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Cathay General Bancorp (CATY) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$43.14 -0.91 (-2.07%)
Closing price 05/28/2025 04:00 PM Eastern
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$43.12 -0.02 (-0.05%)
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About Cathay General Bancorp Stock (NASDAQ:CATY)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$43.07
$44.23
50-Day Range
$37.32
$45.18
52-Week Range
$34.75
$55.29
Volume
250,740 shs
Average Volume
358,134 shs
Market Capitalization
$3.02 billion
P/E Ratio
10.89
Dividend Yield
3.15%
Price Target
$50.17
Consensus Rating
Hold

Company Overview

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.

Cathay General Bancorp Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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92nd Percentile Overall Score

CATY MarketRank™: 

Cathay General Bancorp scored higher than 92% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 120th out of 931 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Cathay General Bancorp has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.33, and is based on 3 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Cathay General Bancorp has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about Cathay General Bancorp's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Cathay General Bancorp are expected to grow by 6.26% in the coming year, from $4.47 to $4.75 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Cathay General Bancorp is 10.89, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 24.74.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Cathay General Bancorp is 10.89, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 22.57.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Cathay General Bancorp has a P/B Ratio of 1.08. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Cathay General Bancorp's valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    2.34% of the float of Cathay General Bancorp has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Cathay General Bancorp has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.3, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Cathay General Bancorp has recently decreased by 7.74%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    Cathay General Bancorp pays a meaningful dividend of 3.17%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

    Cathay General Bancorp does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Cathay General Bancorp is 34.34%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, Cathay General Bancorp will have a dividend payout ratio of 28.63% next year. This indicates that Cathay General Bancorp will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about Cathay General Bancorp's dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    2.34% of the float of Cathay General Bancorp has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Cathay General Bancorp has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.3, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Cathay General Bancorp has recently decreased by 7.74%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    Cathay General Bancorp has a news sentiment score of 1.25. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.94 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 8 news articles for Cathay General Bancorp this week, compared to 5 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    2 people have searched for CATY on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    1 people have added Cathay General Bancorp to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Cathay General Bancorp insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $32,805.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 4.76% of the stock of Cathay General Bancorp is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    75.01% of the stock of Cathay General Bancorp is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Cathay General Bancorp's insider trading history.
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CATY Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Cathay General Bancorp's stock was trading at $47.61 at the start of the year. Since then, CATY stock has decreased by 9.4% and is now trading at $43.14.
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Cathay General Bancorp (NASDAQ:CATY) issued its earnings results on Monday, April, 21st. The bank reported $0.98 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.95 by $0.03. The bank earned $187.84 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $186.17 million. Cathay General Bancorp had a net margin of 20.57% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 10.70%.
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Cathay General Bancorp's top institutional investors include Vanguard Group Inc. (11.32%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (5.92%), Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. (4.24%) and Invesco Ltd. (2.25%). Insiders that own company stock include Peter Wu, Anthony M Tang, Dunson K Cheng, Kim R Bingham, Richard Sun and Thomas M Lo.
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Shares of CATY stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Cathay General Bancorp investors own include American Water Works (AWK), Waste Connections (WCN), The RMR Group (RMR), DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH), AUO (AUOTY), iShares Micro-Cap ETF (IWC) and Voyager Therapeutics (VYGR).

Company Calendar

Record date for 3/10 Dividend
2/27/2025
Ex-Dividend for 3/10 Dividend
2/27/2025
Dividend Payable
3/10/2025
Last Earnings
4/21/2025
Today
5/29/2025
Record date for 6/9 Dividend
5/29/2025
Ex-Dividend for 6/9 Dividend
5/29/2025
Dividend Payable
6/09/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
7/21/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NASDAQ
Sector
Finance
Industry
State commercial banks
Sub-Industry
Regional Banks
Current Symbol
NASDAQ:CATY
Employees
1,180
Year Founded
1962

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target
$50.17
High Stock Price Target
$55.00
Low Stock Price Target
$43.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+16.3%
Consensus Rating
Hold
Rating Score (0-4)
2.33
Research Coverage
6 Analysts

Profitability

Trailing P/E Ratio
10.89
Forward P/E Ratio
9.65
P/E Growth
N/A
Net Income
$285.98 million
Pretax Margin
22.83%

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$742.38 million
Cash Flow
$4.88 per share
Price / Cash Flow
8.84
Book Value
$39.97 per share
Price / Book
1.08

Miscellaneous

Free Float
67,810,000
Market Cap
$3.02 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.91

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This page (NASDAQ:CATY) was last updated on 5/29/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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