NYSE:CATO - Cato Stock Price, Forecast & News

Cato trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "CATO."

Cato declared a quarterly dividend on Friday, November 22nd. Stockholders of record on Monday, December 16th will be paid a dividend of $0.33 per share on Thursday, January 2nd. This represents a $1.32 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 8.35%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, December 13th. View Cato's Dividend History.

Cato Corp (NYSE:CATO) announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, November, 21st. The specialty retailer reported $0.24 EPS for the quarter. The specialty retailer had revenue of $191.52 million for the quarter. Cato had a return on equity of 10.94% and a net margin of 4.34%. View Cato's Earnings History.

Cato is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, March 19th 2020. View Earnings Estimates for Cato.

Cato same-store sales rose 2% in the month of November. Cato shares fell by 0.5% in the first day of trading following the news.

Headlines about CATO stock have been trending very negative on Saturday, according to InfoTrie Sentiment. The research firm identifies positive and negative press coverage by analyzing more than six thousand news and blog sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Cato earned a media sentiment score of -3.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned news articles about the specialty retailer a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, meaning that recent press coverage is extremely likely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the next several days. View News Stories for Cato.

Cato saw a decline in short interest during the month of December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totalling 1,490,000 shares, a decline of 8.6% from the December 15th total of 1,630,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 155,800 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 9.6 days. Approximately 6.9% of the company's shares are sold short. View Cato's Current Options Chain.

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Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Cato investors own include Freeport-McMoRan (FCX), Kohl's (KSS), Gilead Sciences (GILD), AT&T (T), Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA), Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMY), CVS Health (CVS), Ford Motor (F), IBM (IBM) and Verizon Communications (VZ).

Cato's stock is owned by many different of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Dalton Greiner Hartman Maher & Co. (1.13%), New York State Teachers Retirement System (0.27%), Bowling Portfolio Management LLC (0.24%), 6 Meridian (0.24%), Lawson Kroeker Investment Management Inc. NE (0.14%) and Nisa Investment Advisors LLC (0.11%). Company insiders that own Cato stock include Daniel Harding Stowe and John P D Cato. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Cato.

CATO stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Lawson Kroeker Investment Management Inc. NE. View Insider Buying and Selling for Cato.

CATO stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Bowling Portfolio Management LLC, Nisa Investment Advisors LLC, Dalton Greiner Hartman Maher & Co., 6 Meridian and New York State Teachers Retirement System. Company insiders that have bought Cato stock in the last two years include Daniel Harding Stowe and John P D Cato. View Insider Buying and Selling for 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.

One share of CATO stock can currently be purchased for approximately $15.81.

Cato has a market capitalization of $389.56 million and generates $829.66 million in revenue each year. Cato employs 10,350 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About Cato.

The official website for Cato is http://www.catofashions.com/.

Cato's mailing address is 8100 Denmark Road, Charlotte NC, 28273. The specialty retailer can be reached via phone at 704-554-8510.