Compare Stocks: SYBT, CATY, CTBI, and FRME

Comparative Price Performance Over Time

Compare Price & Volume

Company	Current Price	50-Day Moving Average	52-Week Range	Market Cap	Beta	Avg. Volume	Today's Volume
CATY Cathay General Bancorp	$62.25 +0.4%	$62.70	$44.57 ▼ $65.25	$4.14B	0.85	387,504 shs	1.59 million shs
CTBI Community Trust Bancorp	$75.93 -0.3%	$76.86	$50.25 ▼ $79.92	$1.38B	0.52	85,669 shs	249,241 shs
FRME First Merchants	$40.87 -0.1%	$42.53	$34.66 ▼ $45.33	$2.57B	0.84	362,759 shs	1.55 million shs
SYBT Stock Yards Bancorp	$79.37 -0.6%	$81.55	$61.51 ▼ $89.21	$2.48B	0.66	147,424 shs	266,180 shs

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Compare Price Performance

Company	1-Day Performance	7-Day Performance	30-Day Performance	90-Day Performance	1-Year Performance
CATY Cathay General Bancorp	+0.03%	-0.03%	-3.40%	+4.96%	+27.53%
CTBI Community Trust Bancorp	+0.03%	-1.53%	-2.46%	+11.47%	+35.84%
FRME First Merchants	-0.39%	-0.49%	-5.39%	+0.34%	+2.63%
SYBT Stock Yards Bancorp	+0.94%	+1.13%	-4.61%	+9.10%	+7.59%

Compare Price & Volume

Company	Current Price	50-Day Moving Average	52-Week Range	Market Cap	Beta	Avg. Volume	Today's Volume
CATY Cathay General Bancorp	$62.25 +0.4%	$62.70	$44.57 ▼ $65.25	$4.14B	0.85	387,504 shs	1.59 million shs
CTBI Community Trust Bancorp	$75.93 -0.3%	$76.86	$50.25 ▼ $79.92	$1.38B	0.52	85,669 shs	249,241 shs
FRME First Merchants	$40.87 -0.1%	$42.53	$34.66 ▼ $45.33	$2.57B	0.84	362,759 shs	1.55 million shs
SYBT Stock Yards Bancorp	$79.37 -0.6%	$81.55	$61.51 ▼ $89.21	$2.48B	0.66	147,424 shs	266,180 shs

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Compare Price Performance

Company	1-Day Performance	7-Day Performance	30-Day Performance	90-Day Performance	1-Year Performance
CATY Cathay General Bancorp	+0.03%	-0.03%	-3.40%	+4.96%	+27.53%
CTBI Community Trust Bancorp	+0.03%	-1.53%	-2.46%	+11.47%	+35.84%
FRME First Merchants	-0.39%	-0.49%	-5.39%	+0.34%	+2.63%
SYBT Stock Yards Bancorp	+0.94%	+1.13%	-4.61%	+9.10%	+7.59%

Compare Analyst Forecasts

Company	Consensus Rating Score	Consensus Rating	Consensus Price Target	% Upside from Current Price
CATY Cathay General Bancorp	2.00	Hold	$62.25	N/A
CTBI Community Trust Bancorp	2.75	Moderate Buy	$81.50	7.34% Upside
FRME First Merchants	2.50	Moderate Buy	$49.00	19.89% Upside
SYBT Stock Yards Bancorp	2.14	Hold	$88.00	10.87% Upside

