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$25.87 +0.17 (+0.66%)
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ASB vs. CATY, FFBC, FULT, HWC, ONB, WTFC, FNB, SNV, WBS, and BCH

Should you be buying Associated Banc stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Associated Banc include Cathay General Bancorp (CATY), First Financial Bancorp. (FFBC), Fulton Financial (FULT), Hancock Whitney (HWC), Old National Bancorp (ONB), Wintrust Financial (WTFC), F.N.B. (FNB), Synovus Financial (SNV), Webster Financial (WBS), and Banco De Chile (BCH). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector.

Associated Banc vs. Its Competitors

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

Associated Banc currently has a consensus price target of $27.22, suggesting a potential upside of 5.23%. Cathay General Bancorp has a consensus price target of $50.17, suggesting a potential upside of 4.08%. Given Associated Banc's higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Associated Banc is more favorable than Cathay General Bancorp.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Associated Banc
0 Sell rating(s)
7 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.22
Cathay General Bancorp
1 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.33

83.0% of Associated Banc shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.0% of Cathay General Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. 1.5% of Associated Banc shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.9% of Cathay General Bancorp shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Cathay General Bancorp had 1 more articles in the media than Associated Banc. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Cathay General Bancorp and 9 mentions for Associated Banc. Cathay General Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.08 beat Associated Banc's score of 0.91 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
Associated Banc
6 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Cathay General Bancorp
7 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Associated Banc pays an annual dividend of $0.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. Cathay General Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $1.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Associated Banc pays out 107.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Cathay General Bancorp pays out 34.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Associated Banc has increased its dividend for 13 consecutive years. Associated Banc is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Cathay General Bancorp has a net margin of 20.55% compared to Associated Banc's net margin of 6.02%. Cathay General Bancorp's return on equity of 10.23% beat Associated Banc's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Associated Banc6.02% 8.47% 0.85%
Cathay General Bancorp 20.55%10.23%1.25%

Associated Banc has a beta of 0.8, suggesting that its stock price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cathay General Bancorp has a beta of 0.93, suggesting that its stock price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500.

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Associated Banc$2.39B1.79$123.14M$0.8630.08
Cathay General Bancorp$1.39B2.43$285.98M$3.9612.17

Summary

Cathay General Bancorp beats Associated Banc on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding ASB and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE 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.
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ASB vs. The Competition

MetricAssociated BancBANKS IndustryFinance SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$4.26B$2.47B$12.11B$20.73B
Dividend Yield3.58%3.55%5.57%3.69%
P/E Ratio11.4711.8719.1727.57
Price / Sales1.792.2726.0959.01
Price / Cash7.7810.7621.5022.13
Price / Book0.891.232.314.66
Net Income$123.14M$174.52M$997.60M$994.58M
7 Day Performance1.21%0.20%0.42%-0.29%
1 Month Performance13.19%8.18%4.37%4.91%
1 Year Performance12.92%12.12%541.75%10.53%

Associated Banc Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
ASB
Associated Banc
4.8945 of 5 stars
$25.87
+0.7%
$27.22
+5.2%
+9.6%$4.26B$2.39B30.084,000News Coverage
Upcoming Earnings
High Trading Volume
CATY
Cathay General Bancorp
4.1737 of 5 stars
$47.31
-1.4%
$50.17
+6.0%
+12.9%$3.36B$1.39B11.871,266News Coverage
Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
FFBC
First Financial Bancorp.
4.5627 of 5 stars
$25.49
-1.4%
$28.75
+12.8%
-5.4%$2.48B$1.62B9.722,090Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
FULT
Fulton Financial
3.091 of 5 stars
$18.94
-0.8%
$20.88
+10.2%
+0.5%$3.47B$1.86B9.703,400Trending News
Earnings Report
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
HWC
Hancock Whitney
4.8302 of 5 stars
$59.95
-1.8%
$63.29
+5.6%
+10.5%$5.23B$2.06B11.273,476Earnings Report
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
ONB
Old National Bancorp
4.9357 of 5 stars
$22.58
-0.8%
$25.90
+14.7%
+16.2%$7.28B$2.96B12.244,066Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
WTFC
Wintrust Financial
4.6356 of 5 stars
$130.61
-1.0%
$135.77
+4.0%
+19.2%$8.83B$3.97B13.055,903Upcoming Earnings
FNB
F.N.B.
4.3456 of 5 stars
$15.52
-0.4%
$17.57
+13.2%
+4.4%$5.61B$2.57B11.294,280Trending News
Earnings Report
Analyst Revision
SNV
Synovus Financial
4.656 of 5 stars
$54.55
-1.0%
$57.11
+4.7%
+18.6%$7.66B$3.43B11.154,775Trending News
Earnings Report
Analyst Forecast
WBS
Webster Financial
4.9267 of 5 stars
$58.16
-0.9%
$63.75
+9.6%
+22.2%$9.87B$4.18B11.014,407Trending News
Earnings Report
Analyst Forecast
BCH
Banco De Chile
1.4969 of 5 stars
$29.39
-2.6%
$23.00
-21.7%
+19.3%$15.24B$4.21B10.5511,614

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This page (NYSE:ASB) was last updated on 7/18/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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