

Investar (ISTR) might move higher on growing optimism about its earnings prospects, which is reflected by its upgrade to a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy).

Dimensional Fund Advisors LP lifted its stake in shares of Investar Holding Corporation (NASDAQ: ISTR) by 6.5% in the first quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 437,405 shares of the financial services provider's stock after buying an additional 26,842 shares

AlTi Global Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Investar Holding Corporation (NASDAQ: ISTR) during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund purchased 86,568 shares of the financial services provider's stock, valued at approximately $2,370,000. AlTi Global Inc.

The headline numbers for Investar (ISTR) give insight into how the company performed in the quarter ended June 2026, but it may be worthwhile to compare some of its key metrics to Wall Street estimates and the year-ago actuals.

Investar (ISTR) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.75 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.7 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.47 per share a year ago.

BATON ROUGE, La., July 20, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- 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, 2026.

BATON ROUGE, La., June 17, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Investar Holding Corporation (the "Company") (Nasdaq: ISTR), the holding company of Investar Bank, National Association (the "Bank"), declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.12 per share to holders of the Company's common stock.

Shares of Investar Holding Corp (NASDAQ:ISTR) gained more than 5% on Monday as the company released earnings results for the first quarter.