Cathay General Bancorp (CATY) Competitors $45.89 +0.46 (+1.01%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$45.88 -0.01 (-0.01%) As of 04:32 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, UBSI, ASB, FNB, HOMB, and FHNShould 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), United Bankshares (UBSI), Associated Banc (ASB), F.N.B. (FNB), Home BancShares (HOMB), and First Horizon (FHN). 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 United Bankshares Associated Banc F.N.B. Home BancShares First Horizon 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 earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation and media sentiment. Do analysts prefer CATY or ABCB? Cathay General Bancorp currently has a consensus price target of $50.17, indicating a potential upside of 9.32%. Ameris Bancorp has a consensus price target of $72.14, indicating a potential upside of 1.71%. Given Cathay General Bancorp's higher possible upside, equities 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) 3 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.29Ameris Bancorp 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.86 Which has more volatility and risk, CATY or ABCB? Cathay General Bancorp has a beta of 0.94, suggesting that its share price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ameris Bancorp has a beta of 0.94, suggesting that its share price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500. 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. 4.9% of Cathay General Bancorp shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.5% of Ameris Bancorp shares are owned 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 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 1.1%. 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. Which has higher earnings & 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$1.39B2.28$285.98M$4.1411.08Ameris Bancorp$1.13B4.32$358.68M$5.6812.49 Does the media refer more to CATY or ABCB? In the previous week, Cathay General Bancorp had 3 more articles in the media than Ameris Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Cathay General Bancorp and 4 mentions for Ameris Bancorp. Ameris Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 0.94 beat Cathay General Bancorp's score of 0.81 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 3 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive 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 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$3.14B$1.79B$12.51B$10.51BDividend Yield2.99%3.64%5.61%4.81%P/E Ratio11.0817.3732.5227.09Price / Sales2.282.5029.65131.82Price / Cash8.8610.9322.2461.22Price / Book1.151.242.236.52Net Income$285.98M$198.60M$1.02B$276.75M7 Day Performance-0.97%-0.69%0.17%0.92%1 Month Performance-5.63%-5.00%-1.62%4.20%1 Year Performance-1.54%1.59%533.66%37.86% Cathay General Bancorp Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CATYCathay General Bancorp4.4164 of 5 stars$45.89+1.0%$50.17+9.3%-0.7%$3.14B$1.39B11.081,266Upcoming EarningsABCBAmeris Bancorp3.5346 of 5 stars$74.83+1.4%$72.14-3.6%+4.4%$5.13B$1.13B14.362,850News CoverageFFBCFirst Financial Bancorp.4.8216 of 5 stars$26.01-0.2%$29.80+14.6%-11.4%$2.50B$852.23M10.402,090Upcoming EarningsFULTFulton Financial4.1513 of 5 stars$18.69+1.9%$21.13+13.0%-10.0%$3.34B$1.86B10.933,400Upcoming EarningsShort Interest ↑HOPEHope Bancorp4.7526 of 5 stars$11.12+3.2%$13.25+19.2%-24.6%$1.38B$1.00B31.771,244HWCHancock Whitney4.6682 of 5 stars$63.08+0.9%$70.00+11.0%+2.3%$5.30B$2.06B11.623,476News CoverageEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionUBSIUnited Bankshares4.1094 of 5 stars$37.58+1.0%$40.50+7.8%-10.8%$5.27B$1.12B13.282,553News CoverageUpcoming EarningsASBAssociated Banc4.9937 of 5 stars$26.62+2.4%$27.78+4.3%+5.4%$4.31B$1.09B34.574,000Upcoming EarningsFNBF.N.B.4.7413 of 5 stars$16.48+1.4%$18.64+13.1%-0.9%$5.84B$1.64B12.884,280Trending NewsEarnings ReportHOMBHome BancShares4.0702 of 5 stars$28.20+0.4%$33.00+17.0%-3.7%$5.54B$1.47B12.882,552Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastFHNFirst Horizon4.9852 of 5 stars$23.07+2.3%$24.53+6.3%+14.5%$11.45B$5.03B14.887,252Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastOptions VolumeAnalyst Revision Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Ameris Bancorp Competitors First Financial Bancorp. 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