Pathward Financial (CASH) Competitors $82.79 -1.06 (-1.26%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$83.13 +0.34 (+0.42%) As of 05:30 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, PPBI, 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), Pacific Premier Bancorp (PPBI), 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 Pacific Premier Bancorp 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 businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends, risk, profitability, earnings and media sentiment. 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 0.2%. Cathay General Bancorp pays out 34.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Pathward Financial pays out 2.7% 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 volatility and risk, CATY or CASH? Cathay General Bancorp has a beta of 0.93, indicating that its stock price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Pathward Financial has a beta of 0.62, indicating that its stock price is 38% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media refer more to CATY or CASH? In the previous week, Pathward Financial had 1 more articles in the media than Cathay General Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Pathward Financial and 6 mentions for Cathay General Bancorp. Pathward Financial's average media sentiment score of 1.33 beat Cathay General Bancorp's score of 0.88 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 1 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Pathward Financial 4 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts prefer CATY or CASH? Cathay General Bancorp currently has a consensus price target of $50.17, suggesting a potential upside of 4.30%. Pathward Financial has a consensus price target of $91.00, suggesting a potential upside of 9.92%. 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) 2 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.33Pathward Financial 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50 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$1.39B2.42$285.98M$3.9612.15Pathward Financial$775.94M2.54$168.36M$7.4111.17 Is CATY or CASH more profitable? Pathward Financial has a net margin of 22.69% compared to Cathay General Bancorp's net margin of 20.55%. Pathward Financial's return on equity of 22.50% beat Cathay General Bancorp's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Cathay General Bancorp20.55% 10.23% 1.25% Pathward Financial 22.69%22.50%2.43% Do institutionals and insiders 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. 4.9% of Cathay General Bancorp shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of Pathward Financial shares are owned 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. SummaryPathward Financial beats Cathay General Bancorp on 11 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$1.97B$870.40M$11.95B$9.07BDividend Yield0.24%3.12%5.54%4.02%P/E Ratio11.1719.3220.0420.26Price / Sales2.542.2525.8178.98Price / Cash9.3148.8221.5158.29Price / Book2.461.122.285.49Net Income$168.36M$54.19M$992.82M$250.27M7 Day Performance0.08%-1.11%-0.20%4.78%1 Month Performance7.56%5.15%2.79%7.20%1 Year Performance40.13%21.52%539.61%17.27% Pathward Financial Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CASHPathward Financial3.1891 of 5 stars$82.79-1.3%$91.00+9.9%+44.2%$1.97B$775.94M11.171,244News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastCATYCathay General Bancorp4.2192 of 5 stars$47.31-1.4%$50.17+6.0%+27.8%$3.32B$1.39B11.951,266Positive NewsFFBCFirst Financial Bancorp.4.5617 of 5 stars$25.49-1.4%$28.75+12.8%+14.8%$2.44B$1.62B10.582,090HWCHancock Whitney4.5938 of 5 stars$59.95-1.8%$63.29+5.6%+29.9%$5.13B$1.45B11.063,476News CoverageUpcoming EarningsAnalyst DowngradeOBKOrigin Bancorp3.5513 of 5 stars$37.38-1.5%$42.20+12.9%+18.5%$1.16B$358.20M15.201,010News CoveragePPBIPacific Premier Bancorp3.7871 of 5 stars$22.76-1.5%$27.25+19.7%-2.9%$2.21B$905.41M14.971,325Positive NewsUVSPUnivest Corporation of Pennsylvania3.1987 of 5 stars$32.01-2.1%$29.00-9.4%+40.9%$924.45M$500.41M11.99970Positive NewsFBPFirst BanCorp.3.5633 of 5 stars$21.63-1.4%$22.80+5.4%+18.6%$3.49B$1.23B11.763,113Analyst ForecastFCFFirst Commonwealth Financial3.8464 of 5 stars$16.95-1.8%$18.92+11.6%+19.5%$1.78B$699.69M12.651,545FNBF.N.B.3.9733 of 5 stars$15.52-0.4%$17.57+13.2%+14.5%$5.58B$2.57B12.324,280Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastHOMBHome BancShares3.5204 of 5 stars$29.37-1.5%$32.40+10.3%+22.4%$5.80B$1.47B13.992,552Upcoming Earnings Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Cathay General Bancorp Alternatives First Financial Bancorp. 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