Business First Bancshares, Inc. (BFST) vs Horizon Bancorp (IN) (HBNC)

• Business First Bancshares, Inc. BFST 31.31 ▲ +0.58%
• Horizon Bancorp (IN) HBNC 19.46 ▲ +0.67%

Business First Bancshares, Inc. and Horizon Bancorp (IN) are both Banks Regional companies. Business First Bancshares, Inc. and Horizon Bancorp (IN) are of similar size ($1.0B and $992.5M). Horizon Bancorp (IN) has negative trailing earnings, so its P/E is not meaningful; Business First Bancshares, Inc. trades at 11.1×. Business First Bancshares, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 7.80% against −74.2%. Business First Bancshares, Inc. has the higher net margin (16.3% vs −149.0%) and the higher return on invested capital (8.41% vs −17.9%). Both pay a dividend; Horizon Bancorp (IN) yields more (3.29% vs 1.92%). Across the 18 metrics below, Business First Bancshares, Inc. leads on 15 and Horizon Bancorp (IN) on 3.