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Cathay General Bancorp

CATY

NASDAQ·Financial Services·Banks - Regional·Mkt cap $4.2B

$62.69

+0.18%

P/E

12.22

Mkt Cap

$4.2B

52-Wk Range

$44.57–$65.26

52-Week Range

$44.57 - $65.26

P/E

12.22

Fwd P/E

11.31

Beta

0.84

Div Yield

2.36%

Avg Vol

467.2K

Shares Out

67.0M

Mkt Cap

$4.2B

Price action

Price chart

Up 25.8% over the trailing year

Total returns

Price performance

Total return across standard periods - splits & dividends adjusted by FMP. Periods longer than 1Y show annualized in the tooltip.

Why we rate it this way

The thesis at a glance

Bull and bear case · plain-English context across the five lenses we evaluate.

Bull Case

5 reasons

  • Strong presence in Asian-American communities with bilingual services and cultural expertise
  • Established international network connecting U.S. customers to Asian markets
  • Diversified geographic footprint across high-growth regions (California, New York, Texas)
  • Specialized trade financing and international banking capabilities
  • Established brand reputation since 1962 with deep community relationships

Bear Case

1 risk

  • Average volatility.

Growth

Revenue decline expected

Expansion in underserved Asian-American and immigrant business markets

Value

Valued in line with Commercial Banking peers (1.0x).

Momentum

Strong

+7.4% over 3m

Quality

Strong

High-growth business (80% revenue growth, 57% gross margin). Profitable with strong growth momentum.

Dividend

Solid

2.36% yield

Earnings track record

Latest print - beat on both lines

AI-summarized recap of last quarter, plus the surprise on every print.

Next: Oct 20, 2026

Q3 26 RECAP

JUL 22, 2026

Reported EPS of $1.37 vs $1.35 consensus (+1.5% surprise). Revenue of $221.2M vs $218.3M expected (+1.3%). Beat on both top and bottom lines.

EPS beat +1.5%
Rev beat +1.3%
Double beat

EPS surprise · last 4Q

1 of 1 beats

Estimate

Actual

Q3 26

+1.5%

Revenue trend · last 8Q

-9%

+7%

+10%

+11%

+93%

+72%

-3%

Q3 24

Q4 24

Q1 25

Q2 25

Q3 25

Q4 25

Q1 26

Q2 26

$189.5M

$186.5M

$187.8M

$196.6M

$355.2M

$360.6M

$322.9M

$327.5M

Margins · last 8Q

Gross

0.0%

Operating

2.5%

Profit

28.2%

Wall Street consensus

2 analysts · 0% Buy

Live ratings and price targets aggregated across covering analysts.

Buy

0%

Hold

1

50%

Sell

1

50%

Median Price Target

Latest: Piper Sandler · Jul 27, 2026

vs Industry

How CATY stacks vs Banks - Regional

Stock metrics vs industry averages. Green = better than industry.

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