Cathay General Bancorp CATY
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At close · Oct 30
After hours · Oct 30, 4:00 PM ET
- YTD
- +33.09%
- 1 year
- +41.45%
- Open
- 65.69
- Prev close
- 65.35
- Mkt cap
- 4.30B
- Vol
- 421.89K
- Avg vol
- 450.64K
- EPS
- 5.42
- P/E
- 11.88
- Div yield
- 2.33%
More statistics
- Low
- 64.24
- High
- 65.69
- Forward P/E
- 10.40
- Beta
- 0.88
- Short ratio
- 7.03
- Inst. own
- 79.88%
- Dividend
- 1.52
- Ex-div date
- Aug 27, 2026
- Earnings
- Jan 28, 2027
- 50-d avg
- 61.49
- 200-d avg
- 57.39
- 1y target
- 67.20
2Y chart
Events in this range
- Nov 27, 2024Dividend: 0.34
- Feb 27, 2025Dividend: 0.34
- May 29, 2025Dividend: 0.34
- Aug 28, 2025Dividend: 0.34
- Oct 21, 2025Earnings: 1.13; estimate 1.15; surprise -1.74%
- Dec 1, 2025Dividend: 0.34
- Jan 22, 2026Earnings: 1.33; estimate 1.2; surprise 10.83%
- Feb 26, 2026Dividend: 0.38
- Apr 22, 2026Earnings: 1.29; estimate 1.19; surprise 8.4%
- Apr 27, 2026Rating: Piper Sandler · Underweight → Underweight
- May 28, 2026Dividend: 0.38
- Jul 22, 2026Earnings: 1.37; estimate 1.35; surprise 1.48%
- Jul 23, 2026Rating: Keefe, Bruyette & Woods · Market Perform → Market Perform
- Jul 23, 2026Rating: DA Davidson · Neutral → Neutral
- Jul 23, 2026Rating: Stephens & Co. · Equal-Weight → Equal-Weight
- Jul 27, 2026Rating: Piper Sandler · Underweight → Underweight
- Aug 28, 2026Dividend: 0.38
- Sep 24, 2026Rating: StoneX · — → Hold
- Oct 21, 2026Earnings: 1.43; estimate 1.45; surprise -1.38%
Signals (87)
| Name | Date | Ago |
|---|---|---|
| RSI: Overbought | Oct 26, 2026 | 5 days ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Oct 22, 2026 | 1 week ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Oct 15, 2026 | 2 weeks ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Sep 21, 2026 | 1 month ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Sep 14, 2026 | 1 month ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Sep 8, 2026 | 1 month ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Sep 4, 2026 | 1 month ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Aug 21, 2026 | 2 months ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Aug 18, 2026 | 2 months ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Aug 13, 2026 | 2 months ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Aug 7, 2026 | 2 months ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Aug 3, 2026 | 2 months ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Jul 7, 2026 | 3 months ago |
| RSI: Overbought | Jul 1, 2026 | 4 months ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Jun 23, 2026 | 4 months ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Jun 18, 2026 | 4 months ago |
| RSI: Overbought | Jun 12, 2026 | 4 months ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Jun 9, 2026 | 4 months ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | May 12, 2026 | 5 months ago |
| RSI: Overbought | Apr 20, 2026 | 6 months ago |
| RSI: Overbought | Apr 8, 2026 | 6 months ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Apr 6, 2026 | 6 months ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Apr 2, 2026 | 7 months ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Apr 1, 2026 | 7 months ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Mar 23, 2026 | 7 months ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Mar 23, 2026 | 7 months ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Mar 9, 2026 | 7 months ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Feb 27, 2026 | 8 months ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Feb 19, 2026 | 8 months ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Feb 2, 2026 | 9 months ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Jan 27, 2026 | 9 months ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Jan 21, 2026 | 9 months ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Jan 20, 2026 | 9 months ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Jan 15, 2026 | 9 months ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Dec 23, 2025 | 10 months ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Nov 21, 2025 | 11 months ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Nov 18, 2025 | 11 months ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Nov 17, 2025 | 11 months ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Nov 6, 2025 | 11 months ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Nov 4, 2025 | 12 months ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Oct 30, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Oct 17, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Oct 16, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Oct 16, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Oct 16, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Oct 15, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Oct 14, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Oct 10, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Oct 10, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Oct 8, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Oct 3, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Sep 29, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Sep 17, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Sep 16, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Sep 9, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Aug 13, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Aug 12, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Aug 6, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Aug 5, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Jul 31, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Jul 21, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| RSI: Overbought | Jul 14, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| RSI: Overbought | Jul 9, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| RSI: Overbought | Jul 2, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Jun 24, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Jun 18, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Jun 17, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Jun 13, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Jun 9, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | May 22, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bullish | May 8, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bearish | May 6, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bullish | May 2, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Apr 21, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Apr 3, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| RSI: Oversold | Apr 3, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Mar 21, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| RSI: Oversold | Mar 11, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Mar 5, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Feb 26, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Feb 21, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Feb 18, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Feb 12, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Feb 11, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Feb 10, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Jan 15, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| RSI: Overbought | Nov 22, 2024 | 1 year ago |
Key statistics
- Market cap
- 4.29B
- Enterprise value
- 4.49B
- Trailing P/E
- 11.87
- Forward P/E
- 10.40
- PEG ratio
- 1.33
- Price / sales
- 5.11
- Price / book
- 1.39
- EPS (TTM)
- 5.42
- Beta
- 0.88
- Dividend yield
- 2.33%
- Payout ratio
- 28.13%
- Profit margin
- 43.46%
- Revenue (TTM)
- 839.37M
- Revenue growth
- 24.30%
- Free cash flow
- 0
- Total cash
- 131.04M
- Total debt
- 302.38M
- Return on equity
- 12.24%
- Shares outstanding
- 66.71M
- Short % of float
- 7.74%
- 50-day average
- 61.49
- 200-day average
- 57.39
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: 3 Key Takeaways for Long-Term Investors
- Cathay General Bancorp: Strong ROE And Loan Re-Pricing In A Higher Rate Environment
- Cathay General Bancorp (CATY) Q3 2026 Earnings Call Transcript
- Cathay General (CATY) Q3 Earnings Lag Estimates
- Cathay General Bancorp Q3 Earnings Call Highlights
- Here's What Key Metrics Tell Us About Cathay (CATY) Q3 Earnings
- Cathay General Q3 2026 Earnings Call Transcript
- Cathay General Q3 EPS $1.43 Misses $1.45 Estimate, Sales $230.545M Beat $227.419M Estimate
- Cathay General Bancorp Announces Third Quarter 2026 Results
- Why Cathay General (CATY) is a Great Dividend Stock Right Now
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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 | 627.27M | Jun 29, 2026 |
| Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC | 6.17% | 4,115,369 | 264.66M | Jun 29, 2026 |
| Dimensional Fund Advisors LP | 6.10% | 4,069,074 | 261.68M | Jun 29, 2026 |
| State Street Corporation | 5.29% | 3,530,170 | 227.03M | Jun 29, 2026 |
| Vanguard Capital Management LLC | 4.35% | 2,900,714 | 186.54M | Jun 29, 2026 |
| American Century Companies Inc | 2.98% | 1,990,108 | 127.98M | Jun 29, 2026 |
Fund ownership
| Holder | % held | Shares | Value | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| iShares Trust-iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF | 5.99% | 3,993,761 | 256.84M | Sep 29, 2026 |
| VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS-Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund | 3.03% | 2,021,864 | 130.03M | Jun 29, 2026 |
| American Century ETF Trust-Avantis U.S. Small Cap Value ETF | 2.84% | 1,894,645 | 121.84M | Sep 29, 2026 |
| Capitol Series Trust-FullerThaler Behavioral Small-Cap Equity Fund | 2.46% | 1,641,805 | 105.58M | Jun 29, 2026 |
| iShares Trust-iShares Russell 2000 ETF | 2.44% | 1,628,980 | 104.76M | Sep 29, 2026 |
| VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS-Vanguard Small-Cap Index Fund | 2.19% | 1,461,622 | 94.00M | Jun 29, 2026 |