BUSINESS FIRST BANCSHARES IN BFST
COM · Common Stock · CUSIP 12326C105
- SectorFinancials
- IndustryState Commercial Banks
- HeadquartersBaton Rouge, LA
- FilingsSEC EDGAR
* Summed across managers. Shares that two managers' reports both contain – a subsidiary's holdings that its parent's report includes too, or a sub-adviser's in its client's – are counted once ($3.8m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 32.5m as of 2026-07-24, from the company's own SEC filing; the percentage can still exceed 100%: lent-out shares are counted by the lender and the buyer, and some reports overlap without saying so. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $30.71. Options: 3 managers hold calls ($304.2k notional), 0 hold puts (—).
Trends to Q2 2026
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 82 |
| Q4 2022 | 98 |
| Q1 2023 | 100 |
| Q2 2023 | 97 |
| Q3 2023 | 110 |
| Q4 2023 | 120 |
| Q1 2024 | 112 |
| Q2 2024 | 113 |
| Q3 2024 | 129 |
| Q4 2024 | 144 |
| Q1 2025 | 150 |
| Q2 2025 | 148 |
| Q3 2025 | 156 |
| Q4 2025 | 167 |
| Q1 2026 | 170 |
| Q2 2026 | 174 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2024 | 64 | 42 |
| Q4 2024 | 73 | 50 |
| Q1 2025 | 62 | 59 |
| Q2 2025 | 79 | 50 |
| Q3 2025 | 78 | 54 |
| Q4 2025 | 72 | 64 |
| Q1 2026 | 75 | 66 |
| Q2 2026 | 96 | 48 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2025 | $0 | $0 | — |
| Q4 2025 | $0 | $0 | — |
| Q1 2026 | $2.7k | $0 | 0.00 |
| Q2 2026 | $304.2k | $0 | 0.00 |
Biggest buyers
| STATE STREET CORP | Added | +384.1k |
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. | New | +364.4k |
| BlackRock, Inc. | Added | +286.0k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Added | +170.7k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP | Added | +145.3k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC | Added | +135.5k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP | Added | +107.0k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | +106.7k |
| ROYCE & ASSOCIATES LP | Added | +95.7k |
| Arax Advisory Partners | Added | +55.6k |
Biggest sellers
| Fourthstone LLC | Sold out | -231.1k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | Sold out | -116.8k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC | Reduced | -109.9k |
| STEEL GROVE CAPITAL ADVISORS, LLC | Sold out | -47.7k |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC | Reduced | -39.5k |
| Ranger Investment Management, L.P. | Reduced | -36.8k |
| Gator Capital Management, LLC | Sold out | -33.2k |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -31.4k |
| TEACHER RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF TEXAS | Sold out | -28.8k |
| Vines Capital Management, LLC | Reduced | -28.1k |
Biggest calls
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | New | $288.9k9.4k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $9.2k300 shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | New | $6.1k200 shares |
Biggest puts
| None |
Options at notional value: the value of the shares the contracts control, as filers report them, not what the options cost. Not included in the holders, shares or buying above.
Major shareholders (over 5%)
Anyone who owns more than 5% of a class of the company's shares has to say so: on Schedule 13D if they may try to influence or control the company, on 13G if they're a passive investor, and update it as the stake changes. Each holder's latest filing, from 19 Dec 2024 on; percentages are of the share class, as the holder worked them out.
| Holder | Stake |
|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. 13G · institution +1.3 pts · filed 2026-07-27 | 8.0% |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-29 | 5.1% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: VANGUARD GROUP INC (0.0%, 2026-03-26; now reported by VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC)
Insider purchases and sales since 1 Apr 2026
Shares bought or sold by the company's own officers, directors and 10% owners, in the open market or privately, as they reported to the SEC on Form 4 (due within two business days of the trade). Grants, option exercises, shares withheld for tax and gifts aren't included.
