Pathward Financial (CASH) Competitors $78.74 +3.58 (+4.76%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$78.82 +0.08 (+0.10%) As of 04:10 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 Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock CASH vs. CATY, FFBC, HWC, OBK, OZK, PPBI, UVSP, FBP, FCF, and FNBShould you be buying Pathward Financial stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Pathward Financial include Cathay General Bancorp (CATY), First Financial Bancorp. (FFBC), Hancock Whitney (HWC), Origin Bancorp (OBK), Bank OZK (OZK), Pacific Premier Bancorp (PPBI), Univest Corporation of Pennsylvania (UVSP), First BanCorp. (FBP), First Commonwealth Financial (FCF), and F.N.B. (FNB). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector. Pathward Financial vs. Its Competitors Cathay General Bancorp First Financial Bancorp. Hancock Whitney Origin Bancorp Bank OZK Pacific Premier Bancorp Univest Corporation of Pennsylvania First BanCorp. First Commonwealth Financial F.N.B. Cathay General Bancorp (NASDAQ:CATY) and Pathward Financial (NASDAQ:CASH) are both finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, profitability, dividends, risk, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and valuation. Is CATY or CASH more profitable? Pathward Financial has a net margin of 22.23% compared to Cathay General Bancorp's net margin of 21.44%. Pathward Financial's return on equity of 22.16% beat Cathay General Bancorp's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Cathay General Bancorp21.44% 10.39% 1.27% Pathward Financial 22.23%22.16%2.46% Do analysts recommend CATY or CASH? Cathay General Bancorp currently has a consensus target price of $49.71, indicating a potential downside of 0.87%. Pathward Financial has a consensus target price of $91.00, indicating a potential upside of 15.57%. Given Pathward Financial's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Pathward Financial is more favorable than Cathay General Bancorp.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Cathay General Bancorp 1 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.14Pathward Financial 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50 Does the media favor CATY or CASH? In the previous week, Cathay General Bancorp had 2 more articles in the media than Pathward Financial. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Cathay General Bancorp and 8 mentions for Pathward Financial. Pathward Financial's average media sentiment score of 1.31 beat Cathay General Bancorp's score of 1.04 indicating that Pathward Financial is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Cathay General Bancorp 8 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Pathward Financial 5 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is CATY or CASH a better dividend stock? Cathay General Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $1.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. Pathward Financial pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. Cathay General Bancorp pays out 32.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Pathward Financial pays out 2.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Which has more risk and volatility, CATY or CASH? Cathay General Bancorp has a beta of 0.97, meaning that its share price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Pathward Financial has a beta of 0.62, meaning that its share price is 38% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of CATY or CASH? 75.0% of Cathay General Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.7% of Pathward Financial shares are held by institutional investors. 4.9% of Cathay General Bancorp shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of Pathward Financial shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has better earnings & valuation, CATY or CASH? Cathay General Bancorp has higher revenue and earnings than Pathward Financial. Pathward Financial is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cathay General Bancorp, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioCathay General Bancorp$1.39B2.49$285.98M$4.1412.11Pathward Financial$775.94M2.42$168.36M$7.5610.42 SummaryCathay General Bancorp and Pathward Financial tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Pathward Financial News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for CASH and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding CASH and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart CASH vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricPathward FinancialBANKS IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$1.79B$879.45M$12.41B$9.58BDividend Yield0.27%3.13%5.52%4.09%P/E Ratio10.4216.5819.3926.05Price / Sales2.422.2626.04116.07Price / Cash8.3649.2221.7558.48Price / Book2.301.142.356.61Net Income$168.36M$53.90M$1.01B$265.56M7 Day Performance4.57%4.27%1.72%1.98%1 Month Performance-2.16%2.68%1.52%1.33%1 Year Performance22.38%18.36%542.52%21.15% Pathward Financial Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CASHPathward Financial3.8771 of 5 stars$78.74+4.8%$91.00+15.6%+17.0%$1.79B$775.94M10.421,244News CoveragePositive NewsDividend AnnouncementCATYCathay General Bancorp3.7462 of 5 stars$47.65+0.7%$49.71+4.3%+12.5%$3.27B$1.39B11.511,266Positive NewsDividend AnnouncementFFBCFirst Financial Bancorp.4.5153 of 5 stars$24.68+0.1%$29.00+17.5%+0.8%$2.36B$1.62B9.872,090News CoverageAnalyst ForecastHWCHancock Whitney4.54 of 5 stars$60.68+1.4%$66.71+9.9%+20.3%$5.07B$2.06B10.923,476Positive NewsDividend AnnouncementAnalyst RevisionOBKOrigin Bancorp3.0597 of 5 stars$36.88+0.9%$43.20+17.1%+18.9%$1.15B$347.73M14.991,010News CoveragePositive NewsOZKBank OZK4.3285 of 5 stars$49.57+0.5%$52.88+6.7%+19.5%$5.61B$2.77B8.013,028Positive NewsAnalyst UpgradePPBIPacific Premier Bancorp3.6936 of 5 stars$23.24+0.5%$27.50+18.3%-7.8%$2.24B$905.41M16.371,325Positive NewsUVSPUnivest Corporation of Pennsylvania3.7956 of 5 stars$30.14+1.1%$29.00-3.8%+12.6%$858.97M$500.41M11.00970Positive NewsShort Interest ↓FBPFirst BanCorp.3.1894 of 5 stars$21.30+0.7%$24.00+12.7%+4.3%$3.39B$1.23B11.333,113News CoveragePositive NewsFCFFirst Commonwealth Financial3.5577 of 5 stars$16.77+0.6%$18.90+12.7%+2.8%$1.74B$699.69M12.901,545Positive NewsShort Interest ↓FNBF.N.B.4.8453 of 5 stars$15.83+0.7%$18.64+17.8%+11.8%$5.65B$2.57B12.364,280Positive NewsOptions Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Cathay General Bancorp Alternatives First Financial Bancorp. 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