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Investar Bank/$ISTR

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About Investar Bank

Investar Holding Corp is a U.S.-based financial holding company. Through its subsidiaries, it offers a variety of commercial and retail lending products throughout its market areas, including business loans to small to medium-sized businesses, as well as loans to individuals. It has business operations spread across the United States and serves its customers through several service branches. The bank also offers cashier's checks, direct deposit of payroll and Social Security checks, night depository, bank-by-mail, automated teller machines with deposit automation, and debit cards.
Ticker
$ISTR
Sector
Finance
Primary listing
NASDAQ
Employees
415
Headquarters
Baton Rouge, United States
Website
www.investarbank.com

Investar Bank Metrics

BasicAdvanced
$382M
10.38
$2.68
0.47
$0.46
1.73%

What the Analysts think about Investar Bank

Analyst ratings (Buy, Hold, Sell) for Investar Bank stock.
Analyst projections of the future price of Investar Bank stock.

Bulls say / Bears say

Third-quarter diluted earnings per share rose to $0.74 from $0.61 in the prior quarter, while net interest margin improved to 3.73%. Core earnings per share also edged up to $0.77, suggesting the quarterly improvement was not solely from one-off items. (PR Newswire)
Organic lending is growing as Investar replaces acquired residential mortgages with business loans: lending outside the WFB acquisition rose 2.3% in the quarter, and the business lending portfolio grew 3.1%. A $65 million purchase of variable-rate C&I credit lines after quarter-end adds further scope to expand higher-yielding lending. (PR Newswire)
Investar’s capital and shareholder returns offer support: its tier 1 leverage ratio rose to 10.92%, and it repurchased 25,113 shares in the third quarter. The company also raised its quarterly common dividend by 9% in the second quarter. (PR Newswire, PR Newswire)
Asset quality is weakening: non-performing loans rose to 0.70% of total loans from 0.63% in the prior quarter and 0.36% a year earlier. The latest increase included newly downgraded residential and owner-occupied commercial relationships. (PR Newswire)
Underlying margin gains were slight once acquired-loan income is excluded: adjusted net interest margin increased only one basis point quarter on quarter to 3.40%. The reported third-quarter margin included $3.0 million of acquisition-related loan accretion, so that lift may not fully recur. (PR Newswire)
Operating performance missed some benchmarks despite an earnings-per-share beat: third-quarter revenue and net interest income came in below analyst estimates, and the efficiency ratio was 61.8% versus an estimated 59.9%. That points to continued pressure on revenue generation and operating costs. (Yahoo Finance)
Data summarised monthly by Lightyear AI. Last updated on 23 Oct 2026.

Investar Bank Financial Performance

Revenues and expenses
Income statement
QuarterlyAnnual
Q3 24
QoQ growth
Revenue
Net income
Profit margin

Investar Bank Earnings Performance

Company profitability
Earnings per share
QuarterlyAnnual
Q4 23
Q1 24
Q2 24
Q3 24
Q4 24
Actual
Expected
Surprise

Funds containing Investar Bank

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Fund size
$ISTR weighting
SPDR Russell 2000 US Small Cap€R2US
$5.3B0.01%
SPDR Russell 2000 US Small Cap£R2SC
$5.3B0.01%
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