Business First Bancshares (BFST) Competitors $26.63 -0.39 (-1.44%) (As of 02:23 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends BFST vs. WULF, PRK, BUR, HUT, IBTX, PPBI, ENVA, IREN, FBK, and BTDRShould you be buying Business First Bancshares stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Business First Bancshares include TeraWulf (WULF), Park National (PRK), Burford Capital (BUR), Hut 8 (HUT), Independent Bank Group (IBTX), Pacific Premier Bancorp (PPBI), Enova International (ENVA), Iris Energy (IREN), FB Financial (FBK), and Bitdeer Technologies Group (BTDR). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry. Business First Bancshares vs. TeraWulf Park National Burford Capital Hut 8 Independent Bank Group Pacific Premier Bancorp Enova International Iris Energy FB Financial Bitdeer Technologies Group Business First Bancshares (NASDAQ:BFST) and TeraWulf (NASDAQ:WULF) are both finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, earnings, media sentiment, institutional ownership, community ranking, risk and dividends. Is BFST or WULF more profitable? Business First Bancshares has a net margin of 14.92% compared to TeraWulf's net margin of -41.88%. Business First Bancshares' return on equity of 11.57% beat TeraWulf's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Business First Bancshares14.92% 11.57% 1.02% TeraWulf -41.88%-15.91%-11.67% Which has higher earnings and valuation, BFST or WULF? Business First Bancshares has higher revenue and earnings than TeraWulf. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioBusiness First Bancshares$254.16M3.10$71.04M$2.3211.48TeraWulf$126.47M23.59-$73.42MN/AN/A Which has more risk and volatility, BFST or WULF? Business First Bancshares has a beta of 0.98, meaning that its share price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, TeraWulf has a beta of 2.54, meaning that its share price is 154% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts recommend BFST or WULF? Business First Bancshares currently has a consensus target price of $28.75, suggesting a potential upside of 7.96%. TeraWulf has a consensus target price of $8.07, suggesting a potential upside of 4.42%. Given Business First Bancshares' higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Business First Bancshares is more favorable than TeraWulf.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Business First Bancshares 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50TeraWulf 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.13 Do institutionals & insiders believe in BFST or WULF? 47.3% of Business First Bancshares shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 62.5% of TeraWulf shares are held by institutional investors. 6.5% of Business First Bancshares shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 24.9% of TeraWulf shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media refer more to BFST or WULF? In the previous week, TeraWulf had 7 more articles in the media than Business First Bancshares. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for TeraWulf and 2 mentions for Business First Bancshares. Business First Bancshares' average media sentiment score of 1.30 beat TeraWulf's score of 0.87 indicating that Business First Bancshares is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Business First Bancshares 1 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive TeraWulf 4 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Does the MarketBeat Community believe in BFST or WULF? Business First Bancshares received 92 more outperform votes than TeraWulf when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 80.00% of users gave TeraWulf an outperform vote while only 57.66% of users gave Business First Bancshares an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformBusiness First BancsharesOutperform Votes12857.66% Underperform Votes9442.34% TeraWulfOutperform Votes3680.00% Underperform Votes920.00% SummaryTeraWulf beats Business First Bancshares on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad DTITHIS is even better than AI The all-new Apollo Smart Algo is revolutionizing trading as we know it... Not only has this first-of-its-kind “smart algo” been averaging 2.8 wins per day since inception… On stocks that are on the verge of breaking out… But it tells you exactly when to buy in before the big move could happen! Click Here to Experience the Future of Trading. Get Business First Bancshares News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for BFST and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart BFST vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricBusiness First BancsharesState commercial banks IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$786.68M$3.20B$10.49B$9.28BDividend Yield2.01%3.49%10.36%4.06%P/E Ratio11.4817.3348.6017.54Price / Sales3.103.483,155.52135.61Price / Cash9.9911.2830.5937.95Price / Book1.181.322.764.95Net Income$71.04M$406.76M$1.02B$225.30M7 Day Performance-7.44%-2.07%-1.32%-0.50%1 Month Performance-5.30%-0.02%-0.01%8.08%1 Year Performance12.27%22.92%16.38%23.54% Business First Bancshares Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BFSTBusiness First Bancshares3.179 of 5 stars$26.63-1.4%$28.75+8.0%+14.2%$786.68M$254.16M11.48750Positive NewsWULFTeraWulf2.1733 of 5 stars$8.10+15.1%$8.07-0.4%+360.7%$3.13B$126.47M0.006Analyst RevisionPRKPark National0.9112 of 5 stars$186.97+0.1%$130.00-30.5%+38.4%$3.02B$564.30M22.111,799BURBurford Capital3.9228 of 5 stars$13.60+0.7%$19.50+43.4%+2.1%$2.98B$563.24M11.64140Positive NewsHUTHut 83.0028 of 5 stars$29.37+7.5%$30.86+5.1%+182.1%$2.75B$73.90M0.00219Analyst ForecastNews CoverageIBTXIndependent Bank Group1.4483 of 5 stars$64.96-1.2%$60.33-7.1%+31.0%$2.69B$471.74M-6.281,517Analyst ForecastPositive NewsPPBIPacific Premier Bancorp1.7419 of 5 stars$27.42+0.4%$26.50-3.4%-9.2%$2.64B$336.52M-182.001,345Positive NewsENVAEnova International1.8751 of 5 stars$100.77-0.2%$91.14-9.6%+83.4%$2.64B$2.51B16.071,675IRENIris Energy4.2236 of 5 stars$14.00+6.8%$17.56+25.4%+128.5%$2.63B$208.75M0.00100FBKFB Financial3.7529 of 5 stars$55.80+1.3%$50.20-10.0%+39.7%$2.60B$441.62M24.281,591Short Interest ↑BTDRBitdeer Technologies Group2.057 of 5 stars$22.49+7.5%$17.20-23.5%+168.6%$2.52B$395.61M-44.88211Analyst ForecastNews CoverageHigh Trading Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies WULF Competitors PRK Competitors BUR Competitors HUT Competitors IBTX Competitors PPBI Competitors ENVA Competitors IREN Competitors FBK Competitors BTDR Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NASDAQ:BFST) was last updated on 12/18/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHealthcare Takes A Big Step Forward With The Help of A.I.To date, we've seen baseline AI models lay the groundwork. 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