Investar (ISTR) to Release Quarterly Earnings on Monday

Key Points

• Investar (NASDAQ:ISTR) is set to release its Q3 2025 earnings on October 20, 2025, with analysts predicting earnings of $0.48 per share and revenue of $22.50 million.
• The company recently reported a net margin of 14.33% and a revenue of $25.46 million in its previous quarterly earnings, with a projected EPS of $2 for both the current and next fiscal years.
• Investar's stock has a current market cap of $217.34 million and a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.87, with a recent price target increase from $22.00 to $27.00 by Piper Sandler.

Investar (NASDAQ:ISTR - Get Free Report) is anticipated to announce its Q3 2025 results before the market opens on Monday, October 20th. Analysts expect the company to announce earnings of $0.48 per share and revenue of $22.50 million for the quarter. Investors may review the information on the company's upcoming Q3 2025 earningreport for the latest details on the call scheduled for Monday, October 20, 2025 at 6:00 AM ET.

Investar (NASDAQ:ISTR - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, November 1st. The financial services provider reported ($1.06) EPS for the quarter. Investar had a net margin of 14.33% and a return on equity of 8.84%. The firm had revenue of $25.46 million during the quarter. On average, analysts expect Investar to post $2 EPS for the current fiscal year and $2 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Investar Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ ISTR opened at $22.11 on Monday. The firm has a market cap of $217.34 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.87 and a beta of 0.59. Investar has a one year low of $15.39 and a one year high of $24.81. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.34, a current ratio of 0.89 and a quick ratio of 0.89. The stock's fifty day moving average price is $22.75 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $20.48.

Investar Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, October 1st. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, October 1st were issued a dividend of $0.11 per share. This represents a dividend yield of 190.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, September 30th. Investar's dividend payout ratio is 19.64%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

ISTR has been the topic of several analyst reports. Weiss Ratings reissued a "hold (c+)" rating on shares of Investar in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. Piper Sandler increased their target price on Investar from $22.00 to $27.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Wednesday, July 2nd. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $27.00.

Institutional Trading of Investar

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Bridgeway Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of Investar by 0.6% in the second quarter. Bridgeway Capital Management LLC now owns 139,156 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $2,688,000 after acquiring an additional 763 shares during the period. Rhumbline Advisers lifted its stake in shares of Investar by 12.8% in the second quarter. Rhumbline Advisers now owns 10,451 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $202,000 after acquiring an additional 1,182 shares during the period. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC lifted its stake in shares of Investar by 440.9% in the second quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 2,899 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $56,000 after acquiring an additional 2,363 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of Investar by 1.2% in the second quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 230,560 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $4,455,000 after acquiring an additional 2,639 shares during the period. Finally, American Century Companies Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Investar by 6.9% in the second quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 58,404 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $1,128,000 after acquiring an additional 3,757 shares during the period. 50.17% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About Investar

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.

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