Business First Bancshares Insider Trades
NASDAQ: BFSTFinanceMajor BanksUSD
At close: Oct 9, 4:00 PM ET · Delayed 15 min
Last 12 months
- Purchases
- 1 · $47.41K
- Sales
- 21 · $5.04M
- Shares bought / sold
- 1.50K / 164.49K
- Net activity
- Net selling $5.0 million
Business First Bancshares insider activity
Over the last 12 months, Business First Bancshares insiders reported 46 transactions on SEC Form 4: 1 open-market purchase and 21 sales. Insiders bought $47,415 and sold $5.0 million worth of stock, for net insider selling of $5.0 million. The largest seller was Cummings George W. III, with $4.1 million in reported sales.
The most recent filing shows Cummings George W. III (Director) selling 10,000 shares at $31.33 on Aug 24, 2026. Insider sales are common for compensation, tax and diversification reasons, while open-market purchases are rarer; tracking both helps put BFST's ownership changes in context.
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BFST insider transactions
| Date | Insider | Type | Shares | Value | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 24, 2026 | Cummings George W. IIIDirector | Sale | 10,000 | $313.30K | Form 4 |
| Aug 21, 2026 | Cummings George W. IIIDirector | Sale | 4,200 | $131.33K | Form 4 |
| Aug 19, 2026 | Cummings George W. IIIDirector | Sale | 3,235 | $102.87K | Form 4 |
| Aug 18, 2026 | Cummings George W. IIIDirector | Sale | 10,000 | $317.80K | Form 4 |
| Aug 6, 2026 | Carter Donald ChadEVP, Correspondent Banking | Sale | 1,875 | $59.33K | Form 4 |
| Aug 5, 2026 | Strong SaundraEVP & General Counsel | Sale | 1,000 | $31.98K | Form 4 |
| Aug 5, 2026 | Hall William G.Director | Sale | 1,666 | $53.26K | Form 4 |
| Aug 5, 2026 | Hall William G.Director | Sale | 9,723 | $310.84K | Form 4 |
| Aug 3, 2026 | Cummings George W. IIIDirector | Sale | 10,000 | $318.70K | Form 4 |
| Jul 31, 2026 | Cummings George W. IIIDirector | Sale | 10,000 | $315.00K | Form 4 |
| Jul 30, 2026 | Cummings George W. IIIDirector | Sale | 10,000 | $320.80K | Form 4 |
| Jul 30, 2026 | MANSFIELD KEITHEVP&COO of b1Bank | Sale | 4,200 | $134.74K | Form 4 |
| Jul 29, 2026 | Cummings George W. IIIDirector | Sale | 10,000 | $318.80K | Form 4 |
| Jul 29, 2026 | Johnson Joseph VernonDirector | Sale | 2,000 | $62.30K | Form 4 |
| Jul 28, 2026 | Day Rick D.Director | Buy | 1,500 | $47.41K | Form 4 |
| Jul 28, 2026 | Cummings George W. IIIDirector | Sale | 10,000 | $318.60K | Form 4 |
| Jul 28, 2026 | Johnson Joseph VernonDirector | Sale | 10,000 | $317.50K | Form 4 |
| Jun 26, 2026 | Ducrest John P.Director | Disposition | 1,016 | — | Form 4 |
| Jun 26, 2026 | Ducrest John P.Director | Option exercise | 1,016 | — | Form 4 |
| Jun 26, 2026 | Folse Mark P.Director | Option exercise | 1,016 | — | Form 4 |
| Jun 26, 2026 | Hall William G.Director | Option exercise | 1,016 | — | Form 4 |
| Jun 26, 2026 | Day Rick D.Director | Option exercise | 1,016 | — | Form 4 |
| Jun 26, 2026 | Johnson Joseph VernonDirector | Option exercise | 1,016 | — | Form 4 |
| Jun 26, 2026 | MCCOLLISTER ROLFE H. JR.Director | Option exercise | 1,016 | — | Form 4 |
| Jun 26, 2026 | MOCKLER PATRICK E.Director | Option exercise | 1,016 | — | Form 4 |
| Jun 26, 2026 | PRICE ARTHURDirector | Option exercise | 1,016 | — | Form 4 |
| Jun 26, 2026 | WHITE STEVEN GERARDDirector | Option exercise | 1,016 | — | Form 4 |
| Jun 26, 2026 | Sanchez Alejandro MDirector | Option exercise | 1,016 | — | Form 4 |
| Jun 26, 2026 | MONTGOMERY DAVID A. JR.Director | Option exercise | 1,016 | — | Form 4 |
| Jun 26, 2026 | Quirk Aimee MDirector | Option exercise | 1,016 | — | Form 4 |
| Jun 26, 2026 | Sidi ZeenatDirector | Option exercise | 1,016 | — | Form 4 |
| Jun 26, 2026 | Tillage Keith AlexisDirector | Option exercise | 1,016 | — | Form 4 |
| Jun 11, 2026 | Cummings George W. IIIDirector | Sale | 5,000 | $143.90K | Form 4 |
| Jun 10, 2026 | Cummings George W. IIIDirector | Sale | 15,000 | $433.35K | Form 4 |
| Jun 8, 2026 | Cummings George W. IIIDirector | Sale | 15,000 | $428.10K | Form 4 |
| May 27, 2026 | Cummings George W. IIIDirector | Sale | 11,595 | $323.73K | Form 4 |
| May 22, 2026 | Cummings George W. IIIDirector | Sale | 10,000 | $279.90K | Form 4 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | JORDAN PHILIPEVP&CBO of b1Bank | Tax withholding | 1,033 | $27.93K | Form 4 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | Manning KathrynEVP & Chief Risk Officer | Tax withholding | 874 | $23.63K | Form 4 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | Roemer Heather G.EVP, CAO | Tax withholding | 528 | $14.28K | Form 4 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | McDonald WarrenEVP & Chief Credit Officer | Tax withholding | 1,158 | $31.31K | Form 4 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | MANSFIELD KEITHEVP&COO of b1Bank | Tax withholding | 1,324 | $35.80K | Form 4 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | Strong SaundraEVP & General Counsel | Tax withholding | 1,204 | $32.56K | Form 4 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | MELVILLE DAVID R. IIIPresident and CEO | Tax withholding | 4,279 | $115.70K | Form 4 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | ROBERTSON GREGEVP and CFO | Tax withholding | 1,033 | $27.93K | Form 4 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | Vascocu Norman Jerome JrPresident of b1Bank | Tax withholding | 1,600 | $43.26K | Form 4 |
Transaction codes follow SEC Form 4: P = open-market purchase, S = open-market sale, A = grant or award, M = option exercise, F = shares withheld for taxes. About Form 4