Investar (ISTR) Competitors $22.53 -0.09 (-0.40%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$22.66 +0.13 (+0.60%) As of 04:10 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock ISTR vs. OBK, NBN, AMTB, AMAL, ESQ, HBT, MCB, EQBK, BTBT, and MCBSShould you be buying Investar stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Investar include Origin Bancorp (OBK), Northeast Bancorp (NBN), Amerant Bancorp (AMTB), Amalgamated Financial (AMAL), Esquire Financial (ESQ), HBT Financial (HBT), Metropolitan Bank (MCB), Equity Bancshares (EQBK), Bit Digital (BTBT), and MetroCity Bankshares (MCBS). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry. Investar vs. Its Competitors Origin Bancorp Northeast Bancorp Amerant Bancorp Amalgamated Financial Esquire Financial HBT Financial Metropolitan Bank Equity Bancshares Bit Digital MetroCity Bankshares Origin Bancorp (NASDAQ:OBK) and Investar (NASDAQ:ISTR) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, media sentiment, earnings and valuation. Is OBK or ISTR a better dividend stock? Origin Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Investar pays an annual dividend of $0.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Origin Bancorp pays out 26.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Investar pays out 19.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Investar has increased its dividend for 10 consecutive years. Investar is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Which has more risk and volatility, OBK or ISTR? Origin Bancorp has a beta of 0.85, meaning that its stock price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Investar has a beta of 0.62, meaning that its stock price is 38% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts prefer OBK or ISTR? Origin Bancorp presently has a consensus target price of $43.20, indicating a potential upside of 22.11%. Investar has a consensus target price of $27.00, indicating a potential upside of 19.84%. Given Origin Bancorp's higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Origin Bancorp is more favorable than Investar.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Origin Bancorp 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Investar 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Which has better earnings & valuation, OBK or ISTR? Origin Bancorp has higher revenue and earnings than Investar. Investar is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Origin Bancorp, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioOrigin Bancorp$347.73M3.18$76.49M$2.2415.79Investar$158.07M1.40$20.25M$2.2410.06 Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of OBK or ISTR? 54.7% of Origin Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 50.2% of Investar shares are held by institutional investors. 6.4% of Origin Bancorp shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 8.8% of Investar shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Is OBK or ISTR more profitable? Investar has a net margin of 14.33% compared to Origin Bancorp's net margin of 12.34%. Investar's return on equity of 8.84% beat Origin Bancorp's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Origin Bancorp12.34% 6.91% 0.77% Investar 14.33%8.84%0.80% Does the media refer more to OBK or ISTR? In the previous week, Origin Bancorp had 4 more articles in the media than Investar. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Origin Bancorp and 1 mentions for Investar. Origin Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.33 beat Investar's score of 0.83 indicating that Origin Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Origin Bancorp 4 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Investar 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryOrigin Bancorp beats Investar on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Investar News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for ISTR and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 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Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart ISTR vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricInvestarBANKS IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$221.47M$1.99B$12.66B$10.28BDividend Yield1.93%2.61%5.41%4.63%P/E Ratio10.0611.84244.4326.53Price / Sales1.402.3830.83121.12Price / Cash10.2712.8822.2460.52Price / Book0.921.232.326.31Net Income$20.25M$156.23M$1.01B$271.37M7 Day Performance-1.53%-0.58%0.41%2.11%1 Month Performance2.36%3.20%3.06%6.67%1 Year Performance21.00%16.85%541.74%27.84% Investar Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ISTRInvestar4.9557 of 5 stars$22.53-0.4%$27.00+19.8%+21.8%$221.47M$158.07M10.06340News CoverageOBKOrigin Bancorp3.5241 of 5 stars$38.95+0.8%$43.20+10.9%+8.5%$1.22B$347.73M15.831,010Positive NewsNBNNortheast Bancorp2.8893 of 5 stars$110.24+1.1%$97.50-11.6%+55.4%$894.65M$351M10.94180News CoveragePositive NewsAMTBAmerant Bancorp2.9146 of 5 stars$21.40+0.6%$24.25+13.3%-5.3%$893.43M$330.31M-37.54680AMALAmalgamated Financial3.614 of 5 stars$28.93+0.2%$33.00+14.1%-13.3%$869.25M$434.51M8.66380Positive NewsESQEsquire Financial2.4119 of 5 stars$98.15+1.2%$100.50+2.4%+60.0%$828.33M$138.27M18.11110Positive NewsHBTHBT Financial4.4379 of 5 stars$26.21-0.3%$28.80+9.9%+12.4%$828.33M$287.27M10.83730Positive NewsMCBMetropolitan Bank3.1567 of 5 stars$79.71+0.3%$82.67+3.7%+50.4%$828.19M$492.21M12.92240Positive NewsEQBKEquity Bancshares3.816 of 5 stars$42.59+0.9%$48.40+13.7%-0.3%$818.40M$228.94M10.70700Positive NewsDividend IncreaseBTBTBit Digital2.9583 of 5 stars$2.55+1.6%$6.33+148.4%+12.1%$806.80M$108.05M-8.2310MCBSMetroCity Bankshares3.6831 of 5 stars$29.61+0.4%$34.00+14.8%-7.9%$753.11M$235.98M11.57220Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Origin Bancorp Alternatives Northeast Bancorp Alternatives Amerant Bancorp Alternatives Amalgamated Financial Alternatives Esquire Financial Alternatives HBT Financial Alternatives Metropolitan Bank Alternatives Equity Bancshares Alternatives Bit Digital Alternatives MetroCity Bankshares Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:ISTR) was last updated on 9/17/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHe Called Nvidia at $1.10. 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