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Business First Bancshares Insider Trading Activity | NASDAQ:BFST | Benzinga
Track the latest Business First Bancshares insider trading activity. Stay informed on recent buys, sells, and market impact for Business First Bancshares stock.
What is Insider Activity?
Insider trading activity involves company insiders, such as executives, directors, and employees, engaging in transactions of their own company's stock. Insiders' buy and sell transactions provide valuable insights into their confidence in the company's future performance.
What are Business First Bancshares Inc Insiders Doing?
At Business First Bancshares Inc, recent insider activity has drawn attention. Over the last 30 days, insiders have report no sales in the last 30 days, meanwhile, insiders have reported buying a total of 1.50K shares for a total value of $38.20K.
Notable Recent Insider Buys and Sales
- On March 5, 2025, Rick D Day, the company's DIRECTOR purchased 1.5K shares for $25.46 each.
Ownership Statistics for Business First Bancshares Inc
Shares Outstanding
29.552M
Insider Shares Owned
22.569M
Insider Percentage Owned
76.4%
Institutional Shares Held
10.625M
Institutional Percentage Held
36.0%
| Mar 05, 2025 | Rick D Day | DIRECTOR | 1.50K | $25.46 | $38.20K | BUY | 0.57% | 264.29K | Mar 05 | View |
| Nov 15, 2024 | James J. Buquet III | DIRECTOR | -14.00K | $29.13 | -$407.88K | SELL | -79.15% | 3.69K | Nov 13 | View |
| Nov 12, 2024 | Warren McDonald | CHIEF CREDIT OFFICER | -2.56K | $28.70 | -$73.47K | SELL | -13.41% | 16.54K | Nov 07 | View |
| Nov 06, 2024 | David R. Melville III | PRESIDENT AND CEO | -20.00K | $27.18 | -$543.50K | SELL | -8.28% | 221.64K | Nov 04 - Nov 06 | View |
| Nov 05, 2024 | Joseph Vernon Johnson | DIRECTOR | -8.50K | $26.35 | -$223.99K | SELL | -4.44% | 183.06K | Nov 01 - Nov 04 | View |
| Oct 31, 2024 | Joseph Vernon Johnson | DIRECTOR | -15.50K | $27.02 | -$418.87K | SELL | -7.49% | 191.56K | Oct 29 - Oct 30 | View |
| Sep 13, 2024 | Warren McDonald | CHIEF CREDIT OFFICER | -1.50K | $24.68 | -$37.02K | SELL | -7.28% | 19.09K | Sep 09 | View |
| Sep 10, 2024 | Mark P Folse | DIRECTOR | -7.35K | $24.56 | -$180.42K | SELL | -10.40% | 63.29K | Sep 09 | View |
| Sep 04, 2024 | Mark P Folse | DIRECTOR | -154.00 | $24.50 | -$3.77K | SELL | -0.22% | 70.63K | Aug 30 | View |
| Sep 03, 2024 | Mark P Folse | DIRECTOR | -2.50K | $24.50 | -$61.25K | SELL | -3.41% | 70.79K | Aug 29 | View |
| Aug 05, 2024 | Warren McDonald | CHIEF CREDIT OFFICER | -1.53K | $25.71 | -$39.39K | SELL | -6.92% | 20.59K | Aug 01 | View |
| Aug 01, 2024 | Saundra Strong | EVP & GENERAL COUNSEL | -6.30K | $25.32 | -$159.52K | SELL | -35.85% | 11.28K | Jul 30 | View |
| Aug 01, 2024 | Joseph Vernon Johnson | DIRECTOR | -11.87K | $25.59 | -$303.82K | SELL | -5.42% | 207.06K | Jul 30 - Jul 31 | View |
| Aug 01, 2024 | Mark P Folse | DIRECTOR | -40.00K | $25.43 | -$1.02M | SELL | -35.31% | 73.29K | Jul 30 | View |
| May 01, 2024 | Rick D Day | DIRECTOR | 1.80K | $20.30 | $36.54K | BUY | 0.69% | 262.79K | Apr 30 | View |