Officers and directors buying vs selling
Number of people, by quarter (10% owners not included)
Numbers
| Quarter | Buying | Bought | Selling | Sold | Sold under a plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2024 | 0 | — | 4 | $1.7m | — |
| Q1 2025 | 1 | $38.2k | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2025 | 1 | $15.9k | 1 | $25.8k | — |
| Q3 2025 | 1 | $52.6k | 2 | $179.2k | — |
| Q4 2025 | 1 | $38.7k | 1 | $37.0k | — |
| Q1 2026 | 2 | $44.9k | 3 | $1.5m | — |
| Q2 2026 | 0 | — | 1 | $1.6m | — |
| Q3 2026 | 1 | $47.4k | 6 | $3.4m | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-24 | Cummings George W. III Director | Sold | $313.3k10.0k shares |
| 2026-08-21 | Cummings George W. III Director | Sold | $131.3k4.2k shares |
| 2026-08-19 | Cummings George W. III Director | Sold | $102.9k3.2k shares |
| 2026-08-18 | Cummings George W. III Director | Sold | $317.8k10.0k shares |
| 2026-08-06 | Carter Donald Chad EVP, Correspondent Banking | Sold | $59.3k1.9k shares |
| 2026-08-05 | Hall William G. Director · By: Align Capital, LLC | Sold | $310.8k9.7k shares |
| 2026-08-05 | Hall William G. Director · By: Align Opportunities, LP | Sold | $53.3k1.7k shares |
| 2026-08-05 | Strong Saundra EVP & General Counsel | Sold | $32.0k1.0k shares |
| 2026-08-03 | Cummings George W. III Director | Sold | $318.7k10.0k shares |
| 2026-07-31 | Cummings George W. III Director | Sold | $315.0k10.0k shares |
| 2026-07-30 | Cummings George W. III Director | Sold | $320.8k10.0k shares |
| 2026-07-30 | MANSFIELD KEITH EVP&COO of b1Bank | Sold | $134.7k4.2k shares |
| 2026-07-29 | Cummings George W. III Director | Sold | $318.8k10.0k shares |
| 2026-07-29 | Johnson Joseph Vernon Director | Sold | $62.3k2.0k shares |
| 2026-07-28 | Cummings George W. III Director | Sold | $318.6k10.0k shares |
| 2026-07-28 | Johnson Joseph Vernon Director | Sold | $317.5k10.0k shares |
| 2026-07-28 | Day Rick D. Director | Bought | $47.4k1.5k shares |
| 2026-06-11 | Cummings George W. III Director | Sold | $143.9k5.0k shares |
| 2026-06-10 | Cummings George W. III Director | Sold | $433.4k15.0k shares |
| 2026-06-08 | Cummings George W. III Director | Sold | $428.1k15.0k shares |
| 2026-05-27 | Cummings George W. III Director | Sold | $323.7k11.6k shares |
| 2026-05-22 | Cummings George W. III Director | Sold | $279.9k10.0k shares |
Their holding: how much the trade added to or took from the insider's holding (direct, or the trust or fund named). The same trade is sometimes reported by more than one insider, such as a fund and the director who represents it; totals count it once. A value is left blank where the reported price is far from the market price (usually a typo).
Holders, Q2 2026
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.7m $84.0m | Added +286.0k |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.4m $43.0m | Reduced -31.4k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.3m $40.3m | Added +145.3k |
| Jupiter Topco LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.1m $33.5m | First filing |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.0m $32.1m | Added +384.1k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.0m $31.5m | Added +135.5k |
| ROYCE & ASSOCIATES LP 0.23% of their portfolio | 931.8k $28.6m | Added +95.7k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 863.4k $26.5m | Added +53.4k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.00% of their portfolio | 450.8k $13.9m | Added +8.9k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.01% of their portfolio | 432.0k $13.3m | Reduced -2.9k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 405.6k $12.4m | Added +170.7k |
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 364.4k $11.2m | New |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 312.0k $9.6m | Added +15.9k |
| Curi Capital, LLC 0.14% of their portfolio | 293.9k $9.0m | Added +43.9k |
| MENDON CAPITAL ADVISORS CORP 3.19% of their portfolio | 293.9k $9.0m | Added +43.9k |
| Ranger Investment Management, L.P. 0.55% of their portfolio | 284.5k $8.7m | Reduced -36.8k |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 278.1k $8.5m | Added +32.8k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 271.9k $8.4m | Added +5.5k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 246.5k $7.6m | Added +5.1k |
| BANC FUNDS CO LLC 1.19% of their portfolio | 234.3k $7.2m | Unchanged |
| VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 216.5k $6.7m | Added +7.2k |
| BRIDGEWAY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 207.2k $6.4m | Unchanged |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 195.6k $6.0m | Added +33.8k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 187.4k $5.8m | Added +107.0k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 176.4k $5.4m | Reduced -721 |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 150.2k $4.6m | Added +106.7k |
| Empowered Funds, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 121.4k $3.7m | Unchanged |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 120.1k $3.7m | Added +4.4k |
| Arax Advisory Partners 0.02% of their portfolio | 110.1k $3.4m | Added +55.6k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 109.6k $3.0m | Added +5.0k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 105.2k $3.2m | Added +4.4k |
| Polaris Capital Management, LLC 0.28% of their portfolio | 98.2k $3.0m | Added +15.8k |
| Man Group plc 0.01% of their portfolio | 92.1k $2.8m | Added +42.5k |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 88.2k $2.7m | Added +43.0k |
| Creative Planning 0.00% of their portfolio | 86.9k $2.7m | Added +6.0k |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 78.0k $2.4m | Added +18.4k |
