Investar Holding Corporation

NasdaqGM:ISTR Stock Report

Market Cap: US$218.6m

Investar Holding Dividends and Buybacks

Dividend criteria checks 5/6

Investar Holding is a dividend paying company with a current yield of 1.89% that is well covered by earnings. Next payment date is on 31st January, 2025 with an ex-dividend date of 31st December, 2024.

Key information

1.9%

Dividend yield

-0.3%

Buyback Yield

Total Shareholder Yield1.6%
Future Dividend Yield1.9%
Dividend Growth21.9%
Next dividend pay date31 Jan 25
Ex dividend date31 Dec 24
Dividend per shareUS$0.420
Payout ratio22%

Recent dividend and buyback 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

Upcoming Dividend Payment

TodayDec 25 2024Ex Dividend DateDec 31 2024Dividend Pay DateJan 31 202531 days from Ex DividendBuy in the next 6 days to receive the upcoming dividend

Stability and Growth of Payments

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Stable Dividend: ISTR's dividends per share have been stable in the past 10 years.

Growing Dividend: ISTR's dividend payments have increased over the past 10 years.


Dividend Yield vs Market

Investar Holding Dividend Yield vs Market
How does ISTR dividend yield compare to the market?
SegmentDividend Yield
Company (ISTR)1.9%
Market Bottom 25% (US)1.4%
Market Top 25% (US)4.4%
Industry Average (Banks)2.6%
Analyst forecast (ISTR) (up to 3 years)1.9%

Notable Dividend: ISTR's dividend (1.89%) is higher than the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the US market (1.45%).

High Dividend: ISTR's dividend (1.89%) is low compared to the top 25% of dividend payers in the US market (4.5%).


Current Payout to Shareholders

Earnings Coverage: With its low payout ratio (22.4%), ISTR's dividend payments are well covered by earnings.


Future Payout to Shareholders

Future Dividend Coverage: ISTR's dividends in 3 years are forecast to be well covered by earnings (18.4% payout ratio).


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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/24 23:03
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/24 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

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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
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Brett RabatinHovde Group, LLC
Feddie StricklandHovde Group, LLC