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United States · SEC Form 4 · Snapshot date: 2026-10-18 · Built: 2026-10-18 · 中文

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US · SEC FORM 4

Business First Bancshares, Inc.

BFST · Nasdaq · CIK 0001624322 · Financial Services · Banks—Regional

INSIDER SIGNAL

No active buy signal

1 qualifying P purchase group
in the current 180-day scoring window

37 Form 4 transaction lines observed in the same window
21 sales · 15 option, withholding, award, gift or other lines

Last qualifying purchase2026-07-28 · Day Rick D. · $47.4K

WHY NO ACTIVE SIGNAL?

Purchase activityPresent
Recent buying1 qualifying line group(s)
Recent salesHigh
Buy signal statusInactive
Score anatomy

No score is calculated because there is no qualifying purchase in the active window. Unavailable inputs are not treated as zero or as a bearish signal.

ClusterNot calculated
Purchase sizeNot calculated
RoleNot calculated
RecencyNot calculated
ConvictionNot calculated

Why is there no score?

  • No qualifying open-market purchase supplies cluster, size, role, recency or conviction inputs.
  • Sales and other Form 4 activity remain visible as context and do not create a negative score.

Sales and other Form 4 activity are shown separately and do not create a negative buy signal. Absence of buying is not scored as bearish.

Insider activity timeline

Owner lanes show the latest 180 days. Symbol shape identifies the transaction type; sales remain context only.

AprMayJunJulAugSepOct
Cummings George W. IIIDirector
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Johnson Joseph VernonDirector
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Hall William G.Director
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Ducrest John P.Director
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Day Rick D.Director
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Carter Donald ChadEVP, Correspondent Banking
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● Purchase▼ Sale○ Other

Showing the six most active owners; 12 additional owner(s) remain in Form 4 evidence.

Purchase breadth & concentration

QUALIFYING BUYERS1
PURCHASE CONCENTRATION100%Largest buyer: Day Rick D. · $47.4K
CLUSTER BUYING · 15D1 insiderPeak activity: 2026-07-28–2026-07-28

Roles in the peak window: Director. Concentration uses priced qualifying P lines only and does not change the saved score.

SIGNAL HISTORY

No recorded active-signal snapshot

Scores are archived only when the company qualifies for a published US buy-signal snapshot. Last qualifying purchase: 2026-07-28 · Day Rick D..

Recent Form 4 activity

4Purchases
29Sales
58Other Form 4 lines
60SEC filings · 365 days
BUYING1 qualifying P line(s) · 180 days
SELLING21 sale line(s) · context only
OTHER15 exercise / withholding / award / gift / other lines
10b5-1 / PLANNEDNot assessed

P is an open-market or private purchase. S is a sale. M, F, A and G usually describe exercises, tax withholding, awards and gifts. These categories remain visually separate.

Market context

Market context provides additional background on recent price performance and risk. It does not affect the Insider Signal.

Price performance

1M
+1.6%
3M
+2.1%
6M
+8.0%
12M
+31.2%

Volatility & liquidity

Volatility
28.6%
Beta
—
Avg daily value
USD 6.7M

Valuation

Market cap
USD 1.0B
P/E
11.6×

Fundamentals

Profit margin
821.2%
ROE
9.8%
Industry
Banks—Regional

Market data

Price data up to: 2026-10-16 · Price source: OpenBB/yfinance; volume from price cache (yfinance) · From SEC filings: Market cap, P/E, Profit margin, ROE · Fiscal year ended: 2025-12-31 · Market cap is the shares outstanding stated on the filing cover multiplied by the latest close. Share count date: 2026-07-24 · Status: PASS

Short interest

Short interest is external context reported to FINRA by broker-dealers. It does not affect the Insider Signal.

Shares short
1,236,013
Previous report
1,111,825
Avg daily volume
217,113
Days to cover
5.7

FINRA settlement date: 2026-09-30 · Captured 2026-10-12 · FINRA equity short interest ↗. A share count, published about a week after each of two settlement dates a month; not a percentage of shares outstanding.

