Bank First National Corporation (BFC)
NASDAQ:BFC
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Rating:74Outperform
Price Target:
$161.00
â–²(14.29% Upside)
Action:Reiterated
Date:05/20/26
The score is driven primarily by solid financial performance (strong profitability and a conservative, improving balance sheet), tempered by weaker recent cash-flow momentum and normalized margins. Technicals are supportive but not strongly bullish, valuation is reasonable with a strong dividend, and recent corporate actions (acquisition and renewed buyback) add a positive catalyst.
Positive Factors
Conservative balance sheet
Low and declining leverage with meaningful equity growth provides a durable capital cushion that supports lending capacity, regulatory resilience and optionality for growth or buybacks. Improving capital ratios reduce funding stress risk across business cycles and underpin long-term stability.
Negative Factors
Weakened free cash flow
A sharp drop in free cash flow reduces internal funding for dividends, buybacks and organic growth, eroding financial flexibility. Lower cash conversion versus accounting earnings makes capital allocation more dependent on external funding or slower build in retained capital over the medium term.
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Positive Factors
Negative Factors
Conservative balance sheet
Low and declining leverage with meaningful equity growth provides a durable capital cushion that supports lending capacity, regulatory resilience and optionality for growth or buybacks. Improving capital ratios reduce funding stress risk across business cycles and underpin long-term stability.
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Bank First National (BFC) vs. SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY)
Market Cap
$1.58B
Dividend Yield3.99%
Average Volume (3M)101.50K
Price to Earnings (P/E)18.9
Beta (1Y)0.78
Revenue Growth13.74%
EPS Growth5.34%
CountryUS
Employees362
SectorFinancial
Sector Strength70
IndustryBanks - Regional
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)7.19
Shares Outstanding11,163,169
10 Day Avg. Volume100,754
30 Day Avg. Volume101,498
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio1.49
Price to Book (P/B)1.86
Price to Sales (P/S)4.98
P/FCF Ratio23.47
Enterprise Value/Market Cap0.83
Enterprise Value/Revenue4.96
Enterprise Value/Gross Profit6.84
Enterprise Value/Ebitda13.87
Forecast
1Y Price Target
$157.00Price Target Upside11.45% Upside
Rating ConsensusHold
Number of Analyst Covering1
EPS Forecast (FY)9.66
Revenue Forecast (FY)$260.70M
Bank First National Business Overview & Revenue Model
Company Description
Bank First Corporation operates as a holding company for Bank First N.A. that provides consumer and commercial financial services to businesses, professionals, consumers, associations, individuals, and governmental authorities in Wisconsin. The co...
How the Company Makes Money
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Bank First National Financial Statement Overview
Summary
Income Statement
78
Positive
Balance Sheet
82
Very Positive
Cash Flow
60
Neutral
| Breakdown | TTM | Dec 2025 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Income Statement | ||||||
| Total Revenue | 264.29M | 240.45M | 223.24M | 186.47M | 130.77M | 116.78M |
| Gross Profit | 191.50M | 169.14M | 155.44M | 132.79M | 116.12M | 105.38M |
| EBITDA | 94.45M | 93.76M | 87.56M | 107.19M | 63.61M | 63.15M |
| Net Income | 73.24M | 71.50M | 65.56M | 74.51M | 45.21M | 45.44M |
Balance Sheet | ||||||
| Total Assets | 6.07B | 4.52B | 4.50B | 4.22B | 3.66B | 2.94B |
| Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments | 398.64M | 55.34M | 414.29M | 407.44M | 424.38M | 509.55M |
| Total Debt | 124.84M | 123.55M | 147.37M | 127.14M | 122.63M | 66.63M |
| Total Liabilities | 5.25B | 3.88B | 3.86B | 3.60B | 3.21B | 2.61B |
| Stockholders Equity | 819.85M | 643.84M | 639.68M | 619.80M | 453.10M | 322.65M |
Cash Flow | ||||||
| Free Cash Flow | 30.13M | 51.04M | 58.62M | 39.46M | 33.14M | 31.57M |
| Operating Cash Flow | 44.66M | 62.48M | 65.85M | 52.95M | 40.01M | 40.28M |
| Investing Cash Flow | 191.34M | -15.97M | -252.94M | 269.00M | -177.81M | -93.89M |
| Financing Cash Flow | -138.23M | -64.64M | 200.95M | -193.82M | -39.71M | 180.24M |
Bank First National Technical Analysis
Neutral
140.87
Price Trends
140.21
Positive
138.11
Positive
131.89
Positive
Market Momentum
0.34
Positive
47.17
Neutral
42.23
Neutral
Evaluating momentum and price trends is crucial in stock analysis to make informed investment decisions. For BFC, the sentiment is Neutral. The current price of 140.87 is below the 20-day moving average (MA) of 144.28, above the 50-day MA of 140.21, and above the 200-day MA of 131.89, indicating a neutral trend. The MACD of 0.34 indicates Positive momentum. The RSI at 47.17 is Neutral, neither overbought nor oversold. The STOCH value of 42.23 is Neutral, not indicating any strong overbought or oversold conditions. Overall, these indicators collectively point to a Neutral sentiment for BFC.
Bank First National Risk Analysis
Bank First National disclosed 41 risk factors in its most recent earnings report. Bank First National reported the most risks in the "Finance & Corporate" category.
Finance & Corporate - Financial and accounting risks. Risks related to the execution of corporate activity and strategy
Latest Risks Added 0 New Risks
Bank First National Peers Comparison
UnderperformOutperform
Sector (68)
Name | Overall Rating | Market Cap | P/E Ratio | ROE | Dividend Yield | Revenue Growth | EPS Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
79 Outperform | $1.50B | 8.92 | 6.32% | 2.68% | 39.87% | -5.34% | |
77 Outperform | $1.39B | 8.20 | 12.27% | 2.57% | -2.48% | 7.25% | |
77 Outperform | $1.30B | 11.58 | 12.26% | 3.70% | -11.52% | -10.26% | |
76 Outperform | $1.51B | 9.42 | 11.20% | 1.34% | 3.02% | 13.80% | |
75 Outperform | $1.27B | 8.81 | 17.48% | 2.99% | -0.42% | 14.20% | |
74 Outperform | $1.58B | 18.95 | 10.83% | 3.99% | 13.74% | 5.34% | |
68 Neutral | $18.00B | 11.42 | 9.92% | 3.81% | 9.73% | 1.22% |
* Financial Sector Average
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141.87
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Bank First National Corporate Events
Business Operations and StrategyM&A Transactions
Bank First National announces acquisition of PSB Holdings
Positive
May 19, 2026
On May 19, 2026, Bank First Corporation announced an all-stock agreement to acquire PSB Holdings, parent of Peoples State Bank, in a deal valued at about $202.9 million, with PSB shareholders to receive 0.3470 of a Bank First share for each PSB sh...
Business Operations and StrategyStock Buyback
Bank First Renews Two-Year $60 Million Share Repurchase
Positive
Apr 22, 2026
On April 21, 2026, Bank First Corporation renewed its share repurchase program, authorizing the buyback of up to $60 million of its common stock per year for two years, through April 20, 2028. The company may execute the repurchases in the open ma...
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