Business First Bancshares Stock Price History
NASDAQ: BFSTFinancial ServicesBanks - RegionalUSD
30.49-0.22 (-0.72%)
At close: Oct 9, 4:00 PM ET · Delayed 15 min
BFST price history at a glance
The price history for Business First Bancshares (BFST) on this page begins on April 23, 2018, when the stock closed at $26.06; it most recently closed at $30.49 on October 5, 2026. The highest price in this record is $32.53, reached on August 10, 2026; the latest close is 6.3% below that peak. Across the 7 complete calendar years in the table, BFST finished higher in 5 and lower in 2. Its best year was 2021 (+39.0%) and its worst was 2022 (-21.8%).
Over roughly 8 years the share price changed +17.0%, a 1.9% compound annual price return (excluding dividends). In the last 12 months alone, BFST has gained 30.0%. Prices are split-adjusted closing prices; daily open, high, low, close and volume for the past year are listed below.
Summary generated from market data by MetaCap's automated system. Methodology
Key price levels
- High since 2018
- $32.53
- Date of high
- Aug 10, 2026
- Low since 2018
- $9.17
- Date of low
- Mar 23, 2020
- 52-week high
- $32.53
- 52-week low
- $22.56
- Last close
- $30.49
BFST returns
1 week
-1.33%
1 month
-1.99%
3 months
+1.06%
6 months
+6.76%
Year to date
+16.64%
1 year
+29.97%
3 years
+65.17%
5 years
+20.32%
BFST price return, excluding dividends.
BFST annual returns
| Year | Year-end close | Return |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 30.49 | +17.81% |
| 2025 | 25.88 | +3.35% |
| 2024 | 25.04 | +1.58% |
| 2023 | 24.65 | +11.34% |
| 2022 | 22.14 | -21.79% |
| 2021 | 28.31 | +39.05% |
| 2020 | 20.36 | -18.23% |
| 2019 | 24.90 | +4.14% |
| 2018* | 23.91 | -8.25% |
* Partial year: the record begins after the start of 2018; return measured from the first available close.
2026 return is year to date.
BFST daily prices (past year)
| Date | Open | High | Low | Close | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30.62 | 30.74 | 30.47 | 30.49 | -0.72% | |
| 30.43 | 30.81 | 30.28 | 30.71 | +0.89% | |
| 30.54 | 30.61 | 30.26 | 30.44 | -0.98% | |
| 30.98 | 31.12 | 30.73 | 30.74 | -0.42% | |
| 30.90 | 31.01 | 30.74 | 30.87 | -0.10% | |
| 30.78 | 31.08 | 30.61 | 30.90 | +1.44% | |