Current Analyst Ratings Breakdown

Latest SYBT, CATY, CTBI, and FRME Analyst Ratings

Date	Company	Brokerage	Action	Rating	Price Target
9/1/2026	CTBI Community Trust Bancorp	Raymond James Financial Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Initiated Coverage	Outperform	$82.00
9/1/2026	CTBI Community Trust Bancorp	Raymond James Financial Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Initiated Coverage	Outperform	$82.00
8/13/2026	CTBI Community Trust Bancorp	Weiss Ratings Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Upgrade	Buy (B+) ➝ Buy (A-)
8/12/2026	CATY Cathay General Bancorp	Zacks Research Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Downgrade	Strong-Buy ➝ Hold
8/6/2026	SYBT Stock Yards Bancorp	Weiss Ratings Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Upgrade	Buy (B-) ➝ Buy (B)
8/3/2026	FRME First Merchants	Weiss Ratings Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Upgrade	Hold (C+) ➝ Buy (B)
7/31/2026	CTBI Community Trust Bancorp	Weiss Ratings Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Downgrade	Buy (A-) ➝ Buy (B+)
7/31/2026	SYBT Stock Yards Bancorp	Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Price Target	Market Perform	$82.00 ➝ $94.00
7/30/2026	SYBT Stock Yards Bancorp	Stephens Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Set Price Target	Equal Weight	$75.00 ➝ $87.00
7/30/2026	SYBT Stock Yards Bancorp	Hovde Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Downgrade	Outperform ➝ Market Perform	$82.00 ➝ $90.00
7/27/2026	CATY Cathay General Bancorp	Piper Sandler Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Price Target	Underweight	$49.50 ➝ $53.00

(Data available from 9/18/2023 forward. View 10+ years of historical ratings with our analyst ratings screener.)

Compare Sales & Book Value

Company	Annual Revenue	Price/Sales	Cashflow	Price/Cash	Book Value	Price/Book
CATY Cathay General Bancorp	$1.38B	3.00	$5.13 per share	12.14	$43.00 per share	1.45
CTBI Community Trust Bancorp	$409.34M	3.37	$5.85 per share	12.98	$47.26 per share	1.61
FRME First Merchants	$1.05B	2.44	$4.42 per share	9.24	$42.22 per share	0.97
SYBT Stock Yards Bancorp	$564.54M	4.37	$4.99 per share	15.91	$36.49 per share	2.18

Compare Profitability & Earnings

Company	Net Income	EPS	Trailing P/E Ratio	Forward P/E Ratio	P/E Growth	Net Margins	Return on Equity (ROE)	Return on Assets (ROA)	Next Earnings Date
CATY Cathay General Bancorp	$315.12M	$5.12	12.16	10.68	N/A	24.66%	11.71%	1.43%	10/20/2026 (Estimated)
CTBI Community Trust Bancorp	$98.06M	$5.97	12.72	11.68	N/A	25.55%	12.52%	1.60%	10/21/2026 (Estimated)
FRME First Merchants	$226M	$3.12	13.10	9.18	N/A	17.05%	8.86%	1.12%	10/28/2026 (Estimated)
SYBT Stock Yards Bancorp	$140.15M	$5.02	15.81	14.07	N/A	25.41%	13.39%	1.55%	10/28/2026 (Estimated)

Latest SYBT, CATY, CTBI, and FRME Earnings

Date	Quarter	Company	Consensus Estimate	Reported EPS	Beat/Miss	Gap EPS	Revenue Estimate	Actual Revenue
7/29/2026	Q2 2026	SYBT Stock Yards Bancorp	$1.08	$1.31	+$0.23	$1.31	$111.66 million	$114.71 million
7/22/2026	Q2 2026	CATY Cathay General Bancorp	$1.35	$1.37	+$0.02	$1.37	$218.28 million	$221.20 million
7/22/2026	Q2 2026	FRME First Merchants	$1.02	$0.74	-$0.28	$0.70	$202.78 million	$202.49 million
7/15/2026	Q2 2026	CTBI Community Trust Bancorp	$1.52	$1.64	+$0.12	$1.64	$76.85 million	$78.49 million

Compare Dividends

Company	Annual Payout	Dividend Yield	5-Year Annualized Dividend Growth	Payout Ratio	Years of Consecutive Growth
CATY Cathay General Bancorp	$1.52	2.44%	+1.87%	29.69%	N/A
CTBI Community Trust Bancorp	$2.60	3.42%	+5.50%	43.55%	44 Years
FRME First Merchants	$1.48	3.62%	+6.58%	47.44%	13 Years
SYBT Stock Yards Bancorp	$1.28	1.61%	+3.13%	25.50%	15 Years

