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Cathay General Bancorp

CATY

49.240USD

-1.080-2.15%

Close 09/19, 16:00（ET）Quotes delayed by 15 min

3.41BMarket Cap

11.59P/E TTM

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Cathay General Bancorp

49.240

-1.080-2.15%

Overview Company Financials Analysis

TradingKey Stock Score

Overall Financial Health

Valuation Dimensions

Earnings Forecast

Price Momentum

Institutional Confidence

Risk Assessment

Peer Comparison

TradingKey Stock Score

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-09-19

Key Insights

The company's fundamentals are relatively very healthy. Its valuation is considered overvalued,and institutional recognition is very high. Over the past 30 days, multiple analysts have rated the company as a Buy. Despite a weak stock market performance, 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.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Industry Ranking

37 / 400

Overall Ranking

134 / 4720

Industry

Banking Services

Support & Resistance

No Data

Score Analysis

Current score

Previous score

Analyst Rating

Based on 5 analysts

Buy

Current Rating

50.600

Target Price

+0.56%

Upside Space

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

Company Highlights

StrengthsRisks

Cathay General Bancorp is the holding company of Cathay Bank, a California state-chartered commercial bank (the Bank). The Bank services individuals, professionals, and small to medium-sized businesses in the local markets in which its branches are located and provides commercial real estate loans, commercial loans, United States Small Business Administration loans, residential mortgage loans, real estate construction loans, home equity lines of credit, and installment loans to individuals for, household and other consumer expenditures. It offers products and services to businesses, such as checking and deposit, lines of credit, commercial and commercial real estate loans, merchant services and payment processing, treasury management services, international banking and financing services, and other customary banking services. It offers similar services that are available to consumers. It provides financial services to diverse commercial and professional businesses in its market areas.

High Dividend

The company is a high dividend payer, with the latest dividend payout ratio of 34.26%.

Stable Dividend

The company has regularly paid dividends over the past 5 years, with the latest dividend payout ratio of 34.26%.

Overvalued

The company’s latest PB is 1.18, at a high 3-year percentile range.

Institutional Selling

The latest institutional holdings are 57.12M shares, decreasing 4.27% quarter-over-quarter.

Held by The Vanguard

Star Investor The Vanguard holds 7.77M shares of this stock.

Lower Market Activity

The company has less investor interest, with a 20-day turnover ratio of -0.01.

Financial Health

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-09-19

The company's current financial score is 9.96, which is higher than the Banking Services industry's average of 7.06. Its financial status is robust, and its operating efficiency is high. Its latest quarterly revenue reached 185.57M, representing a year-over-year increase of 8.66%, while its net profit experienced a year-over-year increase of 15.89%.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score

9.96

Change

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Financials

10.00

Key Metrics

Cash and cash equivalents

Total assets

Total liabilities

Free cash flow

No Data

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Quality of Earnings

10.00

Key Metrics

Total revenue

Operating profit

Total assets

SG&A

No Data

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Operational Efficiency

10.00

Key Metrics

Cash flow from operating activities

Income after tax

No Data

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Growth Potential

10.00

Key Metrics

Cash flow from operating activities

Total revenue

No Data

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Shareholder Returns

9.79

Key Metrics

Free cash flow

No Data

Company Valuation

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-09-19

The company’s current valuation score is 1.80, which is higher than the Banking Services industry's average of 1.34. Its current P/E ratio is 12.10, which is -5.15% below the recent high of 11.48 and 10.49% above the recent low of 10.83.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score

1.80

Change

Valuation Dimensions

P/E

P/B

P/S

P/CF

Industry Ranking 37/400

No Data

Earnings Forecast

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-09-19

The company’s current earnings forecast score is 7.20, which is lower than the Banking Services industry's average of 7.39. The average price target for Cathay General Bancorp is 51.00, with a high of 55.00 and a low of 45.00.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score

7.20

Change

Support & Resistance

No Data

Analyst Rating

Based on 5 analysts

Buy

Current Rating

50.600

Target Price

+0.56%

Upside Space

Strong Buy

Buy

Hold

Sell

Strong Sell

Peer Comparison

306

Total

Median

Average

Company name

Ratings

Analysts

Cathay General Bancorp

CATY

JPMorgan Chase & Co

JPM

Bank of America Corp

BAC

US Bancorp

USB

Wells Fargo & Co

WFC

Regions Financial Corp

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Financial Forecasting

EPS

Revenue

Net Profit

EBIT

No Data

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: 2025-09-19

The company’s current price momentum score is 8.66, which is higher than the Banking Services industry's average of 8.43. Sideways: Currently, the stock price is trading between the resistance level at 51.86 and the support level at 48.01, making it suitable for range-bound swing trading.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score

8.66

Change

-1.69

Support & Resistance

No Data

Indicators

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The Indicators feature provides value and direction analysis for various instruments under a selection of technical indicators, together with a technical summary.

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(4)

Buy(1)

Indicators

Value

Direction

MACD(12,26,9)

-0.268

Neutral

RSI(14)

52.739

Neutral

STOCH(KDJ)(9,3,3)

62.922

Buy

ATR(14)

1.078

High Vlolatility

CCI(14)

24.300

Neutral

Williams %R

47.792

Neutral

TRIX(12,20)

0.116

Sell

StochRSI(14)

53.680

Sell

Moving Average

Sell(1)

Neutral(0)

Buy(5)

Indicators

Value

Direction

MA5

48.966

Buy

MA10

49.159

Buy

MA20

49.543

Sell

MA50

48.042

Buy

MA100

46.148

Buy

MA200

45.828

Buy

Institutional Confidence

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-09-19

The company’s current institutional recognition score is 7.00, which is higher than the Banking Services industry's average of 6.22. The latest institutional shareholding proportion is 81.45%, representing a quarter-over-quarter decrease of 1.64%. The largest institutional shareholder is The Vanguard, holding a total of 7.77M shares, representing 11.25% of shares outstanding, with 0.61% increase in holdings.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score

7.00

Change

Institutional Shareholding

No Data

Shareholder Activity

Name

Shares Held

Chg %

BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A.

9.60M

-0.86%

The Vanguard Group, Inc.

Star Investors

7.89M

-0.81%

Dimensional Fund Advisors, L.P.

4.14M

-2.09%

State Street Global Advisors (US)

3.70M

-2.68%

Charles Schwab Investment Management, Inc.

2.97M

+3.80%

Geode Capital Management, L.L.C.

1.74M

+2.01%

Invesco Advisers, Inc.

1.34M

+5.68%

American Century Investment Management, Inc.

1.36M

-7.49%

T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc.

1.26M

-0.75%

MFS Investment Management

1.09M

-2.34%

Risk Assessment

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-09-19

The company’s current risk assessment score is 5.19, which is lower than the Banking Services industry's average of 5.23. The company's beta value is 0.94. This indicates that the stock tends to underperform the index during upward trending markets but experiences smaller declines during downward trending markets.