| 29.89 | 30.47 | 29.51 | 30.46 | +1.23% | |
| 30.40 | 30.51 | 29.95 | 30.09 | -1.05% | |
| 30.61 | 30.84 | 30.16 | 30.41 | -0.85% | |
| 30.80 | 30.95 | 30.64 | 30.67 | -0.62% | |
| 30.77 | 30.99 | 30.66 | 30.86 | +0.75% | |
| 30.47 | 30.68 | 30.29 | 30.63 | +0.92% | |
| 30.53 | 30.71 | 30.35 | 30.35 | -1.04% | |
| 30.89 | 31.08 | 30.54 | 30.67 | -0.10% | |
| 30.85 | 30.92 | 30.68 | 30.70 | -0.39% | |
| 30.71 | 30.94 | 30.49 | 30.82 | -0.03% | |
| 31.26 | 31.29 | 30.82 | 30.83 | -0.45% | |
| 31.42 | 31.49 | 30.60 | 30.97 | -1.62% | |
| 31.51 | 31.67 | 31.34 | 31.48 | 0.00% | |
| 31.45 | 31.73 | 31.29 | 31.48 | +0.19% | |
| 31.79 | 31.90 | 31.20 | 31.42 | -0.10% | |
| 31.11 | 31.45 | 30.95 | 31.45 | +1.09% | |
| 31.10 | 31.40 | 31.00 | 31.11 | -0.86% | |
| 31.70 | 31.72 | 31.32 | 31.38 | -1.44% | |
| 31.34 | 31.89 | 31.34 | 31.84 | +1.11% | |
| 31.56 | 31.66 | 31.40 | 31.49 | +0.57% | |
| 30.84 | 31.45 | 30.66 | 31.31 | +2.05% | |
| 30.97 | 31.19 | 30.54 | 30.68 | -1.10% | |
| 31.18 | 31.24 | 30.99 | 31.02 | -0.61% | |
| 31.22 | 31.48 | 31.20 | 31.21 | -0.06% | |
| 31.01 | 31.32 | 30.89 | 31.23 | +0.32% | |
| 31.24 | 31.32 | 31.00 | 31.13 | -0.10% | |
| 31.31 | 31.31 | 31.07 | 31.16 | -0.45% | |
| 31.21 | 31.51 | 31.21 | 31.30 | +0.48% | |
| 31.58 | 31.58 | 31.00 | 31.15 | -0.22% | |
| 31.15 | 31.25 | 30.77 | 31.22 | +0.55% | |
| 32.03 | 32.03 | 31.01 | 31.05 | -2.88% | |
| 32.16 | 32.30 | 31.61 | 31.97 | -0.44% | |
| 31.95 | 32.28 | 31.95 | 32.11 | -0.03% | |
| 32.13 | 32.30 | 31.98 | 32.12 | -0.50% | |
| 32.33 | 32.53 | 32.20 | 32.28 | +0.31% | |
| 31.98 | 32.29 | 31.93 | 32.18 | +0.63% | |
| 31.59 | 32.00 | 31.59 | 31.98 | +1.40% | |
| 31.40 | 31.89 | 31.35 | 31.54 | -0.38% | |
| 31.64 | 31.98 | 31.26 | 31.66 | -0.16% | |
| 32.20 | 32.25 | 31.61 | 31.71 | -0.88% | |
| 32.09 | 32.13 | 31.74 | 31.99 | -0.25% | |
| 31.97 | 32.33 | 31.80 | 32.07 | +0.47% | |
| 32.30 | 32.38 | 31.78 | 31.92 | +0.31% | |
| 31.95 | 31.95 | 31.31 | 31.82 | -0.38% | |
| 32.21 | 32.39 | 31.86 | 31.94 | -0.22% | |
| 31.91 | 32.33 | 31.72 | 32.01 | -0.22% | |
| 31.50 | 32.09 | 31.50 | 32.08 | +1.94% | |
| 31.19 | 31.52 | 31.00 | 31.47 | +0.99% | |
| 30.61 | 31.45 | 30.05 | 31.16 | +2.26% | |
| 30.10 | 30.48 | 29.46 | 30.47 | -0.07% | |