Latest SYBT, CATY, CTBI, and FRME Dividends

Announcement	Company	Period	Amount	Yield	Ex-Dividend Date	Record Date	Payable Date
7/19/2026	CTBI Community Trust Bancorp	quarterly	$0.65	3.36%	9/15/2026	9/15/2026	10/1/2026
8/18/2026	SYBT Stock Yards Bancorp	quarterly	$0.33	1.61%	9/21/2026	9/21/2026	10/1/2026
8/14/2026	FRME First Merchants	quarterly	$0.37	3.52%	9/4/2026	9/4/2026	9/18/2026
8/14/2026	CATY Cathay General Bancorp	quarterly	$0.38	2.46%	8/28/2026	8/28/2026	9/8/2026

(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)

Compare Debt

Company	Debt-to-Equity Ratio	Current Ratio	Quick Ratio
CATY Cathay General Bancorp	0.04	1.04	1.04
CTBI Community Trust Bancorp	0.08	0.94	0.94
FRME First Merchants	0.56	0.95	0.95
SYBT Stock Yards Bancorp	0.26	1.01	1.01

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Institutional Ownership

Company	Institutional Ownership
CATY Cathay General Bancorp	75.01%
CTBI Community Trust Bancorp	60.20%
FRME First Merchants	73.92%
SYBT Stock Yards Bancorp	56.46%

Insider Ownership

Company	Insider Ownership
CATY Cathay General Bancorp	4.53%
CTBI Community Trust Bancorp	2.60%
FRME First Merchants	1.77%
SYBT Stock Yards Bancorp	2.90%

Compare Miscellaneous Stats

Company	Employees	Shares Outstanding	Free Float	Optionable
CATY Cathay General Bancorp	1,268	66.71 million	63.69 million	Optionable
CTBI Community Trust Bancorp	930	18.17 million	17.70 million	Optionable
FRME First Merchants	2,086	62.80 million	61.69 million	Optionable
SYBT Stock Yards Bancorp	1,123	31.07 million	30.17 million	Optionable

SYBT, CATY, CTBI, and FRME Headlines

Recent News About These Companies

Stock Yards Bancorp stock holds firm as analysts see upside

September 18 at 3:03 PM | ad-hoc-news.deA

Squarepoint Ops LLC Sells 62,342 Shares of Stock Yards Bancorp, Inc. $SYBT

September 16 at 4:00 AM | marketbeat.com

Brokerages Set Stock Yards Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:SYBT) Price Target at $88.00

September 16 at 3:46 AM | americanbankingnews.com

Stock Yards Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:SYBT) Given Average Rating of "Hold" by Brokerages

September 11, 2026 | marketbeat.com

Legal & General Group Plc Acquires New Holdings in Stock Yards Bancorp, Inc. $SYBT

September 7, 2026 | marketbeat.com

Corient Private Wealth LP Acquires New Position in Stock Yards Bancorp, Inc. $SYBT

September 5, 2026 | marketbeat.com

Bank of New York Mellon Corp Invests $9.59 Million in Stock Yards Bancorp, Inc. $SYBT

September 3, 2026 | marketbeat.com

The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company Buys New Shares in Stock Yards Bancorp, Inc. $SYBT

August 29, 2026 | marketbeat.com

Field & Main Bank Makes New Investment in Stock Yards Bancorp, Inc. $SYBT

August 29, 2026 | marketbeat.com

BlackRock Inc. Buys New Stake in Stock Yards Bancorp, Inc. $SYBT

August 29, 2026 | marketbeat.com

Glenview Trust Co Makes New Investment in Stock Yards Bancorp, Inc. $SYBT

August 28, 2026 | marketbeat.com

Deutsche Bank AG Purchases Shares of 28,989 Stock Yards Bancorp, Inc. $SYBT

August 28, 2026 | marketbeat.com

Stock Yards Bancorp Named to Bank Director’s 2026 Ranking Banking Top 25

August 25, 2026 | markets.businessinsider.com

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August 24, 2026 | zacks.com

Stock Yards Bancorp Named to Bank Director’s Ranking Banking Top 25, Ranks 17th Overall

August 24, 2026 | quiverquant.comQ

Stock Yards Bancorp Named to Bank Director's 2026 Ranking Banking Top 25

August 24, 2026 | globenewswire.com

NFJ Investment Group LLC Buys New Stake in Stock Yards Bancorp, Inc. $SYBT

August 21, 2026 | marketbeat.com

Oxford Financial Group LTD. LLC Takes $11.06 Million Position in Stock Yards Bancorp, Inc. $SYBT

