Cato (CATO) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

The Cato Corporation is a specialty retailer of fashion apparel and accessories for women and children. Its merchandise includes dresses, tops, bottoms, outerwear, footwear, jewelry, handbags and other accessories, with products generally positioned for value-conscious shoppers.

The company operates several retail brands, including Cato, Versona and It's Fashion. Cato stores offer women’s clothing and accessories, while Versona focuses primarily on women’s jewelry and accessories. The company also operates It's Fashion locations, which offer apparel, footwear and accessories, and sells merchandise through its e-commerce channels.

Founded in 1946 and headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, The Cato Corporation serves customers primarily through stores located across the United States, with a concentration in the Southeast and other regional markets. The company is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol CATO.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $2.40 to $2.44
• 50-Day Range: $2.35 to $3.72
• 52-Week Range: $2.30 to $4.66
• Volume: 22,719 shs
• Average Volume: 85,952 shs
• Market Capitalization: $47.78 million
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: Sell

Cato Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Cato scored higher than 8% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 476th out of 481 stocks in the consumer discretionary sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 0.7 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Sell

Consensus Rating

Cato has received a consensus rating of Sell. The company's average rating score is 1.00, and is based on no strong buy ratings, no buy ratings, no hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Cato has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Cato is -8.03, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Cato is -8.03, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Cato has a P/B Ratio of 0.29. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.29% of the float of Cato has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Cato has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.49.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Cato has recently increased by 0.17%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Cato does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Cato does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.2 / 5
• News Sentiment: -0.05

News Sentiment

Cato has a news sentiment score of -0.05. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.47 average news sentiment score of Consumer Discretionary companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 10 news articles for Cato this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.4 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Cato insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

18.26% of the stock of Cato is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

61.10% of the stock of Cato is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/25/2026
• Today: 10/02/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/19/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 1/31/2027

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Consumer Discretionary
• Industry: Specialty Retail
• Sub-Industry: Apparel Retail
• Current Symbol: NYSE:CATO
• CIK: 18255
• Web: www.catofashions.com
• Phone: (704) 551-7352
• Fax: 704-551-7594
• Employees: 6,700
• Year Founded: 1946

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): ($0.30)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: -$5.91 million
• Net Margins: -0.87%
• Pretax Margin: -1.11%
• Return on Equity: -3.39%
• Return on Assets: -1.29%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 1.36
• Quick Ratio: 0.82

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $653.81 million
• Price / Sales: 0.07
• Cash Flow: $0.21 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 11.70
• Book Value: $8.43 per share
• Price / Book: 0.29

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 19,910,000
• Free Float: 16,276,000
• Market Cap: $48.08 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.55