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

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

Cathay General Bancorp declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, August 15th. Investors of record on Tuesday, September 3rd will be given a dividend of $0.31 per share on Friday, September 13th. This represents a $1.24 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.45%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, August 30th. View Cathay General Bancorp's Dividend History.

Cathay General Bancorp declared that its board has approved a share repurchase program on Tuesday, May 7th 2019, which allows the company to buyback $50,000,000.00 in shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization allows the company to reacquire up to 1.8% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are typically a sign that the company's leadership believes its shares are undervalued.

Cathay General Bancorp (NASDAQ:CATY) released its earnings results on Wednesday, October, 16th. The bank reported $0.91 EPS for the quarter, topping the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.88 by $0.03. The bank earned $157.39 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $156.07 million. Cathay General Bancorp had a return on equity of 12.68% and a net margin of 34.23%. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $0.85 EPS. View Cathay General Bancorp's Earnings History.

Cathay General Bancorp is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, January 22nd 2020. View Earnings Estimates for Cathay General Bancorp.

2 analysts have issued twelve-month target prices for Cathay General Bancorp's stock. Their predictions range from $39.00 to $44.00. On average, they anticipate Cathay General Bancorp's share price to reach $41.50 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 15.4% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Cathay General Bancorp.

2 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Cathay General Bancorp in the last year. There are currently 2 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for Cathay General Bancorp.

Media stories about CATY stock have trended somewhat positive this week, InfoTrie reports. The research group identifies positive and negative media coverage by monitoring more than six thousand news and blog sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Cathay General Bancorp earned a coverage optimism score of 2.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave press coverage about the bank a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, meaning that recent media coverage is extremely likely to have an impact on the company's share price in the next several days. View News Stories for Cathay General Bancorp.

Cathay General Bancorp saw a drop in short interest in the month of September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totalling 2,120,000 shares, a drop of 16.9% from the August 30th total of 2,550,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 393,900 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 5.4 days. Approximately 2.8% of the shares of the company are short sold. View Cathay General Bancorp's Current Options Chain.

Some companies that are related to Cathay General Bancorp include PNC Financial Services Group (PNC), BB&T (BBT), SunTrust Banks (STI), M&T Bank (MTB), Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB), KeyCorp (KEY), First Republic Bank (FRC), Regions Financial (RF), Huntington Bancshares (HBAN), SVB Financial Group (SIVB), Zions Bancorporation NA (ZION), Commerce Bancshares (CBSH), Signature Bank (SBNY), East West Bancorp (EWBC) and Cullen/Frost Bankers (CFR).

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Cathay General Bancorp investors own include Energy Transfer LP Unit (ET), Cornerstone Total Return Fund (CRF), CBL & Associates Properties (CBL), SandRidge Permian Trust (PER), SunCoke Energy Partners (SXCP), Cornerstone Strategic Value Fund (CLM), Martin Midstream Partners (MMLP), Navios Maritime Midstream Partners (NAP), Government Properties Income Trust (GOV) and Arlington Asset Investment (AI).

Cathay General Bancorp's stock is owned by a number of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Peregrine Capital Management LLC (0.25%), Smith Graham & Co. Investment Advisors LP (0.17%), Envestnet Asset Management Inc. (0.05%), Campbell & CO Investment Adviser LLC (0.04%), Pacer Advisors Inc. (0.04%) and State of Michigan Retirement System (0.03%). Company insiders that own Cathay General Bancorp stock include Anthony M Tang, Dunson K Cheng, Irwin Wong, Kelly L Chan, Kim R Bingham, Lisa L Kim and Peter Wu. 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, Pacer Advisors Inc. and State of Michigan Retirement System. Company insiders that have sold Cathay General Bancorp company stock in the last year include Anthony M Tang, Dunson K Cheng, Kim R Bingham and Lisa L Kim. 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, Virginia Retirement Systems ET AL, State of Alaska Department of Revenue, Denali Advisors LLC, Brinker Capital Inc., Smith Graham & Co. Investment Advisors LP and Envestnet Asset 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, Robinhood, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of CATY stock can currently be purchased for approximately $35.95.

Cathay General Bancorp has a market capitalization of $2.87 billion and generates $719.30 million in revenue each year. The bank earns $271.89 million in net income (profit) each year or $3.34 on an earnings per share basis. Cathay General Bancorp employs 1,277 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About Cathay General Bancorp.

The official website for Cathay General Bancorp is http://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]