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Investar Holding (Investar Holding) Beta : 0.51 (As of May. 07, 2024)


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What is Investar Holding Beta?

Beta is the sensitivity of the expected excess asset returns to the expected excess market returns. As of today (2024-05-07), Investar Holding's Beta is 0.51.


Investar Holding Beta Historical Data

The historical data trend for Investar Holding's Beta can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Investar Holding Beta Chart

Investar Holding Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beta
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.06 0.72 0.82 0.64 0.66

Investar Holding Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
Beta Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.20 0.24 0.46 0.66 0.55

Competitive Comparison of Investar Holding's Beta

For the Banks - Regional subindustry, Investar Holding's Beta, along with its competitors' market caps and Beta data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Investar Holding's Beta Distribution in the Banks Industry

For the Banks industry and Financial Services sector, Investar Holding's Beta distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Investar Holding's Beta falls into.



Investar Holding Beta Calculation

Beta is the sensitivity of the expected excess asset returns to the expected excess market returns. A stock's beta can be calculated by dividing the product of the covariance of the individual stock's returns and the market's returns by the variance of the market's returns over a specified period. Basically, GuruFocus uses the returns calculated over three-year period.


Investar Holding  (NAS:ISTR) Beta Explanation

Beta is a measure of the volatility, or systematic risk, of a security or a portfolio in comparison to the market as a whole. We usually compare beta to 1. A beta of 1 indicates that the security's price will move with the market. A beta of less than 1 means that the security will be less volatile than the market. A beta of greater than 1 indicates that the security's price will be more volatile than the market.

Beta is primarily used in the Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM) to calculate the Cost of Equity, which can be used in the calculation of WACC %. The formula of Cost of Equity is:
Cost of Equity = Risk-Free Rate of Return + Beta of Asset * (Expected Return of the Market - Risk-Free Rate of Return)


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Investar Holding (Investar Holding) Business Description

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Address
10500 Coursey Boulevard, Baton Rouge, LA, USA, 70816
Investar Holding Corp is a US-based financial holding company. Through its subsidiaries, it offers a variety of commercial and retail lending products throughout its market areas, including business loans to small to medium-sized businesses, as well as loans to individuals. It has business operations spread across the United States and serves its customers through several service branches. The bank also offers cashiers' checks, direct deposit of payroll and Social Security checks, night depository, bank-by-mail, automated teller machines with deposit automation and debit cards.
Executives
John J D'angelo officer: Chief Executive Officer 418 PECAN MEADOW DRIVE, BATON ROUGE LA 70810
Andrew C Nelson director 3235 MCCONNELL DRIVE, BATON ROUGE LA 70809
Linda M Crochet officer: Chief Operations Officer 10500 COURSEY BLVD, BATON ROUGE LA 70816
Anita M Fontenot director 217 WORTH AVENUE, LAFAYETTE LA 70508
Julio A Melara director 18580 SANTA MARIA DRIVE, BATON ROUGE LA 70809
James E Yegge director 19434 S LAKEWAY AVENUE, BATON ROUGE LA 70810
Rose J Hudson director 555 LAUREL STREET, BATON ROUGE LA 70801
William H Hidalgo director 1501 FRONT STREET P O BOX 790, MORGAN CITY LA 70381
John R Campbell officer: Chief Financial Officer 10500 COURSEY BOULEVARD, BATON ROUGE LA 70816
Robert Chris Jordan director 204-C EAST MAIN STREET, NEW IBERIA LA 70560
Moore Corey E officer: Chief Accounting Officer 10500 COURSEY BOULEVARD, BATON ROUGE LA 70816
Joffrion Gordon H Iii director 10218 VERANDA COURT, BATON ROUGE LA 70810
James M Baker director 18423 N MISSION HILLS AVENUE, BATON ROUGE LA 70810
Jeffrey Wayne Martin officer: Chief Credit Officer 10500 COURSEY BLVD, BATON ROUGE LA 70816
Suzanne O Middleton director 340 LAKE AVENUE, METAIRIE LA 70005