NASDAQ:CATY

Cathay General Bancorp (CATY) Stock Price, News & Analysis

$35.04
+0.08 (+0.23%)
(As of 04/26/2024 ET)
Today's Range
$34.78
$35.28
50-Day Range
$34.54
$40.74
52-Week Range
$27.24
$45.72
Volume
195,171 shs
Average Volume
365,535 shs
Market Capitalization
$2.55 billion
P/E Ratio
7.75
Dividend Yield
3.88%
Price Target
$39.00

Cathay General Bancorp MarketRank™ Stock Analysis

Analyst Rating
Hold
2.00 Rating Score
Upside/​Downside
11.3% Upside
$39.00 Price Target
Short Interest
Bearish
2.95% of Float Sold Short
Dividend Strength
Strong
Based on Four Factors
Sustainability
-0.51
Upright™ Environmental Score
News Sentiment
0.14mentions of Cathay General Bancorp in the last 14 days
Based on 44 Articles This Week
Insider Trading
Selling Shares
$304,150 Sold Last Quarter
Proj. Earnings Growth
5.33%
From $3.94 to $4.15 Per Share

Overall MarketRank

New Rank-Based ScoringMarketRank is calculated by averaging available category scores (with extra weight given to analysis and valuation), then ranking the company's weighted average against that of other companies.

4.34 out of 5 stars

Finance Sector

215th out of 857 stocks

State Commercial Banks Industry

46th out of 182 stocks

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About Cathay General Bancorp Stock (NASDAQ:CATY)

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.

CATY Stock Price History

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Company Calendar

Ex-Dividend for 3/11 Dividend
2/27/2024
Dividend Payable
3/11/2024
Last Earnings
4/22/2024
Today
4/27/2024
Next Earnings (Estimated)
7/22/2024
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2024

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Sector
Finance
Industry
State commercial banks
Sub-Industry
Regional Banks
Current Symbol
NASDAQ:CATY
CUSIP
14915010
Employees
1,246
Year Founded
1962

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target
$39.00
High Stock Price Target
$44.00
Low Stock Price Target
$31.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+11.3%
Consensus Rating
Hold
Rating Score (0-4)
2.00
Research Coverage
5 Analysts

Profitability

Net Income
$354.12 million
Pretax Margin
27.27%

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$1.31 billion
Cash Flow
$6.22 per share
Book Value
$38.22 per share

Miscellaneous

Free Float
69,228,000
Market Cap
$2.55 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.12

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CATY Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Should I buy or sell Cathay General Bancorp stock right now?

5 Wall Street equities research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Cathay General Bancorp in the last twelve months. There are currently 1 sell rating, 3 hold ratings and 1 buy rating for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street equities research analysts is that investors should "hold" CATY shares. A hold rating indicates that analysts believe investors should maintain any existing positions they have in CATY, but not buy additional shares or sell existing shares.
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What is Cathay General Bancorp's stock price target for 2024?

5 brokerages have issued 12 month target prices for Cathay General Bancorp's shares. Their CATY share price targets range from $31.00 to $44.00. On average, they predict the company's stock price to reach $39.00 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 11.3% from the stock's current price.
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How have CATY shares performed in 2024?

Cathay General Bancorp's stock was trading at $44.57 at the beginning of 2024. Since then, CATY stock has decreased by 21.4% and is now trading at $35.04.
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Are investors shorting Cathay General Bancorp?

Cathay General Bancorp saw a increase in short interest in the month of April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totaling 2,030,000 shares, an increase of 6.3% from the March 31st total of 1,910,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 383,200 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 5.3 days. Approximately 3.0% of the shares of the stock are short sold.
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When is Cathay General Bancorp's next earnings date?

The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Monday, July 22nd 2024.
View our CATY earnings forecast
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How were Cathay General Bancorp's earnings last quarter?

Cathay General Bancorp (NASDAQ:CATY) announced its earnings results on Monday, April, 22nd. The bank reported $0.98 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.02 by $0.04. The bank had revenue of $339.25 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $188.85 million. Cathay General Bancorp had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 13.02% and a net margin of 24.41%. During the same period last year, the business earned $1.32 earnings per share.

How often does Cathay General Bancorp pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Cathay General Bancorp?

Cathay General Bancorp announced a quarterly dividend on Thursday, February 15th. Investors of record on Wednesday, February 28th will be paid a dividend of $0.34 per share on Monday, March 11th. This represents a $1.36 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.88%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, February 27th.
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Is Cathay General Bancorp a good dividend stock?

Cathay General Bancorp (NASDAQ:CATY) pays an annual dividend of $1.36 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 3.83%. The dividend payout ratio is 30.09%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, CATY will have a dividend payout ratio of 32.77% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
Read our dividend analysis for CATY.

What is Chang M. Liu's approval rating as Cathay General Bancorp's CEO?

24 employees have rated Cathay General Bancorp Chief Executive Officer Chang M. Liu on Glassdoor.com. Chang M. Liu has an approval rating of 50% among the company's employees. This puts Chang M. Liu in the bottom 25% of approval ratings compared to other CEOs of publicly-traded companies. 47.0% of employees surveyed would recommend working at Cathay General Bancorp to a friend.

What other stocks do shareholders of Cathay General Bancorp own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Cathay General Bancorp investors own include Energy Transfer (ET), Pfizer (PFE), AT&T (T), Verizon Communications (VZ), Broadcom (AVGO), AbbVie (ABBV), Bank of America (BAC), Ford Motor (F), Gilead Sciences (GILD) and ONEOK (OKE).

Who are Cathay General Bancorp's major shareholders?

Cathay General Bancorp's stock is owned by a number of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Congress Asset Management Co. MA (0.21%), New York State Teachers Retirement System (0.20%), State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.06%), Louisiana State Employees Retirement System (0.05%), Yousif Capital Management LLC (0.05%) and New Mexico Educational Retirement Board (0.02%). Insiders that own company stock include Anthony M Tang, Dunson K Cheng, Kim R Bingham, Peter Wu and Richard Sun.
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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.
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This page (NASDAQ:CATY) was last updated on 4/27/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff

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