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Investar Holding Corp

ISTR

23.530USD

+1.000+4.44%

Close 09/18, 16:00（ET）Quotes delayed by 15 min

231.53MMarket Cap

10.39P/E TTM

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Investar Holding Corp

23.530

+1.000+4.44%

Overview Company Financials Analysis

TradingKey Stock Score

Overall Financial Health

Valuation Dimensions

Earnings Forecast

Price Momentum

Institutional Confidence

Risk Assessment

Peer Comparison

TradingKey Stock Score

Currency: USD Updated：2025-09-17

Key Insights

The company's fundamentals are relatively stable. Its valuation is considered fairly valued,and institutional recognition is very high. Over the past 30 days, multiple analysts have rated the company as a Buy. Despite an average stock market performance, the company shows strong technicals. The stock price is trading sideways between the support and resistance levels, making it suitable for range-bound swing trading.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Industry Ranking

127 / 400

Overall Ranking

243 / 4723

Industry

Banking Services

Support & Resistance

No Data

Score Analysis

Current score

Previous score

Analyst Rating

Based on 3 analysts

Buy

Current Rating

26.083

Target Price

+15.31%

Upside Space

Data disclaimer: Analyst ratings and target prices are provided by LSEG for informational purposes only and do not constitute investment advice.

Company Highlights

StrengthsRisks

Investar Holding Corporation is a financial holding company that conducts its operations primarily through its subsidiary, Investar Bank, National Association (the Bank). The Company offers a range 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. Its business lending products include owner-occupied commercial real estate loans, construction loans and commercial and industrial loans, such as term loans, equipment financing and lines of credit, while its loans to individuals include first and second mortgage loans, installment loans, and lines of credit. It offers a base of deposit products and services to individual and business clients, including savings, checking, and money market accounts, as well as a variety of certificates of deposit and individual retirement accounts. It also offers debit cards, Internet banking, direct deposit of payroll and social security checks.

Growing

The company is in a growing phase, with the latest annual income totaling USD 75.13M.

High Dividend

The company is a high dividend payer, with the latest dividend payout ratio of 19.89%.

Stable Dividend

The company has regularly paid dividends over the past 5 years, with the latest dividend payout ratio of 19.89%.

Overvalued

The company’s latest PB is 0.87, at a high 3-year percentile range.

Institutional Selling

The latest institutional holdings are 6.89M shares, decreasing 15.02% quarter-over-quarter.

Held by The Vanguard

Star Investor The Vanguard holds 524.24K shares of this stock.

Financial Health

Currency: USD Updated：2025-09-17

The company's current financial score is 5.36, which is lower than the Banking Services industry's average of 7.07. Its financial status is weak, and its operating efficiency is low. Its latest quarterly revenue reached 20.39M, representing a year-over-year increase of 15.92%, while its net profit experienced a year-over-year increase of 10.77%.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score

5.36

Change

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Financials

5.69

Key Metrics

Cash and cash equivalents

Total assets

Total liabilities

Free cash flow

No Data

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Quality of Earnings

4.93

Key Metrics

Total revenue

Operating profit

Total assets

SG&A

No Data

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Operational Efficiency

5.04

Key Metrics

Cash flow from operating activities

Income after tax

No Data

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Growth Potential

6.09

Key Metrics

Cash flow from operating activities

Total revenue

No Data

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Shareholder Returns

5.08

Key Metrics

Free cash flow

No Data

Company Valuation

Currency: USD Updated：2025-09-17

The company’s current valuation score is 1.20, which is lower than the Banking Services industry's average of 1.34. Its current P/E ratio is 9.94, which is -3.77% below the recent high of 9.57 and 40.54% above the recent low of 5.91.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score

1.20

Change

Valuation Dimensions

P/E

P/B

P/S

P/CF

Industry Ranking 127/400

No Data

Earnings Forecast

Currency: USD Updated：2025-09-17

The company’s current earnings forecast score is 8.67, which is higher than the Banking Services industry's average of 7.39. The average price target for Investar Holding Corp is 27.00, with a high of 27.50 and a low of 23.75.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score

