Investar Q3 profit rises on wider interest margin, lower acquisition costs
Overview
U.S. regional bank's Q3 adjusted EPS beat analyst expectations
Company's net interest margin improved to 3.73% in Q3
Company repurchased 25,113 shares during Q3
Outlook
Company says it is positioned for future growth organically and via acquisitions
Company says recent purchase of variable-rate credit lines and higher-rate loan production support portfolio remixing
Investar plans to continue shifting loan mix toward higher-yielding commercial and industrial loans
Result Drivers
MARGIN IMPROVEMENT - Higher earning-asset yields and acquisition-related accretion lifted net interest margin from the prior quarter
LOAN PORTFOLIO SHIFT - C&I production drove growth in business lending while acquired consumer mortgages continued to run off
CREDIT LOSS REVERSAL - Co recorded a reversal of credit losses due to changes in economic forecast and loan mix
Company press release:
Key Details
Metric | Beat/Miss | Actual | Consensus Estimate |
Q3 Adjusted EPS | Beat | $0.77 | $0.76 (3 Analysts) |
Q3 EPS | $0.74 | ||
Q3 Net Income | $11.66 mln | ||
Q3 Net Interest Income | $33.77 mln | ||
Q3 Net Interest Margin (%) | 3.73% |
Analyst Coverage
The current average analyst rating on the shares is "buy" and the breakdown of recommendations is 2 "strong buy" or "buy", 1 "hold" and no "sell" or "strong sell"
The average consensus recommendation for the banks peer group is "buy"
Wall Street's median 12-month price target for Investar Holding Corp is $34.00, about 18.3% above its October 21 closing price of $28.74
The stock recently traded at 9 times the next 12-month earnings vs. a P/E of 9 three months ago
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