NYSE:CATOCato Stock Price, Forecast & News Adding Choose a watchlist: Adding You have already added five stocks to your watchlist. Upgrade to MarketBeat Daily Premium to add more stocks to your watchlist. Adding Cato Corp Please log in to your account or sign up in order to add this asset to your watchlist. Log In and Add $6.99 -0.31 (-4.25 %) (As of 07/14/2020 04:00 PM ET) Add Compare Share Today's Range$6.99Now: $6.99▼$7.4150-Day Range$7.30MA: $8.86▼$10.7952-Week Range$7.26Now: $6.99▼$19.73Volume11,246 shsAverage Volume370,219 shsMarket Capitalization$169.86 millionP/E RatioN/ADividend Yield17.37%Beta0.65 ProfileAdvanced ChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsInsider TradesInstitutional OwnershipHeadlinesOptions ChainSEC FilingsSocial Media The Cato Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a specialty retailer of fashion apparel and accessories primarily in the southeastern United States. It operates through two segments, Retail and Credit. The company's stores and e-commerce Websites offer a range of apparel and accessories, including dressy, career, and casual sportswear; and dresses, coats, shoes, lingerie, costume jewelry, and handbags, as well as men's wear, and lines for kids and infants. It operates its stores and e-commerce Websites under the Cato, Cato Fashions, Cato Plus, It's Fashion, It's Fashion Metro, and Versona names. As of February 2, 2019, the company operated 1,311 stores in 31 states. It also provides credit card services to its customers, as well as layaway plans. The company was founded in 1946 and is based in Charlotte, North Carolina.Read More Beat the Market (BTM) Rank™ 0.0 Analyst's Opinion Consensus RatingThere is not enough analysis data for Cato. Previous Next 2.2 Community Rank Outperform VotesCato has received 169 “outperform” votes. (Add your “outperform” vote.)Underperform VotesCato has received 211 “underperform” votes. (Add your “underperform” vote.)Community SentimentCato has received 55.53% “underperform” votes from our community.MarketBeat's community ratings are surveys of what our community members think about Cato and other stocks. Vote “Outperform” if you believe CATO will outperform the S&P 500 over the long term. Vote “Underperform” if you believe CATO will underperform the S&P 500 over the long term. You may vote once every thirty days. Previous Next 1.7 Dividend Strength Dividend LeadershipCato is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 17.37%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.Dividend GrowthCato does not have a long track record of dividend growth. Previous Next 1.0 Company Ownership Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Cato insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.Percentage Held by InsidersOnly 11.33% of the stock of Cato is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions74.10% of the stock of Cato is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company. Previous Next 0.6 Earnings and Valuation Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Cato is -11.65, 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. SectorThe P/E ratio of Cato is -11.65, 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 RatioCato has a P/B Ratio of 0.54. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities. Previous Next Analyst Opinion: 0.0Community Rank: 2.2Dividend Strength: 1.7Insider Behavior: 1.0Valuation: 0.6 5 -4 -3 -2 -1 -Overall Beat the Market Rank™1.10 out of 5 stars Industry, Sector and Symbol Stock Exchange NYSE Industry Womens' clothing stores Sub-IndustryApparel Retail SectorRetail/Wholesale Current SymbolNYSE:CATO Previous Symbol CUSIP14920510 CIK18255 Webwww.catofashions.com Phone704-554-8510Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.60 Current Ratio1.69 Quick Ratio1.02Price-To-Earnings Trailing P/E RatioN/A Forward P/E RatioN/A P/E GrowthN/A Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$825.34 million Price / Sales0.21 Cash Flow$1.95 per share Price / Cash Flow3.59 Book Value$13.03 per share Price / Book0.54Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)N/A Net Income$35.90 million Net Margins-1.98% Return on Equity-4.39% Return on Assets-2.09%Miscellaneous Employees10,060 Outstanding Shares24,300,000Market Cap$169.86 million Next Earnings Date8/27/2020 (Estimated) OptionableOptionable CATO Rates by TradingView Receive CATO News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for CATO and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Cato (NYSE:CATO) Frequently Asked Questions How has Cato's stock been impacted by COVID-19 (Coronavirus)? Cato's stock was trading at $13.41 on March 11th, 2020 when Coronavirus (COVID-19) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, CATO shares have decreased by 47.9% and is now trading at $6.99. