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CompanyCurrent Price50-Day Moving Average52-Week RangeMarket CapBetaAvg. VolumeToday's Volume
Cathay General Bancorp stock logo
CATY
Cathay General Bancorp
$56.58
+1.7%
$52.24
$41.83
$58.00
$3.73B0.87420,779 shs332,051 shs
CVB Financial Corporation stock logo
CVBF
CVB Financial
$19.88
+1.7%
$19.76
$17.94
$21.48
$3.45B0.671.88 million shs1.26 million shs
Heritage Financial Corporation stock logo
HFWA
Heritage Financial
$26.63
+2.3%
$26.38
$21.32
$28.98
$1.07B0.5268,257 shs205,552 shs
Investar Holding Corporation stock logo
ISTR
Investar
$28.00
+1.0%
$27.71
$17.89
$31.77
$382.22M0.46167,327 shs80,491 shs
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Compare Price Performance

Company1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year Performance
Cathay General Bancorp stock logo
CATY
Cathay General Bancorp
+1.74%-0.81%+4.29%+5.17%+27.95%
CVB Financial Corporation stock logo
CVBF
CVB Financial
+1.74%-1.09%-3.87%-4.42%+0.51%
Heritage Financial Corporation stock logo
HFWA
Heritage Financial
+2.31%-1.15%-3.13%-6.17%+11.28%
Investar Holding Corporation stock logo
ISTR
Investar
+1.05%+0.83%-2.44%-6.98%+44.55%
CompanyCurrent Price50-Day Moving Average52-Week RangeMarket CapBetaAvg. VolumeToday's Volume
Cathay General Bancorp stock logo
CATY
Cathay General Bancorp
$56.58
+1.7%
$52.24
$41.83
$58.00
$3.73B0.87420,779 shs332,051 shs
CVB Financial Corporation stock logo
CVBF
CVB Financial
$19.88
+1.7%
$19.76
$17.94
$21.48
$3.45B0.671.88 million shs1.26 million shs
Heritage Financial Corporation stock logo
HFWA
Heritage Financial
$26.63
+2.3%
$26.38
$21.32
$28.98
$1.07B0.5268,257 shs205,552 shs
Investar Holding Corporation stock logo
ISTR
Investar
$28.00
+1.0%
$27.71
$17.89
$31.77
$382.22M0.46167,327 shs80,491 shs
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Compare Price Performance

Company1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year Performance
Cathay General Bancorp stock logo
CATY
Cathay General Bancorp
+1.74%-0.81%+4.29%+5.17%+27.95%
CVB Financial Corporation stock logo
CVBF
CVB Financial
+1.74%-1.09%-3.87%-4.42%+0.51%
Heritage Financial Corporation stock logo
HFWA
Heritage Financial
+2.31%-1.15%-3.13%-6.17%+11.28%
Investar Holding Corporation stock logo
ISTR
Investar
+1.05%+0.83%-2.44%-6.98%+44.55%
CompanyConsensus Rating ScoreConsensus RatingConsensus Price Target% Upside from Current Price
Cathay General Bancorp stock logo
CATY
Cathay General Bancorp
2.17
Hold$52.00-8.09% Downside
CVB Financial Corporation stock logo
CVBF
CVB Financial
2.75
Moderate Buy$24.5023.24% Upside
Heritage Financial Corporation stock logo
HFWA
Heritage Financial
2.33
Hold$30.5014.53% Upside
Investar Holding Corporation stock logo
ISTR
Investar
2.00
Hold$31.5012.50% Upside