| Cresset Asset Management, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 70.5k $2.2m | Unchanged |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 68.7k $2.1m | Reduced -109.9k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 67.0k $2.1m | Added +32.5k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.00% of their portfolio | 62.3k $1.9m | Added +4.7k |
| SMITH SHELLNUT WILSON LLC /ADV 0.70% of their portfolio | 61.1k $1.9m | Unchanged |
| Summit Financial Wealth Advisors, LLC 0.23% of their portfolio | 59.5k $1.8m | Added +23 |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 55.0k $1.7m | Added +24.0k |
| Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 49.5k $1.5m | Added +13.3k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 49.3k $1.5m | Reduced -2.1k |
| Argent Advisors, Inc. 0.37% of their portfolio | 48.6k $1.5m | Added +23.7k |
| Kestra Advisory Services, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 47.7k $1.5m | Added +253 |
| Pacific Ridge Capital Partners, LLC 0.26% of their portfolio | 46.9k $1.4m | Reduced -529 |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 46.8k $1.4m | Added +3.3k |
| Womack Financial LLC 0.89% of their portfolio | 43.9k $1.3m | Reduced -6.8k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.00% of their portfolio | 41.9k $1.3m | Added +3.1k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 41.3k $1.3m | Reduced -19.1k |
| Montz Harcus Wealth Management LLC 0.45% of their portfolio | 40.7k $1.3m | Added +213 |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 40.6k $1.2m | Added +250 |
| KENNEDY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 38.3k $1.2m | New |
| Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 38.2k $1.2m | New |
| Meriwether Wealth & Planning, LLC 0.57% of their portfolio | 37.2k $1.1m | Reduced -397 |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 37.1k $1.1m | Added +9.5k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 36.5k $1.1m | Added +1.1k |
| Geneos Wealth Management Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 36.2k $1.1m | Reduced -2.0k |
| Jump Financial, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 35.7k $1.1m | New |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 34.3k $1.1m | Added +7.2k |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 32.8k $1.0m | Unchanged |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.00% of their portfolio | 32.1k $986.4k | Added +5.6k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 31.6k $971.3k | Added +26.3k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 31.6k $971.1k | Added +766 |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 31.4k $964.6k | Added +1.8k |
| FreeGulliver LLC 0.33% of their portfolio | 30.0k $922.3k | Unchanged |
| JACOBS LEVY EQUITY MANAGEMENT, INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 29.8k $915.0k | Reduced -5.4k |
| Quantinno Capital Management LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 29.0k $890.9k | Added +11.0k |
| Ethos Financial Group, LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 27.6k $884.5k | Unchanged |
| STRS OHIO 0.00% of their portfolio | 27.0k $829.7k | Added +3.6k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 26.8k $824.3k | Added +14.7k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 26.6k $817.6k | Reduced -24.8k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 26.5k $813.0k | Added +3.9k |
| Vident Advisory, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 25.9k $796.3k | Unchanged |
| Robertson Stephens Wealth Management, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 25.5k $783.2k | Unchanged |
| Pathstone Holdings, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 25.4k $780.4k | Unchanged |
| VANGUARD ASSET MANAGEMENT, Ltd 0.00% of their portfolio | 24.1k $739.6k | Added +6.6k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 23.6k $726.0k | Added +313 |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.00% of their portfolio | 23.3k $716.7k | New |
| Penn Capital Management Company, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 22.4k $687.6k | Reduced -2.5k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.00% of their portfolio | 21.8k $668.7k | Added +12.2k |
| SG Americas Securities, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 21.6k $665.0k | Added +11.3k |
| Vines Capital Management, LLC 0.53% of their portfolio | 21.0k $645.3k | Reduced -28.1k |
| Texas Yale Capital Corp. 0.01% of their portfolio | 19.9k $611.2k | Unchanged |
| Kings Path Partners LLC 0.16% of their portfolio | 19.8k $607.5k | Unchanged |
| Y-Intercept (Hong Kong) Ltd 0.01% of their portfolio | 19.5k $598.6k | New |
| LSV ASSET MANAGEMENT 0.00% of their portfolio | 19.3k $592.0k | Unchanged |
| Hartmann Taylor Wealth Management, LLC 0.33% of their portfolio | 18.5k $500.4k | Unchanged |
| MetLife Investment Management, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 18.3k $563.4k | Added +1.2k |
| Quantbot Technologies LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 18.0k $552.3k | Added +15.8k |
| FIRST FOUNDATION ADVISORS 0.02% of their portfolio | 18.0k $552.1k | Unchanged |
| Stratos Wealth Partners, LTD. 0.01% of their portfolio | 17.9k $551.6k | Reduced -600 |
| SUSQUEHANNA FUNDAMENTAL INVESTMENTS, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 17.5k $537.0k | Reduced -6.6k |
| VARCOV Co. 0.20% of their portfolio | 17.5k $536.5k | New |
| Rodgers Brothers Inc. 0.05% of their portfolio | 16.5k $507.0k | Unchanged |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 16.4k $502.4k | Reduced -172 |
| 1492 Capital Management LLC 0.15% of their portfolio | 16.2k $498.3k | Unchanged |
| E&G Advisors, LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 16.1k $494.8k | Unchanged |