Investar Holding Corporation (ISTR) Stock

Investar Holding Corporation (ISTR) is a Financials stock trading at $30.30 (as of 2026-08-21), with a market capitalization of $417.44M and a trailing P/E of 12.4. Figures are sourced from first-party U.S. SEC EDGAR filings and market data.

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.

Understand Investar Holding Corporation: how it makes money

Investar Holding Corporation is the bank holding company for Investar Bank, which earns money by taking retail and business deposits (savings, checking, money market, and IRAs, plus CDs) and using them to fund commercial real estate and commercial and industrial lending (including working capital lines of credit and equipment loans), along with mobile banking services.

For Investar, the profit engine is the return it earns on originated and renewed loans (captured by its blended interest rate) minus its funding and operating costs, with credit quality (captured by nonperforming loans) acting as a key constraint on how much loan income ultimately translates into earnings.

Business quality (Strong): Good snapshot of an operating result (operating margin 28.0% for the latest quarter) and several bank-specific operating indicators (nonperforming loans, blended loan rate). Limitations for investors, the data provided does not include gross margin, detailed credit loss metrics, or official reportable segment revenue.

Valuation: At 13× earnings, ISTR trades in line with the Banking average (13×). Note: one-time items can distort reported P/E.

Bull case

  • Operating profitability in the latest quarter: Operating margin was 28.0% for the period ended 2026-03-31.
  • Loan pricing appears to be supported: The blended interest rate on originated and renewed loans was 8.2%.

Bear case

  • Credit risk can directly pressure earnings: Nonperforming loans are a key watch item (Nonperforming Loans Amount is 0.01 USD_B), and any deterioration in loan performance would be expected to weigh on results.
  • Exposure to loan portfolio conditions: The company reports a Consumer Mortgage Portfolio value of 0.26 USD_B, and the lending mix includes commercial real estate and commercial and industrial loans, which can be sensitive to borrower and local economic conditions.
Valuation — source: SEC EDGAR (first-party)
Price$30.30
Market Cap$417.44M
P/E Ratio12.4
EV / EBITDA9.2
Price / Book0.99
Price / Sales2.71
DCF Value (model)$27.19
DCF Upside vs Price-10.3%
Profitability & Growth — source: SEC EDGAR
Revenue (TTM)$93.63M
Net Margin24.5%
Revenue Growth (YoY)140.4%
EPS Growth (YoY)39.1%
Valuation vs Sector & Industry
Stock P/E12.4
Sector P/E (Financials)15.1
Industry P/E (Banking)13.0
vs Sector-17.7%
vs Industry-4.2%
Smart-Money Activity — SEC Form 4 / 13F / Congressional disclosures
Top Institutional HolderBlackRock, Inc. ($30.07M)
Institutional Holders Tracked10
Company
SectorFinancials
IndustryBanking
CEOJohn Joseph D'Angelo
Employees329
CountryUS
IPO Date2014-07-01

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Data as of 2026-08-21.

Figures sourced from U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC EDGAR) filings and market data. Not personalized investment advice.