Business First Bancshares, Inc. - Common Stock (BFST)

Historical Holders from Q2 2018 to Q4 2025

Symbol
BFST on Nasdaq
Type / Class
Equity / Common Stock
Shares outstanding
29,479,791
All holders as of 30 Sep 2025
Q3 2025
Total 13F shares, excl. options
15,018,927
Holdings value
$354,601,657
% of all portfolios
0%
Number of holders
152
Number of buys
77
Number of sells
54
Average buys %
+0%
Average sells %
-0%
Reported Shares, Excluding Options vs Price
Reported Value, Excluding Options
Total Investors

Significant Owners of Business First Bancshares, Inc. - Common Stock (BFST) based on Schedule 13D/G filings

Filer Ownership Change % Holdings Value Net Change Nb Shares Change % Reporting Name Report Period
BlackRock, Inc. 6.7% $48,094,805 1,975,146 BlackRock, Inc. 31 Mar 2025
As of 30 Sep 2025 Business First Bancshares, Inc. - Common Stock (BFST) has 152 institutional shareholders that have filed 13F forms with the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC). These institutions hold a total of 15,018,927 shares of 29,479,791 outstanding shares and own 51% of the company stock as of 30 Sep 2025.

Top 25 institutional shareholders of Business First Bancshares, Inc. - Common Stock (BFST) own 42% of the company based on 13F filings as of 30 Sep 2025

Filer Ownership Nb Shares Share Change % Portfolio % Holdings Value
BlackRock, Inc. 7.6% 2,246,261 +1.3% 0% $53,034,212
VANGUARD GROUP INC 5.4% 1,591,098 +1.1% 0% $37,565,825
DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 3.5% 1,024,248 +3.7% 0.01% $24,182,687
JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 3.5% 1,018,807 +1.7% 0.01% $24,054,208
AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 2.5% 730,694 +13% 0.01% $17,251,685
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 2.4% 716,630 +2.8% 0% $16,922,222
ROYCE & ASSOCIATES LP 2.2% 648,080 +18% 0.15% $15,301,169
STATE STREET CORP 2% 598,503 +4% 0% $14,130,656
MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 1.5% 444,257 -1.5% 0.01% $10,488,908
Ranger Investment Management, L.P. 1.2% 345,855 +0.63% 0.57% $8,165,637
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 1.1% 312,746 -1.9% 0% $7,383,933
NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.94% 278,477 -0.04% 0% $6,574,842
BANC FUNDS CO LLC 0.91% 269,264 -22% 1.1% $6,357,323
Curi Capital, LLC 0.85% 250,008 +0% 0.11% $5,902,689
MENDON CAPITAL ADVISORS CORP 0.85% 250,000 -11% 2.7% $5,902,500
CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.82% 241,811 +4.6% 0% $5,709,158
Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.78% 230,616 +3.6% 0.01% $5,444,842
BRIDGEWAY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.64% 187,248 +4.3% 0.09% $4,420,925
FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.63% 184,310 +5.7% 0% $4,351,559
Fourthstone LLC 0.56% 164,024 +373% 0.69% $3,872,607
MORGAN STANLEY 0.49% 143,126 -8.8% 0% $3,379,216
Robertson Stephens Wealth Management, LLC 0.45% 133,456 -0.23% 0.1% $3,150,896
Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.45% 132,233 +1.4% 0% $3,122,031
ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.39% 115,638 -2.5% 0% $2,730,213
FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.37% 107,684 +467% 0% $2,542,419

Institutional Holders of Business First Bancshares, Inc. - Common Stock (BFST) across Reporting Periods

Period Reported Shares, Excl. Options Value, Excl. Options Value Change Price Investors
2025 Q4 330 $8,626 -$1,777 $26.14 1
2025 Q3 15,018,927 $354,601,657 +$4,994,645 $23.61 152
2025 Q2 14,817,776 $364,636,680 +$15,489,131 $24.65 143
2025 Q1 14,182,770 $345,491,547 +$12,175,773 $24.35 146
2024 Q4 13,690,119 $351,770,319 +$26,957,778 $25.70 141
2024 Q3 12,577,447 $322,564,155 +$12,836,013 $25.67 128
2024 Q2 12,024,764 $262,633,396 +$3,226,568 $21.76 112
2024 Q1 11,604,071 $258,491,131 +$3,772,402 $22.28 109
2023 Q4 11,393 $280,837 -$9,342 $24.65 1
2023 Q3 10,940,222 $205,325,617 +$4,000,162 $18.76 109
2023 Q2 10,633,520 $160,312,597 -$448,005 $15.07 94
2023 Q1 10,196,390 $174,614,147 -$4,317,352 $17.13 94
2022 Q4 10,293,733 $227,898,530 +$60,313,322 $22.14 93
2022 Q3 7,762,575 $167,128,602 +$4,524,753 $21.53 82
2022 Q2 7,195,168 $153,345,983 +$13,542,196 $21.31 80
2022 Q1 6,820,256 $165,966,176 -$1,387,185 $24.33 85
2021 Q4 7,135,251 $201,960,708 +$14,154,895 $28.31 82
2021 Q3 6,552,761 $153,245,096 +$1,068,898 $23.39 69
2021 Q2 6,506,618 $149,339,609 +$5,458,256 $22.95 61
2021 Q1 6,274,277 $150,135,844 +$4,767,807 $23.93 59
2020 Q4 5,169,792 $105,498,110 -$364,044 $20.36 50
2020 Q3 5,816,572 $87,153,520 +$4,940,237 $15.00 51
2020 Q2 5,495,063 $84,187,991 +$80,697 $15.35 56
2020 Q1 4,981,093 $67,239,935 -$8,692,930 $13.50 54
2019 Q4 5,983,370 $149,157,865 +$1,154,227 $24.93 51
2019 Q3 5,937,448 $144,890,749 +$1,438,261 $24.40 48
2019 Q2 5,878,581 $149,606,388 +$3,781,900 $25.45 44
2019 Q1 5,756,943 $141,244,462 +$812,561 $24.54 44
2018 Q4 5,718,049 $138,343,643 +$338,303 $24.23 49
2018 Q3 5,728,025 $152,003,616 +$7,476,963 $26.55 54
2018 Q2 5,425,596 $142,963,248 +$142,955,001 $26.35 48