Business First Bancshares, Inc. (BFST)
Nasdaq: BFST · State Commercial Banks · Baton Rouge, LA · filing with the SEC since 2014
Grade4.7
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Who owns Business First Bancshares, Inc.
As filed with the SECHolders of 5% or more
2
Blackrock, Inc. holds 8% of Common Stock, as its SCHEDULE 13G/A filed Jul 27, 2026 says.
Directors and officers
26
report now, of 44 people on the record since 2018. Their holdings as a group are not read here.
Institutions as a whole
n/a
The record does not read the share held by managers that file Form 13F, so none is printed and no split of the rest is estimated. What it holds is the 2 named at left.
Holders of 5% or moreshare of the class, as filed
Blackrock, Inc.
SCHEDULE 13G/A · filed Jul 27, 2026 · Common Stock · 6.7% in Apr 23, 2025
Vanguard Capital Management
SCHEDULE 13G · filed Apr 29, 2026 · Common Stock
The Vanguard Group
SCHEDULE 13G/A · filed Mar 26, 2026 · Common Stock · reported falling below 5%
What BFST reports owning in othersstakes of 5% or more, and other ties
Other ties the annual report names
Progressive Bancorp, Inc
An entity · legal entity · owns, named in the 10-K filed Feb 26, 2026
Oakwood Bancshares, Inc.
An entity · co registrant · owns, named in the 10-K filed Feb 26, 2026
Oakwood Bancshares, Inc.
A company bought · acquisition, legal entity · Sep 2024 · owns, named in the 10-K filed Feb 26, 2026
6 subsidiaries in 1 country, from the list filed with the 10-K filed Feb 26, 2026.
Insider tradesForm 4
30sales
3purchases
0sales on a scheduled plan
8people selling
$7.2Msold, in dollars
$100,000bought, in dollars
Open-market trades on Form 4 from Nov 2, 2025 to Nov 2, 2026. A scheduled plan is a selling program set in advance under SEC rule 10b5-1. The trades are listed as filed and do not feed the grade.
By calendar yearSoldBought
2026 runs to Nov 2, 2026. Dollars as filed, summed by the transaction date.
People who traded in the window10 of 44 on the roster
| Person | Role as filed | Sales | Sold | On a plan | Buys | Bought |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cummings George W. III | director | 19 | $5.8M | 0 | 0 | $0 |
| Hall William G. | director | 2 | $400,000 | 0 | 0 | $0 |
| Johnson Joseph Vernon | director | 2 | $400,000 | 0 | 0 | $0 |
| Folse Mark P. | EVP,Chief Risk Officer- b1BANK | 2 | $300,000 | 0 | 0 | $0 |
| Carter Donald Chad | EVP, Correspondent Banking | 2 | $200,000 | 0 | 0 | $0 |
| Mansfield Keith | EVP&COO of b1Bank | 1 | $100,000 | 0 | 0 | $0 |
| Day Rick D. | director | 0 | $0 | 0 | 2 | $100,000 |
| Mccollister Rolfe H. Jr. | director | 0 | $0 | 0 | 1 | $0 |
| Robertson Greg | EVP and CFO | 1 | $0 | 0 | 0 | $0 |
| Strong Saundra | EVP & General Counsel | 1 | $0 | 0 | 0 | $0 |