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James J. Buquet III sold $408k of BFST

director at Business First Bancshares, Inc.. 14,000 shares at an average of $29.13, traded Nov 13, 2024, filed Nov 15, 2024.

Warning score
56
Value
$408k
14,000 shares
Holdings after
3,689
-31% from before
From 52-week low
-
no price yet
From 52-week high
-
no price yet

Score components

  • Role
    Director
    +15
  • Trade size
    $408k at market
    +16
  • Share of holdings sold
    Sold 31% of holdings
    +10
  • Cluster
    4 insiders selling within 14 days
    +15

What happened after comparable sells

Same side and tier, against the S&P 500, at 1, 3 and 6 months. Shown to Pro users; the whole table is on the backtest page.

This signal so far: 1m -1.2%, 3m -2.2%, 6m -12.2%.

Price around the trade, and since

From a quarter before the trade to today. The arrow is the trade, the circle the day the filing reached EDGAR, which is the first day anyone outside could act; the dotted line is the S&P 500 rebased to that day's close.

BFSTOct 9, 2026 · close 30.49
Since filing Nov 15, 2024: +12.3%SPY +35.9% · excess -23.6%

Daily candles, adjusted for splits and dividends. Green arrows are insider buys, red are sells, sized by value; the dashed line is the close on the filing day, the dotted line SPY rebased to it.Charts by TradingView Lightweight Charts™

Rows in this filing

Every transaction in Form 4 0001437749-24-035488, as filed. Open on EDGAR

DateTransactionSharesPriceValueHoldings afterFiled
Nov 13, 2024SOpen-market sale
COMMON STOCK
-12,000$29.12$349k33,687Nov 15, 2024
Nov 13, 2024SOpen-market sale
COMMON STOCKindirect: By Mary Mercer Buquet Trust No. 2
-2,000$29.22$58k3,689Nov 15, 2024

Related signals

Other insiders at Business First Bancshares, Inc. and this insider’s other filings.

ScoreCompanyInsiderValueHoldingsFiled
32Weak
BFSTsell
Business First Bancshares, Inc.
George W. Cummings III
director
$445k
14,200 shares
-7%
40Moderate
BFSTsell 4
Business First Bancshares, Inc.
George W. Cummings III
director
$103k
3,235 shares
-2%
44Moderate
BFSTsell 4
Business First Bancshares, Inc.
George W. Cummings III
director
$318k
10,000 shares
-5%
65Notable
BFSTsell 6
Business First Bancshares, Inc.
William G. Hall
director
$364k
11,389 shares
-117%
42Moderate
BFSTsell 6
Business First Bancshares, Inc.
Donald Chad Carter
EVP, Correspondent Banking
$59k
1,875 shares
-13%
40Moderate
BFSTsell 6
Business First Bancshares, Inc.
Saundra Strong
EVP & General Counsel
$32k
1,000 shares
-17%
44Moderate
BFSTsell 6
Business First Bancshares, Inc.
George W. Cummings III
director
$319k
10,000 shares
-5%
50Moderate
BFSTsell 6
Business First Bancshares, Inc.
George W. Cummings III
director
$636k
20,000 shares
-8%
56Moderate
BFSTsell 6
Business First Bancshares, Inc.
Keith Mansfield
EVP&COO of b1Bank
$135k
4,200 shares
-5%
46Moderate
BFSTsell 6
Business First Bancshares, Inc.
Joseph Vernon Johnson
director
$380k
12,000 shares
-7%

Not investment advice. Scores and forward returns are decision support built from public SEC filings and past prices; they describe what happened after comparable filings, not what will happen after this one. Do your own research and size your risk.

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