Business First Bancshares, Inc. (BFST)
Business First Bancshares, Inc. (BFST) Insider Trading
Directors, officers and holders of more than 10% of BFST report their trades in its stock on SEC Form 4, within two business days. Each row below is one Form 4 transaction line. The one-letter code says what kind of transaction it was: only P (purchase) and S (sale) are open-market or private trades; awards, option exercises, tax withholding and gifts carry other codes.
Recent Form 4 transactions
The 50 most recent of 250 transactions on file: 1 with code P, 14 with code S and 35 with other codes.
| Date | Insider | Title | Code | Shares | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 29, 2026 | Cummings George W. III | Director | S Sale | 18,373 | $31.73 | $582,975 |
| Aug 24, 2026 | Cummings George W. III | Director | S Sale | 10,000 | $31.33 | $313,300 |
| Aug 21, 2026 | Cummings George W. III | Director | S Sale | 4,200 | $31.27 | $131,334 |
| Aug 19, 2026 | Cummings George W. III | Director | S Sale | 3,235 | $31.80 | $102,873 |
| Aug 18, 2026 | Cummings George W. III | Director | S Sale | 10,000 | $31.78 | $317,800 |
| Aug 6, 2026 | Carter Donald Chad | EVP, Correspondent Banking | S Sale | 1,875 | $31.64 | $59,325 |
| Aug 5, 2026 | Hall William G. | Director | S Sale | 9,723 | $31.97 | $310,844 |
| Aug 5, 2026 | Strong Saundra | EVP & General Counsel | S Sale | 1,000 | $31.98 | $31,980 |
| Aug 5, 2026 | Hall William G. | Director | S Sale | 1,666 | $31.97 | $53,262 |
| Aug 3, 2026 | Cummings George W. III | Director | S Sale | 10,000 | $31.87 | $318,700 |
| Jul 29, 2026 | Johnson Joseph Vernon | Director | S Sale | 2,000 | $31.15 | $62,300 |
| Jul 29, 2026 | Cummings George W. III | Director | S Sale | 10,000 | $31.88 | $318,800 |
| Jul 28, 2026 | Day Rick D. | Director | P Purchase | 1,500 | $31.61 | $47,415 |
| Jul 28, 2026 | Johnson Joseph Vernon | Director | S Sale | 10,000 | $31.75 | $317,500 |
| Jul 28, 2026 | Cummings George W. III | Director | S Sale | 10,000 | $31.86 | $318,600 |
| Jun 26, 2026 | Quirk Aimee M | Director | M Exercise | 1,016 | Not measured | Not measured |
| Jun 26, 2026 | WHITE STEVEN GERARD | Director | M Exercise | 1,016 | Not measured | Not measured |
| Jun 26, 2026 | WHITE STEVEN GERARD | Director | M Exercise | 1,016 | Not measured | Not measured |
| Jun 26, 2026 | Tillage Keith Alexis | Director | M Exercise | 1,016 | Not measured | Not measured |
| Jun 26, 2026 | Tillage Keith Alexis | Director | M Exercise | 1,016 | Not measured | Not measured |
| Jun 26, 2026 | Day Rick D. | Director | M Exercise | 1,016 | Not measured | Not measured |
| Jun 26, 2026 | MOCKLER PATRICK E. | Director | M Exercise | 1,016 | Not measured | Not measured |
| Jun 26, 2026 | PRICE ARTHUR | Director | M Exercise | 1,016 | Not measured | Not measured |
| Jun 26, 2026 | PRICE ARTHUR | Director | M Exercise | 1,016 | Not measured | Not measured |
| Jun 26, 2026 | Ducrest John P. | Director | D Disposition | 1,016 | Not measured | Not measured |
| Jun 26, 2026 | MONTGOMERY DAVID A. JR. | Director | M Exercise | 1,016 | Not measured | Not measured |
| Jun 26, 2026 | Day Rick D. | Director | M Exercise | 1,016 | Not measured | Not measured |
| Jun 26, 2026 | Hall William G. | Director | M Exercise | 1,016 | Not measured | Not measured |
| Jun 26, 2026 | Sanchez Alejandro M | Director | M Exercise | 1,016 | Not measured | Not measured |
| Jun 26, 2026 | Folse Mark P. | Director | M Exercise | 998 | Not measured | Not measured |
| Jun 26, 2026 | MOCKLER PATRICK E. | Director | M Exercise | 1,016 | Not measured | Not measured |
| Jun 26, 2026 | MCCOLLISTER ROLFE H. JR. | Director | M Exercise | 1,016 | Not measured | Not measured |
| Jun 26, 2026 | Johnson Joseph Vernon | Director | M Exercise | 1,016 | Not measured | Not measured |
| Jun 26, 2026 | Sanchez Alejandro M | Director | M Exercise | 1,016 | Not measured | Not measured |
| Jun 26, 2026 | Sidi Zeenat | Director | M Exercise | 1,016 | Not measured | Not measured |
| Jun 26, 2026 | Folse Mark P. | Director | M Exercise | 1,016 | Not measured | Not measured |
| Jun 26, 2026 | Hall William G. | Director | M Exercise | 1,016 | Not measured | Not measured |
| Jun 26, 2026 | Sidi Zeenat | Director | M Exercise | 1,016 | Not measured | Not measured |
| Jun 26, 2026 | Ducrest John P. | Director | M Exercise | 1,016 | Not measured | Not measured |
| Jun 26, 2026 | Johnson Joseph Vernon | Director | M Exercise | 1,016 | Not measured | Not measured |
| Jun 26, 2026 | MCCOLLISTER ROLFE H. JR. | Director | M Exercise | 1,016 | Not measured | Not measured |
| Jun 26, 2026 | Quirk Aimee M | Director | M Exercise | 1,016 | Not measured | Not measured |
| Jun 26, 2026 | Ducrest John P. | Director | M Exercise | 1,016 | Not measured | Not measured |
| Jun 26, 2026 | MONTGOMERY DAVID A. JR. | Director | M Exercise | 1,016 | Not measured | Not measured |
| Jun 25, 2026 | Johnson Joseph Vernon | Director | A Award | 998 | Not measured | Not measured |
| Jun 25, 2026 | MOCKLER PATRICK E. | Director | A Award | 998 | Not measured | Not measured |
| Jun 25, 2026 | MONTGOMERY DAVID A. JR. | Director | A Award | 998 | Not measured | Not measured |
| Jun 25, 2026 | PRICE ARTHUR | Director | A Award | 998 | Not measured | Not measured |
| Jun 25, 2026 | MCCOLLISTER ROLFE H. JR. | Director | A Award | 998 | Not measured | Not measured |
| Jun 25, 2026 | Sanchez Alejandro M | Director | A Award | 998 | Not measured | Not measured |
The full Form 4 history is on the BFST company page (Insider Trades card, View all).
Questions about this data
Which insider transactions are open-market trades?
Code P (open market or private purchase) and code S (open market or private sale). Code F is shares withheld to pay tax on vesting stock, A is an award from the company, M and X are option exercises and G is a gift. None of those is the insider choosing to buy or sell in the market.
How quickly are insider trades reported?
A Form 4 is due before the end of the second business day after the trade. The date shown is the transaction date from the form.
Who has to file Form 4?
Officers, directors and beneficial owners of more than 10% of a class of the company’s registered equity, under Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act.
Look up any code in the Form 4 transaction code reference, or read Form 4 codes explained.