Business First Bancshares, Inc.

1. 01

   Set a 52-week high on 4 Nov 2026

   Closed at $32.98 on 4 Nov 2026: 1.8% below the 52-week high of $33.60 (4 Nov 2026) and 36.3% above the low of $24.19 (17 Nov 2025).

   Daily price bars, split-adjusted · as of 4 Nov 2026

2. 02

   6.0 days to cover short interest

   1.2M shares were sold short at the 15 Oct 2026 settlement, 3.6% of the 32.5M shares outstanding; covering them would take 6.0 days of average volume. Short interest is reported twice a month, on a lag.

   Exchange short-interest filing · as of 15 Oct 2026

3. 03

   Ahead of SPY over 1 year

   1 month: +7.3% (SPY −1.6%). 3 months: +3.1% (SPY −0.4%). 1 year: +34.0% (SPY +13.6%). Price change to the 4 Nov 2026 close; dividends excluded.

   Daily closes, split-adjusted: BFST, SPY · as of 4 Nov 2026

4. 04

   Next ex-dividend date: 13 Nov 2026

   $0.15 a share, payable 30 Nov 2026; unchanged from the previous payment (ex-date 14 Aug 2026).

   Corporate actions record · as of 5 Nov 2026

5. 05

   Above its 50- and 200-day averages

   The 4 Nov 2026 close of $32.98 was 5.8% above its 50-day average ($31.18) and 12.0% above its 200-day average ($29.44). It has closed above the 200-day for 241 sessions, since 19 Nov 2025. The 50-day average crossed above the 200-day on 3 Dec 2025, 231 sessions ago.

   Daily closes, split-adjusted; 50- and 200-session simple averages · as of 4 Nov 2026

At the 4 Nov 2026 close