Business First Bancshares Ownership | Who Owns Business First Bancshares?


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Business First Bancshares Ownership Summary


Business First Bancshares is owned by 49.79% institutional investors, 5.25% insiders, and 44.96% retail investors. Blackrock is the largest institutional shareholder, holding 8.54% of BFST shares. Vanguard Total Stock Mkt Idx Inv is the top mutual fund, with 2.54% of its assets in Business First Bancshares shares.

BFST Ownership Benchmark


TypeName% Inst% Insiders% Retail
StockBusiness First Bancshares49.79%5.25%44.96%
SectorFinancial Services Stocks 49.66%13.98%36.36%
IndustryRegional Banks Stocks51.67%12.06%36.27%

Institutional Shareholders


Top Institutional Shareholders by Total Shares

HolderShares% HoldingValue
Blackrock2.14M8.54%$46.67M
Vanguard group1.33M5.28%$28.87M
Dimensional fund advisors lp669.53K2.66%$14.57M
Geode capital management573.40K2.28%$12.48M
State street498.63K1.98%$10.85M
Banc funds488.00K1.94%$10.62M
Manufacturers life insurance company, the471.70K1.88%$10.26M
American century companies418.87K1.67%$9.11M
Jpmorgan chase380.78K1.52%$8.29M
Mendon capital advisors370.00K1.47%$9.04M

Top Institutional Shareholders by % of Total Assets

HolderShares% AssetsValue
Mendon capital advisors370.00K5.01%$9.04M
Smith shellnut wilson llc /adv121.14K1.28%$2.64M
Banc funds488.00K1.26%$10.62M
Montz harcus wealth management38.99K0.55%$848.46K
Ranger investment management367.13K0.54%$7.99M
Gator capital management42.28K0.47%$920.06K
Kings path partners36.85K0.38%$801.86K
Pacific ridge capital partners62.20K0.33%$1.35M
Elco management20.31K0.26%$441.88K
Rmb capital management370.00K0.19%$8.05M

Top Buyers

HolderShares% AssetsChange
Mendon capital advisors370.00K5.01%345.00K
Blackrock2.14M0.00%84.76K
Millennium management74.72K0.00%74.72K
American century companies418.87K0.01%68.51K
Vanguard group1.33M0.00%65.31K

Top Sellers

HolderShares% AssetsChange
Stieven capital advisors---162.22K
Kennedy capital management248.34K0.12%-84.19K
Wakefield asset management lllp---41.64K
Kestra advisory services---37.29K
Financial management professionals---30.00K

New Positions

HolderShares% AssetsChangeValue
Millennium management74.72K0.00%74.72K$1.63M
Kings path partners36.85K0.38%36.85K$801.86K
Two sigma investments, lp23.73K0.00%23.73K$516.34K
Ubs asset management americas19.09K0.00%19.09K$415.42K
Aqr capital management15.30K0.00%15.30K$332.91K

Sold Out

HolderChange
Nelson, van denburg & campbell wealth management group-6.00
Innealta capital-14.00
Comerica bank-90.00
Quarry lp-294.00
First horizon advisors-379.00

Institutional Ownership Trends


DateHoldingsChange %SharesChange %OwnershipChange %Increased PositionChange %Decreased PositionChange %
Sep 30, 202413014.04%12,578,5844.61%492.20%653.17%3719.35%
Jun 30, 2024113-12,024,7583.31%472.23%6272.22%31-26.19%
Mar 31, 2024113-5.83%11,639,631-3.03%462.03%36-30.77%4235.48%
Dec 31, 20231208.11%12,003,5929.72%472.52%52-11.86%3124.00%
Sep 30, 202311115.63%10,940,2221.65%432.35%5934.09%25-24.24%

Top Mutual Funds Shareholders


HolderShares% HoldingChange
Vanguard Total Stock Mkt Idx Inv749.68K2.54%-18.42K
iShares Russell 2000 ETF662.45K2.24%-1.48K
Ranger Micro Cap339.65K1.33%5.74K
Avantis US Small Cap Value ETF392.26K1.33%-
Vanguard Institutional Extnd Mkt Idx Tr363.00K1.23%-1.71K
RMB Mendon Financial Services A296.52K1.00%-21.32K
Royce Small-Cap Opportunity Invmt224.00K0.88%9.96K
Janus Henderson Small Cap Value L253.92K0.86%253.92K
Fidelity Small Cap Index245.88K0.83%-7.70K
iShares Russell 2000 Value ETF233.83K0.79%-

Recent Insider Transactions


DateNameRoleActivityValue
Nov 13, 2024Buquet James J. III-Sell$58.44K
Nov 13, 2024Buquet James J. III-Sell$349.44K
Nov 07, 2024McDonald Warren Chief Credit OfficerSell$73.47K
Nov 04, 2024MELVILLE DAVID R. III President and CEOSell$191.31K
Nov 05, 2024MELVILLE DAVID R. III President and CEOSell$91.52K

Insider Transactions Trends


DateBuySell
2024 Q4-10
2024 Q3-9
2024 Q21-
2024 Q1-1
2023 Q414

BFST Ownership FAQ


Who Owns Business First Bancshares?

Business First Bancshares shareholders are primarily institutional investors at 49.79%, followed by 5.25% insiders and 44.96% retail investors. The average institutional ownership in Business First Bancshares's industry, Regional Banks Stocks, is 51.67%, which Business First Bancshares falls below.

Who owns the most shares of Business First Bancshares?

Business First Bancshares’s largest shareholders are Blackrock (2.14M shares, 8.54%), Vanguard group (1.33M shares, 5.28%), and Dimensional fund advisors lp (669.53K shares, 2.66%). Together, they hold 16.48% of Business First Bancshares’s total shares outstanding.

Does Blackrock own Business First Bancshares?

Yes, BlackRock owns 8.54% of Business First Bancshares, totaling 2.14M shares as of Jun 2024. This represents 0.00% of BlackRock's total assets, with a market value of 46.67M$. In the last quarter, BlackRock increased its holdings by 84.76K shares, a 4.11% change.

Who is Business First Bancshares’s biggest shareholder by percentage of total assets invested?

Mendon capital advisors is Business First Bancshares’s biggest shareholder by percentage of total assets invested, with 5.01% of its assets in 370K Business First Bancshares shares, valued at 9.04M$.

Who is the top mutual fund holder of Business First Bancshares shares?

Vanguard Total Stock Mkt Idx Inv is the top mutual fund holder of Business First Bancshares shares, with 2.54% of its total shares outstanding invested in 749.68K Business First Bancshares shares.

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