| Mar 13, 2024 | Warren McDonald | CHIEF CREDIT OFFICER | -5.21K | $19.76 | -$156.59K | SELL | -17.65% | 24.31K | Mar 11 | View |
| Feb 23, 2024 | John P Ducrest | DIRECTOR | 354.77 | $20.97 | $7.44K | BUY | 2.21% | 16.38K | Nov 30 | View |
| Nov 16, 2023 | James J. Buquet III | DIRECTOR | -55.00K | $17.53 | -$896.07K | SELL | -90.63% | 5.69K | Aug 31 - Nov 16 | View |
| Nov 16, 2023 | Mark P Folse | DIRECTOR | -25.00K | $21.13 | -$528.20K | SELL | -18.23% | 112.14K | Nov 14 - Nov 15 | View |
| Sep 05, 2023 | Rick D Day | DIRECTOR | 1.50K | $20.43 | $30.64K | BUY | 0.58% | 259.84K | Aug 31 | View |
| Aug 11, 2023 | Jesse Jackson | EVP & PRES., FIN. INSTITUTIONS | -3.00K | $20.87 | -$62.61K | SELL | -13.38% | 19.42K | Aug 09 | View |
| Jun 02, 2023 | Rick D Day | DIRECTOR | 2.00K | $14.60 | $29.20K | BUY | 0.78% | 258.34K | May 31 | View |
| May 17, 2023 | Kathryn Manning | CHIEF RISK OFFICER | 1.40K | $14.34 | $20.08K | BUY | 12.79% | 12.34K | May 16 | View |
| May 12, 2023 | John P Ducrest | DIRECTOR | 6.04K | $14.10 | $85.11K | BUY | 60.77% | 15.97K | May 11 | View |
| May 12, 2023 | Arthur Price | DIRECTOR | 750.00 | $13.99 | $10.49K | BUY | 3.79% | 20.52K | May 10 | View |
| May 12, 2023 | Greg Robertson | EVP AND CFO | 7.29K | $14.06 | $102.41K | BUY | 13.69% | 60.50K | May 04 - May 11 | View |
| May 10, 2023 | Arthur Price | DIRECTOR | 750.00 | $13.99 | $10.49K | BUY | 3.79% | 20.52K | May 10 | View |
| May 09, 2023 | J. Vernon Johnson | DIRECTOR | 2.08K | $15.40 | $32.09K | BUY | 0.74% | 282.23K | May 08 | View |
| May 09, 2023 | Steven Gerard White | DIRECTOR | 3.08K | $15.13 | $46.66K | BUY | 7.82% | 42.51K | May 08 - May 09 | View |
| May 08, 2023 | Rolfe H. McCollister | DIRECTOR | 8.58K | $14.00 | $120.20K | BUY | 9.67% | 97.31K | May 04 - May 08 | View |
| May 05, 2023 | Kenneth W Smith | DIRECTOR | 3.65K | $13.96 | $50.95K | BUY | 7.99% | 49.33K | May 05 | View |
| May 05, 2023 | Andrew D McLindon | DIRECTOR | 2.00K | $14.38 | $28.77K | BUY | 5.39% | 39.08K | May 02 - May 05 | View |
| May 05, 2023 | Keith Mansfield | EVP&COO B1BANK | -10.00K | $14.59 | -$145.91K | p | -13.47% | 64.23K | May 02 - May 03 | View |
| May 05, 2023 | Carol Calkins | DIRECTOR | 500.00 | $14.65 | $7.33K | BUY | 18.80% | 3.16K | May 03 | View |
| May 05, 2023 | Ricky D. Day | DIRECTOR | 6.00K | $15.26 | $91.56K | BUY | 2.41% | 254.75K | May 02 | View |
| Apr 06, 2023 | William K Hood | DIRECTOR | 4.05K | $21.87 | $88.68K | BUY | 0.53% | 773.03K | Jan 06 - Feb 02 | View |
| Apr 06, 2023 | Edgar R. Smith III | DIRECTOR | 17.50K | $23.36 | $408.89K | BUY | 25.97% | 84.90K | Jan 06 - Feb 23 | View |
| Aug 05, 2022 | John P Ducrest | DIRECTOR | 1.71K | $23.39 | $40.04K | BUY | 25.80% | 8.35K | Aug 04 | View |
| May 06, 2022 | Carol Calkins | DIRECTOR | 366.00 | $22.51 | $8.24K | BUY | 32.94% | 1.48K | May 05 | View |
| May 03, 2022 | Andrew D McLindon | DIRECTOR | 1.00K | $22.71 | $22.71K | BUY | 2.87% | 35.90K | Apr 29 | View |
| Mar 15, 2022 | Ricky D. Day | DIRECTOR | 1.13K | $25.08 | $28.34K | BUY | 0.46% | 246.79K | Mar 11 | View |
