Real time insider trading transaction history:
- Insiders are prohibited from making short-swing profits by trading their shares within 6 months of the registration or acquiring the shares.
- Shares are not adjusted for stock split.
"Insiders might sell their shares for any number of reasons, but they buy them for only one: they think the price will rise"
- Peter Lynch
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- Peter Lynch
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Common stock purchase or sale:
Transaction Date | Reported DateTime | Company | Symbol | Insider Relationship | Shares Traded | Average Price | Total Amount | Shares Owned | Filing |
2025-03-05 Purchase | 2025-03-05 5:50 pm | Business First Bancshares Inc. | BFST | Day Rick D. Director | 1,500 | $25.46 | $38,195 | 264,285 (Direct) | View |
2024-11-13 Sale | 2024-11-15 4:05 pm | Business First Bancshares Inc. | BFST | Buquet James J. III Director | 14,000 | $29.13 | $407,880 | 37,376 (Indirect Direct) | View |
2024-11-07 Sale | 2024-11-12 4:09 pm | Business First Bancshares Inc. | BFST | McDonald Warren Chief Credit Officer | 2,560 | $28.7 | $73,472 | 16,535 (Direct) | View |
2024-11-04 Sale | 2024-11-06 4:24 pm | Business First Bancshares Inc. | BFST | MELVILLE DAVID R. III President and CEO | 20,000 | $27.18 | $543,504 | 221,639 (Direct) | View |
2024-11-01 Sale | 2024-11-05 4:59 pm | Business First Bancshares Inc. | BFST | Johnson Joseph Vernon Director | 8,500 | $26.35 | $223,985 | 183,057 (Direct) | View |
2024-10-29 Sale | 2024-10-31 4:05 pm | Business First Bancshares Inc. | BFST | Johnson Joseph Vernon Director | 15,500 | $27.02 | $418,871 | 191,557 (Direct) | View |
2024-09-09 Sale | 2024-09-13 4:36 pm | Business First Bancshares Inc. | BFST | McDonald Warren Chief Credit Officer | 1,500 | $24.68 | $37,020 | 19,095 (Direct) | View |
2024-09-09 Sale | 2024-09-10 4:11 pm | Business First Bancshares Inc. | BFST | Folse Mark P. Director | 7,346 | $24.56 | $180,418 | 63,286 (Direct) | View |
2024-08-30 Sale | 2024-09-04 4:05 pm | Business First Bancshares Inc. | BFST | Folse Mark P. Director | 154 | $24.5 | $3,773 | 70,632 (Direct) | View |
2024-08-29 Sale | 2024-09-03 4:06 pm | Business First Bancshares Inc. | BFST | Folse Mark P. Director | 2,500 | $24.5 | $61,250 | 70,786 (Direct) | View |
2024-08-01 Sale | 2024-08-05 4:35 pm | Business First Bancshares Inc. | BFST | McDonald Warren Chief Credit Officer | 1,532 | $25.71 | $39,388 | 20,595 (Direct) | View |
2024-07-30 Sale | 2024-08-01 4:22 pm | Business First Bancshares Inc. | BFST | Strong Saundra EVP & General Counsel | 6,300 | $25.32 | $159,516 | 11,275 (Direct) | View |
2024-07-30 Sale | 2024-08-01 4:22 pm | Business First Bancshares Inc. | BFST | Johnson Joseph Vernon Director | 11,874 | $25.59 | $303,819 | 207,057 (Direct) | View |
2024-07-30 Sale | 2024-08-01 4:21 pm | Business First Bancshares Inc. | BFST | Folse Mark P. Director | 40,000 | $25.43 | $1,017,200 | 73,286 (Direct) | View |
Stock options: Exercise, Award, Grant, Conversion
Transaction Date | Reported DateTime | Exercisable Expiration | Company | Symnbol | Insider Relationship | Shares Traded | Conversion Price | Shares Owned | Filing |
2025-03-01 Option Award | 2025-03-05 06:28 am | N/A N/A | Business First Bancshares Inc. | BFST | ROBERTSON GREG EVP and CFO | 5,838 | $0 | 84,148 (Direct) | View |
2025-03-01 Option Award | 2025-03-05 06:24 am | N/A N/A | Business First Bancshares Inc. | BFST | McDonald Warren EVP & Chief Credit Officer | 4,052 | $0 | 24,443 (Direct) | View |
2025-03-01 Option Award | 2025-03-05 06:22 am | N/A N/A | Business First Bancshares Inc. | BFST | Carter Donald Chad EVP, Correspondent Banking | 4,052 | $0 | 25,131 (Direct) | View |
2025-03-01 Option Award | 2025-03-05 06:18 am | N/A N/A | Business First Bancshares Inc. | BFST | Manning Kathryn EVP & Chief Risk Officer | 3,756 | $0 | 25,222 (Direct) | View |
