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Investar Holding CorporationNasdaqGM:ISTR Stock Report

Market Cap US$394.2m
Share Price
US$28.56
US$33
13.5% undervalued intrinsic discount
1Y52.6%
7D3.1%
1D
Portfolio Value
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Investar Holding Corporation

NasdaqGM:ISTR Stock Report

Market Cap: US$394.2m

Investar Holding (ISTR) Stock Overview

Operates as the bank holding company for Investar Bank that provides a range of commercial banking products to individuals, professionals, and small to medium-sized businesses in south Louisiana, southeast Texas, and Alabama in the United States. More details

ISTR fundamental analysis
Snowflake Score
Valuation3/6
Future Growth4/6
Past Performance4/6
Financial Health6/6
Dividends4/6

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Price History & Performance

Summary of share price highs, lows and changes for Investar Holding
Historical stock prices
Current Share PriceUS$28.56
52 Week HighUS$31.77
52 Week LowUS$17.89
Beta0.47
1 Month Change0.46%
3 Month Change-3.15%
1 Year Change52.56%
3 Year Change152.07%
5 Year Change26.48%
Change since IPO102.55%

Recent News & Updates

Analysis Article Apr 23

Results: Investar Holding Corporation Beat Earnings Expectations And Analysts Now Have New Forecasts

The quarterly results for Investar Holding Corporation ( NASDAQ:ISTR ) were released last week, making it a good time...
Analysis Article Jan 25

Earnings Update: Here's Why Analysts Just Lifted Their Investar Holding Corporation (NASDAQ:ISTR) Price Target To US$32.17

Last week saw the newest annual earnings release from Investar Holding Corporation ( NASDAQ:ISTR ), an important...
Analysis Article Dec 25

Investar Holding's (NASDAQ:ISTR) Dividend Will Be $0.11

Investar Holding Corporation ( NASDAQ:ISTR ) has announced that it will pay a dividend of $0.11 per share on the 30th...

Recent updates

Analysis Article Apr 23

Results: Investar Holding Corporation Beat Earnings Expectations And Analysts Now Have New Forecasts

The quarterly results for Investar Holding Corporation ( NASDAQ:ISTR ) were released last week, making it a good time...
Analysis Article Jan 25

Earnings Update: Here's Why Analysts Just Lifted Their Investar Holding Corporation (NASDAQ:ISTR) Price Target To US$32.17

Last week saw the newest annual earnings release from Investar Holding Corporation ( NASDAQ:ISTR ), an important...
Analysis Article Dec 25

Investar Holding's (NASDAQ:ISTR) Dividend Will Be $0.11

Investar Holding Corporation ( NASDAQ:ISTR ) has announced that it will pay a dividend of $0.11 per share on the 30th...
Analysis Article Sep 22

Investar Holding (NASDAQ:ISTR) Is Paying Out A Dividend Of $0.11

Investar Holding Corporation ( NASDAQ:ISTR ) will pay a dividend of $0.11 on the 1st of October. The dividend yield is...
Analysis Article Mar 24

Investar Holding (NASDAQ:ISTR) Is Due To Pay A Dividend Of $0.105

The board of Investar Holding Corporation ( NASDAQ:ISTR ) has announced that it will pay a dividend of $0.105 per share...
Analysis Article Dec 24

Investar Holding (NASDAQ:ISTR) Is Paying Out A Dividend Of $0.105

Investar Holding Corporation ( NASDAQ:ISTR ) has announced that it will pay a dividend of $0.105 per share on the 31st...
Analysis Article Sep 24

Investar Holding (NASDAQ:ISTR) Is Increasing Its Dividend To $0.105

The board of Investar Holding Corporation ( NASDAQ:ISTR ) has announced that the dividend on 31st of October will be...
Analysis Article Apr 24

Investar Holding Corporation Just Recorded A 104% EPS Beat: Here's What Analysts Are Forecasting Next

Investors in Investar Holding Corporation ( NASDAQ:ISTR ) had a good week, as its shares rose 3.9% to close at US$16.27...
Analysis Article Dec 24

Investar Holding (NASDAQ:ISTR) Is Due To Pay A Dividend Of $0.10

Investar Holding Corporation ( NASDAQ:ISTR ) will pay a dividend of $0.10 on the 31st of January. This means the...
Analysis Article Jun 27

Investar Holding's (NASDAQ:ISTR) Dividend Will Be Increased To $0.10

Investar Holding Corporation ( NASDAQ:ISTR ) has announced that it will be increasing its periodic dividend on the 31st...
Seeking Alpha Sep 22

Investar raises quarterly dividend by 5.6%

Investar (NASDAQ:ISTR) declares $0.095/share quarterly dividend, 5.6% increase from prior dividend of $0.090. Forward yield 1.84% Payable Oct. 31; for shareholders of record Sept. 30; ex-div Sept. 29. See ISTR Dividend Scorecard, Yield Chart, & Dividend Growth.
Seeking Alpha Jul 26

Investar Non-GAAP EPS of $0.62 beats by $0.01, revenue of $28.4M beats by $4.15M

Investar press release (NASDAQ:ISTR): Q2 Non-GAAP EPS of $0.62 beats by $0.01. Revenue of $28.4M (+12.5% Y/Y) beats by $4.15M.
Seeking Alpha Jul 18