Historical equity purchases

Qualifying code P transactions in the local Form 4 history, including purchases outside the current signal window.

Transaction dateReporting ownerTypeSecuritySharesAvg. priceApprox. valueSource
2026-07-28Day Rick D.Purchase (P)COMMON STOCK1,500USD 31.61USD 47,415SEC filing ↗
2026-02-10MCCOLLISTER ROLFE H. JR.Purchase (P)COMMON STOCK120USD 29.56USD 3,547SEC filing ↗
2026-01-27Day Rick D.Purchase (P)COMMON STOCK1,500USD 27.55USD 41,325SEC filing ↗
2025-10-28Day Rick D.Purchase (P)COMMON STOCK1,600USD 24.21USD 38,736SEC filing ↗
2025-07-31Ducrest John P.Purchase (P)COMMON STOCK2,225USD 23.62USD 52,554SEC filing ↗
2025-06-06MCCOLLISTER ROLFE H. JR.Purchase (P)COMMON STOCK680USD 23.40USD 15,912SEC filing ↗
2025-03-05Day Rick D.Purchase (P)COMMON STOCK1,500USD 25.46USD 38,190SEC filing ↗
2024-04-30Day Rick D.Purchase (P)COMMON STOCK1,800USD 20.30USD 36,540SEC filing ↗
2023-11-30Ducrest John P.Purchase (P)COMMON STOCK60USD 20.33USD 1,218SEC filing ↗
2023-08-31Ducrest John P.Purchase (P)COMMON STOCK52USD 20.11USD 1,037SEC filing ↗
2023-08-31Day Rick D.Purchase (P)COMMON STOCK1,500USD 20.43USD 30,645SEC filing ↗
2023-05-31Ducrest John P.Purchase (P)COMMON STOCK59USD 15.01USD 889SEC filing ↗
2023-05-31Day Rick D.Purchase (P)COMMON STOCK2,000USD 14.60USD 29,200SEC filing ↗
2023-05-16Manning KathrynPurchase (P)COMMON STOCK1,400USD 14.34USD 20,076SEC filing ↗
2023-05-11ROBERTSON GREGPurchase (P)Common Stock6,775USD 14.10USD 95,528SEC filing ↗

Form 4 evidence

91 transaction lines in the latest 365-day window; 483 in local history.

