Investar (ISTR) Competitors

Investar (NASDAQ:ISTR) and Grupo Supervielle (NYSE:SUPV) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership and valuation.

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in ISTR or SUPV?

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

Which has more risk and volatility, ISTR or SUPV?

Investar has a beta of 0.6, suggesting that its share price is 40% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Grupo Supervielle has a beta of 1.65, suggesting that its share price is 65% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor ISTR or SUPV?

In the previous week, Investar and Investar both had 3 articles in the media. Investar's average media sentiment score of 1.61 beat Grupo Supervielle's score of 1.17 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)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Grupo Supervielle	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts rate ISTR or SUPV?

Investar presently has a consensus price target of $27.00, indicating a potential upside of 14.36%. Grupo Supervielle has a consensus price target of $17.00, indicating a potential upside of 113.68%. Given Grupo Supervielle's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Grupo Supervielle is more favorable than Investar.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Investar	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Grupo Supervielle	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, ISTR or SUPV?

Grupo Supervielle has higher revenue and earnings than Investar. Investar is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Grupo Supervielle, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Investar	$158.07M	1.47	$20.25M	$2.24	10.54
Grupo Supervielle	$2.05B	0.34	$114.94M	$0.66	12.05

Is ISTR or SUPV a better dividend stock?

Investar pays an annual dividend of $0.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Grupo Supervielle pays an annual dividend of $0.19 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Investar pays out 19.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Grupo Supervielle pays out 28.8% 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 raised its dividend for 10 consecutive years.

Is ISTR or SUPV more profitable?

Investar has a net margin of 14.33% compared to Grupo Supervielle's net margin of 4.08%. Investar's return on equity of 8.84% beat Grupo Supervielle's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Investar	14.33%	8.84%	0.80%
Grupo Supervielle	4.08%	6.84%	1.21%

Summary

Investar beats Grupo Supervielle on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.