The Cato Corporation CATO
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At close · Oct 30
After hours · Oct 30, 4:00 PM ET
- YTD
- -25.24%
- 1 year
- -37.23%
- Open
- 2.31
- Prev close
- 2.38
- Mkt cap
- 46.00M
- Vol
- 45.03K
- Avg vol
- 102.47K
- EPS
- -0.31
- P/E
- 0.00
- Div yield
- 11.18%
More statistics
- Low
- 2.30
- High
- 2.36
- Forward P/E
- 2.92
- Beta
- 1.11
- Short ratio
- 5.27
- Inst. own
- 43.13%
- Dividend
- 0.68
- Ex-div date
- Sep 15, 2024
- 50-d avg
- 4.94
- 200-d avg
- 5.17
- 1y target
- 0.00
Key statistics
- Market cap
- 78.04M
- Enterprise value
- 136.17M
- Trailing P/E
- 0.00
- Forward P/E
- 2.92
- PEG ratio
- 0.00
- Price / sales
- 0.11
- Price / book
- 0.38
- EPS (TTM)
- -1.39
- Beta
- 1.11
- Dividend yield
- 11.18%
- Payout ratio
- 33057.85%
- Profit margin
- -2.71%
- Revenue (TTM)
- 678.87M
- Revenue growth
- -7.80%
- Free cash flow
- -23.41M
- Total cash
- 104.67M
- Total debt
- 123.44M
- Return on equity
- -8.76%
- Shares outstanding
- 18.77M
- Short % of float
- 3.01%
- 50-day average
- 4.94
- 200-day average
- 5.17
Analyst view
Consensus: none
Next earnings
Consensus EPS estimate 0.00.
Financials — quick view
Earnings
| Report date | Quarter ending | EPS estimate | EPS reported | Surprise | Surprise % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 21, 2024 | Oct 1, 2024 | 0.00 | -0.79 | — | — |
| Aug 22, 2024 | Jul 1, 2024 | 0.00 | 0.01 | — | — |
| May 23, 2024 | Apr 1, 2024 | 0.00 | 0.54 | — | — |
| Mar 21, 2024 | Jan 1, 2024 | 0.00 | -1.14 | — | — |
| Nov 16, 2023 | Oct 1, 2023 | 0.00 | -0.30 | — | — |
| Aug 17, 2023 | Jul 1, 2023 | 0.00 | 0.06 | — | — |
About The Cato Corporation
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. It also provides credit card services to its customers, as well as layaway plans for customers. The Cato Corporation was incorporated in 1946 and is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina.
- Sector
- Consumer Cyclical
- Industry
- Apparel Retail
- Country
- United States
- Website
- catofashions.com
News
- Cato (NYSE:CATO) and O’Reilly Automotive (NASDAQ:ORLY) Head-To-Head Analysis
- Cato Tumbles 31% in Three Months: Should You Buy the Dip or Wait?
- Cato (NYSE:CATO) & BARK (NYSE:BARK) Head to Head Survey
- 12 Consumer Discretionary Stocks Moving In Tuesday's Pre-Market Session
- Cato Corporation To Close ~70 Additional Underperforming Stores In Q3 And Q4; Brings FY26 Total Planned Stores Closures To ~120; Sees $1M-$1.3M In Associated Costs
- CATO ANNOUNCES ADDITIONAL THIRD AND FOURTH QUARTER STORE CLOSINGS
- Cato vs Lulus: Which Apparel Retailer Has More Upside Potential?
- Cato's Q2 Earnings Down Y/Y on Lower Consumer Spending
- 12 Consumer Discretionary Stocks Moving In Thursday's Intraday Session
- Cato Q2 EPS $0.06 Down From $0.35 YoY, Sales $165.501M Down From $176.509M YoY
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Insider holders
| Insider | Relation | Latest transaction | Date | Shares held |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BERRY GEORGE | Officer | Stock Award(Grant) | Apr 30, 2024 | 12,691 |
| DAVIES PAMELA LEWIS | Director | Stock Award(Grant) | May 30, 2024 | 26,438 |
| DREW THERESA J | Director | Stock Award(Grant) | May 30, 2024 | 22,809 |
| HENSON THOMAS B | Director | Stock Award(Grant) | May 30, 2024 | 41,094 |
| KENNEDY BRYAN F III | Director | Stock Award(Grant) | May 30, 2024 | 37,302 |
| KNIGHT CHARLES D | Chief Financial Officer | Stock Award(Grant) | Apr 30, 2024 | 51,168 |
Institution ownership
| Holder | % held | Shares | Value | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aldebaran Capital, LLC | 5.98% | 1,123,131 | 4.27M | Sep 29, 2024 |
| Dimensional Fund Advisors LP | 4.93% | 926,185 | 3.52M | Sep 29, 2024 |
| Vanguard Group Inc | 4.50% | 844,899 | 3.21M | Sep 29, 2024 |
| Renaissance Technologies, LLC | 3.09% | 579,202 | 2.20M | Sep 29, 2024 |
| Acuitas Investments LLC | 2.71% | 508,455 | 1.93M | Sep 29, 2024 |
| Blackrock Inc. | 2.48% | 465,349 | 1.77M | Sep 29, 2024 |
Fund ownership
| Holder | % held | Shares | Value | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund | 2.94% | 552,767 | 2.10M | Sep 29, 2024 |
| Vanguard Extended Market Index Fund | 1.36% | 255,761 | 971.89K | Sep 29, 2024 |
| DFA U.S. Targeted Value Portfolio | 1.30% | 244,894 | 930.60K | Jul 30, 2024 |
| DFA U.S. Micro Cap Series | 0.85% | 158,869 | 603.70K | Jul 30, 2024 |
| Avantis U.S. Small Cap Value ETF | 0.49% | 92,061 | 349.83K | Sep 29, 2024 |
| WisdomTree Tr-WisdomTree Small Cap Dividend Fd | 0.49% | 91,376 | 347.23K | Sep 29, 2024 |