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In this article, we go over a few key elements for understanding Cathay General Bancorp’s stock price such as:

Cathay General Bancorp’s current stock price and volume
Why Cathay General Bancorp’s stock price changed recently
Upgrades and downgrades for CATY from analysts
CATY’s stock price momentum as measured by its relative strength

About Cathay General Bancorp (CATY)

Before we jump into Cathay General Bancorp’s stock price, history, target price and what caused it to recently rise, let’s take a look at some background.

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.

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Cathay General Bancorp’s Stock Price as of Market Close

As of October 26, 2026, 4:00 PM, CST, Cathay General Bancorp’s stock price was $64.720.

Cathay General Bancorp is up 0.65% from its previous closing price of $64.300.

During the last market session, Cathay General Bancorp’s stock traded between $64.430 and $65.080. Currently, there are approximately 67.01 million shares outstanding for Cathay General Bancorp.

Cathay General Bancorp’s price-earnings (P/E) ratio is currently at 12.7, which is high compared to the Banks industry median of 12.4. The price-earnings ratio gauges market expectation of future performance by relating a stock’s current share price to its earnings per share.

Cathay General Bancorp Stock Price History

Cathay General Bancorp’s (CATY) price is currently up 8.77% so far this month.

During the month of October, Cathay General Bancorp’s stock price has reached a high of $65.080 and a low of $58.210.

Over the last year, Cathay General Bancorp has hit prices as high as $65.255 and as low as $44.568. Year to date, Cathay General Bancorp’s stock is up 33.75%.

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What Caused Cathay General Bancorp Stock’s Price to Rise?

Stock prices are primarily based on seller supply and buyer demand. But have you ever wondered about what other factors affect a stock's price?

When an analyst changes their opinion of a stock by upgrading or downgrading their rating, it often leads to a sudden stock price adjustment. As of October 26, 2026, there were 2 analysts who downgraded Cathay General Bancorp’s stock and 0 analysts who upgraded over the last month.

Additionally, you'll want to evaluate Cathay General Bancorp’s financial health and valuation. Investors can use AAII's Value Grade, which combines six key valuation metrics like P/E and P/S ratios for a comprehensive analysis to conduct analysis on Cathay General Bancorp’s valuation and financial health. This approach mitigates the limitations of single-metric evaluations.

Cathay General Bancorp’s current valuation based on AAII’s Value Grade is a B, which means it is considered to be Value.

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Lastly, news and media coverage as well as recent press reports about the company or its industry may cause stock prices to fluctuate. You can check out the most recent news articles about Cathay General Bancorp (CATY) by visiting AAII Stock Evaluator.

Relative Price Strength of Cathay General Bancorp

Relative price strength measures a stock's performance against the market, helping investors identify stocks that are outperforming benchmarks.

For AAII’s Momentum Grade, a weighted relative price strength is calculated. Follow this link to learn more about the Momentum Grade.

As of October 26, 2026, Cathay General Bancorp has a weighted four-quarter relative price strength of 3.70%, which translates to a Momentum Score of 74 and is considered to be Strong.

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Cathay General Bancorp Stock Price: Bottom Line

As of October 26, 2026, Cathay General Bancorp’s stock price is $64.720, which is up 0.65% from its previous closing price.

AAII advises against making stock decisions based solely on price or past returns. Instead, consider a variety of metrics, fundamentals, and analytics to evaluate a stock like Cathay General Bancorp stock prices are influenced by market supply and demand and offer just a snapshot of a company's overall health.

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