Performance analysis of Business First Bancshares (BFST)
Annual Return
Over the past 3 years, BFST has had an average annual return of +27.40%, outperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +19.62% annual.
Over the past 5 years, BFST has had an average annual return of +8.72%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +12.73% annual.
Since Apr 11, 2018, BFST has had an average annual return of +4.61%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +15.17% annual.
| 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +19.29% | +4.03% | +6.83% | +14.36% | -20.22% | +41.68% | -16.26% | +4.51% | -3.17% |
Monthly Return
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annually Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | +7.76% | -2.59% | -0.95% | +1.26% | +4.60% | +7.90% | +0.39% | +19.29% | |||||
| 2025 | +5.03% | -1.20% | -8.22% | -5.34% | +3.79% | +3.62% | -3.65% | +5.93% | -5.61% | +3.86% | +6.75% | +0.46% | +4.03% |
| 2024 | -8.52% | +0.21% | -0.76% | -9.38% | +6.94% | +1.44% | +16.82% | -3.33% | +5.13% | +2.02% | +9.36% | -9.83% | +6.83% |
| 2023 | -6.32% | +1.07% | -17.80% | -9.98% | -4.69% | +3.42% | +35.71% | +0.57% | -8.26% | +4.15% | +4.21% | +21.85% | +14.36% |
| 2022 | -3.03% | -4.17% | -7.10% | -8.92% | +0.42% | -3.71% | +10.19% | +0.95% | -8.73% | +15.09% | -4.60% | -5.88% | -20.22% |
| 2021 | -0.30% | +8.72% | +8.92% | -0.67% | +3.17% | -5.94% | +1.57% | +3.13% | -2.22% | +14.06% | +3.51% | +2.94% | +41.68% |
| 2020 | -0.59% | -2.50% | -43.91% | +3.56% | +4.58% | +5.92% | -11.14% | +6.81% | +3.67% | +10.72% | +13% | +9.06% | -16.26% |
| 2019 | -4.78% | +7.51% | -0.74% | +3.71% | -3.27% | +3.80% | -2.01% | -4.87% | +3.30% | +0.16% | +1.06% | +1.34% | +4.51% |
| 2018 | +3.23% | -9.90% | +12.51% | -1.90% | +0.44% | +2.59% | -0.68% | -3.80% | -4.20% | -3.17% |
Drawdown analysis of Business First Bancshares (BFST)
The maximum drawdown for the BFST was -65.67%, occurring on Mar 19, 2020. Recovery took 411 trading sessions.
The current BFST drawdown is -1.81%.
Since Apr 11, 2018 BFST has experienced the following drawdowns:
- 50% or more: 2 times
- 40% or more: 2 times
- 30% or more: 2 times
- 20% or more: 3 times
- 10% or more: 4 times
| Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -65.67% | Apr 17, 2018 | 484 | Mar 19, 2020 | 411 | Nov 3, 2021 | 895 |
| -52.06% | Jan 7, 2022 | 331 | May 4, 2023 | 380 | Nov 6, 2024 | 711 |
| -27.27% | Nov 11, 2024 | 100 | Apr 8, 2025 | 206 | Feb 3, 2026 | 306 |
| -13.50% | Feb 4, 2026 | 31 | Mar 20, 2026 | 65 | Jun 24, 2026 | 96 |
| -5.67% | Jul 1, 2026 | 4 | Jul 8, 2026 | Ongoing | Ongoing | Ongoing |
| -5.29% | Nov 23, 2021 | 13 | Dec 13, 2021 | 17 | Jan 6, 2022 | 30 |
| -4.50% | Nov 6, 2024 | 1 | Nov 7, 2024 | 2 | Nov 11, 2024 | 3 |
| -3.44% | Nov 10, 2021 | 5 | Nov 17, 2021 | 4 | Nov 23, 2021 | 9 |
| -2.87% | Apr 13, 2018 | 1 | Apr 16, 2018 | 1 | Apr 17, 2018 | 2 |
| -1.17% | Nov 3, 2021 | 1 | Nov 4, 2021 | 1 | Nov 5, 2021 | 2 |
| -0.46% | Jun 26, 2026 | 1 | Jun 29, 2026 | 2 | Jul 1, 2026 | 3 |
| -0.20% | Jun 24, 2026 | 1 | Jun 25, 2026 | 1 | Jun 26, 2026 | 2 |