BFST
Business First Bancshares, Inc.
BFST has the edge over BLK overall, supported by stronger valuation and stronger modeled upside.
BLK
BlackRock, Inc.
BLK has slightly lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
BFST Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| N/A | |
| N/A |
BFST's revenue and profitability are currently healthy. Free cash flow and net leverage aren't meaningful measures for financial services companies like BFST.
BLK Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| N/A | |
| N/A |
BLK's revenue and profitability are currently healthy. Free cash flow and net leverage aren't meaningful measures for financial services companies like BLK.
BFST PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 8.2x | $22.92 | -29% |
| Fair | 10x | $27.95 | -14% |
| Forward | 10x | $32.41 | — |
| Expensive | 12x | $33.92 | +4.6% |
| Current | 12x | $32.41 | — |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
BFST has the edge over BLK in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
BLK PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 19x | $848 | -30% |
| Fair | 22x | $973 | -20% |
| Expensive | 26x | $1,149 | -5.5% |
| Current | 28x | $1,217 | — |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
BLK's PE is in its expensive range at 28x.
BFST Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Improving | |
| Growth | |
| Growth | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for BFST, with profitability improving.
BLK Forward outlook
There aren't enough analyst estimates for BLK to show an outlook.
BFST Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $3.23 | +16% |
| Q3 2026 | $2.80 | +8.1% |
| Q2 2026 | $2.82 | +12% |
| Q1 2026 | $2.82 | +16% |
| Q4 2025 | $2.79 | +23% |
| Q3 2025 | $2.59 | +12% |
| Q2 2025 | $2.51 | +3.7% |
| Q1 2025 | $2.43 | -4% |
| Q4 2024 | $2.26 | -13% |
BFST has the edge over BLK on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
BLK Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $43.87 | +11% |
| Q2 2026 | $41.73 | -0.4% |
| Q1 2026 | $39.73 | -4.7% |
| Q4 2025 | $35.31 | -17% |
| Q3 2025 | $39.42 | -2.7% |
| Q2 2025 | $41.89 | +4% |
| Q1 2025 | $41.69 | +5.9% |
| Q4 2024 | $42.53 | +16% |
BLK earned $43.87 per share over the past year, up 11% from the year before.
BFST Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $93.2M | +15% |
| Q2 2026 | $91.8M | +13% |
| Q1 2026 | $89.2M | +13% |
| Q4 2025 | $83.1M | +7.1% |
| Q3 2025 | $80.9M | +21% |
| Q2 2025 | $81.5M | +23% |
| Q1 2025 | $79.2M | +30% |
| Q4 2024 | $77.6M | +29% |
BFST's revenue has grown year over year for 10 quarters in a row: $93M last quarter, up 15% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 33% | -2.6 points |
| Q2 2026 | 33% | -1.4 points |
| Q1 2026 | 33% | +0.4 points |
| Q4 2025 | 33% | +5.7 points |
| Q3 2025 | 36% | +1.6 points |
| Q2 2025 | 34% | +1.5 points |
| Q1 2025 | 33% | +4.4 points |
| Q4 2024 | 27% | -6.3 points |
BFST has the edge over BLK on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
BLK Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $7.8B | +19% |
| Q2 2026 | $7.1B | +31% |
| Q1 2026 | $6.7B | +27% |
| Q4 2025 | $7B | +23% |
| Q3 2025 | $6.5B | +25% |
| Q2 2025 | $5.4B | +13% |
| Q1 2025 | $5.3B | +12% |
| Q4 2024 | $5.7B | +23% |
BLK has the edge over BFST on sales, with stronger typical year-over-year growth.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 30% | 0 points |
| Q2 2026 | 35% | +2.8 points |
| Q1 2026 | 42% | +9.8 points |
| Q4 2025 | 24% | -13 points |
| Q3 2025 | 30% | -8.6 points |
| Q2 2025 | 32% | -5.5 points |
| Q1 2025 | 32% | -3.6 points |
| Q4 2024 | 37% | +2.3 points |
BLK's operating margin was 30% last quarter, about level with the same quarter a year ago, near the bottom of its range since 2019.
BFST Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $43.7M | +36% |
| Q2 2026 | $27.1M | +96% |
| Q1 2026 | $26.7M | -3.5% |
| Q4 2025 | $18.5M | +5% |
| Q3 2025 | $32.1M | +53% |
| Q2 2025 | $13.8M | -1.5% |
| Q1 2025 | $27.7M | +283% |
| Q4 2024 | $17.6M | +15% |
BFST has the edge over BLK on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
BLK Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $2.6B | +95% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.1B | -12% |
| Q1 2026 | -$1.1B | +$120M |
| Q4 2025 | $2.1B | -15% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.3B | -6.1% |
| Q1 2025 | -$1.2B | -$734M |
| Q4 2024 | $2.5B | +35% |
| Q2 2024 | $1.4B | +47% |
BLK's free cash flow was $4.8B over the past year, up 22% from the year before. Free cash flow isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like BLK.