Current Analyst Ratings Breakdown

Latest ISTR, CATY, CVBF, and HFWA Analyst Ratings

DateCompanyBrokerageActionRatingPrice TargetDetails
5/4/2026
Investar Holding Corporation stock logo
ISTR
Investar
UpgradeHold (C)Hold (C+)
4/30/2026
Heritage Financial Corporation stock logo
HFWA
Heritage Financial
DowngradeHoldStrong Sell
4/27/2026
Heritage Financial Corporation stock logo
HFWA
Heritage Financial
Lower Price TargetOverweight$34.00 ➝ $32.00
4/27/2026
CVB Financial Corporation stock logo
CVBF
CVB Financial
Boost Price TargetOverweight$26.00 ➝ $27.00
4/27/2026
Cathay General Bancorp stock logo
CATY
Cathay General Bancorp
Boost Price TargetUnderweight$45.00 ➝ $47.00
4/23/2026
Investar Holding Corporation stock logo
ISTR
Investar
Reiterated RatingOverweightNeutral$31.50
4/23/2026
Cathay General Bancorp stock logo
CATY
Cathay General Bancorp
Boost Price TargetMarket Perform$55.00 ➝ $58.00
4/23/2026
Investar Holding Corporation stock logo
ISTR
Investar
DowngradeOverweightNeutral$31.50
4/10/2026
CVB Financial Corporation stock logo
CVBF
CVB Financial
UpgradeHold (C+)Buy (B-)
4/2/2026
Heritage Financial Corporation stock logo
HFWA
Heritage Financial
Lower Price TargetOverweight$35.00 ➝ $34.00
3/24/2026
Investar Holding Corporation stock logo
ISTR
Investar
DowngradeStrong-BuyHold
(Data available from 5/19/2023 forward. View 10+ years of historical ratings with our analyst ratings screener.)
CompanyAnnual RevenuePrice/SalesCashflowPrice/CashBook ValuePrice/Book
Cathay General Bancorp stock logo
CATY
Cathay General Bancorp
$1.38B2.74$5.20 per share10.88$43.00 per share1.32
CVB Financial Corporation stock logo
CVBF
CVB Financial
$520.90M6.73$1.78 per share11.15$16.78 per share1.18
Heritage Financial Corporation stock logo
HFWA
Heritage Financial
$335.97M3.27$3.14 per share8.49$27.14 per share0.98
Investar Holding Corporation stock logo
ISTR
Investar
$153.48M2.52$2.72 per share10.31$27.63 per share1.01
CompanyNet IncomeEPSTrailing P/E RatioForward P/E RatioP/E GrowthNet MarginsReturn on Equity (ROE)Return on Assets (ROA)Next Earnings Date
Cathay General Bancorp stock logo
CATY
Cathay General Bancorp
$315.12M$4.8511.679.87N/A23.79%11.37%1.38%7/28/2026 (Estimated)
CVB Financial Corporation stock logo
CVBF
CVB Financial
$209.30M$1.5213.0810.35N/A32.05%9.16%1.34%7/22/2026 (Estimated)
Heritage Financial Corporation stock logo
HFWA
Heritage Financial
$67.53M$2.0413.059.51N/A20.50%8.71%1.13%7/23/2026 (Estimated)
Investar Holding Corporation stock logo
ISTR
Investar
$22.90M$2.2812.288.67N/A16.53%10.62%1.02%7/20/2026 (Estimated)

Latest ISTR, CATY, CVBF, and HFWA Earnings

DateQuarterCompanyConsensus EstimateReported EPSBeat/MissGap EPSRevenue EstimateActual RevenueDetails
4/23/2026Q1 2026
CVB Financial Corporation stock logo
CVBF
CVB Financial
$0.38$0.38N/A$0.38$162.29 million$132.12 million
4/23/2026Q1 2026
Heritage Financial Corporation stock logo
HFWA
Heritage Financial
$0.57$0.59+$0.02$0.48$80.31 million$77.92 million
4/22/2026Q1 2026
Cathay General Bancorp stock logo
CATY
Cathay General Bancorp
$1.19$1.29+$0.10$1.29$211.27 million$213.20 million
4/20/2026Q1 2026
Investar Holding Corporation stock logo
ISTR
Investar
$0.69$0.87+$0.18$0.77$36.40 million$35.64 million
CompanyAnnual PayoutDividend Yield5-Year Annualized Dividend GrowthPayout RatioYears of Consecutive Growth
Cathay General Bancorp stock logo
CATY
Cathay General Bancorp
$1.522.69%+1.87%31.34%N/A
CVB Financial Corporation stock logo
CVBF
CVB Financial
$0.804.02%-2.33%52.63%N/A
Heritage Financial Corporation stock logo
HFWA
Heritage Financial
$0.963.60%+3.71%47.06%14 Years
Investar Holding Corporation stock logo
ISTR
Investar
$0.441.57%+11.97%19.30%10 Years