| 30.84 | 30.97 | 30.27 | 30.49 | -1.17% | |
| 30.68 | 30.91 | 30.39 | 30.85 | +0.55% | |
| 31.09 | 31.09 | 30.41 | 30.68 | -0.68% | |
| 31.22 | 31.35 | 30.75 | 30.89 | -1.53% | |
| 30.50 | 31.43 | 30.50 | 31.37 | +2.99% | |
| 30.23 | 30.66 | 30.14 | 30.46 | +0.93% | |
| 30.40 | 30.78 | 30.06 | 30.18 | -0.63% | |
| 30.26 | 30.72 | 30.07 | 30.37 | +0.66% | |
| 30.19 | 30.36 | 29.93 | 30.17 | +0.30% | |
| 29.64 | 30.42 | 29.52 | 30.08 | +1.48% | |
| 30.23 | 30.23 | 29.50 | 29.64 | -2.21% | |
| 31.03 | 31.21 | 30.27 | 30.31 | -1.88% | |
| 30.55 | 31.27 | 30.46 | 30.89 | +0.82% | |
| 31.50 | 31.57 | 30.48 | 30.64 | -2.48% | |
| 30.73 | 31.49 | 30.73 | 31.42 | +2.25% | |
| 30.61 | 30.90 | 30.29 | 30.73 | +0.20% | |
| 30.53 | 30.69 | 30.22 | 30.67 | -0.45% | |
| 29.99 | 31.04 | 29.99 | 30.81 | +2.39% | |
| 30.15 | 30.43 | 29.96 | 30.09 | -0.20% | |
| 29.70 | 30.24 | 29.67 | 30.15 | +2.03% | |
| 29.10 | 29.58 | 29.00 | 29.55 | +1.90% | |
| 28.71 | 29.19 | 28.71 | 29.00 | +0.80% | |
| 28.85 | 29.00 | 28.52 | 28.77 | +0.74% | |
| 28.73 | 29.00 | 28.35 | 28.56 | -0.59% | |
| 28.99 | 29.25 | 28.49 | 28.73 | -0.14% | |
| 29.42 | 29.45 | 28.71 | 28.77 | -1.61% | |
| 29.24 | 29.51 | 29.17 | 29.24 | +0.55% | |
| 29.00 | 29.28 | 28.63 | 29.08 | +0.62% | |
| 28.96 | 29.24 | 28.70 | 28.90 | +0.73% | |
| 28.68 | 29.40 | 28.68 | 28.69 | +0.74% | |
| 28.59 | 28.85 | 28.47 | 28.48 | +0.11% | |
| 28.36 | 28.68 | 28.36 | 28.45 | +0.18% | |
| 28.11 | 28.61 | 28.11 | 28.40 | +2.42% | |
| 27.99 | 27.99 | 27.59 | 27.73 | -1.49% | |
| 27.80 | 28.29 | 27.80 | 28.15 | +0.68% | |
| 28.13 | 28.36 | 27.70 | 27.96 | -1.83% | |
| 28.20 | 28.76 | 28.06 | 28.48 | +0.85% | |
| 28.03 | 28.34 | 27.84 | 28.24 | +0.39% | |
| 28.27 | 28.40 | 27.76 | 28.13 | -0.25% | |
| 27.91 | 28.22 | 27.84 | 28.20 | +1.29% | |
| 28.10 | 28.36 | 27.84 | 27.84 | -0.61% | |
| 27.59 | 28.05 | 27.29 | 28.01 | +0.47% | |
| 27.07 | 27.92 | 26.99 | 27.88 | +2.99% | |
| 27.03 | 27.31 | 26.84 | 27.07 | -0.59% | |
| 26.84 | 27.52 | 26.84 | 27.23 | +1.45% | |
| 27.11 | 27.49 | 26.63 | 26.84 | -1.11% | |
| 27.18 | 27.50 | 27.01 | 27.14 | +0.37% | |
| 26.95 | 27.14 | 26.91 | 27.04 | -0.15% | |
| 27.19 | 27.23 | 26.77 | 27.08 | -0.51% | |
| 27.68 | 27.74 | 27.17 | 27.22 | -1.66% | |
