Investar (ISTR) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Investar Corporation is a bank holding company headquartered in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Through its principal subsidiary, Investar Bank, the company provides banking and financial services to individuals, businesses and other organizations, primarily in Louisiana and surrounding markets.

Investar Bank operates as a full-service community bank. Its offerings include deposit accounts, commercial and consumer lending, residential real estate loans, treasury management services, online and mobile banking, debit cards and other traditional banking products. The bank serves small and middle-market businesses as well as retail customers.

Investar Bank was established in 2006, and Investar Corporation became the publicly traded holding company for the bank in 2008. The company is led by John D. “Trey” Wilkinson III, who serves as chairman, president and chief executive officer.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $28.43 to $29.23
• 50-Day Range: $28.55 to $31.10
• 52-Week Range: $21.43 to $31.77
• Volume: 78,473 shs
• Average Volume: 93,456 shs
• Market Capitalization: $393.42 million
• P/E Ratio: 10.53
• Dividend Yield: 1.68%
• Price Target: $31.50
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Investar Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Investar scored higher than 82% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 319th out of 846 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.4 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Investar has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.33, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 1 buy rating, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Investar has a consensus price target of $31.50, representing about 10.3% upside from its current price of $28.55.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Investar has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 4.44%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Investar are expected to grow by 4.44% in the coming year, from $3.15 to $3.29 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Investar is 10.53, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 36.16.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Investar is 10.53, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 22.86.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Investar has a P/B Ratio of 1.03. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.02% of the float of Investar has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Investar has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.38, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Investar has recently decreased by 10.39%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Yield

Investar pays a meaningful dividend of 1.66%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Investar has been increasing its dividend for 10 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Investar is 19.75%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Investar will have a dividend payout ratio of 14.59% next year. This indicates that Investar will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.9 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.61

News Sentiment

Investar has a news sentiment score of 0.61. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for Investar this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

Search Interest

2 people have searched for ISTR on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Investar insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

10.58% of the stock of Investar is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

50.17% of the stock of Investar is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 7/31 Dividend: 6/30/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 7/31 Dividend: 6/30/2026
• Last Earnings: 7/20/2026
• Dividend Payable: 7/31/2026
• Record date for 10/30 Dividend: 9/30/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 10/30 Dividend: 9/30/2026
• Today: 10/15/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/19/2026
• Dividend Payable: 10/30/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: Banks
• Sub-Industry: Regional Banks
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:ISTR
• CIK: 1602658
• Web: www.investarbank.com
• Phone: (225) 227-2222
• Fax: 225-300-8527
• Employees: 421
• Year Founded: 2006

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Investar: $31.50
• High Price Target: $31.50
• Low Price Target: $31.50
• Potential Upside/Downside: +10.3%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.33
• Research Coverage: 3 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $2.43
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 10.53
• Forward P/E Ratio: 9.06
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $22.90 million
• Net Margins: 17.55%
• Pretax Margin: 21.54%
• Return on Equity: 11.65%
• Return on Assets: 1.14%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.39
• Current Ratio: 0.95
• Quick Ratio: 0.95

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $153.48 million
• Price / Sales: 2.56
• Cash Flow: $2.66 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 10.73
• Book Value: $27.63 per share
• Price / Book: 1.03

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 13,780,000
• Free Float: 12,319,000
• Market Cap: $393.42 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.45