NASDAQ:CATY Cathay General Bancorp (CATY) Stock Price, News & Analysis $46.62 -0.34 (-0.72%) Closing price 07/25/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$46.62 0.00 (-0.01%) As of 07/25/2025 06:34 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock About Cathay General Bancorp Stock (NASDAQ:CATY) 30 days 90 days 365 days Advanced Chart View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart Get Cathay General Bancorp alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range$46.34▼$47.0050-Day Range$42.17▼$49.2652-Week Range$36.06▼$55.29Volume395,963 shsAverage Volume445,371 shsMarket Capitalization$3.27 billionP/E Ratio11.26Dividend Yield2.92%Price Target$49.86Consensus RatingHold 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. Read More Cathay General Bancorp Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top-Rated MarketRank™ Stocks81st Percentile Overall ScoreCATY MarketRank™: Cathay General Bancorp scored higher than 81% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 288th out of 936 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion1.1 / 5Analyst RatingHold Consensus RatingCathay General Bancorp has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.29, and is based on 3 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.Amount of Analyst CoverageCathay General Bancorp has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.Read more about Cathay General Bancorp's stock forecast and price target. Earnings and Valuation1.9 / 5Proj. Earnings Growth6.26% Earnings GrowthEarnings 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 MarketThe P/E ratio of Cathay General Bancorp is 11.26, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 27.03.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Cathay General Bancorp is 11.26, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 19.05.Price to Book Value per Share RatioCathay General Bancorp has a P/B Ratio of 1.13. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities. Short Interest5.0 / 5Short Interest LevelHealthy Percentage of Shares Shorted2.28% of the float of Cathay General Bancorp has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverCathay General Bancorp has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.4, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Cathay General Bancorp has recently decreased by 8.48%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly. Dividend2.5 / 5Dividend StrengthModerate Dividend YieldCathay General Bancorp pays a meaningful dividend of 2.92%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.Dividend GrowthCathay General Bancorp does not have a long track record of dividend growth.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of Cathay General Bancorp is 32.85%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.Dividend SustainabilityBased 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. Sustainability and ESG2.7 / 5Environmental Score-0.54 Percentage of Shares Shorted2.28% of the float of Cathay General Bancorp has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverCathay General Bancorp has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.4, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Cathay General Bancorp has recently decreased by 8.48%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly. News and Social Media2.1 / 5News Sentiment0.78 News SentimentCathay General Bancorp has a news sentiment score of 0.78. 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 lower news sentiment than the 0.99 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 26 news articles for Cathay General Bancorp this week, compared to 5 articles on an average week. Company Ownership2.5 / 5Insider TradingSelling Shares Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn 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 InsidersOnly 4.85% of the stock of Cathay General Bancorp is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions75.01% 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. Receive CATY Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for Cathay General Bancorp and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address CATY Stock News HeadlinesCATY Q2 Deep Dive: Loan Growth Surges, Credit Trends Mixed as Deposit Costs EaseJuly 26 at 3:42 AM | msn.comCathay General Bancorp (NASDAQ:CATY) Price Target Raised to $51.00July 26 at 2:58 AM | americanbankingnews.comThe Robotics Revolution has arrived … and one $7 stock could take off as a result.Something big is brewing in Washington. According to my research, an executive order from President Trump could be just weeks away. And it holds the potential to trigger one of the most explosive tech booms in US history. At the center of it all? Robots. Not the kind that clean your house or pour you coffee. But the kind that could reshape entire industries, add $1.2 trillion per year to the US economy, and affect 65 million American lives — just in the next year. | Weiss Ratings (Ad)Cathay General Bancorp (NASDAQ:CATY) Price Target Raised to $52.00July 26 at 2:58 AM | americanbankingnews.comCathay (CATY) Q2 2025 Earnings Call TranscriptJuly 24 at 3:47 PM | msn.comCathay General Bancorp (NASDAQ:CATY) Posts Q2 Sales In Line With EstimatesJuly 24 at 3:47 PM | finance.yahoo.comCathay General Bancorp (NASDAQ:CATY) Q2 2025 Earnings Call TranscriptJuly 24 at 3:47 PM | msn.comCathay General’s Mixed Q2 2025 Earnings CallJuly 23, 2025 | tipranks.comSee More Headlines CATY Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have CATY shares performed this year? Cathay General Bancorp's stock was trading at $47.61 at the beginning of 2025. Since then, CATY shares have decreased by 2.1% and is now trading at $46.62. How were Cathay General Bancorp's earnings last quarter? Cathay General Bancorp (NASDAQ:CATY) posted its earnings results on Tuesday, July, 22nd. The bank reported $1.10 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, hitting analysts' consensus estimates of $1.10. Cathay General Bancorp's revenue was up 10.1% on a year-over-year basis. Read the conference call transcript. Is Cathay General Bancorp buying back stock? Cathay General Bancorp's Board of Directors initiated a stock buyback plan on Wednesday, June 4th 2025, which permits the company to repurchase $150,000,000 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This means that the company could repurchase up to 5% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback plans are typically an indication that the company's leadership believes its stock is undervalued. Who are Cathay General Bancorp's major shareholders? Top institutional shareholders of Cathay General Bancorp include Wedge Capital Management L L P NC (0.10%), Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. (0.09%), NorthCrest Asset Manangement LLC (0.07%) and Willner & Heller LLC (0.06%). Insiders that own company stock include Peter Wu, Anthony M Tang, Dunson K Cheng, Kim R Bingham, Richard Sun and Thomas M Lo. View institutional ownership trends. How do I buy shares of Cathay General Bancorp? 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. What other stocks do shareholders of Cathay General Bancorp own? 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), AU Optronics (AUOTY), iShares Micro-Cap ETF (IWC) and Voyager Therapeutics (VYGR). Company Calendar Record date for 6/9 Dividend5/29/2025Ex-Dividend for 6/9 Dividend5/29/2025Dividend Payable6/09/2025Last Earnings7/22/2025Today7/26/2025Fiscal Year End12/31/2025Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNASDAQ SectorFinance Industry BANKS - WEST Sub-IndustryRegional Banks Current SymbolNASDAQ:CATY CIK861842 Webwww.cathaybank.com Phone(213) 625-4700Fax302-655-5049Employees1,266Year Founded1962Price Target and Rating Average Price Target for Cathay General Bancorp$49.86 High Price Target$53.00 Low Price Target$43.00 Potential Upside/Downside+6.9%Consensus RatingHold Rating Score (0-4)2.29 Research Coverage7 Analysts Profitability EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)$4.14 Trailing P/E Ratio11.26 Forward P/E Ratio10.43 P/E GrowthN/ANet Income$285.98 million Net Margins21.44% Pretax Margin25.32% Return on Equity10.39% Return on Assets1.27% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.19 Current Ratio1.05 Quick Ratio1.04 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$1.39 billion Price / Sales2.35 Cash Flow$5.09 per share Price / Cash Flow9.16 Book Value$41.17 per share Price / Book1.13Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares70,110,000Free Float66,710,000Market Cap$3.27 billion OptionableOptionable Beta0.93 Social Links Investing Strategies To Help Grow Your Retirement IncomeNeed to stretch out your 401K or Roth IRA plan? 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