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Cato Corp

CATO

3.030USD

+0.030+1.00%

Close 02/06, 16:00（ET）Quotes delayed by 15 min

59.84MMarket Cap

LossP/E TTM

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Cato Corp

3.030

+0.030+1.00%

Overview Financials Analysis Company

TradingKey Stock Score

Overall Financial Health

Valuation Dimensions

Earnings Forecast

Price Momentum

Institutional Confidence

Risk Assessment

Peer Comparison

Overview

Financials

Analysis

Company

TradingKey Stock Score

Overall Financial Health

Valuation Dimensions

Earnings Forecast

Price Momentum

Institutional Confidence

Risk Assessment

Peer Comparison

TradingKey Stock Score of Cato Corp

Currency: USD Updated: 2026-02-06

Key Insights

Cato Corp's fundamentals are relatively very healthy, with industry-average ESG disclosure.and its growth potential is high.Its valuation is considered fairly valued, ranking 79 out of 93 in the Specialty Retailers industry.Institutional ownership is very high.In the medium term, the stock price is expected to trend down.Despite a weak stock market performance over the past month, the company shows strong fundamentals and technicals.The stock price is trading sideways between the support and resistance levels, making it suitable for range-bound swing trading.

Cato Corp's Score

Industry at a Glance

Industry Ranking

79 / 93

Overall Ranking

368 / 4521

Industry

Specialty Retailers

Support & Resistance

Relevant data have not been disclosed by the company yet.

Score Analysis

Current score

Previous score

Media Coverage

Last 24 hours

Coverage Level

Very Low

Very High

Neutral

Cato Corp Highlights

StrengthsRisks

The Cato Corporation is a fashion specialty retailer. The Company operates through two segments: the operation of a fashion specialty stores segment (Retail Segment) and a credit card segment (Credit Segment). The Company's merchandise lines include dressy, career, and casual sportswear, dresses, coats, shoes, lingerie, costume jewelry, handbags, men's wear and lines for kids and infants. The apparel specialty stores operate under the names Cato, Cato Fashions, Cato Plus, Its Fashion, Its Fashion Metro and Versona, including e-commerce websites. The Versona brand stores and e-commerce Website offer fashion apparel items, jewelry and accessories at values every day. The Company offers its own credit cards to its customers and all credit authorizations, payment processing and collection efforts are performed by a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company. It operates approximately 1,117 fashion specialty stores in 31 states, principally in the southeastern United States.

Fairly Valued

The company’s latest PE is -6.31, at a medium 3-year percentile range.

Held by The Vanguard

Star Investor The Vanguard holds 809.23K shares of this stock.

Higher Market Activity

The company has more investor interest, with a 20-day turnover ratio of 0.73.

Analyst Rating

Based on 0 analysts

Current Rating

Target Price

Upside Space

Data disclaimer: Analyst ratings and target prices are provided by LSEG for informational purposes only and do not constitute investment advice.

Financial Health

Currency: USD Updated: 2026-02-06

The current financial score of Cato Corp is 8.03, ranking 26 out of 93 in the Specialty Retailers industry. Its financial status is robust, and its operating efficiency is average. Its latest quarterly revenue reached 155.40M, representing a year-over-year increase of 6.32%, while its net profit experienced a year-over-year increase of 66.03%.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score

8.03

Change

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Financials

8.12

Key Metrics

Cash and cash equivalents

Total assets

Total liabilities

Free cash flow

Relevant data have not been disclosed by the company yet.

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Quality of Earnings

9.08

Key Metrics

Total revenue

Operating profit

Total assets

SG&A

Relevant data have not been disclosed by the company yet.

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Operational Efficiency

7.25

Key Metrics

Cash flow from operating activities

Income after tax

Relevant data have not been disclosed by the company yet.

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Growth Potential

9.98

Key Metrics

Cash flow from operating activities

Total revenue

Relevant data have not been disclosed by the company yet.

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Shareholder Returns

5.72

Key Metrics

Free cash flow

Relevant data have not been disclosed by the company yet.

Cato Corp's Company Valuation

Currency: USD Updated: 2026-02-06

The current valuation score of Cato Corp is 8.82, ranking 5 out of 93 in the Specialty Retailers industry. Its current P/E ratio is -6.31, which is -79365.68% below the recent high of 5000.00 and -1629.88% above the recent low of -109.12.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score

8.82

Change

Valuation Dimensions

P/E

P/B

P/S

P/CF

Industry Ranking 79/93

Relevant data have not been disclosed by the company yet.

