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"title": "Is Business First Bancshares, Inc. technically bullish or bearish?",
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"description": "As of 24 October 2025, the technical trend for Business First Bancshares, Inc. has changed from bearish to mildly bearish. The current stance is mildly bearish, supported by a bearish MACD on the weekly timeframe and a mildly bearish reading on the daily moving averages. The Bollinger Bands indicate bullish conditions on both weekly and monthly timeframes, while the Dow Theory shows a mildly bullish weekly signal but a mildly bearish monthly signal. The KST and OBV are both bearish on the weekly and mildly bearish on the monthly. \n\nIn terms of performance, the stock has outperformed the S&P 500 over the past week and month, returning 9.64% and 3.91% respectively, but has underperformed over the year-to-date and one-year periods. Overall, the mixed signals suggest caution in the current market environment...."
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"description": "As of 19 September 2025, the technical trend for Business First Bancshares, Inc. has changed from mildly bearish to bearish. The current stance is bearish with a weak strength indicated by the weekly MACD being bearish, and both the weekly and monthly Bollinger Bands confirming a bearish outlook. The daily moving averages also reflect a bearish trend. The KST and OBV are mildly bearish on both weekly and monthly time frames, while the Dow Theory shows no trend on a weekly basis and mildly bearish on a monthly basis. There is no available return data for comparison with the S&P 500...."
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Is Business First Bancshares, Inc. technically bullish or bearish?

2025-10-28 11:45:17

As of 24 October 2025, the technical trend for Business First Bancshares, Inc. has changed from bearish to mildly bearish. The current stance is mildly bearish, driven by a bearish MACD on the weekly chart and a mildly bearish reading on the daily moving averages. The Bollinger Bands indicate bullishness on both weekly and monthly time frames, while the Dow Theory shows a mixed signal with mildly bullish weekly and mildly bearish monthly indicators. The KST and OBV both reflect bearish to mildly bearish trends. There is no available return data to compare the company's performance against the S&P 500....

Is Business First Bancshares, Inc. technically bullish or bearish?

2025-10-27 11:56:18

As of 24 October 2025, the technical trend for Business First Bancshares, Inc. has changed from bearish to mildly bearish. The weekly MACD is bearish, while the monthly MACD is mildly bearish, indicating a lack of strong upward momentum. The daily moving averages also reflect a mildly bearish stance. However, the Bollinger Bands show bullish signals on both weekly and monthly time frames, suggesting potential upward price movement. Dow Theory indicates a mildly bullish weekly outlook but a mildly bearish monthly perspective. Overall, the technical stance is mildly bearish, driven primarily by the bearish MACD and moving averages, despite some bullish signals from Bollinger Bands. Multi-period return data is not available for comparison with the S&P 500....

Is Business First Bancshares, Inc. technically bullish or bearish?

2025-10-26 11:31:33

As of 24 October 2025, the technical trend for Business First Bancshares, Inc. has changed from bearish to mildly bearish. The current stance is mildly bearish, supported by a bearish MACD on the weekly timeframe and a mildly bearish reading on the daily moving averages. The Bollinger Bands indicate bullish conditions on both weekly and monthly timeframes, while the Dow Theory shows a mildly bullish weekly signal but a mildly bearish monthly signal. The KST and OBV are both bearish on the weekly and mildly bearish on the monthly. In terms of performance, the stock has outperformed the S&P 500 over the past week and month, returning 9.64% and 3.91% respectively, but has underperformed over the year-to-date and one-year periods. Overall, the mixed signals suggest caution in the current market environment....

Is Business First Bancshares, Inc. technically bullish or bearish?

2025-09-23 11:22:07

As of 19 September 2025, the technical trend for Business First Bancshares, Inc. has changed from mildly bearish to bearish. The current stance is bearish with a weak strength indicated by the weekly MACD being bearish, and both the weekly and monthly Bollinger Bands confirming a bearish outlook. The daily moving averages also reflect a bearish trend. The KST and OBV are mildly bearish on both weekly and monthly time frames, while the Dow Theory shows no trend on a weekly basis and mildly bearish on a monthly basis. There is no available return data for comparison with the S&P 500....

Is Business First Bancshares, Inc. technically bullish or bearish?

2025-09-22 18:07:59

As of 19 September 2025, the technical trend for Business First Bancshares, Inc. has changed from mildly bearish to bearish. The weekly MACD is mildly bullish, but the monthly MACD is mildly bearish, indicating mixed signals. The daily moving averages are bearish, and both the weekly and monthly KST and Dow Theory are mildly bearish. The Bollinger Bands show a bearish trend on the weekly timeframe and sideways on the monthly. In terms of performance, the stock has underperformed the S&P 500 across multiple periods, with a year-to-date return of -5.80% compared to the S&P 500's 13.31%, and a one-year return of -9.09% versus 16.64%. Overall, the current technical stance is bearish, reflecting a weak trend....

Is Business First Bancshares, Inc. technically bullish or bearish?

2025-09-20 19:42:42

As of 8 September 2025, the technical trend for Business First Bancshares, Inc. has changed from sideways to mildly bearish. The weekly MACD is bullish, but the monthly MACD is mildly bearish, indicating mixed signals. The moving averages are bearish on a daily basis, while the Bollinger Bands show a bullish stance weekly and mildly bullish monthly. Dow Theory also reflects a mildly bearish position for both weekly and monthly time frames. In terms of performance, the stock has underperformed the S&P 500 across multiple periods, with a year-to-date return of -4.16% compared to the S&P 500's 12.22%, and a one-year return of -5.45% versus 17.14%. Overall, the current technical stance is mildly bearish, driven primarily by the bearish moving averages and the mixed MACD signals....

Is Business First Bancshares, Inc. overvalued or undervalued?

2025-09-20 18:17:57

As of 7 July 2025, the valuation grade for Business First Bancshares, Inc. has moved from expensive to fair, indicating a more favorable assessment. The company appears fairly valued based on its current metrics, with a P/E ratio of 10, a Price to Book Value of 0.85, and an EV to EBITDA ratio of 7.42. In comparison to peers, CrossFirst Bankshares, Inc. has a P/E ratio of 10.04, while Mercantile Bank Corp. stands at 9.69, suggesting that Business First Bancshares is competitively positioned within its industry. Despite its fair valuation, the company's recent stock performance has lagged behind the S&P 500, with a year-to-date return of -4.16% compared to the S&P 500's 12.22%. Over the past three years, Business First Bancshares has returned 5.89%, significantly lower than the S&P 500's 70.41%, which may indicate potential challenges ahead despite its current valuation status....

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