Investar Holding Corp

ISTR

Market cap $211M

BATON ROUGE, LA / ACCESS Newswire / September 17, 2025 / Investar Holding Corporation (the "Company") (Nasdaq:ISTR), the holding company of Investar Bank, National Association (the "Bank"), declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.11 per share to holders of the Company's common stock. The dividend is payable on October 31, 2025 to shareholders of record as of September 30, 2025.

Dividends are one of the best benefits to being a shareholder, but finding a great dividend stock is no easy task. Does Investar (ISTR) have what it takes?

Dividends are one of the best benefits to being a shareholder, but finding a great dividend stock is no easy task. Does Investar (ISTR) have what it takes?

Although the revenue and EPS for Investar (ISTR) give a sense of how its business performed in the quarter ended June 2025, it might be worth considering how some key metrics compare with Wall Street estimates and the year-ago numbers.

Investar (ISTR) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.47 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.4 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.36 per share a year ago.

BATON ROUGE, LA / ACCESS Newswire / July 21, 2025 / Investar Holding Corporation ("Investar") (NASDAQ:ISTR), the holding company for Investar Bank, National Association (the "Bank"), today announced financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2025. Investar reported net income of $4.5 million, or $0.46 per diluted common share, for the second quarter of 2025, compared to net income of $6.3 million, or $0.63 per diluted common share, for the quarter ended March 31, 2025, and net income of $4.1 million, or $0.41 per diluted common share, for the quarter ended June 30, 2024.

Dividends are one of the best benefits to being a shareholder, but finding a great dividend stock is no easy task. Does Investar (ISTR) have what it takes?

Investar (ISTR) has been upgraded to a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy), reflecting growing optimism about the company's earnings prospects. This might drive the stock higher in the near term.

Investar (ISTR) saw its shares surge in the last session with trading volume being higher than average. The latest trend in earnings estimate revisions may not translate into further price increase in the near term.

BATON ROUGE, LA / ACCESS Newswire / July 1, 2025 / Investar Holding Corporation ("Investar") (NASDAQ:ISTR), the parent holding company of Investar Bank, National Association, today announced that it has completed a private placement of $32.5 million of its newly designated 6.5% Series A Non-Cumulative Perpetual Convertible Preferred Stock (the "Series A preferred stock"). Investar intends to use the net proceeds from the offering to support its recently-announced acquisition of Wichita Falls Bancshares, Inc. ("Wichita Falls") and for general corporate purposes, including organic growth and other potential acquisitions.