BUSINESS FIRST BANCSHARES (BFST) Stock Technical Analysis
NASDAQ:BFST - Nasdaq - US12326C1053 - Common Stock - Currency: USD
Taking everything into account, BFST scores 1 out of 10 in our technical rating. BFST has been an average performer in the overall market. Also recent evolutions are not that positive: both the medium and short term time frames give negative signs.
The long term trend is still negative, but the short term trend is neutral. It is advised to wait a little bit longer to see how this turns out.
BFST is part of the Banks industry. There are 398 other stocks in this industry, of which 68% are performing better than BFST.
When compared to the yearly performance of all other stocks, BFST outperforms 58% of them, which is more or less in line with the market.
BFST is currently trading in the middle of its 52 week range. This is in line with the S&P500 Index, which is also trading in the middle of its range.
In the last month BFST has a been trading in the 20.07 - 25.54 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading in the middle of this range, so some resistance may be found above.
BFST has a bad technical rating, but it does show a decent setup pattern. We see reduced volatility while prices have been consolidating in the most recent period. There is a resistance zone just above the current price starting at 23.93. Right above this resistance zone may be a good entry point. There is a support zone below the current price at 21.86, a Stop Loss order could be placed below this zone.
More info and screens
21.24
29.06
We found 1 important support area.
- A support zone ranging from 21.45 to 21.86. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
We can see 4 important resistance areas.
- A resistance zone ranging from 23.93 to 24.17. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
- Resistance @25.40 from a horizontal line in the daily time frame.
- A resistance zone ranging from 25.99 to 26.63. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
- Resistance @28.77 from a horizontal line in the daily time frame.
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS58.16
Mansfield0.04
10 Day High24.2
10 Day Low20.93
20 Day High25.54
20 Day Low20.07
52 Week High30.3
52 Week Low18.97
Performance
1 Week4.46%
2 Weeks7.95%
1 Month-7.42%
3 Month-16.18%
6 Month-10.63%
12 Month12.34%
2 Year50.52%
3 Year4.74%
5 Year66.02%
10 YearN/A
15 YearN/A
Daily CandleStick Patterns
Bullish Engulfing (D)
Bullish Hammer (D)
Bearish Inverted Hammer (D)
Hanging Man (D)
Bullish Harami (D)
Doji (D)
Gravestone Doji (D)
DragonFly Doji (D)
Bearish Engulfing (D)
Bearish Shooting Star (D)
Bearish Harami (D)
Inside Bar (D)
Red Dog Reversal Down (D)
Red Dog Reversal Up (D)
Dark Cloud Cover (D)
Weekly CandleStick Patterns
Bullish Engulfing (W)
Bullish Hammer (W)
Bearish Inverted Hammer (W)
Hanging Man (W)
Bullish Harami (W)
Doji (W)
Gravestone Doji (W)
DragonFly Doji (W)
Bearish Engulfing (W)
Bearish Shooting Star (W)
Bearish Harami (W)
Inside Bar (W)
Dark Cloud Cover (W)
Daily Chart Patterns
Bull Flag
Bear Flag
Ascending Triangle (D)
Descending Triangle (D)
Symmetrical Triangle (D)
Squeeze
Channel (D)
Channel Up (D)
Channel Down (D)
Rising Wedge (D)
Falling Wedge (D)
Double Bottom (D)
Multiple Bottom (D)
Double Top (D)
Multiple Top (D)
Weekly Chart Patterns
Weekly Bull Flag
Weekly Bear Flag
Squeeze Week
Channel (W)
Double Bottom (W)
Multiple Bottom (W)
Double Top (W)
Multiple Top (W)
Technical Indicators
MACD(12,26,9)0.18
RSI(14)48.65
LBB21.18
UBB23.38
NASDAQ:BFST (4/24/2025, 3:04:05 PM)
23.7
+0.49 (+2.11%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorFinancials
GICS IndustryBanks
Performance
% Chg2.11%
1 Week4.46%
2 Weeks7.95%
1 Month-7.42%
3 Month-16.18%
6 Month-10.63%
12 Month12.34%
2 Year50.52%
3 Year4.74%
5 Year66.02%
10 YearN/A
15 YearN/A
Volatility
ATR(14)1.35
ATR(20)%4.89%
ATR Inc-25.66%
Range Today1.24
ADR(20)1.02
ADR(20)%4.32%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS58.16
Mansfield0.04
10 Day High24.2
10 Day Low20.93
20 Day High25.54
20 Day Low20.07
52 Week High30.3
52 Week Low18.97
CS1 End21.86
CR1 Start23.93
Volume & EV
DER(3)-4.58%
DER(5)-2.04%
Volume117.38K
Volume Incr-2.08%
Vol(5)117.36K
Vol(50)99.78K