Investar (ISTR) Competitors $23.82 +0.43 (+1.84%) (As of 11/22/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends ISTR vs. PWOD, CHMG, PKBK, SBBX, TCFC, MCBS, CFB, FUFU, GHLD, and TRINShould you be buying Investar stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Investar include Penns Woods Bancorp (PWOD), Chemung Financial (CHMG), Parke Bancorp (PKBK), SB One Bancorp (SBBX), Community Financial (TCFC), MetroCity Bankshares (MCBS), CrossFirst Bankshares (CFB), BitFuFu (FUFU), Guild (GHLD), and Trinity Capital (TRIN). Investar vs. Penns Woods Bancorp Chemung Financial Parke Bancorp SB One Bancorp Community Financial MetroCity Bankshares CrossFirst Bankshares BitFuFu Guild Trinity Capital Penns Woods Bancorp (NASDAQ:PWOD) and Investar (NASDAQ:ISTR) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, risk and earnings. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer PWOD or ISTR? Investar received 133 more outperform votes than Penns Woods Bancorp when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 59.94% of users gave Investar an outperform vote while only 44.21% of users gave Penns Woods Bancorp an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformPenns Woods BancorpOutperform Votes8444.21% Underperform Votes10655.79% InvestarOutperform Votes21759.94% Underperform Votes14540.06% Which has more risk and volatility, PWOD or ISTR? Penns Woods Bancorp has a beta of 0.44, suggesting that its share price is 56% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Investar has a beta of 0.76, suggesting that its share price is 24% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media prefer PWOD or ISTR? In the previous week, Penns Woods Bancorp had 1 more articles in the media than Investar. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Penns Woods Bancorp and 1 mentions for Investar. Investar's average media sentiment score of 0.96 beat Penns Woods Bancorp's score of 0.28 indicating that Investar is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Penns Woods Bancorp 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Investar 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do institutionals & insiders believe in PWOD or ISTR? 27.9% of Penns Woods Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 50.2% of Investar shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.0% of Penns Woods Bancorp shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 8.7% of Investar shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has stronger valuation & earnings, PWOD or ISTR? Investar has higher revenue and earnings than Penns Woods Bancorp. Penns Woods Bancorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Investar, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioPenns Woods Bancorp$99.97M2.29$16.61M$2.6411.52Investar$139.74M1.68$16.68M$1.7913.31 Is PWOD or ISTR a better dividend stock? Penns Woods Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $1.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. Investar pays an annual dividend of $0.42 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Penns Woods Bancorp pays out 48.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Investar pays out 23.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Is PWOD or ISTR more profitable? Penns Woods Bancorp has a net margin of 16.79% compared to Investar's net margin of 11.35%. Penns Woods Bancorp's return on equity of 9.95% beat Investar's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Penns Woods Bancorp16.79% 9.95% 0.88% Investar 11.35%6.94%0.58% Do analysts recommend PWOD or ISTR? Investar has a consensus target price of $20.00, suggesting a potential downside of 16.04%. Given Investar's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Investar is more favorable than Penns Woods Bancorp.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Penns Woods Bancorp 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00Investar 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 SummaryInvestar beats Penns Woods Bancorp on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Weiss RatingsTrump won. Buy this coin now.Juan Villaverde called the top and bottom of every crypto bull market since 2012. He believes Bitcoin will go to $150,000 — or more. But there’s one coin he thinks could go even higher.This could be his favorite coin. Get Investar News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for ISTR and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart ISTR vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricInvestarState commercial banks IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$234.15M$3.21B$11.11B$8.85BDividend Yield1.80%3.49%6.25%4.08%P/E Ratio13.3117.7239.1614.95Price / Sales1.682.54229.0487.31Price / Cash10.2011.2118.3636.92Price / Book0.951.294.296.55Net Income$16.68M$405.80M$1.02B$226.22M7 Day Performance0.97%1.88%1.34%3.77%1 Month Performance14.46%10.20%4.29%4.64%1 Year Performance130.14%39.03%26.74%29.21% Investar Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ISTRInvestar4.3014 of 5 stars$23.82+1.8%$20.00-16.0%+130.1%$234.15M$139.74M13.31340PWODPenns Woods Bancorp2.9034 of 5 stars$30.41+0.9%N/A+49.4%$229.29M$99.97M11.52308CHMGChemung Financial4.013 of 5 stars$51.40+1.5%$49.00-4.7%+11.9%$244.66M$137.62M11.37340Dividend AnnouncementAnalyst DowngradePKBKParke Bancorp2.6137 of 5 stars$23.55+2.3%N/A+31.8%$280.01M$119.40M10.11100Insider TradeSBBXSB One BancorpN/A$18.51flatN/A+0.0%$174.27M$96.65M8.26216Gap UpHigh Trading VolumeTCFCCommunity FinancialN/A$27.09flatN/AN/A$153.57M$82.52M5.21199Analyst ForecastMCBSMetroCity Bankshares3.7191 of 5 stars$35.25+2.7%$34.00-3.5%+68.1%$892.88M$211.03M15.19220CFBCrossFirst Bankshares2.9926 of 5 stars$17.96+2.6%$18.50+3.0%+56.3%$885.61M$455.82M12.22460Positive NewsFUFUBitFuFu2.9966 of 5 stars$5.36+7.0%$7.00+30.6%N/A$874.27M$284.11M0.0029Positive NewsGHLDGuild3.833 of 5 stars$13.65-0.7%$16.80+23.1%+8.2%$844.80M$655.19M-8.814,200TRINTrinity Capital2.4676 of 5 stars$14.34+0.6%$15.17+5.8%-3.2%$844.77M$181.85M8.3940 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Penns Woods Bancorp Alternatives Chemung Financial Alternatives Parke Bancorp Alternatives SB One Bancorp Alternatives Community Financial Alternatives MetroCity Bankshares Alternatives CrossFirst Bankshares Alternatives BitFuFu Alternatives Guild Alternatives Trinity Capital Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NASDAQ:ISTR) was last updated on 11/23/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMissed Nvidia? 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