Cathay General Bancorp CATY
Nov 10, 2026, 10:00 AM EST
- YTD
- +34.75%
- 1 year
- +38.14%
- Market cap
- 4.31B
- Revenue (ttm)
- 839.37M
- Profit margin
- 43.46%
- EPS (ttm)
- 5.42
- Shares out
- 66.71M
- P/E ratio
- 12.08
- Forward P/E
- 10.58
- Dividend
- 1.52 (2.32%)
- Ex-dividend date
- Aug 27, 2026
- YTD return
- +34.75%
- 1-year return
- +38.14%
- Volume
- 9.39K
- Avg volume
- 460.58K
- Open
- 65.37
- Previous close
- 65.37
- Day's range
- 65.07 – 65.52
- 52-week range
- 44.82 – 67.62
- Beta
- 0.89
- Analysts
- Hold
- Price target
- 67.20 (+3.1%)
- Earnings date
- Jan 28, 2027
Key statistics
- Enterprise value
- 2.83B
- PEG ratio
- 1.33
- Price / sales
- 5.20
- Price / book
- 1.41
- Dividend yield
- 2.37%
- Payout ratio
- 27.31%
- Revenue growth
- 24.30%
- Free cash flow
- 0
- Total cash
- 1.74B
- Total debt
- 338.54M
- Return on equity
- 12.24%
- Short % of float
- 7.74%
- 50-day average
- 61.81
- 200-day average
- 57.80
Analyst view
Consensus: hold
- Target (low)
- 56.00
- Target (mean)
- 67.20
- Target (high)
- 75.00
- Strong buy0
- Buy1
- Hold4
- Sell0
- Strong sell1
Next earnings
Jan 28, 2027
Expected Jan 28, 2027. Consensus EPS estimate 1.52.
Financials — quick view
Earnings
| Report date | Quarter ending | EPS estimate | EPS reported | Surprise | Surprise % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 28, 2027 | Dec 30, 2026 | 1.50 | — | — | — |
| Oct 21, 2026 | Sep 30, 2026 | 1.45 | 1.43 | -0.02 | -1.38% |
| Jul 22, 2026 | Jun 30, 2026 | 1.35 | 1.37 | +0.02 | +1.48% |
| Apr 22, 2026 | Mar 31, 2026 | 1.19 | 1.29 | +0.10 | +8.40% |
| Jan 22, 2026 | Dec 31, 2025 | 1.20 | 1.33 | +0.13 | +10.83% |
| Oct 21, 2025 | Sep 30, 2025 | 1.15 | 1.13 | -0.02 | -1.74% |
Upgrades / downgrades
| Date | Firm | Action | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 24, 2026 | StoneX | init | — | Hold |
| Jul 27, 2026 | Piper Sandler | main | Underweight | Underweight |
| Jul 23, 2026 | Stephens & Co. | main | Equal-Weight | Equal-Weight |
| Jul 23, 2026 | DA Davidson | main | Neutral | Neutral |
| Jul 23, 2026 | Keefe, Bruyette & Woods | main | Market Perform | Market Perform |
| Apr 27, 2026 | Piper Sandler | main | Underweight | Underweight |
About Cathay General Bancorp
Cathay General Bancorp operates as the holding company for Cathay Bank that offers various commercial banking products and services to individuals, professionals, and small to medium-sized businesses in the United States. It offers savings accounts, checking accounts, money market deposit accounts, certificates of deposit, individual retirement accounts, and public funds deposits, and acceptance of checking, savings, demand deposits, time deposits, real estate, and consumer loans. The company also provides loan products, such as commercial real estate loans, commercial loans, small business administration loans, residential mortgage loans, real estate construction loans, and home equity lines of credit, and installment loans to individuals for household and other consumer expenditures. In addition, it offers trade financing, letter of credit, wire transfer, foreign currency spot and forward contract, safe deposit, overdraft, cash checking, automatic teller machine, Internet banking, investment, and other customary bank services, as well as investment products and services, such as stocks, bonds, mutual funds, insurance, annuities, and advisory services. The company was formerly known as Cathay Bancorp, Inc. and changed its name to Cathay General Bancorp in November 2003. Cathay General Bancorp was founded in 1962 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.
- Sector
- Financial Services
- Industry
- Banks - Regional
- Country
- United States
- Website
- cathaygeneralbancorp.com
News
Cathay General Q3 2026 Earnings Call Transcript 
Cathay General Q3 EPS $1.43 Misses $1.45 Estimate, Sales $230.545M Beat $227.419M Estimate 
Piper Sandler Maintains Underweight on Cathay General Bancorp, Raises Price Target to $53 
Stephens & Co. Maintains Equal-Weight on Cathay General Bancorp, Raises Price Target to $63 
DA Davidson Maintains Neutral on Cathay General Bancorp, Raises Price Target to $66 - Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Maintains Market Perform on Cathay General Bancorp, Raises Price Target to $67
Transcript: Cathay General Q2 2026 Earnings Conference Call - Cathay General Q2 EPS $1.37 Beats $1.34 Estimate, Sales $222.302M Beat $218.278M Estimate
Earnings Scheduled For July 22, 2026 - Earnings Scheduled For April 22, 2026
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Insider holders
| Insider | Relation | Latest transaction | Date | Shares held |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHAN KELLY L | Director | Stock Gift | Nov 26, 2024 | 256,508 |
| CHEN HENG W | Chief Financial Officer | Conversion of Exercise of derivative security | Mar 31, 2025 | 191,140 |
| CHENG DUNSON K | Officer and Director | Conversion of Exercise of derivative security | Mar 31, 2026 | 837,448 |
| CHUNG NELSON | Director | Stock Award(Grant) | Apr 14, 2026 | 49,025 |
| FERNANDEZ FELIX S. | Director | Stock Award(Grant) | Apr 14, 2026 | 16,553 |
| JELENKO JANE H | Director | Stock Award(Grant) | Apr 14, 2026 | 16,697 |
Institution ownership
| Holder | % held | Shares | Value | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackrock Inc. | 14.62% | 9,753,895 | 638.00M | Jun 29, 2026 |
| Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC | 6.17% | 4,115,369 | 269.19M | Jun 29, 2026 |
| Dimensional Fund Advisors LP | 6.13% | 4,087,025 | 267.33M | Sep 29, 2026 |
| State Street Corporation | 5.29% | 3,530,170 | 230.91M | Jun 29, 2026 |
| Vanguard Capital Management LLC | 4.35% | 2,900,714 | 189.74M | Jun 29, 2026 |
| Geode Capital Management, LLC | 3.01% | 2,005,980 | 131.21M | Sep 29, 2026 |
Fund ownership
| Holder | % held | Shares | Value | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| iShares Trust-iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF | 5.99% | 3,993,761 | 261.23M | Sep 29, 2026 |
| VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS-Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund | 3.03% | 2,021,864 | 132.25M | Jun 29, 2026 |
| American Century ETF Trust-Avantis U.S. Small Cap Value ETF | 2.84% | 1,894,645 | 123.93M | Sep 29, 2026 |
| Capitol Series Trust-FullerThaler Behavioral Small-Cap Equity Fund | 2.46% | 1,641,805 | 107.39M | Jun 29, 2026 |
| iShares Trust-iShares Russell 2000 ETF | 2.44% | 1,628,980 | 106.55M | Sep 29, 2026 |
| VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS-Vanguard Small-Cap Index Fund | 2.19% | 1,461,622 | 95.60M | Jun 29, 2026 |