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After finishing at $50.95 in the prior trading day, Cathay General Bancorp (NASDAQ: CATY) closed at $50.22, down -1.43%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.43 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.62 million shares were traded. CATY stock price reached its highest trading level at $51.73 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $50.21.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of CATY by taking a closer look at its different ratios. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.12 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.05.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Dec 04 ’25 when TANG ANTHONY M sold 5,000 shares for $49.88 per share. The transaction valued at 249,420 led to the insider holds 176,283 shares of the business.
TANG ANTHONY M sold 5,000 shares of CATY for $245,000 on Dec 02 ’25. The Vice Chairman now owns 181,283 shares after completing the transaction at $49.00 per share. On Dec 04 ’25, another insider, TANG ANTHONY M, who serves as the Director of the company, bought 2,000 shares for $49.00 each.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, CATY now has a Market Capitalization of 3469871360 and an Enterprise Value of 2473952768. As of this moment, Cathay’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 11.59, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 9.82. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 0.81. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.49 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.18. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 3.477.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for CATY is 0.84, which has changed by -0.0069211125 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.14045572 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, CATY has reached a high of $52.43, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $36.06. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 5.55%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 9.79%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 391.70K shares per day over the past 3-months and 406220 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 68.29M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 65.07M. Insiders hold about 4.36% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 75.29% stake in the company. Shares short for CATY as of 1764288000 were 1940632 with a Short Ratio of 4.95, compared to 1761868800 on 1717220. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 1940632 and a Short% of Float of 4.2299999999999995.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, CATY’s forward annual dividend rate was 0.34, compared to 1.36 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.006673209. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 3.27. The current Payout Ratio is 34.40% for CATY, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-12-01 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-12-01. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2004-09-29 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
The stock of Cathay General Bancorp (CATY) is currently in the spotlight, with 5.0 analysts actively rating and assessing its market standing.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $1.18, with high estimates of $1.24 and low estimates of $1.1.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $4.56 and $4.39 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $4.48. EPS for the following year is $5.11, with 5.0 analysts recommending between $5.32 and $4.7.
Revenue Estimates
5 analysts predict $210.47M in revenue for. The current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $212.03M to a low estimate of $208.6M. As of. The current estimate, Cathay General Bancorp’s year-ago sales were $186.49MFor the next quarter, 5 analysts are estimating revenue of $209.17M. There is a high estimate of $211.56M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $208M.
A total of 5 analysts have provided revenue estimates for CATY’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $809.41M, while the lowest revenue estimate was $803.6M, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $806.98M. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $729.72MBased on 5 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $868.8M in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $885.78M and the low estimate is $848.3M.