| 27.53 | 27.81 | 27.53 | 27.68 | +0.36% | |
| 27.68 | 27.83 | 27.53 | 27.58 | -0.25% | |
| 27.80 | 27.89 | 27.58 | 27.65 | +0.73% | |
| 27.03 | 27.46 | 26.85 | 27.45 | +1.55% | |
| 27.25 | 27.46 | 26.80 | 27.03 | -1.71% | |
| 27.40 | 27.72 | 27.12 | 27.50 | +0.44% | |
| 26.75 | 27.56 | 26.74 | 27.38 | +1.63% | |
| 27.33 | 27.58 | 26.76 | 26.94 | -2.04% | |
| 27.37 | 27.79 | 27.17 | 27.50 | +1.81% | |
| 28.01 | 28.49 | 26.69 | 27.01 | -4.42% | |
| 28.14 | 28.55 | 28.00 | 28.26 | -0.95% | |
| 28.33 | 28.58 | 28.11 | 28.53 | +1.13% | |
| 28.34 | 28.58 | 26.93 | 28.21 | -0.42% | |
| 28.98 | 29.01 | 28.27 | 28.33 | -2.31% | |
| 28.86 | 29.22 | 28.86 | 29.00 | 0.00% | |
| 28.59 | 29.44 | 28.59 | 29.00 | +3.02% | |
| 28.35 | 28.63 | 28.10 | 28.15 | -1.37% | |
| 28.68 | 28.86 | 28.33 | 28.54 | -0.49% | |
| 28.49 | 28.80 | 28.10 | 28.68 | +0.17% | |
| 28.42 | 28.67 | 28.19 | 28.63 | +0.25% | |
| 28.74 | 28.74 | 28.33 | 28.56 | -0.70% | |
| 28.13 | 28.92 | 28.13 | 28.76 | +1.70% | |
| 28.41 | 28.87 | 28.03 | 28.28 | +2.20% | |
| 27.64 | 27.88 | 27.42 | 27.67 | +0.36% | |
| 27.50 | 27.69 | 27.23 | 27.57 | +0.15% | |
| 27.02 | 27.55 | 26.88 | 27.53 | +0.51% | |
| 27.18 | 27.62 | 27.18 | 27.39 | +1.29% | |
| 27.24 | 27.24 | 26.77 | 27.04 | +0.78% | |
| 26.89 | 26.99 | 26.57 | 26.83 | +0.86% | |
| 26.66 | 26.71 | 26.43 | 26.60 | -0.89% | |
| 26.50 | 26.88 | 26.50 | 26.84 | +0.22% | |
| 27.30 | 27.44 | 26.61 | 26.78 | -0.96% | |
| 26.54 | 27.32 | 26.51 | 27.04 | +0.86% | |
| 26.50 | 27.10 | 26.37 | 26.81 | +3.87% | |
| 26.31 | 26.45 | 25.79 | 25.81 | -1.79% | |
| 25.75 | 26.50 | 25.68 | 26.28 | +1.43% | |
| 26.02 | 26.17 | 25.72 | 25.91 | -1.11% | |
| 26.45 | 26.63 | 26.14 | 26.20 | -0.57% | |
| 26.38 | 26.53 | 26.26 | 26.35 | +1.00% | |
| 26.40 | 26.60 | 25.93 | 26.09 | -0.76% | |
| 25.76 | 26.33 | 25.67 | 26.29 | -0.04% | |
| 26.33 | 26.78 | 26.05 | 26.30 | -1.02% | |
| 26.44 | 27.09 | 26.25 | 26.57 | +0.08% | |
| 26.11 | 26.66 | 25.60 | 26.55 | -0.41% | |
| 26.48 | 26.67 | 26.10 | 26.66 | -1.26% | |
| 27.33 | 27.52 | 26.76 | 27.00 | -2.07% | |
| 27.70 | 27.86 | 27.40 | 27.57 | 0.00% | |
| 27.24 | 27.78 | 27.10 | 27.57 | -0.47% | |
| 26.91 | 28.03 | 26.78 | 27.70 | +1.47% | |
| 28.05 | 28.17 | 27.27 | 27.30 | -3.94% | |
