Cathay General Bancorp (CATY) Competitors $49.13 -0.14 (-0.28%) Closing price 09/12/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$49.16 +0.02 (+0.05%) As of 09/12/2025 04:57 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, FULT, HOPE, HWC, SSB, 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), Fulton Financial (FULT), Hope Bancorp (HOPE), Hancock Whitney (HWC), 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 First Financial Bancorp. Fulton Financial Hope Bancorp Hancock Whitney SouthState 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 business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, media sentiment, risk, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability and valuation. Do analysts recommend CATY or ABCB? Cathay General Bancorp currently has a consensus target price of $49.71, indicating a potential upside of 1.19%. Ameris Bancorp has a consensus target price of $72.14, indicating a potential downside of 3.03%. Given Cathay General Bancorp's higher probable upside, equities 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 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% Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in CATY or ABCB? 75.0% of Cathay General Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.6% of Ameris Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.8% of Cathay General Bancorp shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 5.4% of Ameris Bancorp shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has better earnings and valuation, 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$1.39B2.44$285.98M$4.1411.87Ameris Bancorp$1.13B4.53$358.68M$5.6813.10 Which has more risk & volatility, CATY or ABCB? Cathay General Bancorp has a beta of 1, indicating that its share price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.Comparatively, Ameris Bancorp has a beta of 0.97, indicating that its share price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media favor CATY or ABCB? In the previous week, Cathay General Bancorp and Cathay General Bancorp both had 8 articles in the media. Ameris Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.39 beat Cathay General Bancorp's score of 0.93 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 4 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Ameris Bancorp 6 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive 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 2.8%. Ameris Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. 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. SummaryAmeris Bancorp beats Cathay General Bancorp on 12 of the 17 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. 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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$3.39B$1.97B$12.69B$10.18BDividend Yield2.77%3.34%5.41%4.60%P/E Ratio11.8718.15245.7826.02Price / Sales2.442.8430.9292.34Price / Cash9.5811.9019.2529.91Price / Book1.231.332.316.25Net Income$285.98M$198.60M$1.01B$270.76M7 Day Performance-1.03%-0.02%1.00%3.87%1 Month Performance1.68%3.38%2.74%5.49%1 Year Performance16.09%14.01%543.82%25.86% Cathay General Bancorp Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CATYCathay General Bancorp3.6991 of 5 stars$49.13-0.3%$49.71+1.2%+16.1%$3.39B$1.39B11.871,266News CoverageABCBAmeris Bancorp3.6039 of 5 stars$73.46-0.8%$72.14-1.8%+21.9%$5.08B$1.13B14.102,850News CoveragePositive NewsFFBCFirst Financial Bancorp.4.4276 of 5 stars$26.34-0.2%$29.40+11.6%+3.3%$2.53B$1.62B10.542,090Positive NewsShort Interest ↑FULTFulton Financial3.8454 of 5 stars$19.43+0.3%$21.13+8.7%+8.9%$3.53B$1.86B11.363,400News CoveragePositive NewsHOPEHope Bancorp4.9229 of 5 stars$11.17+0.4%$13.25+18.6%-11.9%$1.43B$444.74M31.911,244Positive NewsHWCHancock Whitney4.5591 of 5 stars$62.90+0.3%$68.25+8.5%+26.9%$5.32B$2.06B11.583,476Positive NewsSSBSouthState4.5925 of 5 stars$102.17-0.8%$115.27+12.8%+6.7%$10.34B$2.12B14.685,030News CoveragePositive NewsUBSIUnited Bankshares3.3992 of 5 stars$38.21-0.2%$40.50+6.0%+0.9%$5.42B$1.63B13.502,553Positive NewsASBAssociated Banc4.7682 of 5 stars$26.51-0.5%$27.78+4.8%+23.5%$4.42B$2.39B34.424,000News CoverageFNBF.N.B.4.5813 of 5 stars$16.49+0.0%$18.64+13.1%+17.0%$5.92B$2.57B12.884,280HOMBHome BancShares3.7091 of 5 stars$29.58-1.0%$33.20+12.3%+11.1%$5.88B$1.03B13.512,552News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Ameris Bancorp Competitors First Financial Bancorp. 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