Investar Holding Corporation
ISTR
NASDAQ·Financial Services·Banks - Regional·Mkt cap $427.6M
$31.10
▲ +1.27%
P/E
12.90
Mkt Cap
$427.6M
52-Wk Range
$21.43–$31.77
52-Week Range
$21.43 - $31.77
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Price action
Price chart
Up 35.3% over the trailing year
Total returns
Price performance
Total return across standard periods - splits & dividends adjusted by FMP. Periods longer than 1Y show annualized in the tooltip.
Why we rate it this way
The thesis at a glance
Bull and bear case · plain-English context across the five lenses we evaluate.
Bull Case
5 reasons
- Strong local market presence with 24 branches across South Louisiana
- Specialized expertise in regional commercial real estate and small business lending
- Community-focused relationship banking model differentiating from larger national competitors
- Comprehensive digital banking platform including mobile banking and remote deposit capture
- Established customer base and market knowledge since 2006 founding
Bear Case
1 risk
- Low volatility (beta 0.5).
Growth
Revenue decline expected
Economic growth and business expansion in South Louisiana markets
Value
Trading at 0.8x Commercial Banking peers — a discount despite the growth profile.
Momentum
Strong
+7.2% over 3m
Quality
Excellent
Emerging growth company (117% revenue growth). Early stage with higher risk.
Dividend
Modest
1.45% yield
Smart-money signal
Who's buying ISTR right now
Insider Form 4s, 13F institutional filings, and Congressional disclosures - at a glance.
Earnings track record
Latest print - beat on both lines
AI-summarized recap of last quarter, plus the surprise on every print.
Next: Oct 19, 2026
JUL 20, 2026
Reported EPS of $0.75 vs $0.71 consensus (+6.1% surprise). Revenue of $36.5M vs $36.4M expected (+0.5%). Beat on both top and bottom lines.
EPS surprise · last 4Q
1 of 1 beats
Estimate
Actual
Q3 26
+6.1%
Revenue trend · last 8Q
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+4%
+12%
+19%
+4%
+161%
+40%
Q3 24
Q4 24
Q1 25
Q2 25
Q3 25
Q4 25
Q1 26
Q2 26
$20.3M
$22.6M
$20.4M
$22.3M
$40.1M
$39.0M
$53.2M
$53.2M
Margins · last 8Q
Gross
0.0%
Operating
1.4%
Profit
17.8%
Wall Street consensus
1 analyst · 0% Buy
Live ratings and price targets aggregated across covering analysts.
Buy
0%
Hold
100%
Sell
0%
Median Price Target
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Latest: Piper Sandler · $31.50 · Apr 23, 2026
vs Industry
How ISTR stacks vs Banks - Regional
Stock metrics vs industry averages. Green = better than industry.
Industry comparison data unavailable for this stock.
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