Investar Holding Corporation

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.

Investar Holding Corporation trades as ISTR on NASDAQ. The company is classified in Financial Services / Banks - Regional and reports in USD.

The current profile places the business in Banks - Regional. This section is intended to summarize the operating segments, products, geographies, and main revenue lines from official filings.

Latest available fiscal data shows $153.49M of revenue and $22.90M of net income.

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Investar Holding Corporation can be compared against peers such as Princeton Bancorp, Inc., C&F Financial Corporation, First Savings Financial Group, Inc., First United Corporation, FVCBankcorp, Inc., Hawthorn Bancshares, Inc..

A complete thesis should compare growth, margins, balance-sheet risk, valuation multiples, and market position against direct competitors.

Current signals to investigate include market capitalization of $313.87M, beta of 0.47, and return on equity of +7.6%.

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ISTR currently shows total debt of $152.75M and beta of 0.47. Missing data should be treated as a research gap, not as low risk.

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Recent filings to review: S-8 (2026-06-03 00:00:00), 8-K (2026-05-22 00:00:00), SC 13G/A (2026-05-15 00:00:00), SC 13G/A (2026-05-15 00:00:00).

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Company website: https://www.investarbank.com

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