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$24.74 +1.39 (+5.95%)
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ISTR vs. OBK, BHRB, ESQ, FMBH, LX, OPFI, ATLC, SBSI, AMAL, and EQBK

Should you be buying Investar stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Investar include Origin Bancorp (OBK), Burke & Herbert Financial Services (BHRB), Esquire Financial (ESQ), First Mid Bancshares (FMBH), LexinFintech (LX), OppFi (OPFI), Atlanticus (ATLC), Southside Bancshares (SBSI), Amalgamated Financial (AMAL), and Equity Bancshares (EQBK). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry.

Investar vs. Its Competitors

Investar (NASDAQ:ISTR) and Origin Bancorp (NYSE:OBK) are both small-cap banking companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, dividends, earnings and analyst recommendations.

In the previous week, Origin Bancorp had 12 more articles in the media than Investar. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for Origin Bancorp and 11 mentions for Investar. Investar's average media sentiment score of 1.22 beat Origin Bancorp's score of 0.54 indicating that Investar is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Investar
2 Very Positive mention(s)
4 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Origin Bancorp
6 Very Positive mention(s)
4 Positive mention(s)
6 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Investar has a net margin of 14.87% compared to Origin Bancorp's net margin of 10.23%. Investar's return on equity of 9.53% beat Origin Bancorp's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Investar14.87% 9.53% 0.87%
Origin Bancorp 10.23%5.09%0.62%

Investar pays an annual dividend of $0.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Origin Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Investar pays out 19.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Origin Bancorp pays out 31.4% 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.

50.2% of Investar shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 54.7% of Origin Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. 8.8% of Investar shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.4% of Origin Bancorp shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Investar has a beta of 0.59, indicating that its share price is 41% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Origin Bancorp has a beta of 0.79, indicating that its share price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Investar currently has a consensus target price of $29.00, indicating a potential upside of 17.22%. Origin Bancorp has a consensus target price of $43.20, indicating a potential upside of 29.35%. Given Origin Bancorp's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Origin Bancorp is more favorable than Investar.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Investar
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
Origin Bancorp
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

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 Ratio
Investar$158.07M1.54$20.25M$2.2411.04
Origin Bancorp$619.96M1.68$76.49M$1.9117.49

Summary

Origin Bancorp beats Investar on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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.
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ISTR vs. The Competition

MetricInvestarBANKS IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$229.43M$1.87B$12.71B$10.65B
Dividend Yield1.88%2.72%5.57%4.82%
P/E Ratio11.0410.9222.1830.57
Price / Sales1.542.7730.64176.50
Price / Cash10.5112.2222.3661.44
Price / Book1.011.162.206.61
Net Income$20.25M$158.22M$1.02B$277.10M
7 Day Performance14.96%2.09%1.54%2.55%
1 Month Performance6.18%-2.25%0.21%3.77%
1 Year Performance20.68%11.12%538.04%33.05%

Investar Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
ISTR
Investar
4.9002 of 5 stars
$24.74
+6.0%
$29.00
+17.2%
+19.9%$229.43M$158.07M11.04340News Coverage
Positive News
Earnings Report
Analyst Forecast
High Trading Volume
OBK
Origin Bancorp
3.6432 of 5 stars
$33.39
+1.2%
$43.20
+29.4%
N/A$1.03B$619.96M14.911,031News Coverage
Earnings Report
Dividend Announcement
Analyst Revision
BHRB
Burke & Herbert Financial Services
3.0254 of 5 stars
$59.30
+3.0%
$71.50
+20.6%
-4.2%$864.99M$402.33M8.61850Trending News
Earnings Report
Dividend Announcement
ESQ
Esquire Financial
2.1986 of 5 stars
$100.46
+0.6%
$100.50
+0.0%
+56.1%$852.83M$138.27M18.54110News Coverage
Earnings Report
Analyst Forecast
FMBH
First Mid Bancshares
3.5077 of 5 stars
$35.97
+1.5%
$43.33
+20.5%
-3.8%$850.47M$453.67M10.221,198News Coverage
Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
LX
LexinFintech
3.9256 of 5 stars
$5.05
+0.8%
$13.60
+169.3%
+81.3%$843M$1.95B3.984,667Positive News
Gap Up
OPFI
OppFi
3.0553 of 5 stars
$9.95
+3.4%
$13.63
+36.9%
+99.5%$840.76M$555.03M-7.60570Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Forecast
ATLC
Atlanticus
4.0776 of 5 stars
$56.27
+2.8%
$76.60
+36.1%
+66.1%$828.27M$1.31B9.89330Analyst Forecast
Gap Up
SBSI
Southside Bancshares
2.8533 of 5 stars
$27.48
+1.4%
N/AN/A$815.47M$456.07M9.74810News Coverage
Positive News
Earnings Report
Analyst Downgrade
Gap Down
AMAL
Amalgamated Financial
3.2944 of 5 stars
$26.82
+2.3%
$33.00
+23.0%
-15.5%$789.46M$434.51M8.03380Trending News
Earnings Report
Dividend Announcement
EQBK
Equity Bancshares
1.1358 of 5 stars
$40.49
0.0%
N/AN/A$778.33M$335.67M10.05700Analyst Forecast

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This page (NASDAQ:ISTR) was last updated on 10/25/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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