Cathay General Bancorp (CATY) Competitors $45.52 +0.69 (+1.54%) Closing price 08/4/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$45.52 +0.00 (+0.01%) As of 08/4/2025 04:47 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock CATY vs. ABCB, FFBC, HOPE, HWC, PPBI, SFNC, UBSI, ASB, FNB, and HOMBShould you be buying Cathay General Bancorp stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Cathay General Bancorp include Ameris Bancorp (ABCB), First Financial Bancorp. (FFBC), Hope Bancorp (HOPE), Hancock Whitney (HWC), Pacific Premier Bancorp (PPBI), Simmons First National (SFNC), United Bankshares (UBSI), Associated Banc (ASB), F.N.B. (FNB), and Home BancShares (HOMB). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector. Cathay General Bancorp vs. Its Competitors Ameris Bancorp First Financial Bancorp. Hope Bancorp Hancock Whitney Pacific Premier Bancorp Simmons First National United Bankshares Associated Banc F.N.B. Home BancShares Cathay General Bancorp (NASDAQ:CATY) and Ameris Bancorp (NASDAQ:ABCB) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations and risk. Do analysts prefer CATY or ABCB? Cathay General Bancorp presently has a consensus target price of $49.71, indicating a potential upside of 9.21%. Ameris Bancorp has a consensus target price of $72.14, indicating a potential upside of 8.51%. Given Cathay General Bancorp's higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Cathay General Bancorp is more favorable than Ameris Bancorp.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Cathay General Bancorp 1 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.14Ameris Bancorp 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.86 Does the media refer more to CATY or ABCB? In the previous week, Ameris Bancorp had 10 more articles in the media than Cathay General Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Ameris Bancorp and 3 mentions for Cathay General Bancorp. Ameris Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 0.80 beat Cathay General Bancorp's score of 0.02 indicating that Ameris Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Cathay General Bancorp 1 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Ameris Bancorp 5 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do insiders & institutionals believe in CATY or ABCB? 75.0% of Cathay General Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.6% of Ameris Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. 4.8% of Cathay General Bancorp shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.4% of Ameris Bancorp shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Is CATY or ABCB more profitable? Ameris Bancorp has a net margin of 21.46% compared to Cathay General Bancorp's net margin of 21.44%. Cathay General Bancorp's return on equity of 10.39% beat Ameris Bancorp's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Cathay General Bancorp21.44% 10.39% 1.27% Ameris Bancorp 21.46%9.57%1.32% Which has stronger valuation & earnings, CATY or ABCB? Ameris Bancorp has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Cathay General Bancorp. Cathay General Bancorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ameris Bancorp, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioCathay General Bancorp$1.39B2.29$285.98M$4.1411.00Ameris Bancorp$1.14B4.01$358.68M$5.6811.70 Is CATY or ABCB a better dividend stock? Cathay General Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $1.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. Ameris Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Cathay General Bancorp pays out 32.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Ameris Bancorp pays out 14.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Which has more volatility and risk, CATY or ABCB? Cathay General Bancorp has a beta of 0.97, indicating that its stock price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ameris Bancorp has a beta of 0.96, indicating that its stock price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryAmeris Bancorp beats Cathay General Bancorp on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Cathay General Bancorp News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for CATY and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding CATY and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart CATY vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricCathay General BancorpBANKS IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$3.14B$1.82B$11.97B$9.35BDividend Yield3.03%3.58%5.67%4.15%P/E Ratio11.0017.2219.9124.41Price / Sales2.292.4525.92101.03Price / Cash8.7410.7918.0027.20Price / Book1.141.232.225.77Net Income$285.98M$198.60M$999.86M$264.99M7 Day Performance-2.38%-2.30%-0.97%-0.68%1 Month Performance-5.14%-5.40%-0.48%7.08%1 Year Performance14.29%11.08%542.87%23.80% Cathay General Bancorp Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CATYCathay General Bancorp3.7618 of 5 stars$45.52+1.5%$49.71+9.2%+12.3%$3.14B$1.39B11.001,266Analyst DowngradeABCBAmeris Bancorp3.2241 of 5 stars$66.53+0.2%$71.43+7.4%+18.0%$4.58B$1.12B12.772,850FFBCFirst Financial Bancorp.4.5438 of 5 stars$25.21+1.4%$29.00+15.0%-5.3%$2.38B$1.62B10.082,090HOPEHope Bancorp4.8571 of 5 stars$10.37-0.4%$13.50+30.2%-18.7%$1.33B$1.00B29.631,244Positive NewsHWCHancock Whitney4.9059 of 5 stars$60.69-0.3%$66.71+9.9%+17.8%$5.21B$2.06B11.183,476Positive NewsAnalyst UpgradePPBIPacific Premier Bancorp4.1357 of 5 stars$22.34-1.0%$27.50+23.1%-12.0%$2.19B$905.41M15.731,325Positive NewsSFNCSimmons First National4.8948 of 5 stars$19.79+0.6%$22.75+15.0%-4.2%$2.80B$1.46B15.582,946Positive NewsUBSIUnited Bankshares4.2225 of 5 stars$36.81+1.7%$40.50+10.0%-1.6%$5.14B$1.63B13.012,553News CoveragePositive NewsASBAssociated Banc4.9193 of 5 stars$25.42-0.7%$27.78+9.3%+15.2%$4.24B$2.39B33.014,000Dividend AnnouncementFNBF.N.B.4.3558 of 5 stars$15.70+0.4%$18.64+18.7%+6.0%$5.63B$2.57B12.274,280Positive NewsDividend AnnouncementHOMBHome BancShares3.7332 of 5 stars$28.90+0.8%$33.20+14.9%+4.8%$5.66B$1.47B13.202,552Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Ameris Bancorp Competitors First Financial Bancorp. Competitors Hope Bancorp Competitors Hancock Whitney Competitors Pacific Premier Bancorp Competitors Simmons First National Competitors United Bankshares Competitors Associated Banc Competitors F.N.B. Competitors Home BancShares Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:CATY) was last updated on 8/5/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMan Who Called Nvidia at $1.10 Says Buy This Now...In 2004, one man called Nvidia before just about anyone knew it existed. 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