Latest ISTR, CATY, CVBF, and HFWA Dividends

AnnouncementCompanyPeriodAmountYieldEx-Dividend DateRecord DatePayable Date
5/15/2026
Cathay General Bancorp stock logo
CATY
Cathay General Bancorp
quarterly$0.382.73%5/28/20265/28/20266/9/2026
4/22/2026
Heritage Financial Corporation stock logo
HFWA
Heritage Financial
quarterly$0.243.5%5/6/20265/6/20265/20/2026
3/18/2026
Investar Holding Corporation stock logo
ISTR
Investar
quarterly$0.111.61%3/31/20263/31/20264/30/2026
3/18/2026
CVB Financial Corporation stock logo
CVBF
CVB Financial
quarterly$0.204.1%4/1/20264/1/20264/15/2026
(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)
CompanyDebt-to-Equity RatioCurrent RatioQuick Ratio
Cathay General Bancorp stock logo
CATY
Cathay General Bancorp
0.04
1.03
1.03
CVB Financial Corporation stock logo
CVBF
CVB Financial
0.22
0.73
0.73
Heritage Financial Corporation stock logo
HFWA
Heritage Financial
0.04
0.81
0.81
Investar Holding Corporation stock logo
ISTR
Investar
0.40
0.95
0.95

Institutional Ownership

CompanyInstitutional Ownership
Cathay General Bancorp stock logo
CATY
Cathay General Bancorp
75.01%
CVB Financial Corporation stock logo
CVBF
CVB Financial
74.18%
Heritage Financial Corporation stock logo
HFWA
Heritage Financial
78.30%
Investar Holding Corporation stock logo
ISTR
Investar
50.17%

Insider Ownership

CompanyInsider Ownership
Cathay General Bancorp stock logo
CATY
Cathay General Bancorp
4.53%
CVB Financial Corporation stock logo
CVBF
CVB Financial
6.40%
Heritage Financial Corporation stock logo
HFWA
Heritage Financial
1.49%
Investar Holding Corporation stock logo
ISTR
Investar
10.58%
CompanyEmployeesShares OutstandingFree FloatOptionable
Cathay General Bancorp stock logo
CATY
Cathay General Bancorp
1,26867.04 million64.00 millionOptionable
CVB Financial Corporation stock logo
CVBF
CVB Financial
1,079176.46 million165.16 millionOptionable
Heritage Financial Corporation stock logo
HFWA
Heritage Financial
83041.22 million40.61 millionOptionable
Investar Holding Corporation stock logo
ISTR
Investar
34013.79 million12.34 millionNot Optionable

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Cathay General Bancorp stock logo

Cathay General Bancorp NASDAQ:CATY

$56.58 +0.97 (+1.74%)
Closing price 05/18/2026 04:00 PM Eastern
Extended Trading
$58.39 +1.81 (+3.20%)
As of 04:48 AM Eastern
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Cathay General Bancorp operates as the holding company for Cathay Bank that offers various commercial banking products and services to individuals, professionals, and small to medium-sized businesses in the United States. The company offers various deposit products, including passbook accounts, checking accounts, money market deposit accounts, certificates of deposit, individual retirement accounts, and public funds deposits. It also provides loan products, such as commercial mortgage loans, commercial loans, small business administration loans, residential mortgage loans, real estate construction loans, and home equity lines of credit, as well as installment loans to individuals for household, and other consumer expenditures. In addition, the company offers trade financing, letter of credit, wire transfer, forward currency spot and forward contract, safe deposit, collection, automatic teller machine, Internet banking, investment, and other customary bank services, as well as securities and insurance products. Cathay General Bancorp was founded in 1962 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.