Earnings Forecast

Currency: USD Updated: 2026-02-06

No earnings forecast score is currently available for Cato Corp. The Specialty Retailers industry's average is 7.32.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score

0.00

Change

Support & Resistance

Relevant data have not been disclosed by the company yet.

No Data

Financial Forecasting

EPS

Revenue

Net Profit

EBIT

Relevant data have not been disclosed by the company yet.

Data disclaimer: Analyst ratings and target prices are provided by LSEG for informational purposes only and do not constitute investment advice.

Price Momentum

Currency: USD Updated: 2026-02-06

The current price momentum score of Cato Corp is 6.50, ranking 72 out of 93 in the Specialty Retailers industry. Currently, the stock price is trading between the resistance level at 3.54 and the support level at 2.71, making it suitable for range-bound swing trading.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score

6.45

Change

0.05

Support & Resistance

Relevant data have not been disclosed by the company yet.

Indicators

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This feature includes nine of the commonly used technical indicators: MACD, RSI, KDJ, StochRSI, ATR, CCI, WR, TRIX and MA. You may also adjust the timeframe depending on your needs.

Please note that technical analysis is only part of investment reference, and there is no absolute standard for using numerical values to assess direction. The results are for reference only, and we are not responsible for the accuracy of the indicator calculations and summaries.

Indicators

Sell(2)

Neutral(3)

Buy(1)

Indicators

Value

Direction

MACD(12,26,9)

-0.056

Sell

RSI(14)

40.208

Neutral

STOCH(KDJ)(9,3,3)

23.330

Neutral

ATR(14)

0.157

Low Volatility

CCI(14)

-75.956

Neutral

Williams %R

80.000

Oversold

TRIX(12,20)

-0.246

Sell

StochRSI(14)

98.858

Buy

Moving Average

Sell(6)

Neutral(0)

Buy(0)

Indicators

Value

Direction

MA5

3.030

Sell

MA10

3.116

Sell

MA20

3.262

Sell

MA50

3.258

Sell

MA100

3.640

Sell

MA200

3.332

Sell

Institutional Confidence

Currency: USD Updated: 2026-02-06

The current institutional shareholding score of Cato Corp is 3.00, ranking 71 out of 93 in the Specialty Retailers industry. The latest institutional shareholding proportion is 49.80%, representing a quarter-over-quarter decrease of 1.30%. The largest institutional shareholder is The Vanguard, holding a total of 809.23K shares, representing 4.50% of shares outstanding, with 3.39% decrease in holdings.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score

3.00

Change

Institutional Shareholding

Relevant data have not been disclosed by the company yet.

Shareholder Activity

Name

Shares Held

Chg %

Cato (John P Derham)

1.40M

+0.03%

Aldebaran Capital, LLC

1.03M

-1.20%

Agarwal (Amit Mohan)

899.00K

-22.50%

The Vanguard Group, Inc.

Star Investors

827.57K

+0.66%

Dimensional Fund Advisors, L.P.

784.89K

-4.49%

Peapod Lane Capital LLC

659.31K

+6.71%

Renaissance Technologies LLC

Star Investors

547.70K

-0.65%

BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A.

386.25K

+0.30%

Arrowstreet Capital, Limited Partnership

294.90K

Prescott Group Capital Management, LLC

67.82K

-33.33%

Risk Assessment

Currency: USD Updated: 2026-02-06

The U.S. Dollar Index is currently in a neutral state, which has a neutral effect on the Specialty Retailers domestic-focused industry. The Dollar Index (DXY) measures the value of the U.S. dollar against a basket of major currencies, including the euro, yen, pound sterling, Canadian dollar, Swedish krona, and Swiss franc. The current risk assessment score of Cato Corp is 3.00, ranking 67 out of 93 in the Specialty Retailers industry. The company's beta value is 0.60. This indicates that the stock tends to underperform the index during upward trending markets but experiences smaller declines during downward trending markets. Cato Corp’s latest ESG disclosure is at an average level in the Specialty Retailers industry, showing no material impact on overall risk.