Pathward Financial (CASH) Competitors $75.54 -0.91 (-1.19%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$75.61 +0.07 (+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, UVSP, FBP, FCF, FNB, and HOMBShould 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), Univest Corporation of Pennsylvania (UVSP), First BanCorp. (FBP), First Commonwealth Financial (FCF), F.N.B. (FNB), and Home BancShares (HOMB). 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 Univest Corporation of Pennsylvania First BanCorp. First Commonwealth Financial F.N.B. Home BancShares Cathay General Bancorp (NASDAQ:CATY) and Pathward Financial (NASDAQ:CASH) are both finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership and valuation. Does the media refer more to CATY or CASH? In the previous week, Cathay General Bancorp had 2 more articles in the media than Pathward Financial. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Cathay General Bancorp and 5 mentions for Pathward Financial. Pathward Financial's average media sentiment score of 1.19 beat Cathay General Bancorp's score of 0.94 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 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Pathward Financial 2 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in 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 insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of Pathward Financial shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has more risk & volatility, CATY or CASH? Cathay General Bancorp has a beta of 1, meaning that its stock price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.Comparatively, Pathward Financial has a beta of 0.64, meaning that its stock price is 36% less volatile than the S&P 500. 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 22.41% 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%22.41%2.46% Which has preferable valuation and earnings, 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$1.39B2.44$285.98M$4.1411.87Pathward Financial$654.87M2.63$183.22M$7.569.99 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 2.8%. 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. Do analysts rate CATY or CASH? Cathay General Bancorp presently has a consensus target price of $49.71, indicating a potential upside of 1.14%. Pathward Financial has a consensus target price of $91.00, indicating a potential upside of 20.47%. Given Pathward Financial's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly 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 SummaryPathward Financial beats Cathay General Bancorp on 10 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. 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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$1.72B$935.26M$12.63B$10.16BDividend Yield0.26%3.02%5.42%4.60%P/E Ratio9.9916.83245.6125.97Price / Sales2.632.5830.4885.61Price / Cash8.5049.7622.1259.91Price / Book2.291.162.326.29Net Income$183.22M$54.35M$1.01B$270.77M7 Day Performance-1.13%-0.24%1.05%3.32%1 Month Performance0.30%3.42%3.15%6.40%1 Year Performance15.84%16.10%543.64%28.24% Pathward Financial Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CASHPathward Financial3.3398 of 5 stars$75.54-1.2%$91.00+20.5%+17.5%$1.72B$654.87M9.991,244Positive NewsCATYCathay General Bancorp3.6955 of 5 stars$49.85+0.4%$49.71-0.3%+19.2%$3.43B$1.39B12.041,266FFBCFirst Financial Bancorp.4.4341 of 5 stars$26.34-0.2%$29.40+11.6%+6.3%$2.53B$1.62B10.542,090Positive NewsShort Interest ↑HWCHancock Whitney4.6126 of 5 stars$62.90+0.3%$68.25+8.5%+30.9%$5.32B$2.06B11.583,476Positive NewsOBKOrigin Bancorp3.6316 of 5 stars$38.95+0.8%$43.20+10.9%+13.1%$1.22B$347.73M15.831,010News CoveragePositive NewsOZKBank OZK4.1702 of 5 stars$52.53+0.3%$54.25+3.3%+32.4%$5.95B$2.77B8.533,028Positive NewsUVSPUnivest Corporation of Pennsylvania3.6248 of 5 stars$31.36+0.6%$29.00-7.5%+15.2%$898.15M$500.41M11.45970Positive NewsFBPFirst BanCorp.3.7776 of 5 stars$21.87-0.9%$24.00+9.7%+11.6%$3.54B$1.23B11.633,113Positive NewsFCFFirst Commonwealth Financial3.5666 of 5 stars$17.74-0.8%$18.90+6.6%+8.4%$1.87B$699.69M13.641,545News CoveragePositive NewsFNBF.N.B.4.5854 of 5 stars$16.49+0.0%$18.64+13.1%+19.4%$5.92B$2.57B12.884,280HOMBHome BancShares3.7221 of 5 stars$29.58-1.0%$33.20+12.3%+11.2%$5.88B$1.03B13.512,552News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Cathay General Bancorp Alternatives First Financial Bancorp. 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