Cathay General Bancorp Stock Forecast, Price & News

Cathay General Bancorp's stock was trading at $23.34 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, CATY stock has decreased by 8.8% and is now trading at $21.29.
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3 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Cathay General Bancorp in the last year. There are currently 2 hold ratings and 1 buy rating for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold."
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Cathay General Bancorp is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, October 21st 2020.
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Cathay General Bancorp (NASDAQ:CATY) announced its quarterly earnings results on Monday, July, 27th. The bank reported $0.68 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.57 by $0.11. The bank earned $150.08 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $144.33 million. Cathay General Bancorp had a net margin of 30.55% and a return on equity of 10.50%. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $0.90 EPS.
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Cathay General Bancorp declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, August 20th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, September 1st will be paid a dividend of $0.31 per share on Friday, September 11th. This represents a $1.24 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 5.82%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, August 31st.
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Cathay General Bancorp announced that its board has approved a stock repurchase plan on Tuesday, May 7th 2019, which permits the company to repurchase $50,000,000.00 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This repurchase authorization permits the company to buy up to 1.8% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase plans are usually an indication that the company's board of directors believes its shares are undervalued.

3 brokers have issued 1-year price objectives for Cathay General Bancorp's shares. Their forecasts range from $27.00 to $39.00. On average, they expect Cathay General Bancorp's stock price to reach $31.33 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 47.2% from the stock's current price.
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Cathay General Bancorp trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "CATY."

Cathay General Bancorp's stock is owned by many different retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Vanguard Group Inc. (9.24%), Principal Financial Group Inc. (4.17%), Principal Financial Group Inc. (4.17%), Nuveen Asset Management LLC (2.05%), LSV Asset Management (1.51%) and Bank of New York Mellon Corp (1.50%). Company insiders that own Cathay General Bancorp stock include Anthony M Tang, Dunson K Cheng, Jane H Jelenko, Kelly L Chan, Kim R Bingham, Lisa L Kim and Richard Sun.
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CATY stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Vanguard Group Inc., Victory Capital Management Inc., Nuveen Asset Management LLC, Wedge Capital Management L L P NC, Sei Investments Co., Prudential Financial Inc., LSV Asset Management, and Principal Financial Group Inc.. Company insiders that have sold Cathay General Bancorp company stock in the last year include Anthony M Tang, Dunson K Cheng, Jane H Jelenko, Kim R Bingham, and Lisa L Kim.
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CATY stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc., Nordea Investment Management AB, Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB publ, AQR Capital Management LLC, FMR LLC, FMR LLC, Bank of Montreal Can, and First Trust Advisors LP. Company insiders that have bought Cathay General Bancorp stock in the last two years include Kelly L Chan, and Richard Sun.
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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, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.

One share of CATY stock can currently be purchased for approximately $21.29.

Cathay General Bancorp has a market capitalization of $1.70 billion and generates $814.02 million in revenue each year. The bank earns $279.14 million in net income (profit) each year or $3.48 on an earnings per share basis. Cathay General Bancorp employs 1,219 workers across the globe.

The official website for Cathay General Bancorp is www.cathaybank.com.

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]