Financial Services
Investar Holding Corporation(ISTR)
Live Price
Offline$29.84
+2.33% today
1Y Change
+57.26%
Window
Jun 25, 2025 โ Jun 23, 2026
- Market Cap
- $300.00M
- Revenue Growth
- -1.9%
- EPS Growth
- +7.8%
- Dividend Yield
- 1.6%
Coverage: 249 bars ยท Jun 25, 2025 โ Jun 23, 2026
Research Briefing
A compact read on the setup, peer context, quarterly changes, and recent earnings reaction.
Research Snapshot
Investar Holding Corporation (ISTR) is a Financial Services stock with a market cap of $300.00M and listed on NASDAQ. The stock last traded around $29.84 and up 57.3% across the available one-year price window (Jun 25, 2025 โ Jun 23, 2026). Baseline metrics include revenue growth of -1.9%, EPS growth of +7.8%, a dividend yield of 1.6%. What stands out right now is revenue -1.9%, EPS +7.8%, free cash flow +9.2% with operating margin 17.6% and ROIC 3.8%. The dividend is present but secondary, with a yield around 1.6%. Valuation is more restrained than many high-expectation growth names at P/E 13.4 and price/sales 1.8. Overall, the current profile looks closer to a turnaround or cyclical reset than a generic broad-market placeholder. Stock Foundry combines ISTR price history, valuation, growth, dividend context, earnings, analyst forecasts, news, related Financial Services peers on this page.
Sector Context
How this name stacks up against nearby peers on first-pass metrics.
Revenue Growth
Below sector median
-1.9% vs +3.4% peer median
Operating Margin
Above sector median
+17.6% vs +4.7% peer median
What Changed This Quarter
Latest report context and the signals most likely to have changed the story.
Latest report is on the board
2026 was reported on Apr 20, 2026, but the surprise data is still limited.
The operating picture looks softer than before
Revenue is at -1.9% and EPS is at +7.8%, with operating margin around 17.6%.
Shareholder return is still part of the story
The stock is still offering a dividend yield around 1.6%, which matters if the thesis depends on income as much as growth.
Earnings Reaction Memory
How the stock has tended to move after recent reports.
Across the last 3 reported quarters, the stock averaged +0.6% over the next 5 trading days and finished higher after 1 of those reports.
View quarter-by-quarter reaction table
| Quarter | EPS ฮ | 1D | 5D | 20D |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2026 Apr 20, 2026 | โ | -4.6% | -6.9% | -6.0% |
2026 Jan 22, 2026 | +7.4% | -1.1% | -0.1% | +4.4% |
2025 Oct 20, 2025 | +12.5% | +2.3% | +8.8% | +3.1% |
Benchmark Edge
ISTR vs SPY, QQQ, and Sector ETFs
Normalized return, excess return, max drawdown, and calendar-year wins against the benchmarks investors actually use.
ISTR
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Normalized return
SPY
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S&P 500
Excess Return
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Relative to SPY
ISTR Max Drawdown
-11.92%
Trailing 1Y
SPY Max Drawdown
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Trailing 1Y
Calendar-Year Returns
Uses the longest available daily history for ISTR and SPY.
Company Overview
Investar Holding Corporation
NASDAQ Global Market
Investar Holding Corporation operates as the bank holding company for Investar Bank that provides a range of commercial banking products to individuals and small to medium-sized businesses in South Louisiana. The company offers various deposit products and services, such as savings, checking, money market, and individual retirement accounts, as well as various certificates of deposit; debit cards; and mobile banking services. It also provides commercial real estate loans; commercial and industrial loans, including working capital lines of credit and equipment loans; loans for the construction of commercial projects, and single family residential and multifamily properties; one-to-four family residential real estate lending, such as second mortgage loans; consumer loans, such as secured and unsecured installment and term loans, home equity loans and lines of credit, and auto loans, as well as loans for personal, family, and household purposes. In addition, the company offers cash management products, including remote deposit capture, virtual vault, electronic statements, positive pay, ACH origination and wire transfer, investment sweep accounts, and business Internet banking services. Further, it provides various other banking services, such as cashiers' checks, direct deposit of payroll and social security checks, night depository, bank-by-mail, automated teller machine, interactive teller machines, merchant card, and mobile wallet payment services. The company operates through a network of 24 full service branches. Investar Holding Corporation was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
- Leadership
- John Joseph D'Angelo
- IPO Date
- Jul 1, 2014
- Employees
- 329
- Street Address
- 10500 Coursey Boulevard
- Mailing
- Baton Rouge, LA, 70816
- Region
- Baton Rouge, LA, US
- Reporting Currency
- USD
- Investor Line
- 225 227 2222
- Last Updated
- Apr 30, 2026
Key Fundamentals
Valuation, growth, profitability, and balance sheet signals.
Valuation
- P/E
- 13.4
- EV/EBITDA
- 12.5
- Price/Sales
- 1.8
- Price/Book
- 0.9
Growth
- Revenue
- -1.9%
- EPS
- +7.8%
- Free Cash Flow
- +9.2%
Profitability
- Gross Margin
- 60.1%
- Operating Margin
- 17.6%
- Net Margin
- 16.8%
- ROE
- 9.0%
- ROIC
- 3.8%
Balance Sheet
- Debt/Equity
- 0.47
- Current Ratio
- 0.17
Earnings Reports
Latest News
Official Releases
Company announcements and filings-style updates.
Next Step
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