Investar Holding Stock Price, News & Analysis

Investar Holding (Nasdaq: ISTR), the parent company of Investar Bank, National Association, has announced a quarterly cash dividend of $0.105 per share for its common stockholders. The dividend will be paid on April 30, 2025, to shareholders of record as of March 31, 2025.

This marks the company's 46th quarterly dividend payment, building upon a consistent dividend history that includes 11 uninterrupted quarterly cash dividends previously paid by Investar Bank.

Investar Holding (NASDAQ:ISTR) announced its Q4 2024 financial results, reporting net income of $6.1 million ($0.61 per diluted share), up from $5.4 million ($0.54 per share) in Q3 2024 and $3.5 million ($0.36 per share) in Q4 2023.

Key highlights include:

• Return on average assets increased to 0.88% from 0.77% in Q3 2024
• Efficiency ratio improved to 71.00% from 75.61% in Q3 2024
• Total loans decreased by $30.8 million to $2.13 billion
• Total deposits increased by $58.5 million to $2.35 billion
• Credit quality remained solid with nonperforming loans at 0.42% of total loans
• Net interest margin was 2.65%, slightly down from 2.67% in Q3 2024

The company received $5.5 million in BOLI death benefit proceeds and redeemed $20 million in subordinated debt. The bank also repaid $109 million in borrowings under the Bank Term Funding Program, contributing to a decrease in overall cost of funds to 3.49%.

Investar Holding (Nasdaq: ISTR) has announced a quarterly cash dividend of $0.105 per share for its common stock shareholders. The dividend will be paid on January 31, 2025, to shareholders of record as of December 31, 2024. This marks the company's 45th quarterly dividend payment, continuing a tradition that follows 11 consecutive quarterly cash dividends previously paid by Investar Bank, National Association.

Investar Holding (NASDAQ:ISTR) reported a net income of $5.4 million for Q3 2024, translating to $0.54 per diluted share, up from $4.1 million ($0.41 per share) in Q2 2024 and $2.8 million ($0.28 per share) in Q3 2023. Core earnings per share were $0.45, compared to $0.36 in Q2 2024 and $0.33 in Q3 2023.

Key metrics improved: net interest margin rose to 2.67%, book value per share increased to $24.98, and tangible book value per share reached $20.73. Nonperforming loans decreased to $4.1 million (0.19% of total loans). The company also repurchased 2,000 shares at an average price of $18.50 and raised its quarterly dividend by 5%.

Total loans decreased by $10.9 million to $2.16 billion, with a significant portion being variable-rate loans. Deposits grew by $77.2 million to $2.29 billion. Net interest income was $17.9 million, up 3.8% from Q2 2024. Noninterest income increased by $0.8 million to $3.5 million, driven by a $1.1 million legal settlement.

Investar Holding (Nasdaq:ISTR), the parent company of Investar Bank, National Association, has announced a quarterly cash dividend of $0.105 per share for its common stockholders. This dividend represents a 5% increase compared to the previous quarter. The dividend will be payable on October 31, 2024, to shareholders of record as of September 30, 2024. This marks the 44th consecutive quarterly dividend paid by the Company, following 11 uninterrupted quarterly cash dividends paid by the Bank. The announcement demonstrates Investar's commitment to providing consistent returns to its shareholders and signals confidence in the company's financial stability.

Investar Holding (NASDAQ: ISTR) announced its Q2 2024 results, reporting a net income of $4.1 million or $0.41 per diluted share, down from $4.7 million or $0.48 per diluted share in Q1 2024, and $6.5 million or $0.67 per diluted share in Q2 2023. Core earnings were $0.36 per diluted share, compared to $0.43 in Q1 2024 and $0.67 in Q2 2023.

The net interest margin increased to 2.62% from 2.59% in Q1 2024. The company’s loan portfolio yield rose to 5.96% in Q2 2024 from 5.89% in Q1 2024. Investar repurchased $7 million in subordinated debt, gaining $0.3 million, and 6,096 shares of its own stock at an average price of $15.25 per share.

Total loans declined by $13.8 million or 0.6% sequentially but increased by $81.9 million or 3.9% annually. Deposits grew by $2.4 million sequentially and $29.3 million annually. Nonperforming loans improved to 0.23% of total loans from 0.26% in Q1 2024.

On July 1, 2024, Investar Holding (Nasdaq: ISTR) rejoined the Russell 3000® Index, as announced by the company. This inclusion follows the annual reconstitution of the Russell U.S. Indexes, which ranks the 4,000 largest U.S. stocks by market capitalization as of April 30th. Membership in the Russell 3000® Index also entails automatic inclusion in either the large-cap Russell 1000® Index or the small-cap Russell 2000® Index, as well as the relevant growth and value style indexes.

John D'Angelo, President, and CEO of Investar, noted that rejoining the index will enhance stock liquidity and boost the company's visibility among investment managers and institutional investors. As of December 2023, approximately $10.5 trillion in assets are benchmarked against the Russell U.S. indexes, which are managed by FTSE Russell, a global index provider.

Investar Holding (NASDAQ: ISTR), the parent company of Investar Bank, National Association, has announced a quarterly cash dividend of $0.10 per share. The dividend will be paid on July 31, 2024, to shareholders on record as of July 1, 2024.

This marks the 43rd consecutive quarterly dividend by Investar Holding , following 11 uninterrupted quarterly cash dividends paid by Investar Bank.