Investar (ISTR) Competitors

Investar pays an annual dividend of $0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Cathay General Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $1.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Investar pays out 19.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Cathay General Bancorp pays out 29.7% 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 presently has a consensus price target of $31.50, indicating a potential upside of 4.63%. Cathay General Bancorp has a consensus price target of $62.25, indicating a potential downside of 2.44%. Given Investar's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Investar is more favorable than Cathay General Bancorp.

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

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

Cathay General Bancorp has a net margin of 24.66% compared to Investar's net margin of 17.55%. Investar's return on equity of 12.44% beat Cathay General Bancorp's return on equity.

In the previous week, Investar and Investar both had 2 articles in the media. Investar's average media sentiment score of 1.51 beat Cathay General Bancorp's score of 0.74 indicating that Investar is being referred to more favorably in the media.

50.2% of Investar shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.0% of Cathay General Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. 10.6% of Investar shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.5% of Cathay General Bancorp shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Investar currently has a consensus target price of $31.50, suggesting a potential upside of 4.63%. Hope Bancorp has a consensus target price of $15.50, suggesting a potential upside of 9.58%. Given Hope Bancorp's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Hope Bancorp is more favorable than Investar.

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.

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, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Investar pays an annual dividend of $0.48 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 4.0%. Investar pays out 19.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Hope Bancorp pays out 56.0% 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 has a net margin of 17.55% compared to Hope Bancorp's net margin of 12.53%. Investar's return on equity of 12.44% beat Hope Bancorp's return on equity.

In the previous week, Hope Bancorp had 5 more articles in the media than Investar. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Hope Bancorp and 2 mentions for Investar. Investar's average media sentiment score of 1.51 beat Hope Bancorp's score of 1.23 indicating that Investar is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Investar has a beta of 0.45, meaning that its share price is 55% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Hope Bancorp has a beta of 0.83, meaning that its share price is 17% less volatile than the broader market.

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 20.31% compared to Investar's net margin of 17.55%. Investar's return on equity of 12.44% beat Independent Bank's return on equity.

Independent Bank presently has a consensus target price of $91.86, indicating a potential upside of 8.65%. Investar has a consensus target price of $31.50, indicating a potential upside of 4.63%. Given Independent Bank's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Independent Bank is more favorable than Investar.

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 company is poised for long-term growth.

Independent Bank pays an annual dividend of $2.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. Investar pays an annual dividend of $0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. 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 increased its dividend for 15 consecutive years and Investar has increased 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.

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.

In the previous week, Independent Bank had 3 more articles in the media than Investar. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Independent Bank and 2 mentions for Investar. Investar's average media sentiment score of 1.51 beat Independent Bank's score of 0.85 indicating that Investar is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Investar presently has a consensus target price of $31.50, suggesting a potential upside of 4.63%. NB Bancorp has a consensus target price of $25.50, suggesting a potential upside of 12.04%. Given NB Bancorp's 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.

Investar has a net margin of 17.55% compared to NB Bancorp's net margin of 14.27%. Investar's return on equity of 12.44% beat NB Bancorp's return on equity.

Investar pays an annual dividend of $0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. NB Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. 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.

In the previous week, Investar had 1 more articles in the media than NB Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Investar and 1 mentions for NB Bancorp. NB Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.71 beat Investar's score of 1.51 indicating that NB Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

50.2% of Investar shares are owned by institutional investors. 10.6% of Investar shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 5.1% of NB Bancorp shares are owned 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.