| Feb 07, 2022 | Steven G. White | DIRECTOR | -3.00K | $26.90 | -$80.70K | SELL | -7.41% | 37.47K | Feb 04 | View |
| Dec 14, 2021 | Drew C Brees | DIRECTOR | 3.63K | $27.80 | $100.78K | BUY | ∞ | 3.63K | Dec 14 | View |
| Dec 14, 2021 | Ricky D. Day | DIRECTOR | 3.10K | $27.50 | $85.25K | BUY | 1.28% | 245.66K | Dec 14 | View |
| Dec 14, 2021 | Rolfe H. McCollister | DIRECTOR | 195.00 | $27.50 | $5.36K | BUY | 0.22% | 87.55K | Dec 13 | View |
| Nov 30, 2021 | Mark P Folse | EVP,CHIEF RISK OFFICER- B1BANK | 8.00K | $28.43 | -$434.74K | GRANT | 6.45% | 132.03K | Jun 30 - Nov 18 | View |
| Nov 09, 2021 | Keith A. Tillage | DIRECTOR | 34.00 | $27.62 | $939.08 | BUY | 5.12% | 698.00 | Nov 05 | View |
| Oct 26, 2021 | Steven G. White | DIRECTOR | -4.00K | $26.83 | -$107.32K | SELL | -9.00% | 40.47K | Oct 25 | View |
| Aug 11, 2021 | Rolfe H. McCollister | DIRECTOR | 2.88K | $24.04 | $99.27K | BUY | 3.41% | 87.35K | May 27 - Aug 10 | View |
| Jun 11, 2021 | James J. Buquet, III | DIRECTOR | -7.46K | $23.85 | -$178.02K | SELL | -32.77% | 15.31K | Jun 09 | View |
| May 04, 2021 | Andrew D McLindon | DIRECTOR | 2.50K | $23.85 | $59.63K | BUY | 7.97% | 33.87K | Apr 29 | View |
| May 03, 2021 | Steven G. White | DIRECTOR | -3.00K | $23.94 | -$71.82K | SELL | -6.35% | 44.22K | Apr 30 | View |
| Apr 28, 2021 | John P Ducrest | DIRECTOR | 4.55K | $23.93 | $108.88K | BUY | ∞ | 4.55K | Apr 28 | View |
| Apr 22, 2021 | Donald A. Hingle, II | EVP & CCE B1BANK | 4.15K | $21.04 | $85.18K | GRANT | 30.46% | 17.79K | Jan 22 - Feb 01 | View |
| Mar 04, 2021 | Warren McDonald | CHIEF CREDIT OFFICER | -2.00K | $23.25 | -$46.50K | SELL | -18.07% | 9.07K | Mar 04 | View |
| Mar 01, 2021 | Keith A. Tillage | DIRECTOR | 216.00 | $22.14 | $4.78K | BUY | 108.00% | 416.00 | Feb 03 - Feb 25 | View |
| Mar 01, 2021 | Steven G. White | DIRECTOR | -2.17K | $22.89 | -$50.36K | SELL | -5.17% | 39.75K | Feb 25 | View |
| Feb 19, 2021 | Alicia Robertson | EVP - B1BANK | 3.37K | $18.97 | $3.75K | SELL-OPTIONS | 36.17% | 12.69K | Feb 17 | View |
| Nov 06, 2020 | Keith A. Tillage | — | 200.00 | $15.71 | $3.14K | PURCHASE | ∞ | 200.00 | Jul 21 - Nov 04 | View |
| Sep 29, 2020 | Ricky D. Day | — | 4.77K | $13.69 | $65.31K | PURCHASE | 2.01% | 242.09K | Aug 31 - Sep 23 | View |
| Aug 13, 2020 | Robert S. Greer, Jr. | — | 3.00K | $14.88 | $44.64K | PURCHASE | 17.50% | 20.14K | Aug 13 | View |
| Aug 06, 2020 | Alicia Robertson | — | 350.00 | $13.32 | $4.66K | PURCHASE | 7.69% | 4.90K | Aug 04 | View |
| May 18, 2020 | Steven G. White | — | 3.50K | $11.18 | $39.13K | PURCHASE | 7.63% | 49.39K | May 14 | View |
| Apr 02, 2020 | Donald A. Hingle, II | — | 6.54K | $16.94 | $138.32K | GRANT OR AWARD | 306.09% | 8.67K | Feb 01 - Mar 31 | View |
FAQ
Is insider trading legal?
Insider trading is legal so long as the insiders report those trades to the SEC. Illegal securities trading occurs when the insider is violating a fiduciary duty or fails to report their trades.
What are some examples of market manipulation?
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