How many insider trades does FilingIQ track for BFST?

FilingIQ tracks 611 Form 4 insider transactions for BFST (Business First Bancshares, Inc.), covering filings from Jun 8, 2018 onwards. 61 of those were filed in the last 90 days.

Are BFST insiders net buyers or net sellers?

Across the full Form 4 history for BFST, 109 transactions (18%) were open-market purchases and 82 (13%) were open-market sales. Compensatory awards and option exercises are filtered out of these counts.

Where does BFST insider data come from?

Every transaction shown on this page is sourced directly from SEC EDGAR Form 4 filings. FilingIQ parses the raw XML, normalises insider identity across reporting variations, and scores each trade on its multi-factor composite model.

What sector is BFST in?

Business First Bancshares, Inc. (BFST) is classified in the Financial Services sector, specifically Banks - Regional, with a current market capitalisation of $913.83M.

BFST insider trading

NasdaqGS Financial Services

Business First Bancshares, Inc. — scored insider trade history from SEC Form 4 filings, parsed and contextualised by FilingIQ.

Total Form 4 trades

611

Last 90 days

Buys / sells

18% / 13%

Market cap

$913.83M

About Business First Bancshares, Inc.

Business First Bancshares, Inc. operates as the bank holding company for b1BANK that provides various banking products and services in Louisiana and Texas. It offers various deposit products and services, including checking, demand, money market, time, and savings accounts; and certificates of deposits, remote deposit capture, and direct deposit services. The company also provides commercial and industrial loans, such as working capital, term, equipment financing, asset acquisition, expansion and development, borrowing base, and other loan products, as well as commercial lines of credit, accounts receivable factoring, agricultural financing, and letters of credit; construction and development loans; commercial real estate loans; residential real estate loans comprising first and second lien 1-4 family mortgage loans, and home equity lines of credit; and consumer loans, including secured and unsecured installment, and term loans. In addition, it offers wealth management products, including mutual funds, annuities, individual retirement accounts, and other financial products, as well as other fiduciary and private banking products and services. Further, the company provides a range of other financial services comprising debit and credit cards, treasury and cash management, merchant, automated clearing house, lock-box, receivables factoring, correspondent banking, and other treasury services, as well as employee and payroll benefits solutions; and drive-through banking facilities, automated teller machines, night depository, personalized checks, electronic funds transfer, domestic and foreign wire transfer, traveler's checks, vault, loan and deposit sweep accounts, interest-rate swaps, small business administration products, online and mobile banking, e-statements, and bank-by-mail services. Business First Bancshares, Inc. was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

Company website: www.b1bank.com

BFST insider activity at a glance

FilingIQ has scored 611 insider transactions for BFST since Jun 8, 2018. The most recent filing in our index is dated Mar 31, 2026.

Across the full history, 109 open-market purchases and 82 open-market sales were filed under transaction codes P and S respectively. Compensatory share awards (code A) and option exercises (code M) are tracked separately and not counted here.

The average FilingIQ composite score on BFST insider trades is 52.4/100, produced by FilingIQ's multi-factor Form 4 model. Model framework documented at methodology.

View live BFST trades on FilingIQ Raw filings on SEC EDGAR

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Frequently asked

How many insider trades does FilingIQ track for BFST?: FilingIQ tracks 611 Form 4 insider transactions for BFST (Business First Bancshares, Inc.), covering filings from Jun 8, 2018 onwards. 61 of those were filed in the last 90 days.
Are BFST insiders net buyers or net sellers?: Across the full Form 4 history for BFST, 109 transactions (18%) were open-market purchases and 82 (13%) were open-market sales. Compensatory awards and option exercises are filtered out of these counts.
Where does BFST insider data come from?: Every transaction shown on this page is sourced directly from SEC EDGAR Form 4 filings. FilingIQ parses the raw XML, normalises insider identity across reporting variations, and scores each trade on its multi-factor composite model.
What sector is BFST in?: Business First Bancshares, Inc. (BFST) is classified in the Financial Services sector, specifically Banks - Regional, with a current market capitalisation of $913.83M.

Methodology & sources

Every BFST insider transaction shown on FilingIQ is parsed directly from a public SEC Form 4 XML filing. Insider identity is normalised across reporting variants (CIK changes, name spellings, related-party indirect holdings). The FilingIQ composite score is documented in full on the team page and algo disclosure. Not investment advice; see disclaimer.