Catalyst Bancorp (NASDAQ:CLST) Shares Up 1.6% - What's Next?

Key Points

• Shares rose 1.6% intraday to a high of $17.35 and last traded at $17.10, with 9,757 shares changing hands—about 62% above the average session volume.
• Weiss Ratings reissued a "Hold (c)" and MarketBeat's consensus rating for Catalyst Bancorp is Hold.
• Catalyst Bancorp is a small community bank with a market cap of $69.4M and a P/E of 30.5; it reported $0.13 EPS on $2.88M revenue last quarter, with a 13.3% net margin, 2.5% ROE, quick/current ratios of 1.08 and debt/equity of 0.18.

Shares of Catalyst Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:CLST - Get Free Report) shot up 1.6% on Wednesday . The company traded as high as $17.35 and last traded at $17.10. 9,757 shares traded hands during trading, an increase of 62% from the average session volume of 6,007 shares. The stock had previously closed at $16.83.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Separately, Weiss Ratings reissued a "hold (c)" rating on shares of Catalyst Bancorp in a report on Wednesday, January 21st. One analyst has rated the stock with a Hold rating, Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Catalyst Bancorp presently has a consensus rating of "Hold".

Catalyst Bancorp Trading Up 1.6%

The company has a quick ratio of 1.08, a current ratio of 1.08 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.18. The business's fifty day simple moving average is $16.39 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $15.23. The company has a market cap of $69.43 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 30.54 and a beta of 0.16.

Catalyst Bancorp (NASDAQ:CLST - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, January 29th. The company reported $0.13 EPS for the quarter. The business had revenue of $2.88 million for the quarter. Catalyst Bancorp had a net margin of 13.26% and a return on equity of 2.53%.

About Catalyst Bancorp

Catalyst Bancorp, Inc NASDAQ: CLST is an Oklahoma-based bank holding company and the parent of Catalyst Bank, a community bank serving consumers and businesses across the state. Headquartered in Oklahoma City, the company offers a full suite of financial services designed to meet the needs of local individuals, families, professionals and commercial clients.

The company's subsidiary provides traditional banking products including checking and savings accounts, certificates of deposit and digital banking services.

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