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The company

Business First Bancshares, Inc.

BFST · Nasdaq

FinancialsRegional banksLeading

BFST stood above a rising 150-day average in 48 of the last 52 weekly readings, including each of the last 30 weeks. It is 5.9% above that average now. Banks — Regional & Community: 62% of its 293 stocks in an uptrend (−18 points in four weeks); Financials: 46% (−11 points in four weeks).

SEC filings

Statistics

Rotation: Leading
Weeks in an uptrend: 30 in a row
Industry in uptrend: 62% -18 in 4 wk
Insider buys, 12 months: $223K
Insider sales, 12 months: $13.2M
Officials’ trades on record: 0
Institutions holding: 165 (+6)

In the rotation

Each square a week: lit when it closed above a rising 150-day average. 48 of 52 weeks.

17 Apr – 16 Oct

Regional banks: Most of its stocks are in an uptrend and the share has fallen sharply over four weeks. Financials: About half its stocks are in an uptrend and the share has fallen sharply over four weeks.

Money in and out

1 Nov 2024 – 1 Oct 2026

Open-market buys above the line and sales below, in dollars.

Congress and officials

No member of Congress or official has disclosed a trade in it.

Insiders

Buy orders, 12 months4

Sale orders, 12 months28

Buyers · sellers2 · 8

Who	Did	Shares	Traded
George W. Cummings IIIDirector	sold	10,000at $31.33	24 Aug 2026filed 25 Aug 2026
George W. Cummings IIIDirector	sold	4,200at $31.27	21 Aug 2026filed 25 Aug 2026
George W. Cummings IIIDirector	sold	3,235at $31.80	19 Aug 2026filed 21 Aug 2026
George W. Cummings IIIDirector	sold	10,000at $31.78	18 Aug 2026filed 19 Aug 2026
Donald Chad CarterEVP, Correspondent Banking	sold	1,875at $31.64	6 Aug 2026filed 7 Aug 2026
Saundra StrongEVP & General Counsel	sold	1,000at $31.98	5 Aug 2026filed 6 Aug 2026
William G. HallDirector	sold	9,723at $31.97	5 Aug 2026filed 7 Aug 2026
William G. HallDirector	sold	1,666at $31.97	5 Aug 2026filed 7 Aug 2026
George W. Cummings IIIDirector	sold	10,000at $31.87	3 Aug 2026filed 5 Aug 2026
George W. Cummings IIIDirector	sold	10,000at $31.50	31 Jul 2026filed 31 Jul 2026
George W. Cummings IIIDirector	sold	10,000at $32.08	30 Jul 2026filed 31 Jul 2026
Keith MansfieldEVP&COO of b1Bank	sold	4,200at $32.08	30 Jul 2026filed 31 Jul 2026

Lines filed since 2 January 2026, newest first; every insider’s older lines are on their own page.

Institutions

Holders165+6 on the quarter

New · exited23 · 16

Reported value$573.2M

Quarter to 30 Jun 2026, against 31 Mar 2026; newest filing 31 Aug 2026.

Manager	Shares	Change
BlackRock, Inc.added · filed 7 Aug 2026	2,732,988$84.0M	+286,027+11.7%
VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLCreduced · filed 13 Aug 2026	1,399,712$43.0M	-31,450−2.2%
DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LPadded · filed 11 Aug 2026	1,311,018$40.3M	+145,298+12.5%
Jupiter Topco LLCnew · filed 14 Aug 2026	1,089,827$33.5M	+1,089,827
STATE STREET CORPadded · filed 7 Aug 2026	1,045,212$32.1M	+384,122+58.1%
AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INCadded · filed 12 Aug 2026	1,025,919$31.5M	+135,528+15.2%
ROYCE & ASSOCIATES LPadded · filed 14 Aug 2026	931,811$28.6M	+95,713+11.4%
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLCadded · filed 12 Aug 2026	863,416$26.5M	+53,412+6.6%
Bank of New York Mellon Corpadded · filed 6 Aug 2026	450,790$13.9M	+8,937+2.0%
MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THEreduced · filed 14 Aug 2026	432,026$13.3M	-2,905−0.7%