2025-03-01 Option Award | 2025-03-05 06:15 am | N/A N/A | Business First Bancshares Inc. | BFST | MANSFIELD KEITH EVP&COO of b1Bank | 5,838 | $0 | 94,756 (Direct) | View |
2025-03-01 Option Award | 2025-03-05 06:11 am | N/A N/A | Business First Bancshares Inc. | BFST | MELVILLE DAVID R. III President and CEO | 16,293 | $0 | 255,081 (Direct) | View |
2025-03-01 Option Award | 2025-03-05 06:08 am | N/A N/A | Business First Bancshares Inc. | BFST | Vascocu Norman Jerome Jr President of b1Bank | 8,047 | $0 | 41,587 (Direct) | View |
2025-03-01 Option Award | 2025-03-05 06:05 am | N/A N/A | Business First Bancshares Inc. | BFST | JORDAN PHILIP EVP&CBO of b1Bank | 5,838 | $0 | 94,469 (Direct) | View |
2025-03-01 Option Award | 2025-03-05 06:01 am | N/A N/A | Business First Bancshares Inc. | BFST | Strong Saundra EVP & General Counsel | 4,052 | $0 | 19,183 (Direct) | View |
2024-11-21 Ownership | 2025-02-14 4:10 pm | N/A N/A | Business First Bancshares Inc. | BFST | Vascocu Norman Jerome Jr President of b1Bank | 794 | $27.95 | 25,883 (Direct) | View |
2024-12-12 Option Award | 2024-12-16 4:11 pm | N/A N/A | Business First Bancshares Inc. | BFST | ROBERTSON GREG EVP and CFO | 5,555 | $28.5 | 78,310 (Direct) | View |
2024-12-12 Option Award | 2024-12-16 4:11 pm | N/A N/A | Business First Bancshares Inc. | BFST | McDonald Warren Chief Credit Officer | 3,856 | $28.5 | 20,391 (Direct) | View |
2024-12-12 Option Award | 2024-12-16 4:10 pm | N/A N/A | Business First Bancshares Inc. | BFST | Vascocu Norman Jerome Jr President of b1Bank | 7,657 | $0 | 34,334 (Direct) | View |
2024-12-12 Option Award | 2024-12-16 4:10 pm | N/A N/A | Business First Bancshares Inc. | BFST | Carter Donald Chad EVP, Correspondent Banking | 3,856 | $28.5 | 21,079 (Direct) | View |
2024-12-12 Option Award | 2024-12-16 4:09 pm | N/A N/A | Business First Bancshares Inc. | BFST | Manning Kathryn Chief Risk Officer | 3,574 | $28.5 | 21,466 (Direct) | View |
2024-12-12 Option Award | 2024-12-16 4:08 pm | N/A N/A | Business First Bancshares Inc. | BFST | JORDAN PHILIP EVP&CBO of b1Bank | 5,555 | $0 | 82,641 (Direct) | View |
2024-12-12 Option Award | 2024-12-16 4:08 pm | N/A N/A | Business First Bancshares Inc. | BFST | MANSFIELD KEITH EVP&COO of b1Bank | 5,555 | $28.5 | 88,918 (Direct) | View |
2024-12-12 Option Award | 2024-12-16 4:07 pm | N/A N/A | Business First Bancshares Inc. | BFST | Strong Saundra EVP & General Counsel | 3,856 | $28.5 | 15,131 (Direct) | View |
2024-12-12 Option Award | 2024-12-16 4:07 pm | N/A N/A | Business First Bancshares Inc. | BFST | MELVILLE DAVID R. III President and CEO | 14,966 | $0 | 236,605 (Direct) | View |
2024-11-21 Option Award | 2024-11-25 4:05 pm | N/A N/A | Business First Bancshares Inc. | BFST | Vascocu Norman Jerome Jr President of b1Bank | 1,789 | $27.95 | 26,677 (Direct) | View |
2024-11-14 Other | 2024-11-18 4:07 pm | N/A N/A | Business First Bancshares Inc. | BFST | Hall William G. Director | 223,601 | $0 | 258,442 (Direct) | View |
2024-10-01 Option Award | 2024-10-11 4:05 pm | N/A 2029-10-16 | Business First Bancshares Inc. | BFST | Hall William G. Director | 245,451 | $0 | 245,451 (Direct) | View |
Ownership | 2024-10-11 4:05 pm | N/A N/A | Business First Bancshares Inc. | BFST | Hall William G. Director | 0 | $0 | 0 (Direct) | View |
2024-09-26 Option Award | 2024-09-27 4:06 pm | N/A N/A | Business First Bancshares Inc. | BFST | Sidi Zeenat Director | 658 | $25.33 | 658 (Direct) | View |
2024-08-21 Acquisition | 2024-08-22 4:09 pm | N/A N/A | Business First Bancshares Inc. | BFST | Calkins Carol Director | 108 | $22.68 | 6,000 (Direct) | View |
Ownership | 2024-08-02 4:05 pm | N/A N/A | Business First Bancshares Inc. | BFST | Sidi Zeenat Director | 0 | $0 | 0 (Direct) | View |