The disposition of 4,200 shares realized $134,736 based on a weighted average price of $32.08 per share on July 30, 2026.
This transaction reduced the insider’s direct equity position by 5%.
Mansfield retains a direct equity stake of 77,139 shares while also holding 13,374 derivative securities in the form of time-based restricted stock units.
Keith Mansfield, executive vice president and chief operating Officer of b1Bank, reported a sale of 4,200 shares of Business First Bancshares (NASDAQ:BFST) on July 30, 2026, according to an SEC Form 4 filing.
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Shares sold | 4,200 |
| Transaction value | $134,736 |
| Post-transaction shares (directly held) | 77,139 |
| Post-transaction value | $2.46 million |
Transaction value based on SEC Form 4 weighted average sale price ($32.08); post-transaction value based on July 30, 2026, market close ($31.94).
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Share Price (as of market close 2026-07-30) | $31.94 |
| Market Capitalization | $1.0 billion |
| Revenue (TTM) | $344 million |
| Net Income (TTM) | $93.0 million |
Business First Bancshares is a regional bank holding company with approximately $1.0 billion in market capitalization, generating $344 million in TTM revenue with $93.0 million in net income. The company maintains a competitive position through its b1BANK subsidiary, which delivers comprehensive banking solutions tailored to regional business and consumer customers, supported by modern digital banking capabilities and a diversified lending portfolio.
Mansfield keeps 77,139 shares, plus an additional 13,374 restricted units that vest in stages through March 2029, so a meaningful chunk of his stake is still years from being his to sell. For a chief operating officer trimming a slice while most of his equity remains locked to future service, this reads as routine. Meanwhile, operations, the side Mansfield runs, showed real traction last quarter. Business First returned to a normalized pace of loan production, and financial services group revenue is running about 20% ahead of last year at the halfway mark. CEO Jude Melville pointed to “solid organic loan origination” among the quarter’s strengths in the press release. Still, deposits fell 3.1% in the quarter (12.3% on an annualized basis), driven by declines in commercial money market accounts and brokered deposits.
For long-term investors, loan momentum will be an important number to follow. Management expects it to accelerate into the second half, but that should be weighed against what happens with deposits.
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