BUSINESS FIRST BANCSHARES, INC.
Ownership & governance
Executives 3Directors 10Avg age 59Avg tenure 9.7y
DM
David Melville
Chief Executive Officer
Age 51Since 2006-07-19Profile →
+12
Executives3
Board of directors10
DM
David Melville→
Chairman
Age 51Since 2024-03-18
RM
Rolfe McCollister→
Director/Board Member
Age 70—
PM
Patrick Mockler→
Director/Board Member
Age 57Since 2012-04-30
DM
David Montgomery→
Director/Board Member
Age 65Since 2012-04-30
AP
Arthur Price→
Director/Board Member
Age 60Since 2012-04-30
SW
Steve White→
Director/Board Member
Age 66Since 2012-04-30
JJ
J. Johnson→
Director/Board Member
Age 74Since 2020-04-30
RD
Ricky Day→
Director/Board Member
Age 60Since 2020-04-30
Shareholders5
| Name | Stake | Shares |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock Advisors LLC | 7.072 % | 2,310,915 |
| Vanguard Capital Management LLC | 4.38 % | 1,431,162 |
| DFA Australia Ltd. | 3.464 % | 1,132,090 |
| Janus Henderson Investors US LLC | 3.051 % | 997,097 |
| American Century Cos., Inc. | 2.725 % | 890,391 |
Catalog · 2026-07-09
Registry officers13
| Name | Role | Since | Shares |
|---|---|---|---|
| David Melville | Chairman | 2024-03-18 | - |
| David Melville | Chief Executive Officer | 2006-07-19 | - |
| Gregory Robertson | Director of Finance/CFO | 2017-01-22 | - |
| Arthur Price | Director/Board Member | 2012-04-30 | - |
| David Montgomery | Director/Board Member | 2012-04-30 | - |
| J. Johnson | Director/Board Member | 2020-04-30 | - |
| Keith Tillage | Director/Board Member | 2020-07-16 | - |
| Mark Folse | Director/Board Member | 2020-04-30 | - |
Registry · as of 2026-07-09
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Street consensus
Consensus strong buyMean target 34.9Range 32.5–37Analysts 5
32.5Mean 34.937
- Strong buy 1
- Buy 4
Broker actions34
| Firm | Action | To | Target | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DA Davidson | Maintained | Buy | 35 | 2026-07-25 |
| Stephens & Co. | Maintained | Overweight | 36 | 2026-07-24 |
| DA Davidson | Maintained | Buy | 33 | 2026-04-28 |
| DA Davidson | Maintained | Buy | 33 | 2026-01-26 |
| Stephens & Co. | Maintained | Overweight | 35 | 2026-01-23 |
| Raymond James | Maintained | Outperform | 31 | 2026-01-07 |
| DA Davidson | Maintained | Buy | 32 | 2025-07-29 |
| DA Davidson | Maintained | Buy | 31 | 2025-07-09 |
| Stephens & Co. | Reiterated | Overweight | 30 | 2025-07-08 |
| Raymond James | Maintained | Outperform | 28 | 2025-04-25 |
| Stephens & Co. | Maintained | Overweight | 32 | 2025-04-25 |
| Raymond James | Upgrade | Outperform | 30 | 2024-12-19 |
Firm rows and rating mix from Yahoo Finance; mean target is Yahoo’s aggregate until OpenFilings derives consensus from broker rows.