NASDAQ:ISTR - Investar Stock Price, Forecast & News

Investar trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "ISTR."

Investar announced a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, December 18th. Stockholders of record on Monday, December 30th will be given a dividend of $0.06 per share on Friday, January 31st. This represents a $0.24 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.00%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, December 27th. View Investar's Dividend History.

Investar Holding Corp (NASDAQ:ISTR) released its earnings results on Wednesday, October, 23rd. The financial services provider reported $0.48 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.48 by $0.00. The financial services provider had revenue of $17.98 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $18.18 million. Investar had a net margin of 18.44% and a return on equity of 9.29%. View Investar's Earnings History.

Investar is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Monday, January 27th 2020. View Earnings Estimates for Investar.

5 analysts have issued 12-month price objectives for Investar's stock. Their forecasts range from $28.50 to $29.50. On average, they anticipate Investar's stock price to reach $29.00 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 21.0% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Investar.

5 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Investar in the last year. There are currently 1 hold rating and 4 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for Investar.

Media coverage about ISTR stock has been trending positive this week, according to InfoTrie. The research firm identifies negative and positive media coverage by monitoring more than six thousand blog and news sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Investar earned a news sentiment score of 2.2 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave media coverage about the financial services provider a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, indicating that recent media coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the immediate future. View News Stories for Investar.

Investar saw a drop in short interest during the month of December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totalling 26,300 shares, a drop of 17.3% from the December 15th total of 31,800 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 12,500 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 2.1 days. Currently, 0.3% of the company's shares are sold short. View Investar's Current Options Chain.

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Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Investar investors own include Boeing (BA), Comcast (CMCSA), CME Group (CME), Mercadolibre (MELI), Ruth's Hospitality Group (RUTH), AbbVie (ABBV), AvalonBay Communities (AVB), Berkshire Hills Bancorp (BHLB), Cardinal Health (CAH) and Community Bank System (CBU).

Investar's stock is owned by a variety of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include KG&L Capital Management LLC (0.36%) and Arlington Partners LLC (0.03%). Company insiders that own Investar stock include Andrew C Nelson, Christopher L Hufft, Dane M Babin, David J Lukinovich, Gordon H Joffrion III, James M Baker, John J D'angelo, Randolf F Kassmeier, Robert Chris Jordan, Ryan P Finnan and Suzanne O Middleton. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Investar.

ISTR stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including KG&L Capital Management LLC and Arlington Partners LLC. Company insiders that have bought Investar stock in the last two years include Andrew C Nelson, David J Lukinovich, Gordon H Joffrion III, James M Baker, John J D'angelo, Robert Chris Jordan, Ryan P Finnan and Suzanne O Middleton. View Insider Buying and Selling for Investar.

Shares of ISTR can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of ISTR stock can currently be purchased for approximately $23.96.

Investar has a market capitalization of $237.92 million and generates $78.21 million in revenue each year. The financial services provider earns $13.61 million in net income (profit) each year or $1.64 on an earnings per share basis. Investar employs 255 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About Investar.

The official website for Investar is http://www.investarbank.com/.

Investar's mailing address is 10500 COURSEY BLVD, BATON ROUGE LA, 70808. The financial services provider can be reached via phone at 225-227-2222.