NASDAQ:CATY - Cathay General Bancorp Stock Price, Price Target & More

Cathay General Bancorp trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "CATY."

Cathay General Bancorp announced a quarterly dividend on Thursday, May 17th. Investors of record on Friday, June 1st will be paid a dividend of $0.24 per share on Monday, June 11th. This represents a $0.96 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.36%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, May 31st. View Cathay General Bancorp's Dividend History.

Cathay General Bancorp (NASDAQ:CATY) posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April, 18th. The bank reported $0.78 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, hitting the consensus estimate of $0.78. The bank earned $140.65 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $141.83 million. Cathay General Bancorp had a return on equity of 11.02% and a net margin of 29.83%. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $0.61 earnings per share. View Cathay General Bancorp's Earnings History.

Cathay General Bancorp is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, July, 18th 2018. View Earnings Estimates for Cathay General Bancorp.

8 analysts have issued 1-year target prices for Cathay General Bancorp's shares. Their predictions range from $39.00 to $51.00. On average, they anticipate Cathay General Bancorp's share price to reach $45.9375 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 12.9% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Ratings for Cathay General Bancorp.

8 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Cathay General Bancorp in the last year. There are currently 5 hold ratings and 3 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold."

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Media coverage about CATY stock has been trending somewhat positive recently, Accern Sentiment reports. The research group identifies negative and positive press coverage by reviewing more than 20 million news and blog sources in real-time. Accern ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative one to one, with scores closest to one being the most favorable. Cathay General Bancorp earned a coverage optimism score of 0.17 on Accern's scale. They also gave news articles about the bank an impact score of 46.50 out of 100, indicating that recent press coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the next several days.

Cathay General Bancorp's stock is owned by a variety of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Peregrine Capital Management LLC (0.22%), Bank of Montreal Can (0.12%), Campbell & CO Investment Adviser LLC (0.04%) and Xact Kapitalforvaltning AB (0.02%). Company insiders that own Cathay General Bancorp stock include Anthony M Tang, Dunson K Cheng, Heng W Chen, Irwin Wong, Kim R Bingham, Patrick Lee, Peter Wu and Ting Y Liu. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Cathay General Bancorp.

CATY stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Peregrine Capital Management LLC and Bank of Montreal Can. Company insiders that have sold Cathay General Bancorp company stock in the last year include Dunson K Cheng, Irwin Wong, Kim R Bingham and Peter Wu. View Insider Buying and Selling for Cathay General Bancorp.

CATY stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Campbell & CO Investment Adviser LLC and Xact Kapitalforvaltning AB. View Insider Buying and Selling for Cathay General Bancorp.

Shares of CATY can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of CATY stock can currently be purchased for approximately $40.69.

Cathay General Bancorp has a market capitalization of $3.30 billion and generates $612.45 million in revenue each year. The bank earns $176.04 million in net income (profit) each year or $2.46 on an earnings per share basis. Cathay General Bancorp employs 1,271 workers across the globe.

Cathay General Bancorp's mailing address is 777 N BROADWAY, LOS ANGELES CA, 90012. The bank can be reached via phone at 213-625-4700 or via email at [email protected]