Investar (ISTR) Competitors

In the previous week, Hope Bancorp and Hope Bancorp both had 3 articles in the media. Hope Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 0.99 beat Investar's score of 0.46 indicating that Hope Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Investar has a net margin of 17.55% compared to Hope Bancorp's net margin of 12.53%. Investar's return on equity of 11.65% beat Hope Bancorp's return on equity.

Hope Bancorp has a beta of 0.87, meaning that its stock price is 13% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Investar has a beta of 0.45, meaning that its stock price is 55% less volatile than the broader market.

Hope Bancorp presently has a consensus target price of $15.50, suggesting a potential upside of 15.50%. Investar has a consensus target price of $31.50, suggesting a potential upside of 8.40%. Given Hope Bancorp's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Hope Bancorp is more favorable than Investar.

84.0% of Hope Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 50.2% of Investar shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.3% of Hope Bancorp shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 10.6% of Investar shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Hope Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. Investar pays an annual dividend of $0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Hope Bancorp pays out 56.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Investar pays out 19.8% 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.

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, Independent Bank had 3 more articles in the media than Investar. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Independent Bank and 3 mentions for Investar. Independent Bank's average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat Investar's score of 0.46 indicating that Independent Bank is being referred to more favorably in the 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 beta of 0.78, indicating that its share price is 22% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Investar has a beta of 0.45, indicating that its share price is 55% less volatile than the broader market.

Independent Bank has a net margin of 20.31% compared to Investar's net margin of 17.55%. Investar's return on equity of 11.65% beat Independent Bank's return on equity.

Independent Bank presently has a consensus price target of $91.86, suggesting a potential upside of 19.05%. Investar has a consensus price target of $31.50, suggesting a potential upside of 8.40%. Given Independent Bank's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Independent Bank is more favorable than Investar.

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 $0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Independent Bank pays out 46.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Investar pays out 19.8% 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. 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.

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

Investar currently has a consensus target price of $31.50, indicating a potential upside of 8.40%. NB Bancorp has a consensus target price of $25.50, indicating a potential upside of 14.15%. Given NB Bancorp's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe NB Bancorp is more favorable than Investar.

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

In the previous week, Investar had 2 more articles in the media than NB Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Investar and 1 mentions for NB Bancorp. NB Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.82 beat Investar's score of 0.46 indicating that NB Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

50.2% of Investar shares are held by institutional investors. 10.6% of Investar shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 5.1% of NB Bancorp shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Investar has a net margin of 17.55% compared to NB Bancorp's net margin of 14.27%. Investar's return on equity of 11.65% beat NB Bancorp's return on equity.

Investar pays an annual dividend of $0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. NB Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Investar pays out 19.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. NB Bancorp pays out 18.5% 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. Investar is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

83.7% of Old National Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 50.2% of Investar shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.7% of Old National Bancorp shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 10.6% of Investar shares are owned by 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.

Old National Bancorp currently has a consensus price target of $29.79, suggesting a potential upside of 20.10%. Investar has a consensus price target of $31.50, suggesting a potential upside of 8.40%. Given Old National Bancorp's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Old National Bancorp is more favorable than Investar.

In the previous week, Old National Bancorp had 6 more articles in the media than Investar. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Old National Bancorp and 3 mentions for Investar. Old National Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 0.64 beat Investar's score of 0.46 indicating that Old National Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Old National Bancorp has a beta of 0.86, meaning that its share price is 14% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Investar has a beta of 0.45, meaning that its share price is 55% less volatile than the broader market.

Old National Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.58 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. Investar pays an annual dividend of $0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Old National Bancorp pays out 25.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Investar pays out 19.8% 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 increased its dividend for 10 consecutive years.

Old National Bancorp has a net margin of 21.60% compared to Investar's net margin of 17.55%. Old National Bancorp's return on equity of 11.80% beat Investar's return on equity.

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