| 28.47 | 28.82 | 28.06 | 28.42 | +0.18% | |
| 28.00 | 28.46 | 27.95 | 28.37 | +2.23% | |
| 27.90 | 28.11 | 27.63 | 27.75 | -0.50% | |
| 28.73 | 29.10 | 27.42 | 27.89 | -3.43% | |
| 28.76 | 29.18 | 28.45 | 28.88 | +0.45% | |
| 28.53 | 28.77 | 28.29 | 28.75 | +0.21% | |
| 29.23 | 29.79 | 28.62 | 28.69 | -2.05% | |
| 29.15 | 29.66 | 29.10 | 29.29 | +0.48% | |
| 28.99 | 29.28 | 28.69 | 29.15 | +0.52% | |
| 29.32 | 29.53 | 28.51 | 29.00 | -0.75% | |
| 29.49 | 30.00 | 28.95 | 29.22 | -0.85% | |
| 29.56 | 29.79 | 29.33 | 29.47 | -0.51% | |
| 29.69 | 29.93 | 29.52 | 29.62 | -0.74% | |
| 29.92 | 30.15 | 29.70 | 29.84 | +0.47% | |
| 29.99 | 30.27 | 29.38 | 29.70 | -0.97% | |
| 29.40 | 30.32 | 29.40 | 29.99 | +2.04% | |
| 28.81 | 29.57 | 28.77 | 29.39 | +1.94% | |
| 28.24 | 28.99 | 28.13 | 28.83 | +2.34% | |
| 27.44 | 28.25 | 27.44 | 28.17 | +1.99% | |
| 27.11 | 27.64 | 26.97 | 27.62 | +2.45% | |
| 27.32 | 27.63 | 26.86 | 26.96 | -1.10% | |
| 27.41 | 27.75 | 27.23 | 27.26 | -0.73% | |
| 27.28 | 27.84 | 27.09 | 27.46 | +0.73% | |
| 28.73 | 28.80 | 26.94 | 27.26 | -3.23% | |
| 28.23 | 28.84 | 28.07 | 28.17 | -0.14% | |
| 26.91 | 28.23 | 26.91 | 28.21 | +5.62% | |
| 26.65 | 27.00 | 26.65 | 26.71 | -1.44% | |
| 27.32 | 27.40 | 27.03 | 27.10 | -0.81% | |
| 26.60 | 27.37 | 26.60 | 27.32 | +2.71% | |
| 26.19 | 26.73 | 26.00 | 26.60 | +1.64% | |
| 26.37 | 26.40 | 26.04 | 26.17 | -0.68% | |
| 26.25 | 26.40 | 26.07 | 26.35 | -0.15% | |
| 26.75 | 26.83 | 26.30 | 26.39 | -1.05% | |
| 25.93 | 26.86 | 25.93 | 26.67 | +2.50% | |
| 26.41 | 26.41 | 25.69 | 26.02 | -0.99% | |
| 26.18 | 26.39 | 25.81 | 26.28 | +0.23% | |
| 25.84 | 26.75 | 25.84 | 26.22 | +1.31% | |
| 26.21 | 26.27 | 25.71 | 25.88 | -0.99% | |
| 26.34 | 26.37 | 26.01 | 26.14 | -0.42% | |
| 26.59 | 26.65 | 26.23 | 26.25 | -1.20% | |
| 26.65 | 26.99 | 26.52 | 26.57 | -0.56% | |
| 26.90 | 26.95 | 26.60 | 26.72 | -0.45% | |
| 26.90 | 27.07 | 26.75 | 26.84 | -0.30% | |
| 27.07 | 27.34 | 26.91 | 26.92 | -0.96% | |
| 27.63 | 27.84 | 27.06 | 27.18 | -1.66% | |
| 28.23 | 28.24 | 27.38 | 27.64 | -1.57% | |
| 28.18 | 28.46 | 28.00 | 28.08 | +0.07% | |
| 27.86 | 28.30 | 27.86 | 28.06 | +0.61% | |
| 27.98 | 28.00 | 27.73 | 27.89 | -0.07% | |
| 27.89 | 28.05 | 27.79 | 27.91 | +0.72% | |
