Business First Bancshares, Inc. - Common Stock (BFST) Institutional Ownership

13F Institutional Holders and Ownership History from Q2 2018 to Q4 2025

Type / Class
Equity / Common Stock
Symbol
BFST on Nasdaq
Shares outstanding
29,479,791
Price per share
$27.26
All holders as of 31 Dec 2025
Q4 2025
Total 13F shares
15,000,525
Total reported value
$392,108,039
% of total 13F portfolios
0%
Share change
+323,461
Value change
+$8,752,764
Number of holders
157
Price from insider filings
$27.26
Reported Shares, Excluding Options vs Price
Reported Value, Excluding Options
Total Investors

Significant Owners of Business First Bancshares, Inc. - Common Stock (BFST) based on Schedule 13D/G filings

Filer Ownership Change % Holdings Value Net Change Nb Shares Change % Reporting Name Report Period
BlackRock, Inc. 6.7% $46,317,174 1,975,146 BlackRock, Inc. 31 Mar 2025

As of 31 Dec 2025, 157 institutional investors reported holding 15,000,525 shares of Business First Bancshares, Inc. - Common Stock (BFST). This represents 51% of the company’s total 29,479,791 outstanding shares.

Top 25 Institutional Shareholders

The largest institutional shareholders of Business First Bancshares, Inc. - Common Stock (BFST) together control 43% of the company’s outstanding shares — a level of ownership often associated with strong institutional conviction and long‑term capital commitment.

Institution Ownership % Shares Held Share Change % Portfolio % Holdings Value
BlackRock, Inc. 7.8% 2,290,313 +2% 0% $59,868,771
VANGUARD GROUP INC 5.6% 1,648,151 +3.6% 0% $43,082,667
DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 3.7% 1,083,887 +5.8% 0.01% $28,333,042
JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 3.3% 986,146 -3.2% 0.01% $25,777,740
ROYCE & ASSOCIATES LP 2.8% 823,364 +27% 0.22% $21,522,735
AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 2.7% 787,357 +7.8% 0.01% $20,581,512
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 2.5% 731,206 +2% 0% $19,118,627
STATE STREET CORP 2% 590,174 -1.4% 0% $15,427,148
MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 1.5% 439,856 -0.99% 0.01% $11,497,836
Ranger Investment Management, L.P. 1.1% 322,375 -6.8% 0.58% $8,426,883
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.93% 274,131 -12% 0% $7,165,784
NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.89% 261,570 -6.1% 0% $6,837,440
Curi Capital, LLC 0.85% 250,009 +0% 0.11% $6,535,236
MENDON CAPITAL ADVISORS CORP 0.85% 250,000 0% 2.6% $6,535,000
CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.82% 242,669 +0.35% 0% $6,343,368
Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.79% 233,332 +1.2% 0.01% $6,099,312
BRIDGEWAY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.69% 203,207 +8.5% 0.11% $5,311,831
BANC FUNDS CO LLC 0.65% 190,549 -29% 0.99% $4,980,951
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.6% 176,630 +65% 0% $4,617,108
MORGAN STANLEY 0.58% 172,090 +20% 0% $4,498,448
FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.53% 155,159 -16% 0% $4,055,856
Fourthstone LLC 0.45% 132,169 -19% 0.65% $3,454,898
Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.42% 124,203 -6.1% 0% $3,246,652
Empowered Funds, LLC 0.4% 117,407 +16% 0.05% $3,069,019
ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.38% 112,138 -3% 0% $2,931,287

Institutional Holders of Business First Bancshares, Inc. - Common Stock (BFST) across Reporting Periods

Period Reported Shares, Excl. Options Value, Excl. Options Value Change Price (Median) Investors
2025 Q4 15,000,525 $392,108,039 +$8,752,764 $26.14 157
2025 Q3 15,071,644 $355,846,296 +$4,705,885 $23.61 154
2025 Q2 14,817,776 $364,636,680 +$15,489,143 $24.65 143
2025 Q1 14,182,770 $345,491,616 +$12,175,779 $24.35 146
2024 Q4 13,690,119 $351,770,810 +$26,957,780 $25.70 141
2024 Q3 12,577,447 $322,564,370 +$12,865,168 $25.67 128
2024 Q2 12,023,628 $262,608,913 +$3,201,912 $21.76 112
2024 Q1 11,604,068 $258,490,967 +$3,543,230 $22.28 109
2023 Q4 12,003,592 $295,897,267 +$15,369,197 $24.65 118
2023 Q3 10,940,222 $205,325,209 +$4,001,204 $18.76 109
2023 Q2 10,762,682 $162,259,532 -$489,302 $15.07 95
2023 Q1 10,595,335 $181,448,493 -$3,294,002 $17.13 97
2022 Q4 10,437,415 $231,079,468 +$60,738,156 $22.14 95
2022 Q3 7,772,019 $167,331,931 +$4,728,601 $21.53 83
2022 Q2 7,459,959 $158,987,983 +$13,388,286 $21.31 81
2022 Q1 7,092,270 $172,584,176 -$1,056,608 $24.33 86
2021 Q4 7,135,251 $201,960,708 +$13,929,454 $28.31 82
2021 Q3 6,553,023 $153,252,096 +$1,051,397 $23.39 69
2021 Q2 6,506,618 $149,339,609 +$5,458,247 $22.95 61
2021 Q1 6,274,277 $150,135,844 +$5,657,609 $23.93 59
2020 Q4 6,044,833 $123,314,110 +$2,207,844 $20.36 51
2020 Q3 5,816,572 $87,153,520 +$4,941,743 $15.00 51
2020 Q2 5,506,415 $84,362,991 +$334,788 $15.35 57
2020 Q1 5,581,435 $75,344,935 -$8,826,427 $13.50 56
2019 Q4 5,998,189 $149,526,865 +$1,421,331 $24.93 52
2019 Q3 5,937,448 $144,890,749 +$1,431,803 $24.40 48
2019 Q2 5,878,581 $149,606,388 +$3,785,949 $25.45 44
2019 Q1 5,770,062 $141,565,462 +$793,530 $24.54 45
2018 Q4 5,739,245 $138,856,643 +$147,954 $24.23 51
2018 Q3 5,728,025 $152,003,616 +$7,477,571 $26.55 54
2018 Q2 5,443,695 $143,440,248 +$143,431,999 $26.35 49