DateOwnerTypeSecuritySharesAvg. priceApprox. valueSource
2026-08-24Cummings George W. IIISale (S)COMMON STOCK10,000USD 31.33USD 313,300SEC filing ↗
2026-08-21Cummings George W. IIISale (S)COMMON STOCK4,200USD 31.27USD 131,334SEC filing ↗
2026-08-19Cummings George W. IIISale (S)COMMON STOCK3,235USD 31.80USD 102,873SEC filing ↗
Show recent Form 4 evidence (30 grouped rows)
DateOwnerTypeSecuritySharesAvg. priceApprox. valueSource
2026-08-24Cummings George W. IIISale (S)COMMON STOCK10,000USD 31.33USD 313,300SEC filing ↗
2026-08-21Cummings George W. IIISale (S)COMMON STOCK4,200USD 31.27USD 131,334SEC filing ↗
2026-08-19Cummings George W. IIISale (S)COMMON STOCK3,235USD 31.80USD 102,873SEC filing ↗
2026-08-18Cummings George W. IIISale (S)COMMON STOCK10,000USD 31.78USD 317,800SEC filing ↗
2026-08-06Carter Donald ChadSale (S)COMMON STOCK1,875USD 31.64USD 59,325SEC filing ↗
2026-08-05Hall William G.Sale (S)Common Stock11,389USD 31.97USD 364,106SEC filing ↗
2026-08-05Strong SaundraSale (S)COMMON STOCK1,000USD 31.98USD 31,980SEC filing ↗
2026-08-03Cummings George W. IIISale (S)COMMON STOCK10,000USD 31.87USD 318,700SEC filing ↗
2026-07-31Cummings George W. IIISale (S)COMMON STOCK10,000USD 31.50USD 315,000SEC filing ↗
2026-07-30MANSFIELD KEITHSale (S)COMMON STOCK4,200USD 32.08USD 134,736SEC filing ↗
2026-07-30Cummings George W. IIISale (S)COMMON STOCK10,000USD 32.08USD 320,800SEC filing ↗
2026-07-29Johnson Joseph VernonSale (S)COMMON STOCK2,000USD 31.15USD 62,300SEC filing ↗
2026-07-29Cummings George W. IIISale (S)COMMON STOCK10,000USD 31.88USD 318,800SEC filing ↗
2026-07-28Johnson Joseph VernonSale (S)COMMON STOCK10,000USD 31.75USD 317,500SEC filing ↗
2026-07-28Cummings George W. IIISale (S)COMMON STOCK10,000USD 31.86USD 318,600SEC filing ↗
2026-07-28Day Rick D.Purchase (P)COMMON STOCK1,500USD 31.61USD 47,415SEC filing ↗
2026-06-26WHITE STEVEN GERARDOption exercise / conversion (M)COMMON STOCK1,016USD —USD —SEC filing ↗
2026-06-26Tillage Keith AlexisOption exercise / conversion (M)COMMON STOCK1,016USD —USD —SEC filing ↗
2026-06-26Sidi ZeenatOption exercise / conversion (M)COMMON STOCK1,016USD —USD —SEC filing ↗
2026-06-26Sanchez Alejandro MOption exercise / conversion (M)COMMON STOCK1,016USD —USD —SEC filing ↗
2026-06-26Quirk Aimee MOption exercise / conversion (M)COMMON STOCK1,016USD —USD —SEC filing ↗
2026-06-26PRICE ARTHUROption exercise / conversion (M)COMMON STOCK1,016USD —USD —SEC filing ↗
2026-06-26MONTGOMERY DAVID A. JR.Option exercise / conversion (M)COMMON STOCK1,016USD —USD —SEC filing ↗
2026-06-26MOCKLER PATRICK E.Option exercise / conversion (M)COMMON STOCK1,016USD —USD —SEC filing ↗
2026-06-26MCCOLLISTER ROLFE H. JR.Option exercise / conversion (M)COMMON STOCK1,016USD —USD —SEC filing ↗
2026-06-26Johnson Joseph VernonOption exercise / conversion (M)COMMON STOCK1,016USD —USD —SEC filing ↗
2026-06-26Hall William G.Option exercise / conversion (M)COMMON STOCK1,016USD —USD —SEC filing ↗
2026-06-26Folse Mark P.Option exercise / conversion (M)COMMON STOCK1,016USD —USD —SEC filing ↗
2026-06-26Ducrest John P.Option exercise / conversion (M)COMMON STOCK1,016USD —USD —SEC filing ↗
2026-06-26Ducrest John P.D (D)COMMON STOCK1,016USD —USD —SEC filing ↗

Multiple price lines in one filing are grouped and share-weighted. Price and value are blank when a grouped filing line lacks price evidence.

Snapshot & identity

Snapshot date2026-10-18
Ranking versionUS-v1.2
Data qualityPASS ELIGIBLE · —
TickerBFST
CIK0001624322
SectorFinancial Services
IndustryBanks—Regional Yahoo Finance
SEC SIC6022 State Commercial Banks
ExchangeNasdaq

Data coverage

Local Form 4 history483 transaction lines from 2020-01-15 to 2026-08-24
69 P purchase lines · 70 S sale lines · 344 other lines
SEC company submissionsOpen SEC filings ↗

Local ledger as of 2026-10-18. Mapping status is an audit field and does not erase SEC filing evidence.