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Stock Evaluator: Cathay General Bancorp (CATY)

Cathay General Bancorp CATY

$62.37 -0.05 -0.08%
August 21, 2026 2:30:47 PM EST November 10, 2021 Volume: 156,811
After Hours: $120.37   0.15  |  0.12% November 10, 2021 7:59 PM EST Volume: 72,713
USD NASD | DELAYED PRICE
SECTOR INDUSTRY
Financials Banks

A+ Stock Grade Summary:

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COMPANY SUMMARY
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.

Commentary & Analysis

Financial Summary

Share Statistics CATY Industry
Median		 Percentile
(All Stocks)
Market Cap (Mil) $4,164.9 $751.0 64%
Shares Out (Mil) 67.3 15.4 54%
Institutional Ownership 94.0% 83.2% 64%
Float (Mil) 63.4 21.8 52%
Beta 0.85 0.43 51%
Avg Daily Volume (000s) 328 42 51%
Price Change
(52-week)		 30.9% 94.6% 69%
Growth CATY Industry
Median		 Percentile
(All Stocks)
Sales (5yr) 6.8% 7.7% 45%
Net Income (5yr) 6.6% 11.1% 50%
EPS (5yr) 9.6% 10.1% 46
Dividends (5yr) 2.5% 3.6% 86%
Cash Flow (5yr) (11.8%) (17.1%) 57%
Estimates Qtrly Current
Fiscal
Year		 Next
Fiscal
Year
# of Estimates 5 5 5
Current EPS $1.442 $5.528 $5.930
Month Ago EPS $1.408 $5.482 $5.896
# Rev Up 0 1 1
# Rev Down 2 2 0
Three Months Ago EPS $1.402 $5.472 $5.896
Year/Year Chg 5.3% 21.8% na
Financials CATY Industry
Median		 Percentile
(All Stocks)
Sales (TTM) (Mil) $795 $196 47%
Net Income (TTM) (Mil) $347 $55 74%
EPS (TTM) $5.137 $2.600 87%
Operating Cash Flow (TTM) (Mil) $541 $36 72%
Net Cash Flow (TTM) (Mil) $80 $2 75%
Long-Term Debt (Q1) (Mil) $143 $101 47%
Enterprise Value (Q1) (Mil) na $0 na
Valuation CATY Industry
Median		 Percentile
(All Stocks)
P/B 1.37 1.25 35%
P/E 12.2 12.5 26%
Dividend Yield 2.4% 2.2% 80%
PEG (5yr hist) 1.3 1.1 54%
Ratios CATY Industry
Median		 Percentile
(All Stocks)
Gross Margin na 63.7% na
Net Margin 43.7% 29.1% 96%
ROA 1.4% 1.1% 51%
ROE 11.7% 11.3% 62%
Liabilities to Assets 87.6% 89.7% 81%
F-Score 6 4 67%

Passing Stock Screens

As of 8/20/2026, from a list of 60 stock screening strategies, CATY meetings the criteria of 1 screen:
Stock Screen
GURU STRATEGY

Graham--Defensive Investor (Utility) Screen

Factors: Yield, Value, Quality, Industry/Sector
Graham's approach leads to three separate screens that focus on the concept of intrinsic value, justified by a firm's financial strength. 
Performance Since Inception: 6.9%
+/- S&P 500: -0.6

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