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 declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, May 17th. Shareholders of record on Friday, June 1st will be given a dividend of $0.24 per share on Monday, June 11th. This represents a $0.96 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.26%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, May 31st. View Cathay General Bancorp's Dividend History.

Cathay General Bancorp (NASDAQ:CATY) announced its earnings results on Wednesday, April, 18th. The bank reported $0.78 earnings per share for the quarter, hitting the consensus estimate of $0.78. The bank had revenue of $140.65 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate 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 business earned $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 stock price to reach $45.9375 in the next twelve months. View Analyst Ratings for Cathay General Bancorp.

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Media stories about CATY stock have trended somewhat positive recently, according to Accern. The research group identifies positive and negative press coverage by analyzing more than 20 million news and blog sources. Accern ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative one to positive one, with scores closest to one being the most favorable. Cathay General Bancorp earned a media sentiment score of 0.06 on Accern's scale. They also gave press coverage about the bank an impact score of 47.61 out of 100, indicating that recent press coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the near future.

Cathay General Bancorp's stock is owned by a variety of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include BlackRock Inc. (11.41%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (4.61%), Northern Trust Corp (2.96%), Principal Financial Group Inc. (1.65%), Principal Financial Group Inc. (1.65%) and GW&K Investment Management LLC (1.26%). 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 Citadel Advisors LLC, American Century Companies Inc., JPMorgan Chase & Co., Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, Schwab Charles Investment Management Inc., BNP Paribas Arbitrage SA, Employees Retirement System of Texas and Dimensional Fund Advisors LP. 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 Millennium Management LLC, BlackRock Inc., Nuveen Asset Management LLC, Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA, Principal Financial Group Inc., Principal Financial Group Inc., Great Lakes Advisors LLC and Piermont Capital Management Inc.. 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 $42.52.

Cathay General Bancorp has a market capitalization of $3.46 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]