Investar unit to sell 2 Texas branches to First Community Bank

Investar (NASDAQ:ISTR) said Monday its unit Investar Bank will sell certain assets, deposits and other liabilities associated with its Alice and Victoria, Texas locations to First Community Bank, Corpus Christi, Texas. First Community, a unit of Coastal Bend Bancshares, is expected to acquire ~$23 in loans and assume ~$27 in deposits. It will ultimately consolidate the 2 ISTR locations with its existing branch locations in Alice and Victoria, Texas. "We expect this sale of our South Texas branches will permit us to focus more on our core markets," said ISTR CEO John D'Angelo. The sale is expected to close in Q1 2023.
Analysis Article Jun 27

Investar Holding's (NASDAQ:ISTR) Shareholders Will Receive A Bigger Dividend Than Last Year

Investar Holding Corporation's ( NASDAQ:ISTR ) dividend will be increasing to US$0.09 on 29th of July. This takes the...
Analysis Article Dec 21

Investar Holding (NASDAQ:ISTR) Is Increasing Its Dividend To US$0.08

Investar Holding Corporation ( NASDAQ:ISTR ) has announced that it will be increasing its dividend on the 31st of...
Analysis Article Oct 20

Here's Why We Think Investar Holding (NASDAQ:ISTR) Is Well Worth Watching

Some have more dollars than sense, they say, so even companies that have no revenue, no profit, and a record of falling...
Analysis Article Sep 19

Investar Holding's (NASDAQ:ISTR) Dividend Will Be Increased To US$0.08

Investar Holding Corporation ( NASDAQ:ISTR ) has announced that it will be increasing its dividend on the 29th of...
Seeking Alpha Aug 04

Investar Holding: Long Runway For Growth At An Attractive Price

A solid branch footprint lends itself to providing a long runway for multi-year core loan growth. Credit continues to improve, which should give investors solace in the discounted valuation. The margin looks likely to hold steady near current levels.
Analysis Article Jun 21

Investar Holding (NASDAQ:ISTR) Is Paying Out A Larger Dividend Than Last Year

Investar Holding Corporation's ( NASDAQ:ISTR ) dividend will be increasing to US$0.08 on 31st of July. Despite this...

Shareholder Returns

ISTRUS BanksUS Market
7D3.1%3.2%1.0%
1Y52.6%22.4%28.7%

Return vs Industry: ISTR exceeded the US Banks industry which returned 21.3% over the past year.

Return vs Market: ISTR exceeded the US Market which returned 27.1% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is ISTR's price volatile compared to industry and market?
ISTR volatility
ISTR Average Weekly Movement3.3%
Banks Industry Average Movement3.5%
Market Average Movement7.2%
10% most volatile stocks in US Market16.4%
10% least volatile stocks in US Market3.1%

Stable Share Price: ISTR has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months compared to the US market.

Volatility Over Time: ISTR's weekly volatility (3%) has been stable over the past year.

About the Company

FoundedEmployeesCEOWebsite
2006431John D'Angelowww.investarbank.com

Investar Holding Corporation operates as the bank holding company for Investar Bank that provides a range of commercial banking products to individuals, professionals, and small to medium-sized businesses in south Louisiana, southeast Texas, and Alabama in the United States. The company offers various deposit products and services, such as savings, checking, money market, and individual retirement accounts, as well as various certificates of deposit; debit and credit cards; internet, mobile, and video banking services; and reciprocal deposit products. It also provides commercial real estate loans; commercial and industrial loans, including working capital lines of credit and equipment loans; construction and development loans comprising loans for the construction of commercial projects, and single family residential and multifamily properties; one-to-four family residential real estate loans, which includes second mortgage loans; and consumer loans, such as secured or unsecured loans, installment or term loans, home equity loans and lines of credit, business purpose loans, and auto loans, as well as loans for personal, family, and household purposes.

Investar Holding Corporation Fundamentals Summary

How do Investar Holding's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
ISTR fundamental statistics
Market capUS$394.22m
Earnings (TTM)US$27.05m
Revenue (TTM)US$107.12m
14.6x
P/E Ratio
1.0x
P/B Ratio

Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM)
ISTR income statement (TTM)
RevenueUS$107.12m
Cost of RevenueUS$0
Gross ProfitUS$107.12m
Other ExpensesUS$80.07m
EarningsUS$27.05m

Last Reported Earnings

Mar 31, 2026

Next Earnings Date

n/a

Earnings per share (EPS)1.96
Gross Margin100.00%
Net Profit Margin25.25%
Debt/Equity Ratio49.6%

How did ISTR perform over the long term?

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Dividends

1.5%
Current Dividend Yield
18%
Payout Ratio

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2026/05/22 08:15
End of Day Share Price 2026/05/22 00:00
Earnings2026/03/31
Annual Earnings2025/12/31

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

* Example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

Unless specified all financial data is based on a yearly period but updated quarterly. This is known as Trailing Twelve Month (TTM) or Last Twelve Month (LTM) Data. Learn more.

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Analyst Sources

Investar Holding Corporation is covered by 3 analysts. 3 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Feddie StricklandHovde Group, LLC
Stephen ScoutenPiper Sandler Companies
David LongRaymond James & Associates