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

• Business First Bancshares, Inc. BFST 32.27 ▼ −2.15%
• Horizon Bancorp (IN) HBNC 20.89 ▼ −2.57%

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 ($1.1B and $1.0B). Horizon Bancorp (IN) 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: 6.15% against −74.2%. Business First Bancshares, Inc. has the higher net margin (16.3% vs −149.0%) and the higher return on invested capital (16.8% vs −17.9%). Both pay a dividend; Horizon Bancorp (IN) yields more (3.06% vs 1.86%). Across the 18 metrics below, Business First Bancshares, Inc. leads on 16 and Horizon Bancorp (IN) on 2.