City (CHCO) Competitors $126.10 -0.47 (-0.37%) Closing price 09/12/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$126.02 -0.08 (-0.07%) 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 InterestTrendsBuy This Stock CHCO vs. CATY, CTBI, FFBC, FRME, IBOC, NWBI, STBA, TOWN, UBSI, and FCFShould you be buying City stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of City include Cathay General Bancorp (CATY), Community Trust Bancorp (CTBI), First Financial Bancorp. (FFBC), First Merchants (FRME), International Bancshares (IBOC), Northwest Bancshares (NWBI), S&T Bancorp (STBA), Towne Bank (TOWN), United Bankshares (UBSI), and First Commonwealth Financial (FCF). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector. City vs. Its Competitors Cathay General Bancorp Community Trust Bancorp First Financial Bancorp. First Merchants International Bancshares Northwest Bancshares S&T Bancorp Towne Bank United Bankshares First Commonwealth Financial City (NASDAQ:CHCO) and Cathay General Bancorp (NASDAQ:CATY) are both finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations and dividends. Does the media refer more to CHCO or CATY? In the previous week, Cathay General Bancorp had 5 more articles in the media than City. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Cathay General Bancorp and 3 mentions for City. City's average media sentiment score of 1.70 beat Cathay General Bancorp's score of 0.93 indicating that City is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment City 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive 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 Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in CHCO or CATY? 72.4% of City shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.0% of Cathay General Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.9% of City shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.9% of Cathay General Bancorp shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Do analysts recommend CHCO or CATY? City currently has a consensus price target of $133.25, indicating a potential upside of 5.67%. Cathay General Bancorp has a consensus price target of $49.71, indicating a potential upside of 1.19%. Given City's higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe City is more favorable than Cathay General Bancorp.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score City 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00Cathay General Bancorp 1 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.14 Is CHCO or CATY more profitable? City has a net margin of 31.35% compared to Cathay General Bancorp's net margin of 21.44%. City's return on equity of 16.30% beat Cathay General Bancorp's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets City31.35% 16.30% 1.87% Cathay General Bancorp 21.44%10.39%1.27% Which has more volatility & risk, CHCO or CATY? City has a beta of 0.57, indicating that its share price is 43% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cathay General Bancorp has a beta of 1, indicating that its share price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500. Which has preferable earnings & valuation, CHCO or CATY? Cathay General Bancorp has higher revenue and earnings than City. Cathay General Bancorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than City, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioCity$291.78M6.26$117.10M$8.3115.17Cathay General Bancorp$1.39B2.44$285.98M$4.1411.87 Is CHCO or CATY a better dividend stock? City pays an annual dividend of $3.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. Cathay General Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $1.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. City pays out 38.0% 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. City has raised its dividend for 6 consecutive years. Cathay General Bancorp is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. SummaryCathay General Bancorp beats City on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get City News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for CHCO and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. 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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 CHCO vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricCityBANKS IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$1.83B$2.03B$12.77B$10.14BDividend Yield2.50%2.58%5.40%4.60%P/E Ratio15.1711.90245.8625.98Price / Sales6.262.7931.08181.13Price / Cash14.2813.0022.3660.44Price / Book2.541.242.316.29Net Income$117.10M$156.23M$1.01B$271.07M7 Day Performance-1.97%-0.58%1.00%3.87%1 Month Performance2.09%2.49%2.74%5.49%1 Year Performance6.86%18.47%543.82%25.86% City Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CHCOCity2.8611 of 5 stars$126.10-0.4%$133.25+5.7%+6.9%$1.83B$291.78M15.17910News CoveragePositive NewsCATYCathay General Bancorp3.7164 of 5 stars$49.91+0.2%$49.71-0.4%+16.1%$3.45B$1.39B12.061,266News CoverageCTBICommunity Trust Bancorp4.3324 of 5 stars$58.42-0.3%$64.50+10.4%+17.1%$1.06B$376.01M11.50980Positive NewsFFBCFirst Financial Bancorp.4.4242 of 5 stars$26.48-0.2%$29.40+11.0%+3.3%$2.54B$1.62B10.592,090Positive NewsShort Interest ↑FRMEFirst Merchants4.9254 of 5 stars$41.52-0.2%$48.25+16.2%+9.0%$2.40B$1.07B10.762,120News CoveragePositive NewsIBOCInternational Bancshares3.5315 of 5 stars$71.54-0.3%N/A+15.9%$4.45B$1.04B10.812,336Positive NewsNWBINorthwest Bancshares4.1944 of 5 stars$12.65+0.2%$15.00+18.6%-6.1%$1.85B$756.21M11.292,027Positive NewsSTBAS&T Bancorp3.4449 of 5 stars$39.51-0.5%$42.00+6.3%-7.7%$1.52B$564.96M11.591,206Positive NewsTOWNTowne Bank3.497 of 5 stars$36.69-0.1%$40.67+10.8%+6.8%$2.75B$1.03B15.952,720Positive NewsShort Interest ↑UBSIUnited Bankshares3.4156 of 5 stars$38.34-0.3%$40.50+5.6%+0.9%$5.43B$1.63B13.552,553Positive NewsFCFFirst Commonwealth Financial3.5813 of 5 stars$17.74-0.4%$18.90+6.5%+5.1%$1.86B$699.69M13.651,545News CoveragePositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Cathay General Bancorp Competitors Community Trust Bancorp Competitors First Financial Bancorp. Competitors First Merchants Competitors International Bancshares Competitors Northwest Bancshares Competitors S&T Bancorp Competitors Towne Bank Competitors United Bankshares Competitors First Commonwealth Financial 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:CHCO) was last updated on 9/14/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump set to Boost Social Security Checks by 400%?If you're collecting or planning to collect social security... 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