Investar (ISTR)
Runs a founder-led community bank serving Louisiana, Texas, and Alabama.
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Operates a single banking segment through Investar Bank, making money mainly from loans, securities, and service fees. The business serves individuals, professionals, and small-to-medium-sized businesses across Louisiana, Texas, and Alabama.
Offers commercial real estate, commercial-and-industrial, construction, residential, and consumer loans alongside deposit accounts, treasury management, payments, and digital banking. Income comes mainly from loan interest, with securities and loan or deposit service fees adding smaller streams.
Serves local markets in Louisiana, Texas, and Alabama through a branch network expanded by whole-bank acquisitions and selective footprint changes. The bank emphasizes local access, responsive service, and competitive products while using digital tools such as online account opening, mobile banking, and ITMs.
Depends on loan and deposit competition, interest-rate management, commercial credit quality, deposit funding, branch efficiency, and bank capital and liquidity rules.
Company facts
Target rangeAs of Sep 21, 2026
Latest analyst notes
| Date | Firm | Action | Prior | Current |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 23, 2026 | Piper Sandler | Downgrade | Target: $29 | Target: $31.50 |
| Oct 21, 2025 | Piper Sandler | Reiterate | Rating: —Target: $13.50 | Target: $29 |
| Apr 22, 2025 | Piper Sandler | Upgrade |
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RevenueReportedEstimate
Balance sheet, Jun 30, 2026Cash & short-term investments $535.0M · Total debt $194.4M · Total assets $3.86B · Shareholders' equity $420.1M
- Revenue
- $56.3M
- Operating income
- $11.8M
- Net income
- $9.5M
HistoryDividendAnnual yieldUpcoming
| Institutions | ≈ 58.73% | 8.10M shares | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 125 holders · as of Jun 30, 2026 · largest filers plus last quarter's tail | |||
| Insiders | 9.51% | 1.31M shares | |
| 17 holders · as of Aug 4, 2026 | |||
| Strategic holders | 7.00% | 965.1K shares | |
| 1 holder · as of May 15, 2026 | |||
| Other | ≈ 24.76% | 3.42M shares | |
| remainder | |||
13.79M company shares as of Sep 22, 2026 · institutions as of Jun 30, 2026 · holders as of their latest filing
This quarter's institutional total failed a plausibility check; shown: the largest filers plus last quarter's remainder.
Top shareholders13F · 13D/G · Form 4
| Holder | Stake | Shares | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
BlackRock, Inc.Institution | 9.11% | 1.26M | as of Jun 30, 2026 |
Wellington Management Group LLPStrategic | 7.00% | 965,080 | filed May 15, 2026 |
Vanguard Capital Management LLCInstitution | 3.96% | 545,555 | as of Jun 30, 2026 |
David A. FlackInsiderdirector | 3.75% | 517,708 | filed Jan 23, 2026 |
Dimensional Fund Advisors LPInstitution | 3.74% | 516,506 | as of Jun 30, 2026 |
Insider tradesForm 4
| Date | Insider | Role | Shares | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 23, 2026 | Robert Chris Jordan | director | +2,000 | $27.36 |
| Mar 12, 2026 | Robert Chris Jordan | director | +1,550 | $26.85 |
| Jan 27, 2026 | John J. D'Angelo | director, officer: Chief Executive Officer | −26,163 | $28.01 |
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Compare
| Company | Price | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Investar | $29.95 | +0.10% | $411.4M | 12.6 | 9.6 | 2.2 | +64.5% |
| Business First Bancshares | $30.82 | +0.37% | $1.00B | 10.9 | 9.8 | 2.2 | +17.2% |
| Origin Bancorp | $53.72 | +0.14% | $1.66B | 16.8 | 12.6 | 2.7 | +27.0% |
| Hancock Whitney | $74.18 | −0.44% | $6.05B | 14.6 | 10.7 | 3.1 | +7.8% |
| Home Bancorp | $68.34 | +0.31% | $536.1M | 11.4 | 11.2 | 2.5 | +7.2% |
| Red River Bancshares | $101.31 | −0.30% | $669.1M | 14.6 | 13.6 | 3.8 | +11.8% |
| First Horizon | $23.52 | −1.71% | $11.36B | 11.4 | 10.9 | 2.5 | +9.9% |
| Regions Financial | $27.99 | −1.96% | $24.36B | 11.7 | 10.3 | 2.5 | +2.2% |
| First Guaranty Bancshares | $8.38 | −1.30% | $140.4M | — | 16.4 | 0.7 | +1.2% |
| Median | 11.7 | 11.0 | 2.5 | +8.8% |