Business First Bancshares, Inc. (BFST) vs Eagle Bancorp, Inc. (EGBN)

• Business First Bancshares, Inc. BFST 32.75 ▲ +2.99%
• Eagle Bancorp, Inc. EGBN 34.22 ▲ +2.82%

Business First Bancshares, Inc. and Eagle Bancorp, Inc. are both Banks Regional companies. Business First Bancshares, Inc. and Eagle Bancorp, Inc. are of similar size ($1.0B and $1.0B). Eagle Bancorp, Inc. has negative trailing earnings, so its P/E is not meaningful; Business First Bancshares, Inc. trades at 11.3×. Business First Bancshares, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 7.80% against −11.5%. Business First Bancshares, Inc. has the higher net margin (16.3% vs −8.11%) and the higher return on invested capital (8.41% vs −6.83%). Both pay a dividend; Business First Bancshares, Inc. yields more (2.36% vs 0.15%). Across the 18 metrics below, Business First Bancshares, Inc. leads on 15 and Eagle Bancorp, Inc. on 3.