BFST Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.1% | -32.7K shares |
| 1 year | +10% | +3.1M shares |
| 3 years | +29% | +7.4M shares |
| 5 years | +60% | +12.2M shares |
| Available history | +139% | +19.1M shares |
BFST has 33M diluted shares, up 10% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $6.3M |
| Q2 2026 | $4.8M |
| Q1 2026 | $2.8M |
| Q4 2022 | — |
| Q3 2022 | — |
| Q2 2022 | — |
| Q1 2022 | — |
| Q4 2021 | — |
BLK Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.1% | -148K shares |
| 1 year | -0.4% | -677K shares |
| 3 years | +9.3% | +14M shares |
| 5 years | +6.2% | +9.6M shares |
| Available history | +4.4% | +7M shares |
BLK has the edge over BFST on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q2 2025 | $396M |
| Q1 2025 | $657M |
| Q4 2024 | $386M |
| Q2 2024 | $519M |
| Q1 2024 | $634M |
| Q4 2023 | $384M |
| Q3 2023 | $396M |
| Q2 2023 | $383M |
BFST Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -0.3x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -0.2x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -2.0x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | 1.0x | Very low |
| Q3 2025 | 0.6x | Very low |
| Q2 2025 | 0.9x | Very low |
| Q1 2025 | 1.0x | Healthy |
| Q4 2024 | 1.6x | Healthy |
BFST has the edge over BLK on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
BLK Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -0.0x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | 0.2x | Very low |
| Q1 2026 | 0.3x | Very low |
| Q4 2025 | 0.2x | Very low |
| Q3 2025 | 0.3x | Very low |
| Q2 2024 | 0.2x | Very low |
| Q1 2024 | 0.3x | Very low |
| Q4 2023 | 0.1x | Very low |
BLK has more cash than debt. Net leverage isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like BLK.
BFST Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 64.9 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 69.8 | Neutral |
BFST's weekly RSI is 65 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 70 (neutral).
BLK Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 64.5 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 79.0 | Neutral |
BLK's weekly RSI is 64 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 79 (neutral).
BFST PE vs Financial Services Sector
| Metric | BFST | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 12x | 13x | 11% below |
| PE % | 80 | 63 | 17 pts above |
BFST has the edge over BLK on valuation relative to its sector.
BLK PE vs Financial Services Sector
| Metric | BLK | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 28x | 13x | 113% above |
| PE % | 97 | 63 | 34 pts above |
BLK is trading at 28x earnings, a 113% premium to the Financial Services sector's median of 13x.
BFST Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $31.5 | 3% above |
| 20 week MA | $31.3 | 3.4% above |
| 50 week MA | $29.2 | 11% above |
| 100 week MA | $26.9 | 20% above |
| 200 week MA | $24.0 | 35% above |
BFST is in an uptrend: it's above all five of its weekly moving averages, and 35% above its 200-week average.
BLK Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $1,128.0 | 7.9% above |
| 20 week MA | $1,108.9 | 9.7% above |
| 50 week MA | $1,071.6 | 14% above |
| 100 week MA | $1,051.1 | 16% above |
| 200 week MA | $914.1 | 33% above |
BLK is in an uptrend: it's above all five of its weekly moving averages, and 33% above its 200-week average.
BFST Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $24.9 | $20.0 | -20% |
| 2021 | $20.0 | $28.1 | +41% |
| 2022 | $28.1 | $22.0 | -22% |
| 2023 | $22.0 | $24.7 | +12% |
| 2024 | $24.7 | $25.7 | +4.3% |
| 2025 | $25.7 | $26.7 | +3.9% |
| 2026 YTD | $26.7 | $32.4 | +21% |
BFST has the edge over BLK on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
BLK Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $503.0 | $707.2 | +41% |
| 2021 | $707.2 | $913.9 | +29% |
| 2022 | $913.9 | $703.9 | -23% |
| 2023 | $703.9 | $811.8 | +15% |
| 2024 | $811.8 | $1,044.2 | +29% |
| 2025 | $1,044.2 | $1,088.1 | +4.2% |
| 2026 YTD | $1,088.1 | $1,216.6 | +12% |
BLK has finished higher in five of the last six years. It's up 12% so far in 2026.