Investar (ISTR) Competitors

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

Investar has a beta of 0.46, indicating that its share price is 54% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, CVB Financial has a beta of 0.67, indicating that its share price is 33% less volatile than the broader market.

50.2% of Investar shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 74.2% of CVB Financial shares are held by institutional investors. 10.6% of Investar shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.4% of CVB Financial shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, CVB Financial had 1 more articles in the media than Investar. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for CVB Financial and 1 mentions for Investar. CVB Financial's average media sentiment score of 1.92 beat Investar's score of 0.87 indicating that CVB Financial is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Investar pays an annual dividend of $0.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. CVB Financial pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. Investar pays out 19.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. CVB Financial pays out 52.6% 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.

CVB Financial has a net margin of 32.05% compared to Investar's net margin of 16.53%. Investar's return on equity of 10.62% beat CVB Financial's return on equity.

Investar presently has a consensus target price of $31.50, suggesting a potential upside of 12.50%. CVB Financial has a consensus target price of $24.50, suggesting a potential upside of 23.24%. Given CVB Financial's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe CVB Financial is more favorable than Investar.

50.2% of Investar shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 78.3% of Heritage Financial shares are held by institutional investors. 10.6% of Investar shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.5% of Heritage Financial shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Investar pays an annual dividend of $0.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Heritage Financial pays an annual dividend of $0.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. Investar pays out 19.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Heritage Financial pays out 47.1% 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 and Heritage Financial has raised its dividend for 14 consecutive years. Heritage Financial is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

In the previous week, Heritage Financial had 2 more articles in the media than Investar. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Heritage Financial and 1 mentions for Investar. Investar's average media sentiment score of 0.87 beat Heritage Financial's score of 0.38 indicating that Investar is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Investar presently has a consensus price target of $31.50, suggesting a potential upside of 12.50%. Heritage Financial has a consensus price target of $30.50, suggesting a potential upside of 14.53%. Given Heritage Financial's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Heritage Financial is more favorable than Investar.

Investar has a beta of 0.46, meaning that its share price is 54% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Heritage Financial has a beta of 0.5, meaning that its share price is 50% less volatile than the broader market.

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

Heritage Financial has a net margin of 20.50% compared to Investar's net margin of 16.53%. Investar's return on equity of 10.62% beat Heritage Financial's return on equity.

50.2% of Investar shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 84.0% of Hope Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. 10.6% of Investar shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.3% of Hope Bancorp shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Investar has a net margin of 16.53% compared to Hope Bancorp's net margin of 6.56%. Investar's return on equity of 10.62% beat Hope Bancorp's return on equity.

Investar presently has a consensus price target of $31.50, suggesting a potential upside of 12.50%. Hope Bancorp has a consensus price target of $14.50, suggesting a potential upside of 19.64%. Given Hope Bancorp's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Hope Bancorp is more favorable than Investar.

Investar has a beta of 0.46, meaning that its share price is 54% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Hope Bancorp has a beta of 0.84, meaning that its share price is 16% less volatile than the broader market.

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

In the previous week, Investar and Investar both had 1 articles in the media. Hope Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.42 beat Investar's score of 0.87 indicating that Hope Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Investar pays an annual dividend of $0.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Hope Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.6%. Investar pays out 19.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Hope Bancorp pays out 107.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Investar has raised its dividend for 10 consecutive years.

In the previous week, Independent Bank had 3 more articles in the media than Investar. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Independent Bank and 1 mentions for Investar. Investar's average media sentiment score of 0.87 beat Independent Bank's score of 0.77 indicating that Investar is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

Independent Bank has a net margin of 19.14% compared to Investar's net margin of 16.53%. Investar's return on equity of 10.62% beat Independent Bank's return on equity.

Independent Bank presently has a consensus price target of $90.71, indicating a potential upside of 16.88%. Investar has a consensus price target of $31.50, indicating a potential upside of 12.50%. Given Independent Bank's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Independent Bank is more favorable than Investar.

Independent Bank has a beta of 0.78, suggesting that its share price is 22% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Investar has a beta of 0.46, suggesting that its share price is 54% less volatile than the broader market.

83.4% of Independent Bank shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 50.2% of Investar shares are held by institutional investors. 1.6% of Independent Bank shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 10.6% 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.

Independent Bank pays an annual dividend of $2.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. Investar pays an annual dividend of $0.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Independent Bank pays out 50.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Investar pays out 19.3% 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. Independent Bank has raised its dividend for 15 consecutive years and Investar has raised its dividend for 10 consecutive years. Independent Bank is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.