RBB Bancorp (RBB) Competitors

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

Do analysts recommend CATY or RBB?

Cathay General Bancorp presently has a consensus target price of $50.17, indicating a potential upside of 2.99%. RBB Bancorp has a consensus target price of $21.67, indicating a potential upside of 18.30%. Given RBB Bancorp's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe RBB Bancorp is more favorable than Cathay General Bancorp.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Cathay General Bancorp	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
RBB Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Is CATY or RBB more profitable?

Cathay General Bancorp has a net margin of 20.55% compared to RBB Bancorp's net margin of 9.16%. Cathay General Bancorp's return on equity of 10.23% beat RBB Bancorp's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Cathay General Bancorp	20.55%	10.23%	1.25%
RBB Bancorp	9.16%	4.10%	0.53%

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

75.0% of Cathay General Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 40.1% of RBB Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. 4.9% of Cathay General Bancorp shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.6% of RBB Bancorp shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media prefer CATY or RBB?

In the previous week, Cathay General Bancorp had 6 more articles in the media than RBB Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Cathay General Bancorp and 2 mentions for RBB Bancorp. Cathay General Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.01 beat RBB Bancorp's score of 0.93 indicating that Cathay General Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Cathay General Bancorp	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
RBB Bancorp	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is CATY or RBB a better dividend stock?

Cathay General Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $1.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. RBB Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. Cathay General Bancorp pays out 34.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. RBB Bancorp pays out 55.2% 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 more risk and volatility, CATY or RBB?

Cathay General Bancorp has a beta of 0.93, indicating that its stock price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, RBB Bancorp has a beta of 1.05, indicating that its stock price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, CATY or RBB?

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
Cathay General Bancorp	$1.39B	2.46	$285.98M	$3.96	12.30
RBB Bancorp	$232M	1.40	$26.67M	$1.16	15.79

Summary

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