BFST Business First Bancshares, Inc.

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$30.97

Business First Bancshares, Inc. (BFST) Insider Activity

What the officers, directors and large holders did with their own shares. Only open-market purchases and sales count toward the totals — grants, option exercises and shares withheld for tax are compensation mechanics, not decisions, and they're listed separately below.

30D 90D 6M 1Y
Insider signal In line Selling ran in line with BFST's own trailing one-year pace, with 0% of sale value under a prearranged plan.
Cluster activity 0 buyers in the last 30 days 1 buyer in the last 90 days 6 sellers in the last 90 days
Insiders buying
2
4 transactions
Insiders selling
8
29 transactions
Purchases
$131.0K
4,720 shares
Sales
$6.6M
220,672 shares
Net activity
-$6.5M
purchases less sales

How much of that selling was preplanned? 0% planned / 100% discretionary

10b5-1 plan sales $0 0 transactions · 0 shares
Discretionary sales $6.6M 29 transactions · 220,672 shares

Largest single sale: $560.0K.

Where they traded

Buy Sell Dot area is proportional to transaction value.

Last open-market purchase: July 28, 2026 , by Day Rick D. .

Recent open-market activity

Date Insider Role Action Shares Price Value Held after
Cummings George W. III Director Sell 10,000 $31.33 $313.3K 183,745 −5.2% of holding
Cummings George W. III Director Sell 4,200 $31.27 $131.3K 193,745 −2.1% of holding
Cummings George W. III Director Sell 3,235 $31.80 $102.9K 197,945 −1.6% of holding
Cummings George W. III Director Sell 10,000 $31.78 $317.8K 201,180 −4.7% of holding
Carter Donald Chad EVP, Correspondent Banking Sell 1,875 $31.64 $59.3K 12,642 −12.9% of holding
Hall William G. 2 fills Director Sell 11,389 $31.97 $364.1K 3,550 −76.2% of holding
Strong Saundra EVP & General Counsel Sell 1,000 $31.98 $32.0K 4,878 −17% of holding
Cummings George W. III Director Sell 10,000 $31.87 $318.7K 211,180 −4.5% of holding
Cummings George W. III Director Sell 10,000 $31.50 $315.0K 221,180 −4.3% of holding
Cummings George W. III Director Sell 10,000 $32.08 $320.8K 231,180 −4.1% of holding
MANSFIELD KEITH EVP&COO of b1Bank Sell 4,200 $32.08 $134.7K 77,139 −5.2% of holding
Cummings George W. III Director Sell 10,000 $31.88 $318.8K 241,180 −4% of holding
Johnson Joseph Vernon Director Sell 2,000 $31.15 $62.3K 172,073 −1.1% of holding
Cummings George W. III Director Sell 10,000 $31.86 $318.6K 251,180 −3.8% of holding
Johnson Joseph Vernon Director Sell 10,000 $31.75 $317.5K 174,073 −5.4% of holding
Day Rick D. Director Buy 1,500 $31.61 $47.4K 269,901
Cummings George W. III Director Sell 5,000 $28.78 $143.9K 261,180 −1.9% of holding
Cummings George W. III Director Sell 15,000 $28.89 $433.4K 266,180 −5.3% of holding
Cummings George W. III Director Sell 15,000 $28.54 $428.1K 281,180 −5.1% of holding
Cummings George W. III Director Sell 11,595 $27.92 $323.7K 296,180 −3.8% of holding
Cummings George W. III Director Sell 10,000 $27.99 $279.9K 307,775 −3.1% of holding
Cummings George W. III Director Sell 11,000 $27.60 $303.6K 317,775 −3.3% of holding
Cummings George W. III Director Sell 9,800 $27.42 $268.7K 328,775 −2.9% of holding
Cummings George W. III Director Sell 200 $27.80 $5.6K 338,575 −0.1% of holding
Cummings George W. III Director Sell 20,000 $28.00 $560.0K 338,775 −5.6% of holding
Folse Mark P. Director Sell 4,854 $29.51 $143.2K 53,286 −8.3% of holding
MCCOLLISTER ROLFE H. JR. Director Buy 120 $29.56 $3.5K 93,080
Folse Mark P. Director Sell 5,146 $29.75 $153.1K 58,140 −8.1% of holding
Carter Donald Chad EVP, Correspondent Banking Sell 3,778 $27.27 $103.0K 13,863 −21.4% of holding
Day Rick D. Director Buy 1,500 $27.55 $41.3K 267,385
ROBERTSON GREG EVP and CFO Sell 1,400 $26.41 $37.0K 67,835 −2% of holding
Day Rick D. Director Buy 1,600 $24.21 $38.7K 265,885

Form 4s are due within two business days of a transaction, so this is close to real time — unlike the quarterly 13F data on the Institutional tab. A single large sale often reflects a prearranged 10b5-1 plan rather than a fresh view, so read a pattern of sales rather than any one of them.