CVB Financial stock logo

CVB Financial NASDAQ:CVBF

$19.88 +0.34 (+1.74%)
Closing price 05/18/2026 04:00 PM Eastern
Extended Trading
$19.93 +0.05 (+0.28%)
As of 05:20 AM Eastern
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CVB Financial Corp. operates as a bank holding company for Citizens Business Bank, a state-chartered bank that provides banking and financial services to small to mid-sized businesses and individuals. It offers checking, savings, money market, and time certificates of deposit products for business and personal accounts; and serves as a federal tax depository for business customers. The company also provides commercial lending products comprising lines of credit and other working capital financing, accounts receivable lending, and letters of credit; agriculture loans to finance the operating needs of wholesale dairy farm operations, cattle feeders, livestock raisers, and farmers; lease financing services for municipal governments; commercial real estate and construction loans; and consumer financing products, including automobile leasing and financing, lines of credit, credit cards, home mortgages, and home equity loans and lines of credit. In addition, it offers various specialized services, such as treasury management systems for monitoring cash flow, merchant card processing program, armored pick-up and delivery, payroll services, remote deposit capture, electronic funds transfers, wires and automated clearinghouse, and online account access. Further, the company provides trust services, such as fiduciary services, mutual funds, annuities, 401(k) plans, and individual investment accounts. CVB Financial Corp. was founded in 1974 and is headquartered in Ontario, California.

Heritage Financial stock logo

Heritage Financial NASDAQ:HFWA

$26.63 +0.60 (+2.31%)
Closing price 05/18/2026 04:00 PM Eastern
Extended Trading
$26.63 0.00 (0.00%)
As of 04:07 AM Eastern
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Heritage Financial Corporation operates as the bank holding company for Heritage Bank that provides various financial services to small and medium sized businesses and individuals in the United States. It accepts various deposit products, such as noninterest demand deposits, interest bearing demand deposits, money market accounts, savings accounts, personal checking accounts, and certificates of deposit. The company's loan portfolio includes commercial and industrial loans, owner-occupied and non-owner occupied commercial real estate loans, one-to-four family residential loans, real estate construction and land development loans, consumer loans, commercial business loans, lines of credit, term equipment financing, and term real estate loans, as well as commercial business loans to a range of businesses in industries that include real estate and rental and leasing, healthcare, accommodation and food services, retail trade, and construction. It also originates loans that are guaranteed by the U.S. Small Business Administration; and provides objective advice from trusted advisers. The company was formerly known as Heritage Financial Corporation, M.H.C. and changed its name to Heritage Financial Corporation in 1998. Heritage Financial Corporation was founded in 1927 and is headquartered in Olympia, Washington.

Investar stock logo

Investar NASDAQ:ISTR

$28.00 +0.29 (+1.05%)
Closing price 05/18/2026 04:00 PM Eastern
Extended Trading
$27.99 -0.01 (-0.04%)
As of 03:59 AM Eastern
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Investar Holding Corporation operates as the bank holding company for Investar Bank that provides a range of commercial banking products to individuals, professionals, and small to medium-sized businesses in south Louisiana, southeast Texas, and Alabama in the United States. The company offers various deposit products and services, such as savings, checking, money market, and individual retirement accounts, as well as various certificates of deposit; debit and credit cards; internet, mobile, and video banking services; and reciprocal deposit products. It also provides commercial real estate loans; commercial and industrial loans, including working capital lines of credit and equipment loans; loans for the construction of commercial projects, and single family residential and multifamily properties; one-to-four family residential real estate loans, such as second mortgage loans; and consumer loans, such as secured and unsecured installment and term loans, home equity loans and lines of credit, and auto loans, as well as loans for personal, family, and household purposes. In addition, the company offers treasury management products, including remote deposit capture, lockbox payment processing, virtual vault, positive pay, ACH origination, wire transfer, investment sweep accounts, and business internet banking services. Further, it provides various other banking services, such as cashiers' checks, direct deposit of payroll and social security checks, night depository, bank-by-mail, automated teller machines, electronic statements, interactive teller machines, online account opening, and mobile wallet payment services. Investar Holding Corporation was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.