RBB Bancorp (RBB) Competitors

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

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%	4.50%	0.57%
Cathay General Bancorp	21.44%	10.39%	1.27%

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 3.1%. Cathay General Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $1.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. 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.

Does the media favor RBB or CATY?

In the previous week, Cathay General Bancorp had 4 more articles in the media than RBB Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Cathay General Bancorp and 2 mentions for RBB Bancorp. RBB Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.81 beat Cathay General Bancorp's score of 1.29 indicating that RBB Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

Do analysts rate RBB or CATY?

RBB Bancorp currently has a consensus price target of $21.33, suggesting a potential upside of 3.71%. Cathay General Bancorp has a consensus price target of $49.71, suggesting a potential downside of 0.19%. Given RBB Bancorp's higher possible 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 more risk and volatility, RBB or CATY?

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

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, 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	$123.27M	2.88	$26.67M	$1.29	15.95
Cathay General Bancorp	$1.39B	2.47	$285.98M	$4.14	12.03

Do institutionals and insiders believe in RBB or CATY?

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

Summary

Cathay General Bancorp beats RBB Bancorp on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.