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Investar Holding NasdaqGM:ISTR Stock Report

Last Price

US$19.27

Market Cap

US$183.6m

7D

-6.4%

1Y

15.8%

Updated

13 Jan, 2025

Data

Company Financials +

Investar Holding Corporation

NasdaqGM:ISTR Stock Report

Market Cap: US$183.6m

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
Valuation5/6
Future Growth2/6
Past Performance2/6
Financial Health6/6
Dividends5/6

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Investar Holding Corporation Competitors

Price History & Performance

Summary of share price highs, lows and changes for Investar Holding
Historical stock prices
Current Share PriceUS$19.27
52 Week HighUS$24.81
52 Week LowUS$14.60
Beta0.81
1 Month Change-16.40%
3 Month Change-5.68%
1 Year Change15.81%
3 Year Change2.01%
5 Year Change-19.57%
Change since IPO36.67%

Recent News & Updates

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

Dec 24
Investar Holding (NASDAQ:ISTR) Is Paying Out A Dividend Of $0.105

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

Sep 24
Investar Holding (NASDAQ:ISTR) Is Increasing Its Dividend To $0.105

Recent updates

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

Dec 24
Investar Holding (NASDAQ:ISTR) Is Paying Out A Dividend Of $0.105

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

Sep 24
Investar Holding (NASDAQ:ISTR) Is Increasing Its Dividend To $0.105

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

Apr 24
Investar Holding Corporation Just Recorded A 104% EPS Beat: Here's What Analysts Are Forecasting Next

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

Dec 24
Investar Holding (NASDAQ:ISTR) Is Due To Pay A Dividend Of $0.10

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

Jun 27
Investar Holding's (NASDAQ:ISTR) Dividend Will Be Increased To $0.10

Investar raises quarterly dividend by 5.6%

Sep 22

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

Jul 26

Investar unit to sell 2 Texas branches to First Community Bank

Jul 18

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

Jun 27
Investar Holding's (NASDAQ:ISTR) Shareholders Will Receive A Bigger Dividend Than Last Year

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

Dec 21
Investar Holding (NASDAQ:ISTR) Is Increasing Its Dividend To US$0.08

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

Oct 20
Here's Why We Think Investar Holding (NASDAQ:ISTR) Is Well Worth Watching

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

Sep 19
Investar Holding's (NASDAQ:ISTR) Dividend Will Be Increased To US$0.08

Investar Holding: Long Runway For Growth At An Attractive Price

Aug 04

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

Jun 21
Investar Holding (NASDAQ:ISTR) Is Paying Out A Larger Dividend Than Last Year

Shareholder Returns

ISTRUS BanksUS Market
7D-6.4%-0.8%-2.5%
1Y15.8%32.0%21.6%

Return vs Industry: ISTR underperformed the US Banks industry which returned 30.4% over the past year.

Return vs Market: ISTR underperformed the US Market which returned 21.3% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is ISTR's price volatile compared to industry and market?
ISTR volatility
ISTR Average Weekly Movement5.6%
Banks Industry Average Movement5.2%
Market Average Movement6.4%
10% most volatile stocks in US Market19.0%
10% least volatile stocks in US Market3.2%

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 (6%) has been stable over the past year.

About the Company

FoundedEmployeesCEOWebsite
2006331John 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; loans for the construction of commercial projects, and single family residential and multifamily properties; one-to-four family residential real estate loans, such as second mortgage loans; and consumer loans, such as secured and unsecured installment and term loans, home equity loans and lines of credit, 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$183.59m
Earnings (TTM)US$17.68m
Revenue (TTM)US$82.73m

10.7x

P/E Ratio

0.8x

P/B Ratio

Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM)
ISTR income statement (TTM)
RevenueUS$82.73m
Cost of RevenueUS$0
Gross ProfitUS$82.73m
Other ExpensesUS$65.05m
EarningsUS$17.68m

Last Reported Earnings

Sep 30, 2024

Next Earnings Date

n/a

Earnings per share (EPS)1.80
Gross Margin100.00%
Net Profit Margin21.38%
Debt/Equity Ratio100.2%

How did ISTR perform over the long term?

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Dividends

2.2%

Current Dividend Yield

22%

Payout Ratio

Does ISTR pay a reliable dividends?

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When do you need to buy ISTR by to receive an upcoming dividend?
Investar Holding dividend dates
Ex Dividend DateDec 31 2024
Dividend Pay DateJan 31 2025
Days until Ex dividend14 days
Days until Dividend pay date17 days

Does ISTR pay a reliable dividends?

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/01/13 02:21
End of Day Share Price 2025/01/13 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

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 here.

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Analyst Sources

Investar Holding Corporation is covered by 9 analysts. 2 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
null nullBurkenroad Reports
Brett RabatinHovde Group, LLC
Feddie StricklandHovde Group, LLC