8.67

Change

Support & Resistance

No Data

Analyst Rating

Based on 3 analysts

Buy

Current Rating

26.083

Target Price

+15.77%

Upside Space

Strong Buy

Buy

Hold

Sell

Strong Sell

Peer Comparison

306

Total

Median

Average

Company name

Ratings

Analysts

Investar Holding Corp

ISTR

JPMorgan Chase & Co

JPM

Bank of America Corp

BAC

Wells Fargo & Co

WFC

US Bancorp

USB

Regions Financial Corp

...

Financial Forecasting

EPS

Revenue

Net Profit

EBIT

No Data

Data disclaimer: Analyst ratings and target prices are provided by LSEG for informational purposes only and do not constitute investment advice.

Price Momentum

Currency: USD Updated：2025-09-17

The company’s current price momentum score is 6.49, which is lower than the Banking Services industry's average of 7.69. Sideways: Currently, the stock price is trading between the resistance level at 23.48 and the support level at 21.79, making it suitable for range-bound swing trading.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score

7.00

Change

-0.51

Support & Resistance

No Data

Indicators

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The Indicators feature provides value and direction analysis for various instruments under a selection of technical indicators, together with a technical summary.

This feature includes nine of the commonly used technical indicators: MACD, RSI, KDJ, StochRSI, ATR, CCI, WR, TRIX and MA. You may also adjust the timeframe depending on your needs.

Please note that technical analysis is only part of investment reference, and there is no absolute standard for using numerical values to assess direction. The results are for reference only, and we are not responsible for the accuracy of the indicator calculations and summaries.

Indicators

Sell(1)

Neutral(3)

Buy(2)

Indicators

Value

Direction

MACD(12,26,9)

-0.132

Neutral

RSI(14)

61.483

Neutral

STOCH(KDJ)(9,3,3)

54.564

Buy

ATR(14)

0.413

High Vlolatility

CCI(14)

83.613

Neutral

Williams %R

7.018

Overbought

TRIX(12,20)

0.116

Sell

StochRSI(14)

100.000

Buy

Moving Average

Sell(0)

Neutral(0)

Buy(6)

Indicators

Value

Direction

MA5

22.830

Buy

MA10

22.912

Buy

MA20

23.054

Buy

MA50

22.389

Buy

MA100

20.906

Buy

MA200

20.114

Buy

Institutional Confidence

Currency: USD Updated：2025-09-17

The company’s current institutional recognition score is 7.00, which is higher than the Banking Services industry's average of 6.22. The latest institutional shareholding proportion is 70.11%, representing a quarter-over-quarter decrease of 0.04%. The largest institutional shareholder is The Vanguard, holding a total of 524.24K shares, representing 5.33% of shares outstanding, with 0.32% decrease in holdings.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score

7.00

Change

Institutional Shareholding

No Data

Shareholder Activity

Name

Shares Held

Chg %

Wellington Management Company, LLP

206.60K

-9.73%

BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A.

675.49K

+0.93%

The Vanguard Group, Inc.

Star Investors

524.48K

-0.28%

1st & Main Growth Partners

510.91K

-2.15%

AllianceBernstein L.P.

382.08K

+10.49%

Dimensional Fund Advisors, L.P.

369.29K

+8.17%

Royce Investment Partners

Star Investors

212.67K

-4.70%

Maltese Capital Management, LLC

258.15K

+1.64%

Geode Capital Management, L.L.C.

227.92K

+3.24%

D'Angelo (John J)

249.95K

+8.22%

Risk Assessment

Currency: USD Updated：2025-09-17

The company’s current risk assessment score is 4.77, which is lower than the Banking Services industry's average of 5.23. The company's beta value is 0.61. This indicates that the stock tends to underperform the index during upward trending markets but experiences smaller declines during downward trending markets.