Business First Bancshares, Inc. (BFST): insider trading, Congress trades & who owns it

Insider signal
21/100
Heavy insider selling · 90 days
Insider buys
$131K
2 buyers · 12 months
Insider sales
$6.6M
8 sellers · 12 months
Funds holding
174
13F · Q2 2026
Congress trades
None
none in 2 years

Over 12 months, Business First Bancshares, Inc. saw more selling than buying from its insiders — purchases of about $131,000 against sales of $6.6 million.

The largest purchase came from Day Rick D. (Director), about $47,000.

Big money check: 174 institutions held BFST as of Q2 2026, and more funds bought than sold. Zooming out by quarter: 3 quarters in a row of net selling by insiders. Insiders bought in 6 of the last 7 full quarters.

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Latest insider trades in BFST

FiledInsiderRoleTypeSharesPriceValueSource
Aug 25, 2026Cummings George W. IIIDirectorSell10,000$31.33$313KSEC
Aug 25, 2026Cummings George W. IIIDirectorSell4,200$31.27$131KSEC
Aug 21, 2026Cummings George W. IIIDirectorSell3,235$31.80$103KSEC
Aug 19, 2026Cummings George W. IIIDirectorSell10,000$31.78$318KSEC
Aug 7, 2026Carter Donald ChadExecutive OfficerSell1,875$31.64$59KSEC
Aug 7, 2026Hall William G.DirectorSell9,723$31.97$311KSEC
Aug 7, 2026Hall William G.DirectorSell1,666$31.97$53KSEC
Aug 6, 2026Strong SaundraExecutive OfficerSell1,000$31.98$32KSEC
Aug 5, 2026Cummings George W. IIIDirectorSell10,000$31.87$319KSEC
Jul 31, 2026MANSFIELD KEITHCOOSell4,200$32.08$135KSEC
Jul 31, 2026Cummings George W. IIIDirectorSell10,000$32.08$321KSEC
Jul 31, 2026Cummings George W. IIIDirectorSell10,000$31.50$315KSEC
Jul 30, 2026Cummings George W. IIIDirectorSell10,000$31.88$319KSEC
Jul 30, 2026Johnson Joseph VernonDirectorSell10,000$31.75$318KSEC
Jul 30, 2026Johnson Joseph VernonDirectorSell2,000$31.15$62KSEC

Questions about BFST

Are insiders buying or selling BFST stock?

In the last 12 months Business First Bancshares, Inc. insiders made open-market purchases worth about $131,000 and sales worth about $6.6 million. Data comes from SEC Form 4 filings, updated every 30 minutes on CapitalSnitch.

When was the last insider trade in BFST?

The most recent open-market insider trade in BFST was filed on 2026-08-25.

How many institutions own BFST?

174 investment managers reported holding BFST in SEC Form 13F filings for Q2 2026.

Has any member of Congress traded BFST?

No congressional trades in BFST were reported in the past two years. The full list is free on CapitalSnitch.

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Public-record data for research and education, not investment advice. Insider sales are often pre-planned (10b5-1). Congress data: Data derived from public disclosures filed under the Ethics in Government Act and the STOCK Act, republished free for public transparency and news reporting. Disclosures may lag the trade by 45 days or more and show amounts only as ranges. This data may not be used for credit rating, loan underwriting, solicitation of money (political, charitable or other), direct-mail or commercial targeting (5 U.S.C. 13107).