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Cathay General Bancorp (CATY) Competitors

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$48.31 +0.35 (+0.73%)
Closing price 10/3/2025 04:00 PM Eastern
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CATY vs. ABCB, FFBC, HOPE, HWC, SFNC, SSB, UBSI, ASB, FNB, and HOMB

Should 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), Simmons First National (SFNC), SouthState (SSB), 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 (NASDAQ:ABCB) and Cathay General Bancorp (NASDAQ:CATY) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation and risk.

Ameris Bancorp has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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 Ratio
Ameris Bancorp$1.13B4.50$358.68M$5.6813.01
Cathay General Bancorp$1.39B2.40$285.98M$4.1411.67

Ameris Bancorp has a beta of 0.94, meaning that its share price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cathay General Bancorp has a beta of 0.94, meaning that its share price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500.

In the previous week, Cathay General Bancorp had 4 more articles in the media than Ameris Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Cathay General Bancorp and 4 mentions for Ameris Bancorp. Ameris Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 0.90 beat Cathay General Bancorp's score of 0.40 indicating that Ameris Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Ameris Bancorp
2 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Cathay General Bancorp
3 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Ameris Bancorp currently has a consensus target price of $72.14, suggesting a potential downside of 2.37%. Cathay General Bancorp has a consensus target price of $50.17, suggesting a potential upside of 3.84%. Given Cathay General Bancorp's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Cathay General Bancorp is more favorable than Ameris Bancorp.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Ameris Bancorp
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
6 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.86
Cathay General Bancorp
1 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.29

91.6% of Ameris Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.0% of Cathay General Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. 5.4% of Ameris Bancorp shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.8% of Cathay General Bancorp shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Ameris Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Cathay General Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $1.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Ameris Bancorp pays out 14.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Cathay General Bancorp pays out 32.9% 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.

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
Ameris Bancorp21.46% 9.57% 1.32%
Cathay General Bancorp 21.44%10.39%1.27%

Summary

Ameris Bancorp beats Cathay General Bancorp on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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CATY vs. The Competition

MetricCathay General BancorpBANKS IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$3.34B$1.93B$12.66B$10.55B
Dividend Yield2.82%3.43%5.49%4.70%
P/E Ratio11.6718.0939.9126.71
Price / Sales2.402.7529.94225.61
Price / Cash9.4211.6819.7431.09
Price / Book1.211.312.286.57
Net Income$285.98M$198.60M$1.01B$276.78M
7 Day Performance0.77%-0.53%0.30%1.98%
1 Month Performance-2.68%-1.27%0.79%9.13%
1 Year Performance13.62%13.59%540.95%31.60%

Cathay General Bancorp Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
CATY
Cathay General Bancorp
3.9312 of 5 stars
$48.31
+0.7%
$50.17
+3.8%
+13.6%$3.34B$1.39B11.671,266
ABCB
Ameris Bancorp
3.2802 of 5 stars
$74.23
-0.8%
$72.14
-2.8%
+19.7%$5.09B$1.13B14.252,850
FFBC
First Financial Bancorp.
4.7148 of 5 stars
$25.47
-1.4%
$29.40
+15.4%
+7.3%$2.47B$1.62B10.192,090Analyst Forecast
HOPE
Hope Bancorp
4.8937 of 5 stars
$10.71
-1.6%
$13.25
+23.7%
-14.1%$1.39B$1.00B30.601,244Positive News
HWC
Hancock Whitney
4.3175 of 5 stars
$62.48
-1.2%
$70.00
+12.0%
+23.2%$5.36B$2.06B11.513,476
SFNC
Simmons First National
4.9225 of 5 stars
$19.36
-1.8%
$22.75
+17.5%
-9.8%$2.85B$1.46B15.242,946Positive News
SSB
SouthState
4.7264 of 5 stars
$99.35
-1.8%
$117.08
+17.8%
+3.0%$10.24B$2.12B14.275,030
UBSI
United Bankshares
3.7455 of 5 stars
$37.24
-0.3%
$40.50
+8.8%
+2.9%$5.29B$1.63B13.162,553Positive News
ASB
Associated Banc
4.9856 of 5 stars
$25.91
-0.6%
$27.78
+7.2%
+23.5%$4.32B$2.39B33.654,000Positive News
FNB
F.N.B.
4.7538 of 5 stars
$16.06
-1.1%
$18.64
+16.1%
+17.4%$5.83B$2.57B12.544,280
HOMB
Home BancShares
4.1087 of 5 stars
$28.38
-1.4%
$33.00
+16.3%
+6.1%$5.67B$1.47B12.962,552Analyst Upgrade

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