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus. When is Cato's next earnings date? Cato is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, August 27th 2020. View our earnings forecast for Cato. How were Cato's earnings last quarter? Cato Corp (NYSE:CATO) issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May, 21st. The specialty retailer reported ($1.19) earnings per share for the quarter. The specialty retailer had revenue of $100.73 million for the quarter. Cato had a negative net margin of 1.98% and a negative return on equity of 4.39%. View Cato's earnings history. How often does Cato pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Cato? Cato announced a quarterly dividend on Friday, February 28th. Investors of record on Monday, March 9th will be given a dividend of $0.33 per share on Tuesday, March 24th. This represents a $1.32 annualized dividend and a yield of 18.88%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, March 6th. This is an increase from Cato's previous quarterly dividend of $0.30. View Cato's dividend history. Has Cato been receiving favorable news coverage? Media coverage about CATO stock has been trending somewhat negative on Tuesday, InfoTrie Sentiment reports. The research group identifies positive and negative press coverage by analyzing more than six thousand blog and news sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Cato earned a news sentiment score of -1.5 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned media headlines about the specialty retailer a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, indicating that recent press coverage is extremely unlikely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the near term. View the latest news about Cato. Are investors shorting Cato? Cato saw a drop in short interest in June. As of June 30th, there was short interest totaling 1,150,000 shares, a drop of 6.5% from the June 15th total of 1,230,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 231,900 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 5.0 days. Currently, 5.6% of the company's stock are sold short. View Cato's Current Options Chain. Who are some of Cato's key competitors? Some companies that are related to Cato include TJX Companies (TJX), Ross Stores (ROST), GAP (GPS), Foot Locker (FL), American Eagle Outfitters (AEO), Urban Outfitters (URBN), Buckle (BKE), Zumiez (ZUMZ), Guess? (GES), Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF), Childrens Place (PLCE), Designer Brands (DBI), Shoe Carnival (SCVL), Caleres (CAL) and Genesco (GCO). View all competitors. What other stocks do shareholders of Cato own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Cato investors own include Kohl's (KSS), AT&T (T), Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMY), CVS Health (CVS), Ford Motor (F), Freeport-McMoRan (FCX), Gilead Sciences (GILD), IBM (IBM), Verizon Communications (VZ) and Bed Bath & Beyond (BBBY). Who are Cato's key executives? Cato's management team includes the following people: Mr. John P. Derham Cato, Chairman, Pres & CEO (Age 69)Mr. John R. Howe, Exec. VP & CFO (Age 56)Mr. Michael Timothy Greer, Exec. VP & Director of Stores (Age 56)Mr. Gordon D. Smith, Exec. VP and Chief Real Estate & Store Devel. Officer (Age 63)Mr. Stephen Headley, Sr. VP of Sourcing & MDSE Support What is Cato's stock symbol? Cato trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "CATO." Who are Cato's major shareholders? Cato's stock is owned by many different retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Dalton Greiner Hartman Maher & Co. (1.59%). View institutional ownership trends for Cato. Which institutional investors are buying Cato stock? CATO stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Dalton Greiner Hartman Maher & Co.. View insider buying and selling activity for Cato. How do I buy shares of Cato? Shares of CATO can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab. What is Cato's stock price today? One share of CATO stock can currently be purchased for approximately $6.99. How big of a company is Cato? Cato has a market capitalization of $169.86 million and generates $825.34 million in revenue each year. Cato employs 10,060 workers across the globe. What is Cato's official website? The official website for Cato is www.catofashions.com. How can I contact Cato? Cato's mailing address is 8100 Denmark Road, Charlotte NC, 28273. The specialty retailer can be reached via phone at 704-554-8510. This page was last updated on 7/14/2020 by MarketBeat.com Staff 30 Days of MarketBeat All Access for $1.00 Sign up for MarketBeat All Access to gain access to MarketBeat's full suite of research tools: Best-in-Class Portfolio Monitoring View the latest news, buy/sell ratings, SEC filings and insider transactions for your stocks. Compare your portfolio performance to leading indices and get personalized stock ideas based on your portfolio. Stock Ideas and Recommendations Get daily stock ideas top-performing Wall Street analysts. Get short term trading ideas from the MarketBeat Idea Engine. 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