RBB Bancorp (RBB) Competitors

RBB Bancorp (NASDAQ:RBB) and Cathay General Bancorp (NASDAQ:CATY) are both finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings and profitability.

Is RBB or CATY more profitable?

Cathay General Bancorp has a net margin of 21.44% compared to RBB Bancorp's net margin of 9.80%. Cathay General Bancorp's return on equity of 10.39% beat RBB Bancorp's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
RBB Bancorp	9.80%	4.52%	0.58%
Cathay General Bancorp	21.44%	10.39%	1.27%

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of RBB or CATY?

40.1% of RBB Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.0% of Cathay General Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. 4.6% of RBB Bancorp shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 4.9% of Cathay General Bancorp shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media favor RBB or CATY?

In the previous week, Cathay General Bancorp had 3 more articles in the media than RBB Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Cathay General Bancorp and 1 mentions for RBB Bancorp. Cathay General Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 0.37 beat RBB Bancorp's score of 0.00 indicating that Cathay General Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

Is RBB or CATY a better dividend stock?

RBB Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. Cathay General Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $1.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. RBB Bancorp pays out 49.6% 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.

Do analysts rate RBB or CATY?

RBB Bancorp presently has a consensus target price of $21.33, indicating a potential upside of 14.63%. Cathay General Bancorp has a consensus target price of $49.71, indicating a potential upside of 10.38%. Given RBB Bancorp's higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe RBB Bancorp is more favorable than Cathay General Bancorp.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
RBB Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Cathay General Bancorp	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.14

Which has higher valuation and earnings, RBB or CATY?

Cathay General Bancorp has higher revenue and earnings than RBB Bancorp. Cathay General Bancorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than RBB Bancorp, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
RBB Bancorp	$232M	1.42	$26.67M	$1.29	14.43
Cathay General Bancorp	$1.39B	2.27	$285.98M	$4.14	10.88

Which has more volatility and risk, RBB or CATY?

RBB Bancorp has a beta of 1.09, suggesting that its stock price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cathay General Bancorp has a beta of 0.97, suggesting that its stock price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Cathay General Bancorp beats RBB Bancorp on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.