| 27.83 | 27.88 | 27.54 | 27.71 | -0.43% | |
| 27.42 | 28.01 | 27.42 | 27.83 | +1.13% | |
| 26.72 | 27.69 | 26.72 | 27.52 | +2.72% | |
| 26.62 | 27.03 | 26.28 | 26.79 | +0.45% | |
| 26.99 | 26.99 | 26.58 | 26.67 | -0.52% | |
| 26.74 | 27.03 | 26.72 | 26.81 | -0.26% | |
| 26.80 | 26.93 | 26.68 | 26.88 | -0.07% | |
| 26.38 | 26.92 | 26.38 | 26.90 | +2.44% | |
| 26.50 | 26.55 | 26.21 | 26.26 | -0.11% | |
| 25.81 | 26.45 | 25.81 | 26.29 | +1.04% | |
| 26.40 | 26.40 | 25.98 | 26.02 | -0.88% | |
| 26.40 | 26.65 | 26.08 | 26.25 | -0.83% | |
| 25.79 | 26.58 | 25.79 | 26.47 | +3.44% | |
| 25.70 | 25.70 | 25.11 | 25.59 | -0.51% | |
| 25.00 | 25.88 | 25.00 | 25.72 | +2.88% | |
| 24.77 | 25.25 | 24.65 | 25.00 | +1.42% | |
| 24.48 | 24.82 | 24.46 | 24.65 | +0.82% | |
| 24.24 | 24.69 | 24.24 | 24.45 | +0.82% | |
| 25.11 | 25.24 | 24.19 | 24.25 | -3.69% | |
| 25.11 | 25.21 | 24.92 | 25.18 | -0.32% | |
| 25.07 | 25.34 | 25.00 | 25.26 | +0.32% | |
| 25.26 | 25.50 | 25.13 | 25.18 | -0.55% | |
| 25.21 | 25.44 | 25.04 | 25.32 | +0.80% | |
| 24.78 | 25.14 | 24.60 | 25.12 | +1.87% | |
| 24.60 | 24.79 | 24.56 | 24.66 | +0.24% | |
| 24.90 | 24.97 | 24.57 | 24.60 | -1.48% | |
| 24.75 | 25.15 | 24.72 | 24.97 | +1.42% | |
| 24.53 | 24.77 | 24.50 | 24.62 | -0.28% | |
| 24.47 | 24.74 | 24.06 | 24.69 | +0.69% | |
| 24.50 | 24.71 | 24.39 | 24.52 | -0.08% | |
| 24.53 | 25.82 | 24.50 | 24.54 | -0.81% | |
| 24.79 | 25.57 | 24.42 | 24.74 | +1.06% | |
| 24.09 | 24.56 | 23.55 | 24.48 | +0.91% | |
| 25.01 | 25.16 | 24.23 | 24.26 | -3.00% | |
| 24.03 | 25.49 | 23.88 | 25.01 | +6.88% | |
| 23.47 | 23.47 | 23.08 | 23.40 | +0.04% | |
| 23.31 | 23.76 | 23.26 | 23.39 | +0.34% | |
| 23.07 | 23.38 | 23.07 | 23.31 | +0.60% | |
| 23.03 | 23.24 | 22.81 | 23.17 | +1.58% | |
| 22.94 | 23.06 | 22.78 | 22.81 | +0.35% | |
| 23.78 | 23.87 | 22.56 | 22.73 | -4.74% | |
| 24.13 | 24.18 | 23.68 | 23.86 | -0.42% | |
| 23.11 | 24.02 | 23.08 | 23.96 | +3.23% | |
| 23.07 | 23.26 | 22.73 | 23.21 | +1.75% | |
| 23.44 | 23.85 | 22.76 | 22.81 | -2.77% | |
| 23.51 | 23.64 | 23.30 | 23.46 | -0.59% | |
| 23.83 | 23.83 | 23.49 | 23.60 | — |
Prices are adjusted for stock splits. See adjusted closing price for how dividends and splits affect history, and the BFST chart for longer ranges.