August 21, 2026 | marketbeat.com

Stock Yards Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:SYBT) Plans Dividend Increase - $0.33 Per Share

August 19, 2026 | marketbeat.com

Stock Yards Bancorp Increases Quarterly Cash Dividend to $0.33 per Common Share

August 19, 2026 | globenewswire.com

Winners and losers of Q2: Stock Yards Bank (NASDAQ:SYBT) vs the rest of the regional banks stocks

August 18, 2026 | msn.com

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SYBT, CATY, CTBI, and FRME Company Descriptions

Cathay General Bancorp NASDAQ:CATY

$62.25 +0.23 (+0.37%)

Closing price 04:00 PM Eastern

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$62.24 -0.01 (-0.01%)

As of 07:30 PM Eastern

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.

Community Trust Bancorp NASDAQ:CTBI

$75.93 -0.26 (-0.34%)

Closing price 04:00 PM Eastern

Extended Trading

$75.89 -0.05 (-0.06%)

As of 07:30 PM Eastern

Community Trust Bancorp, Inc. operates as the bank holding company for Community Trust Bank, Inc. that engages in the provision of commercial and personal banking, and trust and wealth management services to small and mid-sized communities in eastern, northeastern, central, and south-central Kentucky, as well as southern West Virginia, and northeastern Tennessee. The company accepts time and demand deposits, checking accounts, savings accounts and savings certificates, individual retirement accounts and Keogh plans, and money market accounts. Its loan portfolio includes commercial, construction, mortgage, and personal loans; lease-financing, lines of credit, revolving lines of credit, and term loans, as well as other specialized loans, including asset-based financing; residential and commercial real estate loans; and consumer loans. The company also provides cash management, renting safe deposit boxes, and funds transfer services; issues letters of credit; and acts as a trustee of personal trusts, executor of estates, trustee for employee benefit trusts, and paying agent for bond and stock issues, as well as an investment agent and depositor for securities. In addition, it offers securities brokerage services; debit cards; annuity and life insurance products; and repurchase agreements, as well as mobile, internet banking, and e-statement services. The company was founded in 1903 and is headquartered in Pikeville, Kentucky.

First Merchants NASDAQ:FRME

$40.87 -0.03 (-0.07%)

Closing price 04:00 PM Eastern

Extended Trading

$40.86 0.00 (-0.01%)

As of 07:30 PM Eastern

First Merchants Corporation operates as the financial holding company for First Merchants Bank that provides community banking services. The company offers a range of financial services, including time, savings, and demand deposits; and consumer, commercial, agri-business, public finance, and real estate mortgage loans. It also provides personal and corporate trust; brokerage and private wealth management; and letters of credit, repurchase agreements, and other corporate services. The company operates banking locations in Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, and Michigan counties. It also offers its services through electronic and mobile delivery channels. First Merchants Corporation was founded in 1893 and is headquartered in Muncie, Indiana.

Stock Yards Bancorp NASDAQ:SYBT

$79.37 -0.47 (-0.59%)

Closing price 04:00 PM Eastern

Extended Trading

$79.54 +0.16 (+0.21%)

As of 07:30 PM Eastern

Stock Yards Bancorp, Inc. operates as a holding company for Stock Yards Bank & Trust Company that provides various financial services for individuals, corporations, and others in the United States. It operates in two segments, Commercial Banking, and WM&T. The Commercial Banking segment offers a range of loan and deposit products to individual consumers and businesses in all its markets through retail lending, mortgage banking, deposit services, online banking, mobile banking, private banking, commercial lending, commercial real estate lending, leasing, treasury management services, merchant services, international banking, correspondent banking, and other banking services. This segment also provides securities brokerage services through an arrangement with a third party broker-dealer. The WM&T segment provides investment management, financial and retirement planning, and trust and estate services, as well as retirement plan management for businesses and corporations. It provides services in Louisville, central, eastern, and northern Kentucky, as well as Indianapolis, Indiana and Cincinnati, Ohio metropolitan markets. The company was founded in 1904 and is headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky.

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