Pathward Financial (CASH) Competitors $75.57 +0.95 (+1.27%) As of 01:30 PM Eastern This is a fair market value 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 better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, earnings, media sentiment, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership. Do insiders & institutionals believe in CATY or CASH? 75.0% of Cathay General Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.7% of Pathward Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.8% of Cathay General Bancorp shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of Pathward Financial shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Do analysts recommend CATY or CASH? Cathay General Bancorp currently has a consensus price target of $49.71, indicating a potential upside of 2.46%. Pathward Financial has a consensus price target of $91.00, indicating a potential upside of 20.42%. Given Pathward Financial's stronger consensus rating and higher possible 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 Which has more risk & volatility, CATY or CASH? Cathay General Bancorp has a beta of 1, suggesting that its stock price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.Comparatively, Pathward Financial has a beta of 0.64, suggesting that its stock price is 36% less volatile than the S&P 500. 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. Which has higher 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$1.39B2.41$285.98M$4.1411.72Pathward Financial$775.94M2.22$183.22M$7.5610.00 Does the media prefer CATY or CASH? In the previous week, Cathay General Bancorp had 6 more articles in the media than Pathward Financial. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Cathay General Bancorp and 6 mentions for Pathward Financial. Pathward Financial's average media sentiment score of 1.28 beat Cathay General Bancorp's score of 0.97 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 6 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Pathward Financial 3 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive 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 22.53% 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%22.53%2.46% SummaryCathay General Bancorp and Pathward Financial tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. 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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$1.72B$934.49M$12.67B$10.25BDividend Yield0.27%3.02%5.42%4.63%P/E Ratio10.0016.93244.6626.52Price / Sales2.222.2030.93122.10Price / Cash8.3649.6522.2460.46Price / Book2.301.162.336.32Net Income$183.22M$54.35M$1.01B$270.92M7 Day Performance-1.15%0.31%0.74%2.49%1 Month Performance0.36%4.22%3.40%6.95%1 Year Performance11.31%13.49%542.01%27.73% Pathward Financial Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CASHPathward Financial3.4776 of 5 stars$75.57+1.3%$91.00+20.4%+9.6%$1.72B$775.94M10.001,244Positive NewsCATYCathay General Bancorp3.7419 of 5 stars$49.85+0.4%$49.71-0.3%+11.9%$3.43B$1.39B12.041,266News CoverageAnalyst UpgradeFFBCFirst Financial Bancorp.4.5357 of 5 stars$26.34-0.2%$29.40+11.6%+0.2%$2.53B$1.62B10.542,090Positive NewsShort Interest ↑HWCHancock Whitney4.5715 of 5 stars$62.90+0.3%$68.25+8.5%+25.0%$5.32B$2.06B11.583,476Positive NewsOBKOrigin Bancorp3.5241 of 5 stars$38.95+0.8%$43.20+10.9%+8.5%$1.22B$347.73M15.831,010Positive NewsOZKBank OZK4.0868 of 5 stars$52.53+0.3%$54.25+3.3%+21.8%$5.95B$2.77B8.533,028Positive NewsUVSPUnivest Corporation of Pennsylvania3.724 of 5 stars$31.36+0.6%$29.00-7.5%+8.2%$898.15M$500.41M11.45970News CoveragePositive NewsFBPFirst BanCorp.3.675 of 5 stars$21.87-0.9%$24.00+9.7%+6.2%$3.54B$1.23B11.633,113Positive NewsDividend IncreaseFCFFirst Commonwealth Financial3.6508 of 5 stars$17.74-0.8%$18.90+6.6%+1.7%$1.87B$699.69M13.641,545Positive NewsFNBF.N.B.4.6223 of 5 stars$16.49+0.0%$18.64+13.1%+13.2%$5.92B$2.57B12.884,280HOMBHome BancShares3.8037 of 5 stars$29.58-1.0%$33.20+12.3%+6.8%$5.88B$1.03B13.512,552Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Cathay General Bancorp Alternatives First Financial Bancorp. 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