | 1 day | Robertson GregEVP and CFO | SSale | −1.40K | $26.41 | −$37.0K | −2.0%67.8K after | |
| Jan 27, 2026 (view filing) | Jan 27 | Same day | Day Rick D.Director | PPurchase | +1.50K | $27.55 | +$41.3K | +0.6%267.4K after | |
| Jan 30, 2026 (view filing) | Jan 29 | 1 day | Carter Donald ChadEVP, Correspondent Banking | SSale | −3.78K | $27.27 | −$103.0K | −21.4%13.9K after | |
| Feb 11, 2026 (view filing) | Feb 9-10 | 2 days | Folse Mark P.Director | SSale | −10.0K | $29.63 | −$296.3K | −15.8%53.3K after | 2 lots |
| Feb 12, 2026 (view filing) | Feb 10 | 2 days | McCollister Rolfe H. Jr.Director | PPurchase | +120 | $29.56 | +$3.55K | +0.1%93.1K after | |
| Feb 27, 2026 (view filing) | Feb 25 | 2 days | Cummings George W. IIIDirector | SSale | −20.0K | $28.00 | −$560.0K | −5.6%338.8K after | |
| Mar 4, 2026 (view filing) | Mar 2-3 | 2 days | Cummings George W. IIIDirector | SSale | −10.0K | $27.43 | −$274.3K | −3.0%328.8K after | 2 lots |
| Mar 6, 2026 (view filing) | Mar 4 | 2 days | Cummings George W. IIIDirector | SSale | −11.0K | $27.60 | −$303.6K | −3.3%317.8K after | |
| May 27, 2026 (view filing) | May 22 | 5 days | Cummings George W. IIIDirector | SSale | −10.0K | $27.99 | −$279.9K | −3.1%307.8K after | |
| May 28, 2026 (view filing) | May 27 | 1 day | Cummings George W. IIIDirector | SSale | −11.6K | $27.92 | −$323.7K | −3.8%296.2K after | |
| Jun 9, 2026 (view filing) | Jun 8 | 1 day | Cummings George W. IIIDirector | SSale | −15.0K | $28.54 | −$428.1K | −5.1%281.2K after | |
| Jun 12, 2026 (view filing) | Jun 10-11 | 2 days | Cummings George W. IIIDirector | SSale | −20.0K | $28.86 | −$577.3K | −7.1%261.2K after | 2 lots |
| Jul 29, 2026 (view filing)4:19 PM ET | Jul 28 | 1 day | Day Rick D.Director | PPurchase | +1.50K | $31.61 | +$47.4K | +0.6%269.9K after | |
| Jul 30, 2026 (view filing)4:08 PM ET | Jul 28-29 | 2 days | Johnson Joseph VernonDirector | SSale | −12.0K | $31.65 | −$379.8K | −6.5%172.1K 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 |
| 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 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 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 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 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 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 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 |