Investar Holding Corp

Investar Holding Corporation announced its third quarter 2026 financial results, reporting a significant increase in net income and earnings per share compared to the prior year. The company highlighted a substantial improvement in its net interest margin and growth in its business lending portfolio. Investar also continued its share repurchase program during the quarter.

Investar Holding Corp reported a significant increase in Q2 2026 net income, rising 110.7% to $9.47 million, with diluted EPS up 32.6% to $0.61. These results were substantially impacted by the acquisition of Wichita Falls Bancshares, Inc. on January 1, 2026, which added $1.15 billion in total assets and $1.02 billion in deposits. Total assets grew 36.3% to $3.86 billion and net loans increased 40.7% to $3.02 billion since year-end 2025.

Investar Holding Corp announced its second quarter 2026 financial results, reporting net income of $8.9 million and diluted EPS of $0.61. The company saw an improvement in its net interest margin to 3.67% and a decrease in the overall cost of funds to 2.31%. Additionally, Investar entered into new employment and salary continuation agreements with Executive Vice President and Chief Operations Officer Linda M. Crochet and Executive Vice President and Chief Risk Officer Jeffrey W. Martin, outlining their compensation and severance terms.

Investar Holding Corporation announced a change in its independent registered public accounting firm. On June 17, 2026, the company, with the approval of its Audit Committee, dismissed BDO USA, P.C. and appointed Wipfli LLP to serve for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026. The dismissal of BDO followed their prior engagement after Horne LLP merged with BDO in November 2025. The company confirmed there were no disagreements with BDO on accounting principles or practices, and no reportable events during their tenure.

Investar Holding Corporation shareholders approved the Second Amended and Restated 2017 Long-Term Incentive Compensation Plan at the 2026 Annual Meeting. This plan authorizes the issuance of up to 1,800,000 shares of common stock to motivate performance and align interests of employees and directors with stockholders. Additionally, shareholders elected 13 directors, ratified BDO USA, P.C. as the independent auditor, and approved executive compensation on an advisory basis. They also voted for annual advisory votes on executive compensation.

Investar Holding Corp. reported a significant increase in net income available to common shareholders for Q1 2026, reaching $11.5 million, up from $6.3 million in Q1 2025. Basic earnings per common share rose to $0.84 from $0.64 year-over-year. These results were substantially influenced by the completion of the acquisition of Wichita Falls Bancshares, Inc. on January 1, 2026, which added $1.15 billion in total assets and $1.02 billion in deposits.