Business First Bancshares BFST
NASDAQ BFST
$31.22 +0.17 (+0.55%)
At close: Aug 20, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

Business First Bancshares (BFST) Securities Bought (2024 - 2026)

Business First Bancshares (BFST) posted quarterly Securities Bought of $30.7 million for Q2 2026, up 20.72% year-over-year from $25.4 million in Q2 2025, and little changed on a QoQ basis from $30.7 million in Q1 2026.

Business First Bancshares (BFST) Securities Bought (2024 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Business First Bancshares has reported Securities Bought for 3 years, with the latest figure at $30.7 million in Q2 2026.

  • Securities Bought for Q2 2026 came in at $30.7 million, up 20.72% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 was $30.7 million (up 20.72% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $25.6 million, down 49.67% from the prior year.
  • Securities Bought held at $30.7 million in Q2 2026, from $30.7 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Securities Bought peaked at $50.8 million in Q4 2024 and troughed at $25.4 million in Q2 2025.
  • A 3-year average of $33.2 million and a median of $28.3 million in 2024 frame the typical range for Securities Bought.
  • The widest annual swing landed in 2025, when Securities Bought sank 49.67%; it then grew 20.72% in 2026.
  • A 3-year view of Securities Bought shows it stood at $50.8 million in 2024, then plunged by 49.67% to $25.6 million in 2025, then rose by 19.99% to $30.7 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Securities Bought figures were $30.7 million in Q2 2026, $30.7 million in Q1 2026, and $25.6 million in Q4 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr)
1 Hdfc Bank 119.58 Bn 83.39 Bn -
2 Pnc Financial Services 97.75 Bn 97.75 Bn -
3 Us Bancorp 96.33 Bn 96.33 Bn -
4 Lloyds Banking 93.61 Bn 93.91 Bn -
5 NatWest 73.86 Bn -145.23 Bn -
6 Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft 71.72 Bn -81.60 Bn -
7 Nu Holdings 68.51 Bn 54.82 Bn 2.35 Bn
8 Truist Financial 61.69 Bn 61.69 Bn -
9 Fifth Third Bancorp 49.73 Bn 26.00 Bn -
10 Business First Bancshares 1.02 Bn 442.18 Mn -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 30.70 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 30.74 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 25.59 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 25.52 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 25.43 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 50.59 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 50.84 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 25.88 Mn